Mercosur

• Wednesday, September 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  EU tightens beef rules

  EU agricultural officials have tightened up definitions of cuts of top-quality South American beef to reduce the chance of fraudulent imports under the bloc's reduced-duty quotas, officials said yesterday.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Poll: Brazil's president headed to win

  President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is headed toward a first-round victory Sunday in Brazil's election, a new poll predicts.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean Universities rank high in Latin America

  Two Chilean universities, the University of Chile (Universidad de Chile) and the Catholic University of Chile (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), ranked among the top universities in Ibero-America in a new study undertaken by SCImago Research Group.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Winter 2007 gas supply to Chile will be worse

  Just as most Chileans are beginning to forget this past winter's gas dispute with neighbouring Argentina, Chile's National Energy Commission (CNE) is warning that next year could be even worse.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Frei sceptical about Mercosur's future

  Chile's former president and current leader of the Senate Eduardo Frei forecasted a dim and uncertain future for the Mercosur integration process, mainly because of the lack of political will.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chomsky would like to meet President Chavez

  A book by left-wing US author Noam Chomsky has reached a bestsellers' list after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez praised it at the United Nations General Assembly last week. Chomsky said he would like to meet the Venezuelan leader.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Low cost Brazilian Gol airline begun flights to Chile

  Brazil's low cost Gol airline begun Monday daily flights to Chile hoping to expand the market but not compete with Chile's flag carrier Lan, rated the best and most competitive airline in Latinamerica.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Lan Argentina to add 35 new routes

  LAN Argentina will add 35 new international and domestic routes as part of an aggressive plan to expand the airline.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  EU/Mercosur meeting postponed for November

  A Mercosur/European Union negotiators meeting scheduled for early October in Brazil has been postponed until November, revealed Brazilian diplomatic sources.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Oil prices forecasted to continue falling gently

  Oil prices should continue to fall unless OPEC decides to cut production which is not certain, according a report from the Centre for Global Energy Studies, CGES made public Monday.