Mercosur

• Saturday, June 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur agenda with long list of controversial issues

  

  Productive integration for small and medium sized companies plus a special financing fund for that group of companies and a technological renovation plan are some of the main issues in the official agenda to be addressed by the coming Mercosur summit to be held in the Argentine province of Tucuman.

• Friday, June 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Pope invited to celebrate 30 years of peace in Patagonia

  The Chilean Senate reiterated an invitation to Pope Benedict XVI to travel to Chile for the commemoration of a crucial papal mediation in avoiding a war between Chile and Argentina in 1978.

• Friday, June 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uribe wants new vote in Colombia after reelection challenge

  Colombian President Alvaro Uribe told Congress to call a new presidential ballot after a court challenged the law that allowed him to seek re-election in 2006.

• Tuesday, June 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay proposes full integration or Mexico to Mercosur

  Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez said that Mexico must integrate with Mercosur and Unasur (Union of South American nations) because otherwise the concept of unity, which these two organizations represent would be “incomplete and insufficient”.

• Monday, June 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivia's four richest provinces confirm greater autonomy

  Bolivia's strategic gas-rich Tarija province voted overwhelmingly on Sunday in favor of greater autonomy, approximately 80%, according to the first results which also confirms exit polls. However abstention in the fourth Bolivian province to vote for greater autonomy was above 35%.

• Sunday, June 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  First time meeting in Chile of Whaling Commission

  Hundreds of government officials, scientists and NGO representatives from around the globe will converge at Santiago de Chile's Sheraton Hotel next week for the 60th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC60).

• Sunday, June 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  S. America's peoples celebrate the winter solstice new year

  The indigenous peoples of South America from the Andes highlands to the extreme south of Chile celebrated early Saturday the arrival of the winter solstice which signals the beginning of a new year.

• Sunday, June 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil targets joining world milk production short list in 5 years

  In five years Brazil could climb from seventh to first position as the world's main milk producer, according to Marcus Ellias head of the trust controlling the former Italian dairy giant Parmalat Brazilian branch.

• Saturday, June 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur blasts EU immigrants “return directive”

  Mercosur and associate members expressed on Friday their strong rejection to the “discriminatory” set of restrictions agreed by the European Union and confirmed by the EU Parliament regarding immigrants in irregular situation

• Thursday, June 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands challenge Argentine arguments at United Nations

  

  Falklands government representatives have strongly challenged traditional Argentine arguments used to support their claim to the Falkland Islands.