Politics

Monday, December 1st 2014 - 09:52 UTC
Lacalle Pou accepts defeat and promises to continue working from parliament

“People have decided and opted for the ticket Tabare Vazquez-Raul Sendic and results must be complied, respected and defended”, were Luis Lacalle Pou's first words admitting defeat on Sunday evening to Uruguay's next president Vazquez.
Monday, December 1st 2014 - 09:44 UTC
A “Malvinas 'invasion' with women”, Mujica proposes to the Argentines

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica said that if Argentina wished to recover the Falklands/Malvinas Islands it should appeal to the “women” and an invasion of “mattresses and blankets”.
Monday, December 1st 2014 - 09:18 UTC
Argentina's visiting Scioli was the first to officially announce Vazquez' victory

Buenos Aires province governor Daniel Scioli who on Sunday travelled to Montevideo to congratulate elected president Tabare Vazquez, unknowingly was the first person to officially confirm the victory of Uruguay's next leader a few minutes after voting booths were closed.
Monday, December 1st 2014 - 08:36 UTC
Vazquez pledges to work with the opposition in Uruguay's main challenges

An hour after voting booths were closed on Sunday, and when exit polls confirmed former Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez had been elected by a wide margin as the next leader of the country, Luis Lacalle Pou rang the winner to congratulate him and wish him the best for the country.
Monday, December 1st 2014 - 08:22 UTC
Presidential hopeful Scioli sends another 10.000 police on the beat in Buenos Aires province

Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli has reinforced his 2015 electoral platform promoting law-and-order and tackling crime after inspecting the 10,000 police cadets that graduated from the Juan Vucetich academy. The police officers will be joining the Buenos Aires provincial police and will be soon patrolling Greater Buenos Aires, rural areas and will be part of communal police forces.
Saturday, November 29th 2014 - 07:45 UTC
Vazquez and Mujica disputing the leadership of Uruguay's ruling Broad Front

On Sunday Uruguayan voters will confirm in a runoff the country's next president, which according to all forecasts will be Tabare Vazquez. An oncologist by training, former president (2005/2009) and former mayor of the City of Montevideo, Vazquez and the Broad Front coalition was just less than three percentage points short of the needed 50% in the first round on October 26.
Saturday, November 29th 2014 - 07:41 UTC
Chile and UK sponsor 'Mining and sustainability' seminar in Antofagasta

The British Embassy joined the Chilean British Chamber of Commerce and Plan CREO from the city of Antofagasta to host the Seminar “Antofagasta: City, Mining and Sustainability, Where are we headed?” which took place last week at the National Library of the city.
Saturday, November 29th 2014 - 07:11 UTC
IDB loan for Uruguay to promote quality investments and exports

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a 120 million dollars loan to finance the second phase of Uruguay's Strategic International Positioning Program. Its goal is to consolidate the country's international positioning, contributing to an increase in investments—mainly those aimed at high value-added sectors— and exports.
Friday, November 28th 2014 - 06:46 UTC
New Brazilian minister pledges realistic fiscal targets and balanced economic growth

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff finally announced on Thursday the appointment of Joaquim Levy, as her next Finance minister who is also known as the 'scissors man', who pledged more realistic fiscal targets and promised more balanced economic growth.
Friday, November 28th 2014 - 06:38 UTC
Mercosur and EU could not establish a date for the exchange of new proposals

European Union and Mercosur representatives analyzed the current state of negotiations for an association and free trade agreement but could not establish a date for the exchange of new proposals because “the European Commission has yet not concluded the consultation process with member states to harmonize its proposal”.