Tag: CELAC/UE summit Brussels

• Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 06:40 UTC

  Brussels Declaration with references to sovereign debt and 'territorial integrity' satisfies Argentina

  

  Argentina expressed satisfaction with the Brussels Declaration at the end of the two-day European Union/Celac summit because it included strong backing to the country's efforts to change international rules regulating restructuring of sovereign debt and also there was a mention to territorial integrity, a tangent statement referred to the ongoing dispute over Falkland Islands sovereignty.

• Friday, June 12th 2015 - 05:05 UTC

  Rousseff denies being upset with Argentina over Mercosur and trade policies

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff stated on Thursday in Brussels she was not upset by differences with Argentina over the trade agreement Mercosur is to sign with the European Union, despite president Cristina Fernandez administration's cold feet on the issue.

• Thursday, June 11th 2015 - 04:13 UTC

  Timerman waters down Mercosur/EU agreement expectations

  

  Argentine Foreign minister Hector Timerman affirmed that a trade deal would not be signed between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) in the second summit of the Community of Latin American States (CELAC) and the European body, which is taking place in the Belgian city of Brussels.

• Thursday, June 11th 2015 - 04:05 UTC

  Falklands triggers strong reply from Cameron when Timerman brings up the issue at Celac/EU summit

  

  Foreign Minister Hector Timerman defended on Wednesday Argentina’s right to claim the Falkland/Malvinas Islands during the summit of the Community of Latin American States (CELAC) and the European body which is taking place in the Belgian city of Brussels. UK Prime Minister David Cameron responded by describing his comments as threatening, according to British sources.

• Thursday, June 11th 2015 - 00:41 UTC

  Mercosur ready to deliver its proposal for the trade agreement with EU

  

  Mercosur is ready to deliver its proposal on goods, services and tariff reductions as part of the negotiations with the European Union for a trade and cooperation agreement, said Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday, following a meeting in Brussels with Charles Michel, Belgium's Prime minister.

• Thursday, June 11th 2015 - 00:29 UTC

  Bolivia's Morales does not support Mercosur/EU deal based on 'competitive' trade

  

  Bolivian president Evo Morales said that if Mercosur insists in forging a trade agreement with the European Union, Bolivia will have to 'withdraw“, because ”we support solidarity and not competitive trade”. Morales is in Brussels attending the EU/Celac heads of government and state summit which takes off on Thursday.

• Tuesday, June 9th 2015 - 08:06 UTC

  Paraguay believes in a 'single speed' approach to Mercosur/EU trade talks

  

  Paraguay believes in a 'single speed' approach to negotiations for a trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, but discussions must be more dynamic and wide ranging, said the country's president Horacio Cartes, currently visiting Spain.