Mercosur

Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 18:20 UTC
Uruguay publishes unilateral statement regarding Mercosur Summit

Uruguay Wednesday issued a closing statement Wednesday ratifying President Luis Lacalle Pou's intentions to keep seeking trade opportunities outside Mercosur. The document came after the South American bloc's LXI Summit held earlier this week in Montevideo, which, unlike previous gatherings, produced no joint declaration.
Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Mercosur Summit: Fernández tells Lacalle going solo is not the solution

“When in a society the rules are broken, someone is breaking them,” Argentine President Alberto Fernández told his Uruguayan colleague Luis Lacalle Pou during the Mercosur Summit in Montevideo Wednesday.
Tuesday, December 6th 2022 - 10:50 UTC
Argentina to take over Mercosur's pro-tempore presidency amid Uruguay's solo deals

Argentina is to take over Tuesday the pro-tempore presidency of Mercosur from Uruguay in Montevideo, where the hosts' unilateral search for other markets behind the regional bloc's back has stirred controversies.
Monday, December 5th 2022 - 20:04 UTC
Argentine FM fears Uruguay's solo run might lead to Mercosur breakup

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Monday said in Montevideo ahead of the Mercosur Presidential Summit that Uruguay's one-sided negotiations with foreign blocs could end up in the dissolution of the South American Common Market.
Monday, December 5th 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Mercosur Summit to kick off in Montevideo with CPTPP issue topping the agenda

The 61st Summit of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) is starting Monday in Montevideo. During the two-day event, Uruguay is to hand over the six-month pro tempore presidency of the group to Argentina.
Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 10:56 UTC
Paraguay rules out a Mercosur breakup and calls for consensus on decisions

Paraguayan Foreign Minister, Julio César Arriola, ruled out on Thursday a break up within the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and ratified that his country supports that the decisions of that integration mechanism be adopted jointly and by consensus.
Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Paraguayan President critical of Uruguay's plan to join other trade blocs

Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Wednesday said that Uruguay's negotiating trade deals outside Mercosur were detrimental to the South American bloc's “essence.”
Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 17:55 UTC
Lacalle's bold diplomacy compromises future of Mercosur

Mercosur is facing yet a new crisis stemming from Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's eagerness to join any foreign trade alliance no matter what.
Saturday, November 26th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Unions halt import of Argentine-brewed beer into Uruguay

Unions have saved Uruguayan brewery workers from calamity after their actions prevailed in stopping FNC from importing domestic brands from Argentina, where production costs around half as much due to the currency exchange scenario.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2022 - 20:50 UTC
Uruguay confident in EU-sponsored sustainable energy matrix program

Uruguay's Industry Minister Omar Paganini highlighted the AL-Invest Verde program for its ambitiousness regarding sustainable development which will position the South American country as a regional innovation hub.