Mercosur

• Wednesday, June 11th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay, “50 years behind”.

  The European Commission delegate in Montevideo highlighted that a successful market access means satisfying European consumers and not insisting with the same fixed supply of goods of the last half century.

• Tuesday, June 10th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Powell and Chile's Lagos get past Iraq tiff

  Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and U.S.Secretary of State Colin Powell met in Santiago on Monday and managed to look past their differences over the war in Iraq.

• Tuesday, June 10th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Powell Heads for Talks in Argentina.

  Secretary of State Colin Powell is on a goodwill mission to Argentina, ready to offer friendship to newly installed President Nestor Kirchner and hoping to put U.S.-Argentine relations on a sounder footing.

• Tuesday, June 10th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News.

  Headlines:
  Consequences of the US-Chile free trade agreement; VAT increase to compensate tariff losses;
  Euro interests cut to 2%; Highest US unemployment in nine years.

• Monday, June 9th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News.

  Headlines
  Antarctic Treaty meeting in Madrid; Chávez popularity receding; Argentina poised to grow 5%; Aerolíneas Argentinas to sell 35% equity;

• Monday, June 9th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Colin Powell arrives in Chile to attend OAS meeting.

  U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Santiago de Chile Sunday evening to attend the annual OAS meeting this week.

• Sunday, June 8th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Strengthening democracy.

  Upholding and strengthening democratic governance figures as top priority of the Organization of American States, OAS, 33rd. General Assembly agenda that begins this Sunday in Santiago de Chile.

• Sunday, June 8th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Another US-Brazil round

  The OAS general assembly in Santiago de Chile will be the scenario for another round of United States-Brazil talks, in anticipation of Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's official visit to Washington.

• Saturday, June 7th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  U.S., Chile Sign Historic Free Trade Agreement

  On June 6, the United States and Chile signed a Free Trade Agreement
  (FTA) “that when fully implemented eliminates bilateral tariffs,
  lowers trade barriers, promotes economic integration and expands
  opportunities for the peoples of both countries,” the Office of the
  U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced.

• Friday, June 6th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina opens secret service files on terrorist attacks.

  The new Argentine government ordered secret service files to be opened to help the investigation of the bloodiest terrorist attack ever suffered by the country.