Politics

Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 20:55 UTC
Chile turns left again

By R Viswanathan (*) The Leftist coalition candidate Michelle Bachelet won 47% of the votes in the presidential elections held on 17 November while her rightist rival Evelyn Matthei got just 25% votes.
Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 20:41 UTC
UK and EU have not been firm enough with Spain, claims former Royal Navy chief

Current events in Gibraltar and the continued incursions by Spanish vessels in the Rock's territorial waters were addressed in a strong piece in the Daily Telegraph by the former head of the Royal Navy, Lord Admiral West. This follows calls from British MPs last week for pressure to be brought on Spain within the context of NATO.
Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 20:34 UTC
Spain prepared to take UK to the EU Court of Justice over Gibraltar waters

Spain’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, Miguel Arias Cañete, said Spain would take the UK to the European Court of Justice if the European Commission failed to take action over reclamation works in Gibraltar waters.
Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 20:27 UTC
EU/US/UK ambassadors openly support Paraguayan prosecutors investigating corruption and abuse in Congress

The United States, European Union and UK ambassadors in Asuncion openly expressed their support for Paraguay prosecutors that have been threatened by members of Congress because they insist in investigating lawmakers that are allegedly involved in corruption cases.
Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 20:17 UTC
Pope Francis condemns unfettered capitalism as a ”new tyranny' and calls for renewed Church

Pope Francis called for renewal of the Roman Catholic Church and attacked unfettered capitalism as “a new tyranny”, urging global leaders to fight poverty and growing inequality in the first major work he has authored alone as pontiff.
Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 19:35 UTC
Brazilian leading daily calls for a review of Mercosur, which 'is not working'

Brazil's influential daily O'Globo called for a drastic change in the country's approach to trade policy arguing that “without a review, Mercosur does not work” and reveals that the latest signals from Argentina are that it is reluctant to reach a free trade and cooperation agreement in the framework of Mercosur with the European Union.
Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 10:04 UTC
“Corruption is the thief of economic and social development”, says UN

The world's largest biennial gathering of delegates in the global fight against corruption opened in Panama on Monday with the United Nations top crime fighter warning that the scourge not only hobbles sustainable development but generates other crimes.
Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 09:17 UTC
Overseas Territories meeting begins in London with a speech from Minister Simmonds

The annual Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) which brings together political leaders from the Overseas Territories and UK Ministers takes off in London on Tuesday, hosted by the FCO Minister for the Overseas Territories Mark Simmonds MP.
Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 09:01 UTC
UK/Spain annual Tertulias Forum takes off in Oxford; Gibraltar expected to be addressed

Britain’s Europe Minister, David Lidington, and Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel García-Margallo are attending a top-level Anglo-Hispanic forum that starts this week in Oxford. The annual British-Spanish Tertulias Forum brings together senior ministers, parliamentarians, academics, business leaders, scientists and artists from both countries to discuss topical issues.
Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 08:47 UTC
YPF and Repsol reach an 'agreement in principle' with Mexican mediation

The dispute between the Argentine government and Repsol over the seizure of a 51% stake in petroleum company YPF has shown some signs of cooling, with the Ministry of Economy announcing on Monday that an “agreement in principle” for compensating the Spanish corporation had been reached.