Tag: Luis Lacalle Pou

Thursday, April 22nd 2021 - 09:25 UTC
Uruguayan President: competition between countries must not prevail to fight covid-19

During his speech at the XXVII Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, which is held in Andorra although most participants make only video appearances, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday launched an appeal to his fellow leaders to find new ways in the fight against the covid-19 pandemic.
Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 12:07 UTC
Uruguayan President seizes Pfizer vaccines Argentine neglected, press reports

Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou successfully carried out a personal negotiation with the Pfizer laboratory in Buenos Aires in December as talks between the Argentine government and the manufacturers of the vaccine began to stall, it was reported.
Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:59 UTC
Uruguayan duty free shops seek ways to cut down losses amid anti-covid-19 restrictions

Uruguayan duty-free shops in the Brazil bordering location of Rivera Tuesday hoped a solution will be found soon to their need to reopen their businesses after a meeting with federal authorities.
Thursday, April 8th 2021 - 10:50 UTC
Uruguay: The second highest population-related covid-19 deaths in South America in the last week

Following the latest death toll from covid-19 in Uruguay (238 in the last seven days), the country moved up to second place in South America in terms of the number of deaths from the disease relative to its population (3.5 million) in the last week. A study shows that the behaviour of the population in the face of the pandemic during 2020 has changed in the last weeks, resulting in more mobility amid record daily cases and a progressive vaccination program.
Thursday, April 8th 2021 - 10:42 UTC
Lacalle: Virtual schooling in Uruguay to go on until May but ruled out stricter measures

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday announced virtual schooling in his country would continue until at least May 3, amid soaring numbers of covid-19 infections.
Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguay formally requests meeting with Argentina to work on Mercosur's flexibilization

Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Monday submitted a formal request to the Argentine government to hold a meeting to discuss the flexibility of Mercosur, it was reported.
Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:56 UTC
Lacalle gets vaccinated – insists on need for flexibility on the part of Mercosur

Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday stood by the words he said during Friday's virtual Mercosur Summit which led to a rife with his Argentina counterpart Alberto Fernández.
Monday, March 29th 2021 - 10:18 UTC
Uruguay: Health system on the verge of saturation due to Covid-19

In Uruguay, 35.6% of operational intensive care beds (ICBs) are occupied by Covid-19 patients, reported the Uruguayan Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SUMI). Medical specialists warn that this is a limit that could lead to problems in the functioning of the ICBs.
Sunday, March 28th 2021 - 08:53 UTC
Mercosur has no raison d’être if members go rogue according Argentine Foreign Ministry top official

In the aftermath of Friday's presidential clash between Alberto Fernández and Uruguay's Luis Lacalle Pou over the Mercosur's alleged lack of “flexibility,” Argentine Foreign Ministry's Cabinet Chief Guillermo Chaves said Saturday in a radio interview that the bloc's fundamental identity was to negotiate jointly on behalf of all members, but if each partner was allowed to hold deals individually, the association would lose its raison d'être.
Saturday, March 27th 2021 - 10:23 UTC
Presidents of Uruguay, Argentina clash during Mercosur online summit

Argentine President Alberto Fernández told his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou his country did not want to be “a burden on anyone” when the latter called for signs of “flexibilization” on the part of Mercosur to allow member states to seek unilateral foreign trade agreements elsewhere without the bloc's approval.