30/07/2012 | Argentina

CFK travels to Brazil to attend Mercosur Summit

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner took off to Brasilia on Monday afternoon to attend the Mercosur Summit in which Venezuela's entry to the regional economic bloc will be formalized.

06/12/2012 | Argentina

CFK flies to Brasilia for Mercosur Summit

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner left for Brasilia today, where she will participate on the Mercosur summit on Friday.

20/12/2011 | Argentina

Trade undersecretary Iván Heyn found dead in Montevideo

Argentina's Trade under-secretary Iván Heyn who was part of the Argentine delegation attending the Mercosur Summit committed suicide in a hotel in Montevideo. Sources stated that the 34-year-old official was found hanged in his suite at the Radisson Hotel of the capital city of the neighbouring country.

02/01/2012 | Argentina

Argentina renews claims over Malvinas in anniversary of British occupation

Argentina’s Foreign Ministry renewed its claims for a “legitimate right” over the Malvinas Islands sovereignty and the need to resume “the bilateral negotiations process” with the United Kingdom in the 179 anniversary of the British occupation of the islands.

28/06/2012 | Argentina

CFK met with De Vido and Kicillof before heading to Mendoza

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met today with Planning Minister Julio De Vido and the Deputy Minister of Economy before heading to Mendoza to take part in the Mercosur summit.

28/06/2011 | Argentina

CFK cancels trip to Paraguay upon medical advice

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner suspended her trip to Asunción for the Mercosur summit, after being advised against travelling by her doctors due to the head injury she suffered last Wednesday, officials informed. The President will however continue with planned activites, attending a ceremony presenting a new security plan this afternoon.

29/06/2011 | Argentina

Timerman calls for Mercosur's support over Malvinas dispute

Argentina called for the support of the Mercosur over what was described as "a new aggression" coming from Great Britain, with respect to the historic conflict between the two countries over the sovereignty of the Malvinas islands.

20/12/2011 | Argentina

CFK takes over Mercosur chairmanship

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner took office as the temporary head of the Mercosur bloc and highlighted that “we must have a vision beyond the commercial one, we have to rely on the region to know that we have to protect each other.”

18/12/2010 | Argentina

City government 'celebrates Mercosur's disapproval of xenophobia,' Rodríguez Larreta

Following the controversial declarations made by the city Mayor, Mauricio Macri, over the events in the Indo-Americano Park in the Villa Soldati neighbourhood, the city Chief of Cabinet, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, celebrated the disapproval of xenophobia made by the summit of Mercosur in Brazil this week.

30/12/2010 | Argentina

Argentina, Brazil set to 'continue integration process,' Timerman

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman assured that once Dilma Roussef is inaugurated as the new Brazilian president, both Argentina and Brazil “will continue the integration process led by all Mercosur countries.”

23/02/2011 | Argentina

‘Mercosur is not in any danger,’ Ministry of Industry officials say

Industry Ministry officials assured that the non-automatic licenses currently being applied “in no way represent an obstacle for our Mercosur partners.”

19/01/2012 | World

Hague authorizes Malvinas' ships to change flag for Mercosur ports

Ships from the Malvinas Islands that are barred from ports in Argentina and other Mercosur trade bloc countries can reflag as British ships at any time to avoid the ban, British Foreign Secretary William Hague told reporters in Río de Janeiro.

23/04/2012 | World

EU rejects Spain's request to leave Argentina out of negotiations with Mercosur

A member of the European Union assured it is not possible to negotiate an agreement between the EU and Mercosur without Argentina, as the Spanish Government planned after the country’s decision to expropriate YPF.

20/12/2011 | World

Chávez: 'Venezuela’s full membership doesn’t have to be decided today'

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez arrived in Uruguay today to push for his country's incorporation into the Mercosur trade bloc, in his first official trip abroad since undergoing cancer surgery in June.

21/12/2011 | World

Britain 'concerned' about Malvinas ship ban

Britain expressed concern at a decision by the South American trading block Mercosur to ban boats flying a Malvinas Islands flag from docking at ports in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

22/12/2011 | World

London denies increase of military presence in Malvinas

After the statements published by the English newspaper “The Daily Mail,” in which the former head of the Marine, Alan West, said that a nuclear submarine should be sent to the Malvinas Islands, the United Kingdom assured it does not plan to increase the military presence in the Islands.

07/12/2012 | Latin America

CFK holds bilateral meeting with Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner held a bilateral meeting with her Brazilian counterpart, Dilma Rousseff, after participating in the Mercosur Summit held this morning in Brasilia.

03/12/2012 | Latin America

Chávez will travel to Brazil for summit, ambassador says

Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez will travel to Brazil for a regional summit at the end of this week despite cancer-related medical treatment in Cuba, Brazil's ambassador said on today.

06/12/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela's Chavez likely to miss Brazil summit due to health

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez will not attend a regional trade summit in Brazil, sources said.

