Mercosur

Thursday, March 4th 2010 - 21:24 UTC
US and Brazil agree Venezuela “should be looking more to the south”

The United States and Brazil agreed that Venezuela should be “looking more to the south”, to “successful models of country”, according to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and that is why “we have invited Venezuela to join Mercosur”, pointed out Brazilian Foreign Secretary Celso Amorim.
Monday, March 1st 2010 - 05:24 UTC
If Mercosur is failing, “we are doing something wrong”, said Mujica

Uruguay’s president elect Jose Mujica who takes office Monday March first admitted that Mercosur is “failing” because “we are doing something wrong”, but was enthusiastic about Latinamerican integration and praised Argentina, a country where “Uruguayans are not foreigners”.
Wednesday, February 24th 2010 - 06:49 UTC
Venezuela facilitates travel to Mercosur and associate members’ citizens

Citizens from Mercosur full members and some associate countries will be allowed to travel to Venezuela with no need of a passport, simply with their national ID, as of next Thursday announced Venezuela’s Identification and Foreigners office.
Wednesday, February 24th 2010 - 02:29 UTC
Intra-Mercosur trade experienced one of its worst years in 2009

Trade among Mercosur members plummeted in 2009 under the effects of the international slowdown which severely limited access to financing and made credit in the region harder to obtain, according to a report from the Inter American Development bank, IDB.
Tuesday, February 16th 2010 - 19:56 UTC
Mercosur/EU agreement anticipated for next May at Madrid summit

Mercosur and the European Union could be signing a cooperation and free trade agreement, although not in its final version, next May during the two continents summit in Madrid, according to the Brazilian Foreign Affairs minister Celso Amorim
Wednesday, January 20th 2010 - 06:43 UTC
Venezuela will become Mercosur fifth full member “next March”

Venezuela’s incorporation to Mercosur will be completed next March according to ABN news agency from Caracas. Apparently the formality will take place in the second week of March following the end of the Paraguayan congressional recess.
Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 13:45 UTC
Argentina/Brazil review bilateral trade in February

Argentina and Brazil will be meeting early February in Buenos Aires to assess how bilateral trade has been evolving and to plan the following steps to keep improving trade relations between Mercosur senior members.
Wednesday, January 13th 2010 - 08:29 UTC
Brazilian industry calls for end of “strategic patience” trade policy with Argentina

Brazil’s strongest manufacturing organization (and lobby) is considering the possibility that the country “ceases to be tolerant” towards Argentine trade restrictions and consider the possibility of withdrawing from Mercosur.
Thursday, January 7th 2010 - 17:32 UTC
Spain optimistic about an EU/Mercosur trade agreement this year

Spain’s Foreign Affairs minister Miguel Angel Moratinos is confident that the European Union will reach a trade understanding or road map with Mercosur during the first half of this year, since Spain holds the EU rotating presidency.
Thursday, January 7th 2010 - 16:45 UTC
Paraguay’s Vice-president contrary to Venezuela joining Mercosur

Paraguay’s Vice-president Federico Franco said he was contrary to Venezuela’s incorporation to Mercosur as long as Hugo Chavez is president accusing him of having “imperial attitudes” towards the land-locked country.