Paraguay

• Wednesday, August 16th 2023 - 11:28 UTC

  Bi-oceanic project linking Brazil with the Pacific and crossing Paraguay is rapidly advancing

  

  A key project to connect the ports of the Brazilian Atlantic with those of the Chilean Pacific, crossing Paraguayan territory is rapidly advancing.

• Wednesday, August 16th 2023 - 11:22 UTC

  Sanguinetti underlines Peña's position on Mercosur

  

  Two-time former Uruguayan President Julio María Sanguinetti Tuesday praised Paraguayan President Santiago Peña's stance regarding the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), which would need a major overhaul. Paraguay, a major world food producer but landlocked, is a member of Mercosur along with Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.

• Wednesday, August 16th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Falklands Regional Student competition 2023

  

  The Falkland Islands Government and the British Embassies in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay are inviting university students to participate in the Regional Student Competition 2023 in the Falklands.

• Tuesday, August 15th 2023 - 10:48 UTC

  Paraguay: Peña ready to be sworn in as President

  

  Economist Santiago Peña of the National Republican Assembly (ANR) also known as the Colorado Party is to be sworn in Tuesday as Paraguay's new head of state during a ceremony in Asunción which will be attended by several former and current Latin American leaders such as Argentina's Alberto Fernández; Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and Uruguay's Luis Lacalle Pou, Chile's Gabriel Boric Font and Bolivia's Luis Arce Catacora.

• Tuesday, August 15th 2023 - 10:19 UTC

  Lula visits Lugo ahead of Peña's inauguration

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday visited former Paraguayan head of state Fernando Lugo while in Asunción for Santiago Peña's inauguration Tuesday.

• Tuesday, August 15th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

  Paraguay’s new President wants change at home and abroad

  

  By Julieta Heduvan (*) – Santiago Peña assumes Paraguay’s presidency this Tuesday August 15 with a number of advantages, including a supportive Congress. But he faces also numerous challenges, as he tries to unite his party, manage the influence of his political mentor—businessman and former President Horacio Cartes—and handle international negotiations, from the Itaipú accord to U.S. sanctions against Paraguayan politicians.

• Friday, August 11th 2023 - 11:48 UTC

  “EU approach on trade accord with Mercosur is simply unacceptable,” Paraguayan President elect Peña

  

  Paraguay President-elect Santiago Peña has said that Mercosur and the European Union should put on hold talks over a free trade agreement since the current environmental demands from the EU are “unacceptable.”

• Wednesday, August 9th 2023 - 10:26 UTC

  Brazil questions Argentina charging tolls on Paraná Waterway

  

  Brazil's Foreign Ministry Tuesday said Argentina charging tolls since the beginning of the year to barges sailing along the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway had affected other countries in the region and questioned the legality of the one-sided measure, Agência Brasil reported.

• Tuesday, August 1st 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Brazilian traders want federal gov't involved in Paraná River Waterway toll dispute

  

  The Brazilian Association for the Development of Inland Navigation (Abani) requested the Brazilian Foreign Ministry takes steps after the Argentine decision to seize a vessel of a Brazilian company in Greater Rosario due to debts in the payment of tolls for using the Paraná River waterway, it was reported.

• Monday, July 31st 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  US lawmakers discuss bilateral issues with Paraguay's next President

  

  A delegation of lawmakers from the United States headed by Congressman Adam Smith (D) Sunday met in Asunción with Paraguay's President-elect Santiago Peña to discuss future bilateral relations, particularly on security and trade, it was reported. Peña's chosen Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano, who also took part in the discussions, spoke of a “very productive” encounter. Peña is to take office Aug. 15.