07/12/2012 | Latin America

Mercosur accepts Bolivia's membership during Summit in Brasilia

30/06/2012 | Latin America

Paraguay blasts Mercosur's decision to take on Venezuela

Paraguay’s government blasted Mercosur’s decision of taking Venezuela as a full member of the bloc "before finishing the legislative procedure to so" and assured the measure lacks legal recognition. President Federico Franco also said that his country's suspension from the bloc 'is illegal and illegitimate.'

30/06/2012 | Latin America

'Argentina implemented measures that killed Mercosur'

Brazilian businessman Rubens Barbosa, head of the foreign trade council of the Sao Paolo Federation of businessmen said today that in the last six months, the Argentine presidency of the bloc implemented measures that practically killed the Mercosur.

31/07/2012 | Latin America

'Venezuela's entry to Mercosur strengthens the region,' CFK

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured today during a press conference held at the Mercosur summit in Brasilia, that Venezuela’s entry to the bloc “strengthens the entire region.”

29/06/2012 | Latin America

'No impeachment proceedings can last two hours,' CFK defends Lugo at Mercosur summit

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner opened the second day at the Mercosur leaders summit being held in Mendoza province with a strong speach against the recent lightning-quick impeachment against Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo.

29/06/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela to become full member of Mercosur, Paraguay suspended

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman announced today Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay’s decision to make Venezuela an official member of the Mercosur trade bloc. In addition, Paraguay was officially suspended, until the country’s authorities are renewed.

29/06/2012 | Latin America

'South America must avoid thinly veiled coup d' etat attempts', CFK

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner urged her Mercosur bloc counterparts to work jointly to avoid more ‘thinly veiled coup’d etats” in South America.

24/06/2012 | Latin America

Paraguay suspended from Mercosur as Lugo calls for return of democracy

Ousted Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo branded the country's new government illegitimate and called for democracy to be restored as neighboring countries responded to his sudden impeachment by suspending his country from the Mercosur.

26/06/2012 | Latin America

Lugo says will not attend Mercosur summit

Ousted Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo announced that he will not be attending the coming Mercosur summit scheduled to take place this Thursday and Friday in Mendoza.

27/06/2012 | Latin America

Mercosur social summit begins debating Lugo's removal from office

The XVth social Mercosur summit began today and will continue on Thursday in Mendoza province, where authorities and civil organizations of the regional bloc will debate over the role and importance of democracy in South America and the importance of strengthening social inclusion policies with civic participation.

29/01/2012 | Latin America

'Mercosur lacks institutional warranties,' Uruguay’s Mujica

Uruguay's President José Mujica told reporters that the Mercosur bloc is "stuck" and has no natural institutional operation to push other countries to express their willingness to enter it.

19/03/2012 | Latin America

Mujica vows to 'fight to the death' for future of Mercosur

As Uruguay and Paraguay continue to express their discomfort with the recent trading blocks applied by Argentina and Brazil within the Mercosur trading bloc, Uruguayan president José Mujica promised to “fight to the death” for the future of the organization.

27/04/2012 | Latin America

Spain urges CFK to return to ‘the path of international legality’

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel García-Margallo urged today President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to go back to “the path of international legality.” The official also said Spain sees no viable deal between the Euroean Union and the Mercosur until Argentina complies with the international investment rules.

29/06/2011 | Latin America

'Trade flow problems between Argentina, Brazil continue to exist,' Brazilian Minister

"Trade flow problems between Argentina and Brazil continue to exist," Industry Ministry Executive Secretary Alessandro Teixera said, regarding the non automatic trade licenses conflict that flared between both countries a few months ago

18/11/2011 | Latin America

'I'm not in favour of locking Uruguay in the Mercosur'

Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica stated that “it’s very difficult to make decisions when you belong to the Mercosur,” during an interview.

19/12/2011 | Latin America

Mercosur foreign ministers meet in Uruguay

Mercosur Foreign Ministers met in Montevideo, Uruguay on Monday ahead of Tuesday's summit of Mercosur heads of state, where Argentina will be appointed to the bloc's temporary presidency for the first half of 2012.

16/12/2010 | Latin America

Mercosur agrees plan for investment, trade growth

South American trade bloc Mercosur launched a plan to adopt common trade, investment and immigration policies to help underpin unprecedented economic growth in the region.

17/12/2010 | Latin America

Mercosur Summit held, member countries to pass several strategic motions

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner arrived in Brazil last night to participate in the 40th summit of the Heads of State in the Mercosur. The summit will conclude today, and the decisions that have been made by the leaders are then to be announced.

08/03/2011 | Latin America

European Parliament passes 'highly critical' report on EU - Mercosur trade agreement

The European Parliament passed a highly critical report on trade negotiations between the EU and the Mercosur bloc for considering that they may imply “farming concessions damaging to European producers.”