Mercosur

• Wednesday, July 8th 2009 - 08:07 UTC

  Mercosur power integration is “absurd” without Paraguay

  

  Mercosur asymmetries in power generation are overwhelming and almost absurd, with Paraguay the main power exporter in South America unable to dispose of its energy surplus, claimed Ricardo Canese, member of the Mercosur Parliament in representation of Paraguay.

• Wednesday, July 8th 2009 - 08:04 UTC

  Mercosur soy bean reserves stand at a minimum

  

  South America’s soy bean reserves suffered a strong reduction following recent sales while the global supply could be affected depending on the US crop and weather in the northern hemisphere according to Oil World latest forecast

• Friday, July 3rd 2009 - 13:55 UTC

  Mercosur agrees on the agenda for the presidential summit

  

  Advance teams from Mercosur country members reached a tentative agenda for this month’s presidential summit at the end of the month, (July 23/24) according to sources in Paraguay the country which will hosting the meeting.

• Thursday, July 2nd 2009 - 12:39 UTC

  Uruguay’s primary election results stun the ruling coalition

  

  Uruguay’s main opposition party performed much better than anticipated according to official results of last Sunday’s primary elections for the nomination of presidential candidates for October’s elections.

• Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 13:07 UTC

  Leading Senator calls for US trade benefits to Uruguay, “bypassing” Mercosur

  

  United States Senator Richard Lugar, the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee is urging the US to extend trade benefits to Uruguay, bypassing Mercosur, a move he says would also increase pressure on Brazil to deepen commercial ties.

• Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 06:37 UTC

  Mercosur will address inter-group trade restrictions in Paraguay

  

  Mercosur Foreign Affairs and Economy ministers will be meeting Tuesday in Asuncion, Paraguay in the framework of the Common Market Group to discuss trade barriers and try to unwind several issues.

• Monday, June 22nd 2009 - 12:22 UTC

  Mercosur summit in Paraguay to be postponed

  

  Brazil has suggested delaying the coming Mercosur presidential summit scheduled for July 3 and 4 in Asunción, Paraguay when Uruguay should be taking the chair for the next six months.

• Monday, June 15th 2009 - 12:50 UTC

  Former Uruguayan president favours eliminating Mercosur parliament

  

  Former Uruguayan president and the leading presidential hopeful of the main opposition party Luis Alberto Lacalle said that the Mercosur Parliament, Parlasur, lacks all meaning and purpose and proposed its dissolution, in an interview published Sunday in the Montevideo press.

• Friday, June 12th 2009 - 18:29 UTC

  Public opinion rapidly loosing enchantment with Mercosur

  

  Mercosur supports significant institutional deficits, lacks clear bearings, negotiations with the European Union are stalled and there is a devalued public opinion perception of the block, which is attempting to become a customs union.

• Thursday, June 11th 2009 - 10:10 UTC

  Spain promises to boost stalled EU/Mercosur negotiations

  

  The financial crisis should be the springboard for a “leap forward” in negotiations for the association agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, said Spain’s Secretary of State for Ibero-America currently on a tour of Mercosur country members.