Tag: LAC-EU

• Thursday, May 6th 2010 - 03:03 UTC

  Several UNASUR Members Could Skip Madrid Summit because of Honduras

  

  Several UNASUR member countries plan to skip the upcoming Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit (EU-LAC) in Madrid if Honduran President Porfirio Lobo is invited, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 23:03 UTC

  European Farmers up in Arms Against Resumption of EU/Mercosur Talks

  

  France’s main farmers’ organization, FNSEA, called Wednesday on President Nicolas Sarkozy to pressure upon the European Community to impede the re-launching of negotiations for a free trade agreement with Mercosur

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 02:49 UTC

  EU Wants to Reactivate Negotiations with Mercosur for Association Agreement

  

  The European Commission (EC) has proposed to reactivate its negotiations with Mercosur, stagnant since 2004, with the objective of reaching an association agreement. In its weekly meeting, the EU executive decided to re-establish discussions with Mercosur since it considers “that an eventual pact could generate economic benefits for both parts,” according to an EC communiqué.

• Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 01:23 UTC

  Peru to Question Chile’s “Arms Build-Up” in the EU/Latam Madrid Summit

  

  The Peruvian government’s claim that Chile is undergoing a tremendous arms build-up has once again come to the forefront of Latin American international relations.