Politics

• Monday, February 10th 2014 - 04:00 UTC

  Scotland independence referendum: BBC poll suggests economy, most important issue for voters

  

  The economy is the issue that matters most to voters taking part in the independence referendum, a poll carried out for the BBC has suggested. The results of the poll feature in a documentary, Scotland's Top Ten Battlegrounds, which is being shown on Tuesday.

• Monday, February 10th 2014 - 03:47 UTC

  Timerman calls two US Senators 'extremists', ideologically opposed to US public opinion

  

  Argentine foreign minister Hector Timerman called US senators Marco Rubio and Robert Menendez “extremists”, who don't represent the will of the Senate, the US government or the US people.

• Monday, February 10th 2014 - 03:42 UTC

  “Argentina's economy on the right course” K ambassador tells the Washington Post

  

  Argentina's reactions to the country's image in the US and particularly that of President Cristina Fernandez administration economic policies have not ceased. This time it was ambassador before the US government, Cecilia Nahón who strongly replied the terms of an editorial from The Washington Post anticipating “Argentina's coming collapse”.

• Monday, February 10th 2014 - 03:33 UTC

  Francis denies any involvement in Argentina's complicated situation: 'pure nonsense'

  

  Pope Francis dismissed on Sunday reports that he had called for a meeting between representatives from President of Cristina Fernández government and members of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) and organized labor CGT union, with the supposed aim of discussing economic issues.

• Monday, February 10th 2014 - 03:08 UTC

  Argentine ultra-Kirchner militants call for government control over foreign trade

  

  Following on President Cristina Fernandez administration strategy of blaming big business and banks as speculators that force price increases and the devaluation of the Peso, this weekend a group which brings together intellectuals who support the Argentine Kirchnerite Victory Front have published a new letter titled “The Nation in Danger”.

• Saturday, February 8th 2014 - 09:10 UTC

  Capitanich reacts to US Senators statements on Cristina Fernandez government

  

  Argentina's cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich reacted on Friday to US Senators' remarks who on Thursday harshly criticized the economic policies of President Cristina Fernandez administration and forecasted an economic collapse sooner than later.

• Saturday, February 8th 2014 - 09:00 UTC

  Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire message to the Falkland Islands

  

  I am honoured to hold Ministerial responsibility for the Falkland Islands, which has a very special place in the British consciousness and in British history. And next week I am finally able, for the first time, to come down to see the Islands and their people for myself. I could not be looking forward to it more.

• Saturday, February 8th 2014 - 06:35 UTC

  Mercosur interested in trade integration with members of the Pacific Alliance, says Brazil

  

  Mercosur pretends to increase its trade integration with members from the Pacific Alliance, said Brazilian foreign minister Luiz Alberto Figuereido. The top official made the statement this week before the Brazilian Senate foreign affairs committee.

• Friday, February 7th 2014 - 07:18 UTC

  ECB president downplays the threat of deflation in the Euro zone

  

  The European Central Bank left interest rates at a record low at 0.25% on Thursday, but said it remained ready to act in the face of risks to the Euro zone economy, particularly turbulence in the emerging markets, and downplayed deflation.

• Friday, February 7th 2014 - 07:13 UTC

  Two leading US Senators anticipate an economic crisis in Argentina, soon

  

  The current Argentine economic situation reached the US Capitol during the hearings to consider President Obama's nomination for future ambassador in Buenos Aires, and what was said was not encouraging.