Tag: European Union

Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 09:03 UTC
Brazil confirms Mercosur/EU are ready to exchange proposals in a month's time

Brazil confirmed this week that for the end of May or early June, Mercosur will be presenting its joint tariff-reduction proposal to the European Union for the conclusion of an ambitious, but long delayed, cooperation and trade agreement.
Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 08:42 UTC
If EU dumps independent Scotland, 12 countries would be barred from its fishing waters

Scottish First Minister warned that 12 countries could be barred from his country’s waters and would not even be allowed to pass through to reach Norwegian waters if an independent Scotland was refused European Union (EU) membership.
Friday, April 25th 2014 - 10:24 UTC
Despite all, Mercosur is “working normally”, says Paraguayan foreign minister

Paraguay's foreign minister Eladio Loizaga said that there is no date for the several times suspended Mercosur summit, but a technical meeting is scheduled for next week in Montevideo when the issue, among others will be addressed. Nevertheless he insisted that the different bodies of Mercosur “are working normally”.
Tuesday, April 22nd 2014 - 07:17 UTC
Mercosur agrees on joint trade proposal to exchange with Europe, announces Mujica

“It took time and effort, but believe it or not” in less than two months time, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay will be presenting their joint tariff reduction proposal to Europe for discussions on an ambitious Mercosur/EU cooperation and trade agreement that has been on the table since 1999, said President Jose Mujica.
Tuesday, April 22nd 2014 - 07:12 UTC
EU anti dumping measures force Argentina to eliminate taxes on bio-diesel

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Monday asked Congress to eliminate some of the taxes paid by biodiesel manufacturers in a bid to support an industry hard hit by European Union anti-dumping measures, which was the country's main export market.
Monday, April 7th 2014 - 06:18 UTC
UK 'in principle' supports greater integration of Gibraltar to European Union

UK Minister for Europe David Lidington, said the British Government would have no objection “in principle” to Gibraltar integrating further into the EU than Britain. He was reacting to recent comments by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, who said Gibraltar may in future want “more Europe, not less Europe, than the United Kingdom.”
Monday, March 31st 2014 - 19:28 UTC
Mercosur expects to exchange tariff-reduction proposals with EU next June

Mercosur expects to present a joint proposal regarding tariff reductions to the European Union during a meeting next June, according to Brazil's Minister of Development, Trade and Industry, Mauro Borges who apparently convinced a reluctant Argentina to join the group.
Saturday, March 29th 2014 - 05:46 UTC
Argentina takes EU biodiesel antidumping measures to WTO

Argentina formally requested the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) the establishment of a panel to address the European Union antidumping measures against Argentine bio-diesel. The initiative was rejected by the EU this week.
Friday, March 28th 2014 - 19:36 UTC
EU sanitary delegation to inspect Argentina's fishing industry whole cycle

Delegates from the European Union (EU) are to visit Argentina between September and December later this year to inspect the facilities that comprise the whole fishing production circuit: docks, boats, processing plants authorized to export to EU and offices of the National Service of Agri-food health and quality, (Senasa).
Wednesday, March 26th 2014 - 22:44 UTC
Obama suggests a transatlantic trade pact would cut Europe' dependency on Russian energy

$EU wants access to US natural gas, but is reluctant to support fracking in the continent$

US President Barack Obama has told the European Union it cannot rely on the United States alone to reduce its dependency on Russian energy, as relations with Moscow chill over its seizure of Crimea from Ukraine.