Uruguay

Saturday, May 25th 2024 - 10:08 UTC
Uruguayan State requested hefty sum in damages over Montevideo Port deals

Chilean and Canadian partners of the Montecon consortium handling operations in the port of Montevideo have started an arbitration process for “damages and losses” worth up to US$ 600 million against the Uruguayan State before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) after preventing the company from transferring and storing containers in the facility's docks. Montecon is owned by the Neltume Ports consortium.
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Friday, May 24th 2024 - 10:45 UTC
Uruguay: Respiratory diseases on the rise amid low vaccination coverage

Uruguayan physicians reported this week that respiratory infections and emergency room visits for this type of illness are on the rise. In addition, the Health Ministry has expressed concern about the low number of pregnant women who have received the flu vaccine this season.
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Thursday, May 23rd 2024 - 18:20 UTC
Uruguay: National Party Chairman steps down amid Penades scandal

Uruguay's National Party Chairman of the Board Pablo Iturralde resigned his post Thursday after it was proved he had had a conversation with jailed former Senator Gustavo Penadés who is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct.
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Thursday, May 23rd 2024 - 10:26 UTC
Agricultural emergency decreed in Uruguay

Uruguayan authorities have declared a 120-day agricultural emergency to deal with the consequences of severe floods hitting parts of the country. The weather phenomenon is a geographical continuation of the one that hit the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul killing some 175 people with several dozens still unaccounted for.
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Tuesday, May 21st 2024 - 10:50 UTC
France and Germany split over the EU–Mercosur trade pact

By Oliver Pieper - The free trade deal between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur could become the world's largest agreement, involving a market of a total of 780 million people. But in late March, French President Emmanuel Macron not only described it as “a very bad agreement,” he even suggested it should be “left behind” and called for “a new agreement.”
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Monday, May 20th 2024 - 10:30 UTC
Uruguay purchases scientific hydrographic research vessel from the US

Uruguay has purchased a private scientific hydrographic vessel, from a United States company, Global Seas LLC, and has paid US$ 3,5 million, according to official information from the government.
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Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:35 UTC
Two more Uruguayan meatpacking plants cleared for shipments to China

Chinese authorities have authorized additional Uruguayan slaughterhouses to ship beef and horsemeat from plants in Florida and Canelones to that country, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Fernando Mattos confirmed Friday.
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Friday, May 17th 2024 - 11:55 UTC
Uruguay creates “Residence by rootedness” legal figure for asylum seekers

Uruguayan authorities came up with the so-called “Residence by rootedness” (“residencia por arraigo”) solution to help some 20,000 migrants who had their asylum requests rejected but would otherwise need a consular visa to stay in the country, it was announced in Montevideo.
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Thursday, May 16th 2024 - 19:34 UTC
Uruguayan aviation looking ahead at promising developments

Uruguayan authorities have reached an agreement with the company managing Montevideo's Carrasco International Airport for the installation of state-of-the-art navigation equipment which would make landings safer even under foggy weather.
Wednesday, May 15th 2024 - 16:40 UTC
Uruguay has new rules for housing of street dwellers in Winter

An initiative from Uruguay's ruling Multicolor coalition for the compulsory hospitalization of street dwellers has been signed into law, it was reported in Montevideo. The opposition Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) was split when voting in the Lower House.