Venezuela blocked from Mercosur - Entry unlikely, says Brazil senator
Brazil's Congress is unlikely to approve Venezuela's entry into the South American trade bloc Mercosur within a deadline set by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Wednesday. "I don't see much possibility of approving...
Bank of England policymakers to face tougher scrutiny
New members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), including the governor of the central bank, will be subject to greater parliamentary scrutiny, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday. Parliament's Treasury committee will now get the chance...
EU-Brazil Summit - Europe seeks strategic partnership with Lula
The European Union invited Brazil on Wednesday to join a small group of strategic partners in what President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said would revive a historic relationship. South American powerhouse Brazil would join a group including China...
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