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.

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MercoPressAugust 18, 2015
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Markets estimate Brazil’s recession will spill over to 2016, says Central bank

The Brazilian Central Bank weekly Focus Bulletin released on Monday indicates, for the first time, according to the prevailing opinion…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressAugust 17, 2015
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“Dilma Out”, was voiced by hundreds of thousands across Brazil

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Brazil to call for the impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff,…
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MercoPressJuly 26, 2015
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Falklands/Malvinas: Argentina asks why UK is not punished for not complying with UN

Argentine diplomats questioned in Montevideo why the United Kingdom is not punished for its denial to comply with the UN…
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MercoPressJuly 17, 2015
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Mercosur summit in Brasilia with a conflicting agenda; Paraguay takes chair

Mercosur will be holding its half year presidential summit in Brasilia next Thursday and Friday, an event which will expose…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressJuly 9, 2015
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Brics summit takes off in Russia with an agenda full of economic and political issues

Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Wednesday with his Brazilian counterpart, Dilma Rousseff at the Siberian city of Ufa, where…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressJune 25, 2015
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Petrobras scandal ramifications getting closer to Lula da Silva

One of Brazil’s leading weekly magazines, Epoca, has revealed that former president Lula da Silva could be investigated over corruption…
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MercoPressJune 19, 2015
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Argentine province makes it mandatory to sing a march dedicated to Malvinas Islands

The Argentine province of Salta has passed a law forcing people to sing a song at every public event declaring…
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MercoPressJune 18, 2015
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Presidential hopeful Scioli names Cristina Fernandez confident as his running mate

Argentine presidential hopeful and Buenos Aires province governor Daniel Scioli announced he will run for president with Carlos Zannini, the…
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MercoPressJune 10, 2015
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Bolivia’s Morales does not support Mercosur/EU deal based on ‘competitive’ trade

Bolivian president Evo Morales said that if Mercosur insists in forging a trade agreement with the European Union, Bolivia will…
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MercoPressJune 2, 2015
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Spain’s Iberia resumed flights to Cuba after a two-year absence

After two years of absence, the Spanish airline Iberia on Monday resumed flights to Havana. The Cuban tourism ministry confirmed…
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