Politics

Tuesday, May 27th 2014 - 08:34 UTC
Argentina in another negotiating round with the Paris Club of creditors

Argentina's Economy Minister Axel Kicillof has assured that progress has been made with creditors in the Paris Club as the politician left Monday evening for France in preparation for talks with the financial institution over restructuring Argentina's debt, estimated in 9.5bn dollars.
Tuesday, May 27th 2014 - 08:23 UTC
Malvinas and Bolivia's ocean outlet, the 'two open wounds' of Latin America

Latin America has two open wounds, the Malvinas Islands and Bolivia's sovereign outlet to the Pacific, said Bolivian vice-president Alvaro Garcia Linera in Mendoza, Argentina where he was awarded an 'Honoris Causa” for his commitment to regional integration and inclusion.
Tuesday, May 27th 2014 - 08:16 UTC
UK company reaches compensation agreement with Bolivian government

Bolivia has agreed to pay 31.7 million dollars to British electric utility Rurelec as compensation for the 2010 nationalization of its controlling stake in power producer Empresa Electrica Guaracachi, 10 million less than the amount determined by an arbitration tribunal, the Attorney General's Office said.
Tuesday, May 27th 2014 - 08:14 UTC
UKIP makes history: breaks traditional British bipartisanship

The victory of Britain’s euro-skeptic UK Independent Party in European elections broke the traditional British bipartisanship for the first time in over a century. UKIP party swept to victory riding a tide of Euro-skepticism and anxiety about immigration to beat Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives and the opposition Labor party.
Monday, May 26th 2014 - 21:55 UTC
Uruguay and Denmark top the list of ITUC Global Rights Index

A global leader-board in the race to protect workers’ rights was released at the ITUC World Congress in Berlin. The ITUC Global Rights Index ranks 139 countries against 97 internationally recognized indicators to assess where workers’ rights are best protected, in law and in practice.
Monday, May 26th 2014 - 13:23 UTC
Thousands march across the world to protest against Monsanto and GMO foods

Hundreds of thousands people have united across the world to voice concern over the spread of GMO foods and crops and to raise awareness over the biotech giant Monsanto’s growing grip on the global food supply chain.
Monday, May 26th 2014 - 13:14 UTC
Spain supports EC proposal for an absolute ban on driftnets

Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) publicly announced its satisfaction with the proposed Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council presented by the European Commission (EC) for the banning of driftnet fishing.
Monday, May 26th 2014 - 08:15 UTC
Spanish regional leader says current Spanish policy on Gibraltar “is going nowhere”

Manuel Chaves, the PSOE (Socialist opposition party) MP and former president of the Junta de Andalucia, has said Spain’s policy on Gibraltar “is going nowhere” because Gibraltarians are the ones who will decide their own future.
Monday, May 26th 2014 - 07:50 UTC
Colombia: Zuluaga and Santos, plus allies, will decide on the peace dialogue on 15 June

Right-wing opposition candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga won most votes in Colombia's presidential election on Sunday but fell short of a first-round victory and will face President Juan Manuel Santos in a close runoff on 15 June.
Monday, May 26th 2014 - 07:43 UTC
Marie Le Pen European victory rattles France; calls for dissolution of national assembly

France suffered a political earthquake on Sunday as the far-right National Front (FN) topped the polls in European elections with an unprecedented haul of one in every four votes cast, exit polls indicated.