Tag: United Kingdom

• Monday, March 7th 2016 - 04:06 UTC

  Tax agreement between United Kingdom and Uruguay

  

  United Kingdom and Uruguay signed a convention to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion related to taxes on income and on capital. British Ambassador Ben Lyster-Binns and the Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa signed the agreement in a ceremony at the Palacio Santos in Montevideo.

• Saturday, March 5th 2016 - 08:52 UTC

  Spain will bring up the issue of Gibraltar, 'the very next day' UK votes to leave European Union

  

  The caretaker Spanish Foreign Secretary, Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo, has declared that he will bring up the question of Gibraltar ‘the very next day’ if the UK votes to leave the European Union on 23rd June. The interview has been described by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo as an example of why it's so much more important for Gibraltar to remain in Europe.

• Friday, March 4th 2016 - 06:49 UTC

  French president wants UK in the EU and warns of the consequences of leaving

  

  French President Francois Hollande has said he wants the UK to stay in the EU - and warned of the “consequences” for immigration and the economy of leaving. A French government minister earlier suggested his country could end UK border controls in Calais.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 - 07:41 UTC

  UK ambassador to Argentina, Mark Kent, takes office next July

  

  Mark Andrew Geoffrey Kent, currently ambassador in Thailand has been appointed British ambassador in Argentina, in succession of Dr. John Freeman, who will be transferring to another diplomatic service appointment. Mr. Kent is expected to take his new job during July this year.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 - 07:30 UTC

  Macri reaffirmed Malvinas sovereignty claim, despite mature and sensible relations with all countries

  

  At the formal opening of the 134th congressional term on Tuesday, Argentine president Mauricio Macri said on Tuesday that his administration is building mature and sensible relations with all countries of the world, and Mercosur is a priority, but dialoguing with world leaders, including British PM David Cameron “does not mean giving up our sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands”.

• Saturday, February 27th 2016 - 03:47 UTC

  Uruguay reaffirms Argentina's Malvinas claim and its commitment to Falkland Islanders 'interests'

  

  Uruguay's foreign ministry expressed on Friday its “most firm support” for the 'legitimate rights' of Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands, other insular territories in the South Atlantic and surrounding maritime spaces, currently administered by the United Kingdom.

• Wednesday, February 24th 2016 - 06:54 UTC

  Despite Malvinas, “we want to accord and collaborate with the UK” to the benefit of both countries

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri said he wants to reach an agreement with the UK that will enable collaboration in areas of mutual interest, despite the dispute over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, although 'we will never drop Argentina's historic claim on the issue'.

• Wednesday, February 24th 2016 - 06:40 UTC

  Project to identify Argentina soldiers' remains in Falklands, advancing says Clarin

  

  Argentina and Great Britain are close to reaching an agreement on procedures for the identification of the Argentine combatants buried at the memorial in the Falkland Islands, reports Clarin, Apparently discussions are quite advanced and an Argentine proposal was replied by a Foreign Office counter proposal.

• Tuesday, February 23rd 2016 - 07:52 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas, an advance to celebrate

  

  By Andrés Cisneros (*) - With the reinstatement of the 'impasse' on the issue of the Malvinas Islands, the Argentine government has made a wise decision. Not only because it puts in course again something proven useful in the past, but also because, looking into the future, there is no better path to the solution of the problem. It's not the mere restoration of a policy (good or bad) which already happened.

• Tuesday, February 23rd 2016 - 05:52 UTC

  Pound suffers the London Mayor Johnson effect as he supports Brexit

  

  The pound hit its lowest level against the dollar in almost seven years on concerns about a possible UK exit from the European Union. At one stage the pound was down as much as 2.4% at $1.4058, its lowest level since March 2009, before later recovering.