Politics

Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 05:39 UTC
Mercosur doubles list of goods that can have tariffs raised unilaterally 35% by each member

Mercosur rejected an Argentine proposal to raise imports tariffs on all goods from outer zone to protect local industries, but accepted Brazil’s initiative to raise tariffs unilaterally on 200 goods, up from 100 agreed last December.
Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 05:25 UTC
Relief in EU: German parliament approved Euro rescue fund and fiscal pact

As expected, more than two-thirds of the lawmakers in Germany's parliament moved on Friday to approve the permanent Euro rescue fund, the European Stability Mechanism, and a fiscal pact long championed by Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 05:12 UTC
Wikileaks Assange “declines to comply” police order and remains at Ecuadorean embassy

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is ignoring a London Metropolitan Police order to surrender himself at a police station, his representative has said. Susan Benn said he was advised to “decline to comply” and will remain inside the Ecuadorian embassy while his application for asylum is processed.
Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 05:05 UTC
Mercosur agrees info exchange on hydrocarbons naval traffic to the Falklands

Mercosur agreed at the Mendoza summit to exchange information on ships and other “naval artefacts” involved in hydrocarbons activities with routes that include the Falklands/Malvinas Islands over which Argentina claims sovereignty.
Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 04:45 UTC
Unasur suspends Paraguay; names Peru at the group’s pro-tempore presidency

Unasur, Union of South American nations on Friday suspended Paraguay from the group following the ouster of the country's former president, Fernando Lugo. The decision was adopted at an extraordinary meeting in Mendoza, Argentina where earlier in the day Mercosur members adopted a similar measure.
Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 04:17 UTC
Repsol donated a million dollars to the campaign of President Kirchner in 2003

The nationalization of YPF, seized from Spain’s Repsol by Argentine president Cristina Fernandez is again a source of controversy following the disclosure by an investigative journalist that the Spanish oil corporation in 2003 helped finance the presidential election of Nestor Kirchner as well as the other candidate in the run-off, Carlos Menem.
Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 04:06 UTC
Why Enrique Peña Nieto will win the Mexican presidential election

By Gwynne Dyer - There’s no point in talking about who’s going to win the Mexican presidential election on July 1. Enrique Peña Nieto is going to win it. What’s more interesting is why he’s going to win it.
Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 03:52 UTC
Mercosur ‘suspended’ Paraguay feels free to establish trade links with other countries

President Federico Franco announced in a press conference that if Paraguay is suspended from Mercosur the country will feel free to look for other trade agreements and international relations.
Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 03:43 UTC
Mercosur Secretary General resigns and walks out from the Mendoza summit

Mercosur Secretary General Samuel Pinheiro Guimaraes resigned to his post in the midst of the Mendoza summit following a strong exchange with the group of Foreign Ministers, indicated reports from Buenos Aires.
Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 00:46 UTC
Mercosur announced admission of Venezuela as a full member end of July

Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay made official on Friday the temporary suspension of Paraguay from Mercosur, because of the ‘summary’ removal of President Fernando Lugo and at the same time announced Venezuela will be incorporated to the group on July 31 at a meeting in Rio do Janeiro.