With the image of a technocrat and a solid public experience as an economist, the former Minister of Finance santiago pena became this Tuesday the new president of Paraguayansheltered by the Colorado Party, which has ruled the country almost uninterruptedly for the past 71 years. At 44 years old and with an ascending professional career, […]
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Paraguayans prepare for economist Santiago Peña’s rise to power
In the midst of a wide deployment of security and activities on the occasion of the founding of their capital, the Paraguayans were preparing this Monday for the swearing in of the economist santiago pena as the 51st president of the country and the tenth since the establishment of democracy in 1989. Peña, 44, will […]
Paraguay: campaign opens debate on the cultivation and sale of transgenic HB4 wheat
A campaign that has brought together gastronomic companies, experts and NGO has opened a debate on Paraguayan around the use of genetically modified wheat HB4 -resistant to drought-, whose “trade liberalization” It was approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and is supported by producer unions. “Bread without poison”as the campaign was baptized, […]
Mercosur meets without a response to the EU on the horizon
The rulers of the mercosur They meet Monday and Tuesday at the Argentina Puerto Iguazú, without a detailed project to respond to the environmental demands of the European Union in the negotiations for a free trade agreement, while the dissatisfactions of Uruguay with the South American bloc. The summit, with the imposing Iguazú Falls in […]
China flies over a Mercosur embarked on a complex negotiation with the EU
Chinaone of the largest trading partners of the mercosurflies over the deliberations of the largest South American block that, embarked for years, in a complex commercial negotiation with the European Union (EU), now seems to be more open to internal debate on a potential agreement with the Asian giant. Uruguay has long insisted on the […]
Bovril, the Argentine city that requires the use of the Mercosur flag
Bovril, a small town in Entre Ríos (east of Argentina), is the first city of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) to decree the mandatory use of the bloc’s flag in all events organized by the municipality and in municipal buildings As reported by the Austral University on Monday, the flag of the bloc made up […]
Coup against China: Peña’s presidential victory strengthens Paraguay-Taiwan ties
The victory of the official Santiago Peña in the presidential elections of Paraguay confirms the continuity in the relations of this country with Taiwan, established more than 60 years ago and which had been questioned during the electoral campaign. Paraguay is one of 13 countries that still officially recognizes Taiwan and not China, after the […]
Government congratulates Santiago Peña for his election as president of Paraguay
The Presidency of Peru, headed by Dina Boluarteexpressed his congratulations to Santiago Peña, who was elected as the new president of Paraguayan this Sunday. Through social networks, the Presidency wished the member of the Colorado Party successes in his tenure as head of state. Likewise, the institution conveyed Peru’s commitment to continue strengthening the ties […]
Pro-government candidate Peña ahead of opposition Alegre in voting Paraguay
The candidate of the ruling Colorado Party, Santiago Peña, leads in the presidential election of Paraguayan with 46.01% of the votes, to the opposition Efraín Alegre, who adds 29%, when 15.76% of the votes cast have been counted, according to the Superior Court of Electoral Justice (TSJE). Of a total of 4.8 million potential voters, […]
Taiwan or China? Paraguay’s dilemma shaking up the race for the presidency
In AssumptionTaipei, Washington and beijingdiplomats, civil servants and agricultural producers They are closely watching a close electoral race that could determine Paraguay’s future ties with Taiwan. Paraguay will choose on April 30 between a pro-government presidential candidate who has pledged to maintain relations with Taiwan or an opponent who favors reaching out to China to […]