Tag: Enrique Iglesias

• Wednesday, May 29th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Uruguay's diplomat and banker named EU's representative to help with the Venezuelan situation

  

  The European Union on Tuesday named Uruguayan former banker and diplomat Enrique Iglesias as its point man to help end the crisis in Venezuela, part of an intensification of diplomatic efforts to seek new elections.

• Monday, October 21st 2013 - 07:01 UTC

  Too many summits: Ibero-American countries decide to meet every other year

  

  In a poorly attended Ibero-American summit held during two days in Panama, the heads of state and government from the Americas, plus Spain and Portugal, decided that instead of holding annual meetings they would get together every other year, starting after the 2014 summit in Veracruz, Mexico.

• Saturday, June 22nd 2013 - 05:33 UTC

  Mercosur ‘good offices’ delegation in Paraguay to talk with president-elect Cartes

  

  Paraguayan president elect Horacio Cartes held a meeting on Friday at his home with former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos and the Ibero-American secretary general Enrique Iglesias to talk “about Mercosur issues and Paraguay’s suspension from the block”, according to sources close to the meeting.

• Saturday, November 17th 2012 - 06:30 UTC

  Spain and Portugal call for Latam business opportunities and investment

  

  Spain and Portugal sought help from their former Latin American colonies to rescue them from economic crisis through a new wave of trade and investment across the Atlantic Ocean.

• Friday, November 11th 2011 - 08:32 UTC

  Economist warns Latam to prepare for the chain effect of a Euro collapse

  

  The Secretary-General of the Ibero-American Secretariat Enrique Iglesias, warned Thursday that the EU crisis could reach as far as Asia and Latin America, and that preventive measures should be taken.

• Monday, October 31st 2011 - 02:36 UTC

  Ibero-American summit calls for dialogue on Falklands/Malvinas Islands’ sovereignty

  

  Nations from the Ibero-American bloc reaffirmed the need for the resumption of Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty negotiations and called on the UK to avoid carrying out “one-sided” actions, such as exploiting resources and military action.

• Tuesday, October 18th 2011 - 18:57 UTC

  Beware of self-complacency Iglesias tells Latin American leaders

  

  The Ibero-American summit scheduled for October 28/29 in Paraguay will be ‘much dominated’ by current global events said Secretary General Enrique Iglesias who also warned on the risks of self-complacency in Latin America.

• Tuesday, October 18th 2011 - 18:46 UTC

  Praise and support for Brazilian president in her fight against corruption

  

  The Secretary General of Ibero-America Enrique Iglesias praised the “courage” displayed by Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff who has been challenged by serious corruption allegations involving members of her cabinet.

• Wednesday, July 27th 2011 - 04:16 UTC

  ECLAC honours Uruguayan economist and banker Enrique Iglesias

  

  The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC, held a ceremony in its Santiago de Chile headquarters to honour Enrique Iglesias, the Uruguayan economist who was executive secretary of the commission from 1972 to 1985 and is currently, Secretary-General of the Ibero-American Secretariat.

• Saturday, April 30th 2011 - 10:17 UTC

  CELAC has not been created to exclude the US or Spain, says Iglesias

  

  The head of the Ibero-American Secretariat Enrique Iglesias denied that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, to be created next July pretends to take distance from the United States or Spain.