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Montevideo, April 19th 2024 - 03:14 UTC

Tag: Luis Lacalle Pou

  • Thursday, March 23rd 2023 - 10:55 UTC

    Uruguayans go on strike against social security reforms

    A demonstration before Montevideo's Legislative Palace is also planned

    Uruguayans were preparing for a disruptive Thursday as unions and other groups are to stage nationwide strikes to protest against President Luis Lacalle Pou's initiative to make adjustments to the pension system and increase the retirement age despite his campaign promises otherwise.

  • Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 07:40 UTC

    Uruguayan President not optimistic about Mercosur-EU deal

    Lacalle said he can only cling to Lula's initiative to see some progress

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday said he was not very optimistic about the future of the trade deal between Mercosur and the European Union and that his lack of hope stemmed from both ends of the Atlantic, not just Brussels.

  • Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:10 UTC

    Uruguay generates certainty for Argentine migrants, Lacalle says

    “We belong to Mercosur, we have no interest in cutting ourselves off,” Lacalle said

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday explained that many Argentines had decided to migrate and settle “across the pond” because his country was one that “generates certainty.”

  • Tuesday, March 7th 2023 - 15:06 UTC

    Uruguay-China’s FTA is “improving” at a slower pace, President Lacalle says

    “Perhaps the speed that one would like is not the one we have today. The processes of those giant countries are not like ours,” Lacalle stated.

    The President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, referred to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China. In an interview with the Argentine radio program “Alguien tiene que decirlo” (Radio Mitre), Lacalle stated that negotiations with Chinese authorities are “progressing”. However, the processes of the Asian country advance at a “slower” pace, the head of the South American Government said.

  • Tuesday, March 7th 2023 - 10:18 UTC

    Rice an exception in drought-hit Uruguay

    The 2022-23 rice harvest will be similar to the previous one, Mattos explained

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou and Agriculture Minister Fernando Mattos spoke to reporters after attending the ceremony Monday marking the launch of the 2023 rice harvest, which will be one of the few items with something to celebrate in a country hit by drought.

  • Friday, March 3rd 2023 - 10:08 UTC

    “We have earned international recognition,” Lacalle tells MPs

    Uruguay has “the lowest country risk in all South America,” Lacalle underlined when opening the new Legislature

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday told his country's Legal Assembly that the economy was showing signs of recovery and that “we have earned international recognition, thanks to the performance of our finances.” The head of state made those remarks while launching the new Legislature in Montevideo, which also marked the beginning of his fourth year at the helm of Torre Ejecutiva.

  • Wednesday, March 1st 2023 - 08:44 UTC

    Uruguayan president's approval slides after 3 years in office

    The Astesiano case was crucial in Lacalle's vanishing popularity

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou was shown to have a 43% approval three years into his term, according to a survey by pollsters Usina de Percepción Ciudadana published Tuesday in Montevideo.

  • Friday, February 24th 2023 - 10:26 UTC

    Uruguay demands foreign tourists have medical insurance

    Previous Covid-19 requisites have been lifted

    Effective this month, a decree signed by Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou on Feb.16 requires all foreign travelers entering the country to have medical insurance, regardless of whether they arrive by land, sea, or air. The same measure, which has also been approved by the Council of Ministers, also lifts all previous Covid-19 requisites.

  • Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 08:00 UTC

    Former Argentine FM lashes out at Uruguayan President over Falklands trip

    The Uruguayan lawmakers also betrayed the legacy of Artigas, Solá claimed on Twitter

    Former Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá said Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou's “main objective” was “to show his contempt for Argentina” after a group of lawmakers visited the Falkland Islands together with the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Montevideo Faye O'Connor.

  • Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 10:57 UTC

    Former Uruguayan President's Chief Bodyguard convicted

    The case splashed President Lacalle Pou and some of his aides, whom people find hard to believe were unaware of the deeds

    Former Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's chief bodyguard Alejandro Astesiano has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after a plea deal with the prosecution who investigated him for corruption in a case involving the issuance of passports to Russian nationals.