Tag: European Union

• Wednesday, April 11th 2012 - 17:04 UTC

  US and EU considering WTO actions against Argentine ‘protectionist practices’

  

  The US and forty countries which formalized a joint statement before the World Trade Organization complaining about Argentina’s trade restrictions are considering moving a step further and begin a “disputes settlement” process which could lead to an open condemnation if the administration of President Cristina Kirchner does not lift the protectionist network.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2012 - 23:24 UTC

  EU calls on Argentina to respect international trade commitments

  

  The European Union has called on Argentina to respect international trade commitments, following on the announcement by the Minister of Industry to boycott the purchase of imports originating in the UK in an escalating row over the Falklands.

• Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 17:27 UTC

  Brazil’s reviewing its foreign policy but South America remains the “anchor”

  

  Brazil will keep its foreign policy ‘anchor’ in South America but will review the international because of the latest global changes such as the European Union crisis and the Arab spring.

• Monday, March 5th 2012 - 19:54 UTC

  Russia bans European cattle and hog imports because of Schmallenberg virus

  

  Russia will ban shipments of Europe's cattle and hogs from March 20 due to an outbreak of the Schmallenberg virus, which causes birth deformities, said the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, the country's food-safety watchdog.

• Thursday, March 1st 2012 - 04:48 UTC

  Argentina escalates trade brawl with UK: suggests EU-Unasur analyze Malvinas dispute

  

  The Argentine Foreign Ministry suggested in an official Wednesday release that “the EU and the Union of South American nations (UNASUR) analyze the Malvinas islands conflict and urge both countries (UK and Argentina) to negotiate”.

• Thursday, March 1st 2012 - 04:09 UTC

  European MP calls for end to Argentine aid until it stops threatening Falklands

  

  A several million pounds EU aid program to help Argentina should be halted until the country stops “threatening” Britain over the Falkland Islands, said member of the European parliament Nerj Deva.

• Friday, February 24th 2012 - 07:43 UTC

  EU confirms Euro zone heading for its second recession in three years

  

  The Euro zone's economy is heading into its second recession in just three years, while the wider European Union will stagnate, the EU executive said, warning that the currency area has yet to break its vicious cycle of debt.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2012 - 05:50 UTC

  Brazil and Germany committed to achieve the EU/Mercosur trade agreement

  

  Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota and his visiting German counterpart Guido Westerwelle on Monday called for signing a free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur.

• Tuesday, February 14th 2012 - 20:51 UTC

  New Year or Euro crisis: China’s January exports fall, imports plummet 15.3%

  

  China's exports fell in January the first decline in more than two years, raising fresh concerns about the impact of a global slowdown on its economy. Exports dipped 0.5% from a year earlier hurt by sluggish demand and factories being shut during the Lunar New Year.

• Monday, February 13th 2012 - 20:06 UTC

  “We may be poor but not stupid”, China is not interested in EU government bonds

  

  The head of China’s 410 billion dollars sovereign wealth fund CIC brushed aside a call by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to buy European government debt, saying such investments were “difficult” for long-term investors.