Uruguay

• Friday, February 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  EU temporary bans access to Uruguayan fish produce

  

  The European Union temporarily suspended export certificates for three Uruguayan fish processing plants and questioned the country's Fisheries Department regulations' compliance system, confirmed sources from Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay's energy situation “delicate but not critical”

  

  Uruguay's energy situation is “delicate, but not critical”, however demand is higher than estimated and water reserves although sufficient are not being replenished as would be desirable admitted the country's head of the government owned electricity corporation.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Spanish Agriculture and Fisheries minister visits Uruguay

  

  Spain is interested in further promoting its fishing fleet in the South Atlantic using Montevideo as an operational port for the area, said Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (MAPA), Elena Espinosa during her visit to Uruguay.

• Sunday, February 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Venezuela helped by Uruguay plans Antarctic base

  

  Venezuelan scientists and military officers set out Friday on their country's first expedition to Antarctica, leaving Friday from Uruguay's capital Montevideo aboard the Uruguayan naval research ship “Oyarbide”.

• Saturday, February 9th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Vazquez launches cabinet reshuffle with October 2009 in mind

  

  Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez confirmed Saturday a deep reshuffle of the cabinet which in this first stage includes at least four relevant posts: Foreign Affairs, Defence, Industry and Energy; Education and Culture and Housing and Environment. The announcements are scheduled to be made public in the course of next week.

• Saturday, February 9th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay denies military alliance with Venezuela

  

  The Uruguayan government told Congress in Montevideo that it has no plans for a military alliance with Venezuela. The question was brought up following revelations that a delegation of Venezuelan military and scientists would be traveling in a Uruguayan navy vessel to Antarctica later this month.

• Wednesday, February 6th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Tycoons and world's top mega-yachts visit Punta del Este

  

  The world's fifth largest yacht and one of the most expensive, 100 million US dollars, is currently anchored in the Uruguayan exclusive resort of Punta del Este. “Le Grand Bleu” was built in the Vulkan Bremen shipyards, designed by world famous mega-yachts Kusch Yachts and originally belonged to Roman Abramovich the Russian tycoon who among other things owns the English football club Chelsea.

• Monday, February 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay's “double risk”: inflation or exports incentive loss

  

  Uruguay's consumer prices index, CPI increased 0.78% in January, below expectations but the largest monthly rise since last August, 1.73%. January's CPI a year ago was 1.77% and in 2006, 1.37%. The last twelve months CPI now stands at 7.44%, still above the 3 to 7% Central Bank target.

• Monday, February 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay keeps consolidated budget deficit on target

  

  In spite of a surge in expenditure in the last quarter Uruguay managed to keep to its fiscal target in 2007 with a budget deficit equivalent to 0.34% of GDP, below the 0.5% established in the Central Bank financial program.

• Monday, January 28th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay: Shellfish ban lifted in Maldonado and Rocha

  

  The National Directorate of Aquatic Resources (DINARA) on Friday lifted the ban on bivalve mollusc fishing, trade and transportation in the departments of Maldonado and Rocha after tests indicated the area was newly free of the red tide bloom.