Uruguay

• Wednesday, July 26th 2023 - 20:16 UTC

  Spain summons Uruguayan ambassador over criticism of PSOE by interim vice-president

  

  The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Uruguay's Ambassador to Madrid, Ana Teresa Ayala, in response to controversial statements made by acting Vice President of the Uruguayan government, Graciela Bianchi, concerning Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE) in the wake of the recent Spanish general elections.

• Saturday, July 22nd 2023 - 11:25 UTC

  Uruguay: Finnish pulp mills granted use of Fray Bentos free-trade zone until 2053

  

  The Uruguayan Government this week extended the term of exploitation of the Fray Bentos duty-free zone to the company UPM until 2053, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Thursday, July 20th 2023 - 09:00 UTC

  Dead penguins found on Uruguayan beaches

  

  Uruguayan researchers have reported the finding of some 300 dead Magellanic penguins on local beaches, the NGO SOS Rescate Fauna Marina confirmed. The birds were said to be extremely thin and might have died due to cold weather on their annual migration from Argentine Patagonia to southern Brazil in search of food and warmer weather.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 10:33 UTC

  Uruguay signs green hydrogen deal with EU

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday signed a “Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Renewable Energies, Energy Efficiency, and Green Hydrogen” with the European Union to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and held one-on-one meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni on the closing day of the EU-Celac summit in Brussels.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 22:55 UTC

  Four out of ten Uruguayans unaware of the reason for the holiday on Constitution Day

  

  In celebration of Constitution Day, a national holiday in Uruguay, local TV program Telemundo took to the streets, traversing the bustling Avenida 18 de Julio, the most important in Montevideo's downtown, to gauge the public's awareness and engagement on this significant occasion. However, a surprising revelation emerged during their interviews with the public, as it was found that a considerable portion of Uruguayans interviewed remained uninformed about the reason for the holiday.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 22:46 UTC

  Lacalle Pou urges swift action on EU-Mercosur Agreement: “Enough of 25 years of negotiations”

  

  In a strong plea for progress on the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou demanded an end to decades of fruitless negotiations, urging the involved parties to reach an agreement.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:45 UTC

  Paraguayan minister wants a wall bordering Argentina

  

  Paraguay's Minister of Industry and Commerce Luis Castiglioni Monday said he would like to see a wall across the border between his country and Argentina. He added the idea was inspired by former US President Donald Trump's plan to build such a structure con control illegal immigration from Mexico.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 09:16 UTC

  Uruguay to purchase brand new OPVs from Spanish shipyard

  

  Uruguayan authorities Monday announced they had placed an order for the purchase of two brand-new Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPV) from the Spanish shipyard Cardama for € 82 million, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Monday, July 17th 2023 - 10:50 UTC

  UN Coordinator in Uruguay praises local gov't for efforts handling water crisis

  

  Pablo Ruiz Hiebra, United Nations (UN) Coordinator in Uruguay, Sunday highlighted the “efforts” of the South American country's government in the face of the water crisis.

• Saturday, July 15th 2023 - 10:26 UTC

  Mujica tells Brazilian students to look after their democracy

  

  Former Uruguayan President José Mujica called on Brazilians to take care of their democracy during the 59th National Congress of the Students Union in Brasilia which he attended alongside incumbent Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.