Tag: Uruguayan Parliament

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2026 - 04:31 UTC

  Uruguay: Orsi defends “stability” in first-year address, announces justice ministry and new projects

  

  Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi addressed the General Assembly on Monday to present a first-year account of his administration and set priorities for 2026, combining legislative announcements with infrastructure pledges across security, health, transport and technology.

• Tuesday, February 24th 2026 - 03:06 UTC

  Uruguay moves toward ratifying EU–Mercosur deal after special committee approval

  

  A special committee of Uruguay’s parliament tasked with reviewing the EU–Mercosur agreement approved the ratification bill on Monday, clearing the way for floor votes in the Senate and lower house in the coming days — a timetable that could make Uruguay the first Mercosur member to complete domestic approval.

• Friday, February 20th 2026 - 12:13 UTC

  Uruguay foreign minister Lubetkin grilled over Venezuela, China–Taiwan wording and US visas

  

  Uruguay’s foreign minister Mario Lubetkin appeared before Parliament’s Permanent Commission after an opposition-led interpellation focused on the government’s stance on Venezuela, a Taiwan-related line included in a joint statement with China, and the lack of clarity over US immigration-visa restrictions affecting Uruguay.

• Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 09:37 UTC

  Uruguay marks centenary of Legislative Palace with new LED lighting

  

  Montevideo inaugurated on Friday a modern lighting system for the Legislative Palace as part of the celebrations marking the building’s 100th anniversary. More than 250 LED lights have been installed on the exterior, featuring energy-efficient technology and automated control.

• Monday, March 4th 2024 - 10:58 UTC

  Argentina and Brazil “blocking” Mercosur's progress, Uruguayan President says

  

  President Luis Lacalle Pou told his country's Parliament Saturday that Uruguay needed to open up to the world. In his last accountability for the year speech as head of state before Parliament, he also singled out Argentina and Brazil for “blocking” Mercosur agreements and insisted on the importance of achieving fiscal goals, low inflation, employment growth, educational transformation, and making the regional bloc more flexible.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Uruguay's Senate puts appointment of ambassador to Ankara on hold

  

  Uruguay's Senate unanimously agreed Tuesday not to move on with its advice and consent regarding the appointment of Hugo Cayrús as the country's next ambassador to Ankara following the embarrassing incidents caused in Montevideo by Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.

• Tuesday, September 14th 2021 - 09:23 UTC

  Uruguay's Congress hit by coronavirus infections

  

  A few Uruguayan lawmakers tested positive for SARS-Cov-2 forcing 48 people from the national Congress to go into isolation, it was reported Monday.

• Wednesday, July 7th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  Uruguayan Lower House passes resolution condemning actions by Nicaraguan regime

  

  Uruguay's House of Deputies Tuesday passed a resolution condemning the anti-democratic practices of Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega, who continues to place opposition politicians under arrest for allegedly planning to overthrow him.

• Saturday, September 29th 2018 - 14:17 UTC

  March for Diversity illuminates Montevideo in favor of LGBT culture

  

  Since 2006, the March for Diversity illuminates every year the most important avenue in Montevideo with a 'comparsa' of thousands of people who dance, celebrate and shout slogans in favor of policies for the rights of the LGBT community. In this year's edition, held on Friday, many marched with yellow and red handkerchiefs, colors chosen by the movements of activists in favor of the so-called trans law, which is under discussion in the Uruguayan Parliament. Diplomatic figures such as the ambassadors of the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada participated in this march with their own posters and slogans.

• Tuesday, October 28th 2014 - 07:03 UTC

  Uruguay's ruling Broad Front headed for parliamentary majority

  

  Uruguay's ruling Broad Front coalition, despite pollster forecasts to the contrary, confirmed their dominance of local politics and are likely to enjoy a parliamentary majority, after the Sunday presidential election that left Tabare Vazquez as favorite to succeed José Mujica as head of state.