The agreement EU-Mercosur It has been a banner of the recent protest by French farmers, who denounced unfair competition on the part of South Americans. However, if Paris closes the door to this pact, the way will be left clear to China, warn politicians and analysts consulted by EFE. The European agricultural crisis, which has […]
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OECD again reduces its economic prospects for Europe and improves those of the US.
The OECD once again reduced its expectations for the European economy for this year, with growth below 1% in the large countries except Spain, the exception in the Old Continent, while improving those of the United States, which will grow above 2%. In its interim Outlook report published this Monday, the Organization for Economic Cooperation […]
Farmer protests in the EU have a full impact on the agreement with Mercosur
The delayed negotiations to close the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur were left under a heavy blanket of uncertainty, amid protests by farmers in Europe and strong opposition from France. Recent meetings in Brazil of negotiators from the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) and the EU gave rise to […]
British companies trading with the EU report lower profits after Brexit
The profits of British companies that trade with European Union countries have fallen across the board following the Brexitaccording to a survey made public this Tuesday by the economic newspaper ‘Financial Times’ (FT). In the survey of 1,001 managers of British companies with international trade, commissioned by the tax technology consultancy Avalara, 70% of those […]
Farmers begin the ‘siege’ of Paris and the Government asks them to limit the protest
The farmers French began this Monday the ‘siege’ to some of the main access roads to Parisbetween warnings from the Government so that this action is limited and does not harm the lives of citizens. Since early in the afternoon, hundreds of tractors have begun to block several of the highways and national roads that […]
The EU extends economic sanctions against Russia for six months over the war in Ukraine
The European Union This Monday extended for six more months, until July 31, 2024, the economic sanctions that it has approved against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. The twenty-seven began to adopt restrictive measures against Moscow since the annexation of Crimea in 2014, but intensified them after the large-scale invasion of Ukraine, on February […]
The United States, Chile, Peru and Canada are going to send help against fires in Colombia
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petroannounced this Thursday that USA., Chili, Peru and Canada They have already responded to the request for international help that was made yesterday to fight at least 31 fires that affect the country and that has also been sent to the European Union (EU) Yet the UN. “Humanity has developed […]
Mercosur continues to bet on closing FTA with the EU, foreign ministers say
He Mercosur will seek to seal the delayed trade agreement with the European UnionThe bloc’s foreign ministers meeting in Asunción this Wednesday said in a joint statement. “It will be a priority to conclude the pending aspects of the negotiations with the European Union and reach the signing of a balanced agreement for both parties […]
Brussels is committed to renewing the EU investment program from 2027
The European Comission advocated this Tuesday to renew the investments community InvestEU, which since its launch three years ago has approved financing for more than 170 projects that will mobilize 225,000 million euros for strategic areas. “Beyond 2027, I believe there are strong arguments for another pan-European program based on a budget guarantee to mobilize […]
Argentina and Spain agree on the “importance” of closing the Mercosur-EU agreement soon
Argentina and Spain They coincided this Monday in the “importance” to close soon the delayed agreement between the Mercosur and the European Union (EU)which accumulates more than two decades of negotiations. That was the result of a meeting held today between the Argentine Foreign Minister, Diana Mondino, and the Spanish ambassador to the South American […]