Tag: European Union

• Thursday, July 22nd 2010 - 09:32 UTC

  IMF warns Europe must address “underlying problems”

  

  A government debt crisis that has engulfed the Euro-zone should serve as a “wake-up call” for European governments to keep a more watchful eye on their budgets, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2010 - 07:19 UTC

  European farmers want “solid” policies to protect them from Mercosur

  

  The European Farmers and Agri-Cooperatives organizations, Copa-Cogeca, called on Tuesday for a “solid” Common Agriculture Policy, CAP, to protect European farmers from Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) countries’ competition.

• Tuesday, July 20th 2010 - 03:35 UTC

  Moody’s cuts Ireland’s credit rating; warns of slow recovery

  

  Risk rating agency Moody’s cut on Monday Ireland's credit rating, warning the country faces a slow climb out of recession as the cost of a rescue of its banking sector mounts.

• Monday, July 19th 2010 - 04:21 UTC

  Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Spain, the Euro and now Hungary: who’s next?

  

  The IMF and EU suspended a review of Hungary's funding program, set up in 2008 to save the country from financial meltdown, saying it must take tough action to meet targets for cutting its budget deficit.

• Monday, July 19th 2010 - 02:45 UTC

  EU almost free of ‘mad-cow’ plans to soften 1996 regulations

  

  The nightmare of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis – or Mad Cow Disease) is mercifully almost forgotten in the EU now. In total almost 200,000 cases of BSE were discovered in the EU. But there were only 67 cases last year and those were in very old animals probably infected many years ago.

• Monday, July 19th 2010 - 00:24 UTC

  Brazil to begin Mercosur talks with Dominican Republic

  

  Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretary Welber Barral flies Monday to Dominican Republic to promote bilateral and advance towards a road map for an agreement with Mercosur.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 03:55 UTC

  EU/Mercosur business leaders call for “ambitious and balanced” trade agreement

  

  Brazilian and European business leaders gathered in Brasilia urged their governments to reach an “ambitious and balanced” trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU, and give first priority to the conclusion of the WTO Doha round talks.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2010 - 00:59 UTC

  Brazil/EU summit to follow up the resumed negotiations with Mercosur

  

  The recent resumption of negotiations for a cooperation and free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union will be at the heart of the EU/Brazil summit scheduled to begin Wednesday in Brasilia.

• Monday, July 5th 2010 - 05:18 UTC

  EU takes Argentina’s “restrictive measures” on trade to the WTO

  

  The first week of negotiations in years between the European Union and Mercosur to reach a political and trade association agreement that took place in Buenos Aires did not end well.

• Friday, July 2nd 2010 - 03:07 UTC

  EU suggests Argentina’s import restrictions could delay Mercosur trade talks

  

  Negotiations for a trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, re-launched this week in Buenos Aires, could not have a second chapter if the Argentine government insists in restrictions to food imports, said the head of the EU delegation.