Tag: Mercosur
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The triumph of Santiago Peña in Paraguay and the impetus needed for Mercosur
Santiago Peña was elected President of Paraguay. Follow, as almost always, the Colorado Party in the control of the executive branch (and the...
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Elections in Paraguay: Mercosur, the single currency, the waterway and Itaipu, the issues that Santiago Peña will have to discuss with Brazil and Argentina
In the midst of a scenario that foresaw a hard-fought and uncertain ending, the unappealable triumph of santiagopena in the presidential elections of Paraguay...
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Luis Lacalle Pou said that creating a common currency in Mercosur “is madness”
Never shying away from confronting his peers in the region, the president of Uruguay, Louis Lacalle Poureferred this Wednesday to the possibility that together...
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The government wants to “revise” the agreement between Mercosur and the European Union: what it means
With the pro tempore presidency of Mercosur in these first six months of 2023, the government of Alberto Fernández is launching the attempt to...
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Is a common currency possible in Mercosur?
FromBeatrice Nofal
Former Undersecretary for Industry and Foreign Trade 1986-1988. Currently he is a member of the Executive Committee of CARI and is a...
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Lula da Silva wants Mercosur to close a deal with the EU before negotiating with China
Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva deemed it "urgent" on Wednesday that Mercosur close a deal with the European...
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The future of Mercosur: Lula da Silva meets Lacalle Pou in Montevideo and visits the farm of “Pepe” Mujica
After the CELAC summit, the international agenda of Lula da Silva continue this Wednesday with a visit to Uruguay. The highlight of his...
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Mercosur: ask to “put the interests of countries before ideology”
With a focus on Mercosur and the integration of the region, this Tuesday Puerto Madero was the site of an economic meeting that brought...
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The unease in the government is growing over Luis Lacalle Pou’s agreement with China and the absence of Jair Bolsonaro from the Mercosur summit
To be sure, President Luis Lacalle Pou has deceived his neighbors. As Wednesday afternoon falls, and minutes before telling the press that his...
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Tension in Mercosur: Uruguay and China begin to negotiate a free trade agreement
Uruguay and China will begin talks in the coming days to seal a ALS (FTA) outside Mercosur, after the “positive” completion of the feasibility...
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Mercosur added problems: Bolivia denies its escalation, Uruguay demands to open it to the world and Brazil to further lower tariffs
Last Friday, Bolivian ambassador Ariel Basteiro quickly entered the Foreign Ministry. It's falling in the afternoon. I will go to Minister Santiago...