Tag: EU-Mercosur

• Thursday, March 19th 2015 - 07:26 UTC

  Uruguay's Economy minister warns about Mercosur and Brazilian situation

  

  Uruguay's Economy minister Danilo Astori warned about the new regional and international context, not so favorable to his country's interests as in recent years, and underlined that Mercosur is going through one of its worst moments since foundation in 1991.

• Tuesday, February 17th 2015 - 19:24 UTC

  Mercosur intra-zone trade continues to slide; represents 14% for the block

  

  Trade among Mercosur partners contracted 12.3% during the third quarter of last year in annual terms, despite the fact overall trade of its members increased and despite the greater integration commitment of the group's original charter, points out the Argentine Chamber of Commerce

• Sunday, February 1st 2015 - 20:47 UTC

  'Mercosur does not exist': Uruguay should try a one to one deal with the Europe

  

  Mercosur does not exist; Uruguay is losing precious time and should try a one to one trade agreement with the European Union, according to Paul Riezler, president of the Euro-Chamber in Uruguay and of the Uruguay-Germany Commerce and Industry Chamber.

• Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 - 06:01 UTC

  Rousseff names another market-friendly minister to her new cabinet

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has named business leader Armando Monteiro to head the industry and trade ministry in a new sign of more market-friendly policies as she tries to restore investor confidence and reignite economic growth.

• Friday, November 28th 2014 - 06:38 UTC

  Mercosur and EU could not establish a date for the exchange of new proposals

  

  European Union and Mercosur representatives analyzed the current state of negotiations for an association and free trade agreement but could not establish a date for the exchange of new proposals because “the European Commission has yet not concluded the consultation process with member states to harmonize its proposal”.

• Saturday, November 22nd 2014 - 09:19 UTC

  Brazil committed to advance with EU/Mercosur trade negotiations

  

  Brazil must speed international trade agreement negotiations, said cabinet chief Aloizo Mercadante, in direct reference to Mercosur and demanding an end to internal disputes.

• Thursday, November 20th 2014 - 05:05 UTC

  Former Brazilian minister blames Argentina for lack of EU/Mercosur trade accord

  

  A former Brazilian Development minister and currently member of the board of BRF, one of the world's leading food corporations, Luiz Fernando Furlan said Brazil is far away from world trade agreements and urgently needs to review policies in this area, including participation in Mercosur.

• Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 06:39 UTC

  European Union blasts main trading partners over protectionism

  

  The tendency to impose trade-restricting measures remains strong among the European Union's commercial partners, fuelling continuing uncertainty in the world economy. These are the main findings of the European Commission's annual report on protectionism published Monday 17 November.

• Friday, September 19th 2014 - 07:28 UTC

  EU hopeful the free trade accord with Mercosur will be reached next year

  

  Once the EU and Mercosur exchange their proposals for a free trade agreement, negotiations will 'move fast' and the deal should be closed sometime in 2015, according to EU ambassador in Montevideo, Juan Fernandez Trigo. But he also pointed out that he expected Mercosur proposal to be in accordance with terms established in 2010.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 07:09 UTC

  Brazil admits EU/Mercosur deal stalled because of European concerns about agriculture

  

  Brazil's agricultural competitiveness is a concern to countries and trade blocks negotiating agreements with Brazil, according to ambassador Paulo Estivallet de Mesquita, head of the Economics Department of the country's Ministry of Foreign Relations (MRE).