Uruguay

• Thursday, December 10th 2009 - 11:36 UTC

  Construction of Stora Enso pulp mill in Uruguay is further delayed

  

  Finaland’s Stora Enso, Europe’s largest paper and forest products’ company said Wednesday that the decision whether to construct a pulp mill in Uruguay could take “well over a year”.

• Wednesday, December 9th 2009 - 08:42 UTC

  Cruise visitors in Uruguay this season close to 400.000

  

  Uruguay’s Ministry of Tourism forecasts some 400.000 tourists and crew members will be visiting the country during this summer cruise season, which represents a slight increase over the previous year.

• Saturday, December 5th 2009 - 09:05 UTC

  President-elect Mujica calls on Uruguayans “to talk less and work more”

  

  President elect Jose Pepe Mujica said that Uruguay has a strategic position in the region with a great future and he conceives the country not as a “wedge” but as a “bridge”.

• Saturday, December 5th 2009 - 03:37 UTC

  November inflation in Uruguay remains unchanged: annual target 5.9%

  

  Uruguayan consumer prices in November remained virtually unchanged with a 0.06% increase over October, having accumulated in the last twelve months 6.39% and 5.41% in the eleven months of 2009, according to the latest data released by the Statistics Office.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2009 - 13:32 UTC

  Mujica to meet with Lula da Silva next week in Montevideo

  

  Uruguayan president-elect Jose Mujica is scheduled to meet next Tuesday with Brazilian president Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the Mercosur summit to be held in Montevideo, according to diplomatic sources.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2009 - 10:28 UTC

  Mujica wants “the best possible relations” with Argentina

  

  Uruguayan President-elect José Mujica vowed to have “the best possible relations” with Argentina and “isolate” the conflict over the Botnia pulp mill, which has generated frictions in the bilateral relation.

• Wednesday, December 2nd 2009 - 13:17 UTC

  Hollywood has a 'Panic Attack!'

  

  A few weeks ago, a movie industry pal tipped me off to an especially cool new YouTube short by an obscure filmmaker from Uruguay. “Watch it,” he said. “This guy is going to be a big star.”

• Wednesday, December 2nd 2009 - 12:10 UTC

  EU welcomes newly qualified seafood exports

  

  The European Union (EU) informed the National Directorate of Aquatic Resources (DINARA) that Uruguay will be able to resume shipments of seafood products to the EU market. This announcement marks the end of restrictions imposed by the European bloc in 2008.

• Tuesday, December 1st 2009 - 11:03 UTC

  Uruguayan president-elect begins round of talks on four basic issues

  

  Uruguayan president elect Jose Mujica and the leader of the junior opposition Colorado Party Pedro Bordaberry met Monday afternoon and agreed to collaborate at technical level in several issues that are considered crucial for the country.

• Tuesday, December 1st 2009 - 10:35 UTC

  Mujica and Mrs. Kirchner to meet next week in Montevideo

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will be meeting next week with Uruguay’s president-elect Jose Mujica, announced Argentine ambassador in Montevideo, Hernán Patiño Mayer.