Mercosur

• Friday, November 26th 2010 - 02:22 UTC

  Paraguay readies vote on Venezuela’s incorporation to Mercosur as full member

  

  The Paraguayan Executive sent this week to congress a bill requesting the incorporation of Venezuela to Mercosur. Paraguay’s legislative confirmation is the last step to complete the long process, begun in 2006, for Venezuela to become a full member of the South American block currently made up of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay.

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 - 22:59 UTC

  The challenge of “breaking mental barriers” to promote Mercosur and Unasur

  

  Brazil’s influential Foreign Affairs minister Celso Amorim revealed that his major obstacle in his eight years in the post was “breaking mental barriers” particularly in advancing relations among countries in the South and promoting such organizations as Mercosur and Unasur.

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 - 04:30 UTC

  Rio Grande in south Brazil geared to become “Mercosur hub and main port”

  

  Rio Grande in the south of Brazil has rapidly become the main competitor of the port of Montevideo based on a sustained expansion, deep dredging, the construction of new piers and update equipment.

• Monday, November 22nd 2010 - 04:11 UTC

  EU/Mercosur trade agreement still far away, say Spanish analysts

  

  The European Union Mercosur trade agreement is still far from becoming a reality and the coming Ibero-American summit in Mar del Plata early December is not expected to signal any significant achievement in this field, according to Spanish political analysts who anticipate some advances towards the end of next year.

• Thursday, November 18th 2010 - 02:26 UTC

  Family farming as the backbone to ensure countries’ “food sovereignty”

  

  Representatives from Mercosur, Africa, China, India and multilateral organizations such as the United Nations called for the right to “food sovereignty”, thus preventing the international corporations from taking control of the seeds’ market.

• Wednesday, November 17th 2010 - 06:42 UTC

  Mercosur/EU ready market access proposals for next round of trade talks

  

  Mercosur and European Union delegates are scheduled to meet at the end of the month or early December in Brasilia for a new round of talks leading to a wide ranging trade agreement which both sides have agreed should be ready to conclude negotiations in the first half of 2011.

• Monday, November 15th 2010 - 21:11 UTC

  Bilateral Argentina/Brazil trade forecasted to reach record of 34 billion USD

  

  Bilateral trade among Mercosur main partners, Argentina and Brazil is expected to reach a “historic record” of almost 34 billion US dollars this year, 80% of which mostly manufactured goods, according to Argentine Industry minister Deborayh Giorgi, who also anticipated that the deficit would drop 30%.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 02:23 UTC

  EU-Mercosur trade talks: Scottish farmers present five main objections

  

  Scottish farmers have openly expressed their opposition to the ongoing trade talks between the European Union and Mercosur demanding guarantees on human health, animal health and food safety before any additional access for imported products from the South American block is agreed.

• Monday, November 8th 2010 - 02:28 UTC

  Mercosur forgot to integrate with the rest of the world, says Piñera

  

  Chilean president Sebastian Piñera said that Mercosur privileged integration among its members but forgot about integration with the rest of the world.

• Saturday, October 30th 2010 - 05:15 UTC

  Iran “partner” in the industrialization of Bolivia’s lithium reserves

  

  Bolivian President Evo Morales announced this week that Iran will “partner” in the development and manufacturing of the country’s lithium reserves, an association which had also shown interest from industry groups and governments of other countries.