Uruguay

Friday, December 6th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Bolsonaro calls on Mercosur for a quick implementation of the trade agreement with the EU

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that Mercosur trade block needs to hurry up and implement agreements the group has negotiated.
Friday, December 6th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Paraguay takes the chair of a quarrelsome strained Mercosur

Brazil on Thursday handed over the six-month rotating presidency of the Mercosur trade bloc (Southern Common Market) to Paraguay. During a ceremony at the bloc's 55th summit in Bento Goncalves, Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro expressed confidence in his Paraguayan counterpart Mario Abdo Benitez and his leadership skills.
Thursday, December 5th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Trump's tariffs puts Brazil's Bolsonaro and Argentine president elect Fernandez in the same boat

The South American four-nation trade bloc Mercosur began a tense meeting on Wednesday reeling from US steel and aluminium tariffs and a spat between its two biggest members. Foreign ministers of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay opened the two-day meeting in the southern Brazilian town of Bento Goncalves, paving the way for a head of state summit on Thursday.
Tuesday, December 3rd 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Uruguay president elect hopes pragmatism prevails over ideology in Mercosur

Mercosur faces a tense future, the president-elect of Uruguay said on Monday, referring to a diplomatic spat between regional heavyweight economies Brazil and Argentina. Brazil’s right-wing leader Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina’s incoming leader, left-leaning Peronist Alberto Fernandez, have sparred openly.
Sunday, December 1st 2019 - 02:22 UTC
UK delegation travelling for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the River Plate

This Sunday, December first members of the HMS Ajax and River Plate Veterans leave for Chile, Uruguay and Argentina to recall events of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the River Plate, 13 December 1939.
Saturday, November 30th 2019 - 07:20 UTC
Uruguay expects some 200 cruise calls this 2019/20 season

Uruguay is expecting some 200 cruise calls this 2019/20 season, which is 30% higher than in 2018/19, while Montevideo has become an exchange port for incoming and outgoing cruise passengers, given its good services and connectivity, announced Tourism minister Liliam Kechichian during the official launching of the current season.
Friday, November 29th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Uruguay's incumbent candidate salutes president elect Lacalle Pou; transition talks begin next Monday

Luis Lacalle Pou of the center-right National Party won Uruguay’s presidency after his rival conceded four days after a runoff election. A second vote count by the country's Electoral Court confirmed and widened the neck to neck difference between the president elect and the incumbent candidate
Friday, November 29th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
EU approves increase in US beef imports to ease bilateral trade tensions

European Union lawmakers approved an increase in U.S. beef imports to the EU on Thursday, a move likely to ease transatlantic tensions. But they also criticized tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on metal imports and a threat he has made to target EU cars and car parts.
Friday, November 29th 2019 - 09:13 UTC
Teenage boys plead guilty to homophobic attack on two women in London bus

Three teenage boys pleaded guilty on Thursday to public order offences over a homophobic attack on two women on a London bus in which one of the victims said the attackers had tried to force them to kiss each other.
Monday, November 25th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Uruguay's presidential runoff results delayed because of the very tight results

Uruguay Sunday's presidential runoff results have been so tight that the Electoral Court will only make a definitive announcement sometime late this week after it has completed counting all votes, including some 34.000, classified as “observed”. This is because the difference between the two candidates is some 29.000 votes.