MercoPress

MercoPress

MercoPress is an independent news agency started in 1993 which focuses on delivering news related to the Mercosur trade and political bloc, and member countries, covering an area of influence which includes South America, the South Atlantic and insular territories. MercoPress offers an update of the main events which model the Mercosur integration process, the current customs union, its influence on the main players of the region as well as the relations with other economic-political spaces.

EUROPE

MercoPressApril 19, 2017
28

The snap election and consequences seen from the European Union

Prime Minister Theresa May announcement of a June snap election could strengthen her hand in the Brexit negotiations but the…
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Breaking News

MercoPressMarch 15, 2017
9

Scottish government plans second independence referendum in 2018/19

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed she will ask for permission to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence,…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressMarch 10, 2017
7

Bolivia expands legal coca crop area by 12.000 hectares

Bolivia passed a controversial measure on Wednesday to expand production of coca, the raw material for cocaine. Leftist president Evo…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressFebruary 19, 2017
10

Cristina Fernandez ex Army chief arrested for alleged torture and kidnapping

Former Argentine army chief Cesar Milani was arrested Friday for his alleged role in the kidnapping and torture of two…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressFebruary 19, 2017
9

Malcorra meets Boris Johnson, apologizes for Darwin cemetery damages

Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra met Friday morning with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in the framework of the G 20…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressFebruary 15, 2017
14

Argentine prosecution accuses President Macri of conflicts of interest

An Argentine prosecutor on Tuesday demanded a judicial investigation into alleged financial conflicts of interest by the country’s President Mauricio…
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ENERGY

MercoPressFebruary 14, 2017
5

Petrobras credit rating raised to BB-: improved governance “compares well with those of its peers”

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s on Friday raised its corporate credit rating on Petrobras, one notch, from B+ to…
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EUROPE

MercoPressFebruary 10, 2017
9

Spain must act intelligently in its approach to Gibraltar, says foreign minister

Spain’s Foreign Minister, Alfonso Dastis, said that he believed Gibraltar should be Spanish, though he added Spain must be intelligent…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressFebruary 10, 2017
30

Goldman Sachs hedge fund closing London operations and moving to New York

A Goldman Sachs hedge fund is closing its London operations and moving staff to New York, the firm has confirmed.…
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NEWS

MercoPressFebruary 6, 2017
15

Return Malvinas and Gibraltar before talking about Crimea, Russia tells UK

Russia’s ambassador to the UN has suggested that Britain should “clean its conscience” by “giving back” the Falklands/Malvinas and Gibraltar…
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