Tag: Jorge Taiana

• Thursday, November 3rd 2016 - 10:01 UTC

  Mercosur parliament critical of the current trade negotiations with the European Union

  

  The President of Mercosur’s parliament (Parlasur) thinks that the European Union’s current tabled offer is “unsatisfactory” and made it clear that it shouldn’t be signed in its current form. Jorge Taiana, head of the parliament, and former foreign minister with ex president Cristina Fernandez, complained that the negotiations, which resumed about seven years ago, are taking far too long, but added that in the absence of a “balanced agreement”, nothing should be signed.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2016 - 03:25 UTC

  Argentine congress celebrates UN continental shelf decision as a big plus for Malvinas dispute

  

  Lawmaker from president Mauricio Macri ruling “Let's Change” group, Eduardo Amadeo, celebrated the UN recognition of Argentina's continental shelf extension presentation which means a strong support in the Malvinas Islands' sovereignty dispute with the UK, but also increased the country's territory by at least 35%.

• Wednesday, January 27th 2016 - 06:42 UTC

  Parlasur could invite Falklanders', but first Macri must cracks the “chavista axis”

  

  The Argentine representation in the Mercosur parliament, Parlasur, is considering inviting a group of 'kelpers' Falklands/Malvinas lawmakers, 'to listen to their needs and promote cooperation, but in the framework of Argentina's unrenounceable sovereignty claim over the Islands'.

• Monday, January 4th 2016 - 06:35 UTC

  Argentine ex foreign minister Taiana speaker of Mercosur parliament during 2016

  

  Argentina's former foreign affairs minister under ex president Cristina Fernandez, Jorge Taiana has been nominated speaker of the Mercosur Parliament in Montevideo, as of this month and year.

• Wednesday, December 16th 2015 - 06:57 UTC

  Malvinas is central for Argentina, but 'there are a lot of other areas to work with the UK'

  

  Argentina's foreign minister Susana Malcorra said on Tuesday the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty conflict “can't be sidestepped because it's a historic and central issue” for Argentina, although this “does not impede” acknowledging that relations between the two countries “have a lot of other areas in which we have to work”.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2015 - 07:21 UTC

  Parlasur bench: after seven attempts first election win for Malvinas affairs desk head Filmus

  

  Daniel Filmus, head of the Malvinas Affairs Desk in the Argentine ministry of foreign affairs can expect to become a member of Mercosur Parliament, or Parlasur, in the coming October general election, following on a repeat of the Argentine primaries' results of last Sunday.

• Friday, March 13th 2015 - 11:02 UTC

  Argentine Judge elected by peers head of the International Criminal Court

  

  An Argentine has been elected by her peers to lead the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Judges of the ICC, sitting in a plenary session, elected Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi as president of the court for a three-year term with immediate effect, the organization said in a news release.

• Thursday, July 3rd 2014 - 07:02 UTC

  Cobos Falklands' trip receives praise: challenge for all Argentina presidential hopefuls

  

  Despite Argentina's news agenda is absorbed by the World Cup, another possible default and the indictment for corruption of Vice-president Amado Boudou, the Argentine media still has time to talk about former vice-president and presidential hopeful Julio Cleto Cobos' current trip to the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, July 2nd 2014 - 07:04 UTC

  Former Argentine minister blasts Cobos for Falklands trip; passport controversy

  

  Argentina's former foreign minister Jorge Taiana described lawmaker and presidential hopeful Julio Cleto Cobos current visit to the Falkland Islands totally “irresponsible” and 'without consultation'. He also blasted the fact that the lawmaker would have his Argentine passport stamped by the government of the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, February 3rd 2012 - 06:08 UTC

  Malvinas dispute helps ‘to distract UK public opinion’ from serious domestic problems

  

  The UK is taking advantage of the diplomatic conflict escalade with Argentina over the Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute to distract public opinion from serious domestic problems such as unemployment, said Argentine Vice-president Amado Boudou.