Mercosur

  • Aug 16, 2016
  • 2 min read

Scrappy Mercosur summit will tackle Venezuela spat

With few institutional pointers, the fractious bloc may be unable to resolve Venezuela-centred disputes

Mercosur
  • Aug 8, 2016
  • 2 min read

Mercosur ratchets up pressure on Caracas

The issue of Venezuela's pro tempore presidency appears to be yet another dispute without rapid solution

Mercosur
  • Aug 4, 2016
  • 2 min read

Splits will further undermine Mercosur bloc

The crisis in Caracas will both split Mercosur's members and hobble its potential role as pro tempore president

Mercosur
  • Jul 6, 2016
  • 2 min read

Venezuelan Mercosur presidency sparks controversy

Caracas will likely take the rotating presidency but its regional influence is waning

Mercosur
  • Feb 1, 2016
  • 2 min read

Latin American leaders aim for regional Zika plan

The brunt of the crisis has fallen on Brazil, but health infrastructure weaknesses will make it hard to halt the spread

Latin America
  • Dec 22, 2015
  • 2 min read

Mercosur-EU trade talks could advance slowly next year

Venezuela's domestic woes and the loosening of Argentine trade restrictions may help languishing EU talks along

Mercosur
  • Sep 1, 2015
  • 7 min read

ALBA malaise may boost Mercosur in Latin America

Venezuela's woes make ALBA look increasingly unviable, with other members gravitating towards Mercosur

Latin America
  • Jun 12, 2015
  • 2 min read

Latin America/EU summit yields little of substance

Cuba will be the EU's main focus in Latin America for now, with a Mercosur-EU accord still a distant prospect

EU