Mercosur

• Thursday, March 30th 2023 - 16:24 UTC

  France denies blocking EU-Mercosur agreement but reiterates demands

  

  France denies blocking the EU-Mercosur agreement, which it vetoed since it was signed in 2019. However, it reiterates its demands to correct it and says it is waiting for the outcome of the negotiations being conducted by the European Commission with its South American partners.

• Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:46 UTC

  Boom year for Brazilian farmers with record soybean crop and drought punishing Argentine production

  

  Brazil’s soybean output and exports in 2023 will be higher than expected, Brazilian oilseed lobby Abiove announced this week, as local farmers harvest a bumper crop. Abiove now estimates Brazil’s soy production at a record 153.6 million tons, one million more than the last projection last January.

• Sunday, March 26th 2023 - 14:55 UTC

  Fernández thanks Ibero-American Summit support on Malvinas

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Saturday thanked att attendees at the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit for their unanimous support in a joint declaration urging the United Kingdom to resume talks regarding the Falklands/Malvinas Islands issue.

• Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:46 UTC

  IMF explores possible political scenarios with Uruguayan presidential candidates

  

  The annual monitoring mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently concluded its nearly two-week visit to Montevideo, providing a positive assessment of Uruguay's economy and the government's reform efforts. However, the mission also gauged the pulse of Uruguay's political landscape ahead of the 2024 elections, weekly newspaper Búsqueda informed.

• Wednesday, March 22nd 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Uruguayan Supreme Court gives thumbs down to Pepín

  

  Uruguay's Supreme Court Tuesday voted against granting refugee status to former Macrist lobbyist Fabián “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón, who is staying in Montevideo to avoid an arrest warrant from Buenos Aires claiming political persecution and parliamentary immunity as a member of Parlasur.

• Wednesday, March 22nd 2023 - 10:21 UTC

  Montevideo hosts Mercociudades convention

  

  Montevideo Mayor Carolina Cosse Tuesday welcomed dignitaries from over 20 cities from Mercosur and also from Chile for the first Mercociudades meeting of the year which the Uruguayan capital is hosting.

• Saturday, March 18th 2023 - 10:01 UTC

  Alckmin discusses Brazil's ties with European envoy beyond Mercosur

  

  Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin met Friday with the European Commission's Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager to discuss the South American country's relations beyond the Mercosur deal, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Saturday, March 18th 2023 - 09:49 UTC

  Argentina and Uruguay: Foreign Ministers agree on presidential summit next month

  

  Foreign Ministers Francisco Bustillo of Uruguay and Santiago Cafiero of Argentina Friday agreed to broker a bilateral presidential summit between Alberto Fernández and Luis Lacalle Pou in April, during which a joint declaration is expected to be reached regarding recent agreements between the top diplomats.

• Friday, March 17th 2023 - 10:18 UTC

  Lula and Abdo discuss Itaipú, Unasur, and UE deal

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Thursday told his Paraguayan colleague Mario Abdo Benítez about his intentions to reorganize Unasur and reinforce Mercosur's unity. Lula and Abdo met at the Itaipu hydroelectric power plant in Foz do Iguazú.

• Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 07:40 UTC

  Uruguayan President not optimistic about Mercosur-EU deal

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday said he was not very optimistic about the future of the trade deal between Mercosur and the European Union and that his lack of hope stemmed from both ends of the Atlantic, not just Brussels.