Tag: EU-Mercosur

• Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:09 UTC

  Argentine President in favor of fair and equitable trade

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday said at the European Council headquarters before the plenum of the EU-Celac Summit in Brussels that “Our regions must promote fair and equitable trade based on mutual respect.” He also underlined the importance of working together. It is the first meeting between the two blocs since 2015.

• Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:42 UTC

  Argentina's FM insists “asymmetries” make EU deal untenable

  

  Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Monday stressed that the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) is hindered by what he called the “asymmetries” between the two blocs.

• Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Mercosur summit ready to kick off at Puerto Iguazu

  

  Presidents of all four Mercosur members (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay) will convene Monday in Puerto Iguazu in the Argentine northeastern province of Misiones for the 62nd bloc summit, also attended by dignitaries of the bloc's associate members.

• Tuesday, June 27th 2023 - 08:37 UTC

  Uruguay's Colman becomes new Speaker of Parlasur

  

  Uruguay's Mario Colman Monday became the new Speaker of Mercosur's Parliament (Parlasur), it was reported in Montevideo.

• Tuesday, June 27th 2023 - 08:25 UTC

  Mercosur/EU trade accord: Lula describes EU amendments as 'unacceptable”, but will continue talks

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva reiterated his support for the signing of the agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur but expressed his dissatisfaction with the additional terms proposed by the European bloc, calling them “unacceptable.”

• Saturday, June 24th 2023 - 10:43 UTC

  Lula insists on addressing inequality

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Friday insisted in Paris on the advantages of using a common currency for foreign trade operations and underlined once again that the European Union's demands for the Mercosur agreement were a “threat.”

• Tuesday, June 20th 2023 - 08:55 UTC

  Lula off on European tour this week

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is to embark on a European tour this week to meet French President Emmanuel Macron, Pope Francis, and other EU leaders, it was reported.

• Thursday, June 8th 2023 - 15:22 UTC

  France still has objections to the EU/ Mercosur trade agreement

  

  Ahead of July's EU summit with Latin American and Caribbean leaders in July, the first since 2015, the European Commission has unveiled a trade-oriented strategy to renew ties with a region that has been somewhat sidelined by the bloc in a chaotic few years in global politics. Approving the trade agreement with Mercosur is one of EU's priorities but there is French conditioning.

• Monday, May 29th 2023 - 19:50 UTC

  General election in Spain in July following the disastrous showing for Socialists in regional voting; Mercosur alert

  

  Spain is set to hold an early general election on July 23, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Monday. The announcement comes after Sanchez Socialist Party suffered serious setbacks to the conservative opposition in regional elections held on Sunday.

• Friday, March 31st 2023 - 09:00 UTC

  Von der Leyen says Mercosur deal a priority but Argentina warns “not so fast”

  

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the agreement with Mercosur was a priority, but Argentina's government has second thoughts about the advantages it would actually entail, it was reported Thursday.