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Montevideo, December 18th 2025 - 19:30 UTC

Tag: European Union

  • Wednesday, January 30th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

    Corruption remains mainly unchanged in the Americas, according to Transparency International

    At the bottom, Venezuela remains stuck at 18, reflecting systemic and persistent corruption. Venezuela is followed by Haiti (20) and Nicaragua (25)

    With an average score of 44 for three consecutive years, the Americas region continues to fail in making any serious inroads against corruption, according to the latest report from Transparency International. Compared to other regions, the Americas is similar to Asia Pacific (average score: 44), but behind Western Europe and the European Union (average score: 66).

  • Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 10:19 UTC

    EU quotas for farming produce post Brexit trigger controversy

    EU has a series of “tariff rate quotas”, allowing in agricultural producers such as the US, Oceania, Latin American to export produce free of tariffs.

    The European Union on Monday adopted quotas for farming produce it will accept from third countries after Britain leaves the bloc and acknowledged this could happen before it has concluded talks with them on the subject.

  • Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 09:31 UTC

    African swine fever scare in Europe; Denmark builds a 70km fence in the border with Germany

    There are fears that African swine fever, which has been found in two dead wild boar in Belgium, could threaten Denmark's huge pig industry

    Denmark has started building a 70km fence along its border with Germany in an effort to control the migration of wild boar. There are fears that African swine fever, which has been found in two dead wild boars in Belgium, could threaten Denmark's huge pig industry. If the disease spreads, it could jeopardize almost US$ 1.7bn in pork-product exports from Denmark.

  • Monday, January 28th 2019 - 09:31 UTC

    UK Parliamentarians remain firm on Gibraltar

    Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia took advantage of their visit to London to meet opinion-formers on the Remain and the Leave sides of the argument

    Gibraltar has intensified its contact on Brexit with senior United Kingdom parliamentarians both in the House of Commons and the House of Lords in order to put across the position of Gibraltar. The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia took advantage of their visit to London last week to meet opinion-formers on the Remain and the Leave sides of the argument.

  • Saturday, January 26th 2019 - 20:02 UTC

    USA at the UN: Countries should support transition in Venezuela; Russia denounces interventionist acts

    Mike Pompeo asked the nations to paralyze financial transactions with the government of Nicolás Maduro

    The Security Council convened by the United States this Saturday to discuss the institutional and political crisis that Venezuela is experiencing has been lifted this afternoon. With a strongly polarized participation, the bloc that supports the transitional government of Juan Guaidó with the US at the head, faced the block that recognizes as legitimate the regime of Nicolás Maduro, headed by Russia and China. Latin American countries also expressed their positions, describing the case as a crisis that directly affects the region.

  • Saturday, January 26th 2019 - 08:08 UTC

    Hammond suggests a Brexit compromise with EU leaders which could influence a vote in London

    “I don't think the European Union is going to change its fundamental position around the backstop”, Hammond told BBC radio from the WEF in Davos

    British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Friday he believed the EU might compromise over a Brexit deal in a way that would persuade lawmakers in London to support it.

  • Friday, January 25th 2019 - 15:53 UTC

    Venezuela: Russia offers to mediate between Maduro and the transition government

    The offer of Russia is aligned with that of Uruguay and Mexico, countries that are neutral to the political escalation in Venezuela but recognize Nicolás Maduro as the legitimate president.

    Russia joined on Friday to countries that offered to safeguard peaceful mediation between the government of President Nicolás Maduro and the President of the National Assembly, proclaimed interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó. The government of Vladimir Putin said that they are prepared to cooperate with all global forces acting responsibly, RIA news agency reported.

  • Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:22 UTC

    Brexit uncertainties: Jaguar Land Rover will extend its annual shutdown

    The shutdown during 8 to 12 April will be in addition to a scheduled closure the following week. Britain is due to leave the European Union on 29 March.

    Jaguar Land Rover is to extend its annual April shutdown in car production because of uncertainties around Brexit. The UK's biggest carmaker will be idle for an extra week because of fears of disruption at its car and engine plants at Liverpool, Birmingham and Wolverhampton.

  • Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 08:59 UTC

    EU fishermen compensations if UK blocks access to fishing waters in a “no deal Brexit”

    The EU executive tabled an amendment on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, which provides financial support to coastal communities and fishermen

    European Union fishermen will be eligible for compensation if the UK blocks access to its fishing waters in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, the European Commission confirmed on Wednesday. The EU executive tabled an amendment to its rules on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, which provides financial support to coastal communities and fishermen, enabling them to be compensated if the UK prevents them from fishing its waters.

  • Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 07:26 UTC

    Luxembourg reaping London's financial services triggered by Brexit

    Last year, regulators in Luxembourg granted 80 new licenses for financial firms, some of which have publicly stated their intention to expand in the Grand Duchy

    Brexit is driving a much heralded jobs boom and expansion in the financial services industry – in Luxembourg. According to lobby group Luxembourg for Finance, 47 banks, insurers, wealth managers and investment firms have plans to move some business activities to the Grand Duchy in order to cope with potential disruption from Britain’s impending departure from the European Union.