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Montevideo, December 19th 2025 - 01:46 UTC

Uruguay

  • Monday, July 14th 2025 - 10:56 UTC

    Uruguay agrees to amend passports following rejection from France and Germany

    “We will resolve it,” Orsi said

    The Uruguayan Government of President Yamandú Orsi will be reversing its decision to exclude the place of birth from new passports, which resulted in a ban on entry or visa processing for holders of these documents by France and Germany. The change, implemented in April 2025, sought to align with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recommendations, but the absence of this information sparked international rejection.

  • Thursday, July 10th 2025 - 20:46 UTC

    Uruguayan authorities summon German, French ambassadors over passport crisis

    France admits Uruguayans normally, but is unable to process visa requests for stays exceeding 90 days

    Uruguay's Acting Foreign Minister Valeria Csukasi and Undersecretary of the Interior Gabriela Valverde on Thursday summoned the French and German ambassadors for consultations regarding the crisis stemming from the new passport format hindering entry and visa applications.

  • Thursday, July 10th 2025 - 19:19 UTC

    Uruguay signs TAC with ASEAN countries

    Lubetkin advocated for “establishing concrete collaboration between ASEAN and Mercosur”

    Uruguay's Foreign Minister, Mario Lubetkin, signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this week during the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, thus bolstering the South American country's diplomatic and economic ties with the region.

  • Thursday, July 10th 2025 - 09:07 UTC

    Orsi's participation at BRICS Summit a success

    During the event, Orsi held bilateral talks with several international leaders

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi returned Wednesday from the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, achieving significant diplomatic successes. Notably, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa extended a formal invitation for Uruguay to attend the upcoming G-20 summit. Additionally, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed plans to establish an Indian embassy in Uruguay.

  • Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 20:49 UTC

    Uruguayan passports issued after April 23 not valid for France and Germany

    The current situation with France and Germany represents an unforeseen diplomatic challenge

    France and Germany are implementing entry restrictions to Uruguayan nationals holding passports issued on or after April 23, 2025, which prevents travel to these two European countries and affects visa applications for people with the new document.

  • Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Progressive leaders' Summit in Santiago announced

    The gathering at La Moneda is expected to last about four hours

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font will host a “High-Level Meeting Democracy Forever” Summit on July 21 at the Palacio de la Moneda in Santiago with fellow progressive Presidents Yamandú Orsi (Uruguay), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil), and Gustavo Petro (Colombia), in addition to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

  • Saturday, July 5th 2025 - 10:53 UTC

    Uruguay's inflation closer to target

    Tolosa highlighted the effectiveness of using interest rates as a monetary policy tool

    Uruguay's year-on-year inflation rate dropped to 4.59% in June, marking its fourth consecutive monthly decline. This figure is very close to Uruguay's Central Bank (BCU) target of 4.5% and keeps inflation within the 3% to 6% tolerance range for the 25th consecutive month.

  • Friday, July 4th 2025 - 16:45 UTC

    Relief operation of DRC Uruguayan blue helmets underway

    Some 200 troops are arriving at Carrasco on a chartered Ethiopian Airlines flight from Rwanda (Pic Ejercito de Uruguay)

    Uruguay is carrying out on Friday a troop relief operation for its United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Approximately 200 Uruguayan soldiers from the Uruguay IV Battalion are arriving at Carrasco International Airport at 6.35 am on an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Rwanda. President Yamandú Orsi and Defense Minister Sandra Lazo will welcome them.

  • Friday, July 4th 2025 - 09:34 UTC

    Orsi invited Milei over to Montevideo

    “It is not a good thing for us to meddle in the affairs of other countries,” Orsi insisted

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi extended a formal invitation to his Argentine colleague, Javier Milei, to visit Montevideo during their bilateral meeting, lasting approximately 30 minutes, as part of the 66th Mercosur Presidential Summit in Buenos Aires.

  • Wednesday, July 2nd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Bi-oceanic corridor feared to hamper Montevideo Port's future

    Montevideo is expensive and Uruguay is a small country, Pozzi explained

    Uruguayan National Port Administration's (ANP) representative at the River Plate Basin Terminal (TCP), Jorge Pozzi, raised concerns Tuesday during a radio interview about the future of Montevideo's port. In his view, the proposed Pacific-Atlantic bioceanic corridor, connecting Brazil with Chile or Peru, could bypass Uruguay entirely, significantly impacting its system, economy, and thousands of workers.