Tag: European Union

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.
Tuesday, March 25th 2014 - 09:30 UTC
Despite backlash from the extreme right, France will stick to economic reforms, says minister

President Francois Hollande's government will stick to planned economic reforms and spending cuts despite being punished in local elections where the anti-immigrant National Front (FN) made gains, the French finance minister said on Monday.
Monday, March 24th 2014 - 06:47 UTC
EU/Mercosur still in the cold but committed to reach an agreement in coming months

The European Union and Mercosur held last Friday in Brussels the technical meeting, as was scheduled to assess the state of negotiations for a long delayed and ambitious association and trade agreement, but concluded with no calendar for the exchange of tariff reduction proposals, which is central to the discussions.
Saturday, March 22nd 2014 - 07:31 UTC
Mercosur and EU in another effort to advance in the long delayed trade agreement

Mercosur and European Union chief negotiators met on Friday in Brussels to define if conditions are ready for the exchange of tariffs reductions proposals with the purpose of reaching an ambitious trade agreement which was started back in 1999 and has yet to mature.
Tuesday, March 18th 2014 - 22:00 UTC
Chile suggests the Pacific Alliance and Mercosur should consider integration

Chile's new foreign minister Heraldo Muñoz ratified his country's membership of the Pacific Alliance, a much questioned group by other regional organizations such as the Venezuelan inspired ALBA and even Mercosur led by Brazil, and suggested that Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance could consider integration. Chile is currently an associate member of Mercosur.