Uruguay

• Thursday, April 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay/US trade and investment talks in Washington

  

  Uruguay and United States resumed on Thursday trade and investment talks in Washington with the purpose of increasing bilateral exchanges. Uruguay is targeting an increase in its current 20.000 tons of beef quota, free of tariffs, and the opening of the US market for lamb and mutton.

• Tuesday, April 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay has the highest fuel prices of the region

  

  Uruguay with no oil or gas reserves has the highest fuel prices in Latinamerica, 1.35 US dollars for a liter of premium gasoline, not distant from those countries with the top values such as Holland where premium at the pump costs 1.91 US dollars a liter.

• Saturday, April 21st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Pulp mills dispute: Madrid offers possible way out to deadlock

  

  Uruguay and Argentina with the facilitating efforts of the Spanish Crown seem to have found this week in Madrid a possible way out for the deadlock over the pulp mills controversy which has soured bilateral relations between the neighboring countries.

• Wednesday, April 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Spain anticipates “no big news” in pulp mills dispute

  Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos cautioned Wednesday that “no big news” can be expected from the first direct dialogue round between Argentina and Uruguay in Madrid regarding the controversy over the construction of a pulp mill in shared waters.

• Tuesday, April 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Pulp mills dispute: Uruguay/Argentina discussions in Madrid

  Uruguay asserted on Tuesday its “dialogue spirit” for the coming two days meeting in Spain where the controversial issue of the construction of pulp mills, and alleged pollution, in shared waterways will be discussed with Argentine representatives.

• Wednesday, April 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Montevideo port intent in attracting Spanish fishing fleet

  

  Uruguay has plans to improve Montevideo port facilities with the purpose of attracting the Spanish fishing fleet operating in the South Atlantic.

• Monday, April 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguayan leader in Chile to promote exports to third countries

  

  Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez together with several ministers and a delegation of businessmen arrived Monday in Santiago for a two days visit to Chile with the purpose of exploring new market opportunities and export possibilities for Uruguay.

• Monday, April 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Botnia pulp mill workers and pickets return to their posts

  An estimated one thousand workers resumed Monday their jobs at the controversial Botnia-Orion pulp mill under construction in Fray Bentos, Uruguay, following the accidental death of a worker last week at the plant.

• Tuesday, April 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Botnia pulp mill closed down 48 hours because of accident

  The controversial Botnia-Orion pulp mill under construction in Uruguay and which has caused an escalating conflict with neighboring Argentina will cease all activities for 48 hours following the death of a welder assistant crushed Tuesday in a labor accident.

• Monday, April 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Montevideo chosen as the best city to live in Latinamerica

  

  While Zurich is considered the best city in the world to live in, Montevideo in Uruguay leads in Latinamerica followed by Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile according to the Mercer Human Resource Consulting Quality of Living ranking of 215 cities taking New York as reference, with 100 points.