Tag: Alfonso Diez Torres

• Tuesday, January 31st 2012 - 05:35 UTC

  Malvinas dispute a ‘bilateral issue’ which is not included in the EU agenda

  

  European Union ambassador in Buenos Aires Alfonso Diez Torres said that the Falklands/Malvinas issue does not figure in the foreign affairs agenda of the EU, it’s a bilateral issue and he does not see any reason to amend the Lisbon treaty to exclude the disputed South Atlantic Islands as demanded by Argentina.

• Monday, April 11th 2011 - 19:42 UTC

  EU agriculture ministers meet to address current trade talks with Mercosur

  

  European Union Agriculture ministers will be meeting this week in Luxembourg to discuss the current trade negotiations with Mercosur, according to European Commission sources.

• Friday, April 8th 2011 - 20:08 UTC

  Argentina imports’ hurdles create ‘uncertainty’ to EU/Mercosur trade negotiations

  

  Argentina’s hurdles to imports don’t help European Union /Mercosur trade negotiations and generate “uncertainty” warned the EU head of delegation in Argentina Alfonso Diez Torres. He also criticized the “one to one” Argentine policy that forces the local assembly plants to match every import-dollar with export dollars.