Uruguay

• Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 21:07 UTC

  Uruguayan Economy minister highlights the importance of climate actions

  

  During her appearance in Washington DC at the Center for Global Development (CGD), Uruguay's Economy Minister Azucena Arbeleche Thursday highlighted the importance of inclusive and sustainable growth.

• Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 02:34 UTC

  Parts of Uruguay on brink of agricultural emergency due to poor rains

  

  Uruguay's Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries Minister Fernando Mattos has not ruled out declaring a national emergency due to the water deficit caused by poor rains, despite western and southern parts of the country being the most severely affected by the lack of rainfall during the winter.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2022 - 20:35 UTC

  Uruguayan children going through more emotional problems than ever before

  

  An Uruguayan School of Medicine professor said local children were going through additional mental health issues since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Monday, October 10th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Motion to impeach Mayor of Montevideo filed

  

  Montevideo Councilors from the National (White) and Colorado parties have filed for the impeachment of Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) Mayor Carolina Cosse over her allegedly repeated failure to submit a series of reports requested from her office.

• Monday, October 10th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Trump Tower in Punta del Este launched

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou attended the opening this weekend of the luxurious Trump Tower in the exclusive beach resort of Punta del Este in the Department (province) of Maldonado. The project began ten years ago.

• Saturday, October 8th 2022 - 10:16 UTC

  Uruguay launches stamp, announces coin commemorating Andes plane crash

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Friday took part in a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the so-called Andes tragedy, an airplane crash that made history since many victims survived after being left for dead.

• Saturday, October 8th 2022 - 00:12 UTC

  Historic Paraguayan embassy in Montevideo reopened

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday met with his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou during the reopening of the historic embassy in Montevideo after refurbishing work.

• Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:57 UTC

  Uruguay's Lower House passes euthanasia bill

  

  Uruguay's Lower House Thursday passed a bill legalizing euthanasia with 57 votes out of 96. The project now goes to the Senate for further Parliamentarian treatment.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 14:51 UTC

  Brazil, with Mercosur partners, plans to become a global rice exporting hub

  

  As India, the world leader in exports restricts rice shipments, Brazil signaled at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that together with Mercosur partners, it is ready to expand exports and help with global food security.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 10:12 UTC

  EU-Mercosur agreement ratified in 2023? Uruguayan Foreign Minister sees it possible

  

  It's been more than two decades since the negotiations began. Yet, geopolitical conditions have never been favorable to ratify the agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur. However, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Francisco Bustillo, said Tuesday during a press conference that there is “a window of opportunity” to ratify the accord between the European and South American blocs in 2023, during the pro tempore rulings of Spain and Brazil in each group.