Spanish voters endured the strong summer heat and went to the polls on Sunday in a general election that could lead to Spain to the list of members of the European Union that turn to the right. He Ministry of Interior reported that at 2 in the afternoon the turnout was more than 40%, that […]
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Spain: Amazon and Apple are fined 194 million euros for restricting competition
The National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) Spanish fined this Tuesday 194.15 million euros to different companies of the groups Amazon and Manzana for agreeing and executing certain competition restrictions on the website of the first company. As reported in a statement by this independent government entity but subject to parliamentary control, it specifically […]
EU promises investments to Celac, which refuses to become a “quarry of resources”
The European Union promised this Monday 45,000 million euros in investments from its institutions and its member states until 2027 to the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (Celac), which in turn called for a deeper relationship between both parties and that the region does not become in a meremineral extraction region either “quarry […]
Challenges of Peruvian cocoa: climate change and new regulations in the EU
Revered as “the food of the gods” for its flavor and nutrients, cocoa is traditionally one of the main sources of income for farmers in the region. Peruvian Amazone. However, now this crop faces several challenges that directly threaten its commercialization and production. Between January and May of this year, 62,164 tons of cocoa have […]
The meeting paths at the EU-CELAC Summit
The geostrategic struggle between USA and Chinathe challenges of the climate crisis or food security are pressing aspects on which Latin America and the European Union they can approach positions in the EU-CELAC Summitwhich will be held next week in Brussels. The Summit between the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean […]
EU wants to lead the metaverse world and avoid the dominance of big technology
The European Comission on Tuesday presented a plan to seize the initiative in the metaverseshared virtual worlds accessible through the Internet, and prevent large technological dominate a nascent field that could fuel economic growth. The EU initiative comes at a time when Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Microsoft and Apple, is working on […]
Amazon countries determined to preserve their rainforest amid climate crisis
The eight countries of the Organization of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (OTCA) they decided on Saturday in Leticia, Colombiapromote urgent measures to preserve the rain forest biggest in the world. “What is done in one corner of South America has repercussions in another. That’s why our cooperation is so important.” said the president of Brazil, […]
The EU is open to discussing Petro’s proposal to exchange debt for climate action
The European Union (EU) would be open to look at and discuss the proposal of the Colombian president, Gustavo Petroto restructure the global financial system to adopt the change foreign debt due to climate action. “I have told the president that the EU is not against this idea. We need to work on the technical […]
Advance agreements with Latin America, a priority of the Spanish presidency of the EU
Advance agreements with Latin America will be one of the priorities of the Spanish presidency of the EUas the Minister of foreign affairsJosé Manuel Albares, on the occasion of the summit between the two blocks from July 17 to 18 in Brussels. The summit should serve to advance trade agreements with Chile, Mexico and Mercosur, […]
European Commission strengthens alliances with Latin American allies
The president of the European Comission, Ursula von der Leyen, will begin this Monday a tour of Brazil, Argentina, Chili and Mexico to strengthen alliances before the summit that the EU and Latin American and Caribbean countries will hold in July. The head of the executive arm of the European Union (EU) has the objective […]