South America Trade Bloc, EU to Meet
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Officials of the European Union and the South America's Mercosur trade bloc will meet in Lisbon on Oct. 20 in a last-ditch effort to save stalled talks on a free-trade agreement ahead of a deadline at the end of the month, Brazil's foreign minister said Saturday.
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The failure of Brazil-led Mercosur and the European Union to reach a free trade deal this month is another lost opportunity for South American nations eager to build stable growth, analysts said.
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Slow-moving talks between the European Union and the four-nation South American Mercosur trade bloc, aimed at building the world&#39;s largest free-trade area, will be extended beyond the October 31 deadline into next year, negotiators at talks here announced
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EU foreign ministers will debate on Monday whether to sign an interim trade agreement with Serbia -- a move seen as boosting pro-European President Boris Tadic ahead of a February 3 presidential run-off.
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Differences over trade, energy, human rights and international policy look set to mark the EU-Russia summit.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- US President George W. Bush is expected to meet with NATO and European Union leaders in February in an effort to mend trans-Atlantic relations that have been strained by the war in Iraq, officials say.
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The European Union will open talks in coming days on whether and when to impose sanctions on US goods, the bloc&#39;s executive says, a day after winning WTO backing over the &quot;Byrd&quot; anti-dumping law.
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ROME, Oct 19 (IPS) - The European Union could help in better  distribution of the benefits of economic growth in Latin America,  under proposals presented at a meeting between Italy and Latin  America-Caribbean countries this week.
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European Union and Mercosur officials criticized each other's trade proposals on Thursday, making an Oct. 31 deadline to create a transatlantic free trade area appear increasingly unrealistic.
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Five Latin American nations are to meet in Bolivia to formalise a protest against a ban on high-altitude football.
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The United States and Colombia signed an agreement Tuesday meant to knock down trade barriers for U.S. businesses and bolster a South American ally that has been battling drug traffickers and guerrillas.
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Presidents and officials of 12 South American countries are meeting in Peru to create an economic and political community.
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Top officials from Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay gathered Wednesday for high-level trade talks ahead of a two-day summit taking place 10 years after leaders officially created South America's Mercosur zone.
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German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer on Friday said the European Union and South America should be &quot;more flexible&quot; in their efforts to establish the world&#39;s biggest free-trade area.
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Brazil, India the US and EU meet in Germany in a bid to revive stalled World Trade Organization trade talks.
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Brazil&#39;s foreign minister will meet  with European negotiators at the end of next week in a  last-ditch effort to move stalled global trade talks forward, a  presidential spokesman said on Monday.
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CUZCO, Peru  - South American leaders on Wednesday  launched a regional integration pact they said would go beyond  rhetoric and usher in European-style unity, but only half the  future bloc's 12 presidents turned up to sign it.