Uruguay announces economic measures to boost growth

Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 11:18 UTC Uruguay will focus on small and medium-sized enterprises, Oddone explained Uruguay's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has announced a new set of measures to “prioritize” and “streamline” investment to boost …

Fishing conflict in Uruguay: armed assemblies and threats amid industry crisis

Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 09:16 UTC The dispute began over the union’s demand to hire an additional crew member on coastal vessels, a measure rejected by companies due to higher costs After nearly 80 days of strikes that paralyzed the fishing season and …

Uruguay bishops express sadness over euthanasia vote

A man in a wheelchair talks to a nurse at the palliative care unit of the Clinic Saint-Elisabeth in Marseille, France, May 31, 2024. In an Aug. 13, 2025, statement The Uruguay bishops’ conference expressed sadness after the country’s lower house of …

Uruguay advances euthanasia law despite Catholic bishops’ objections

Blogs Historically Catholic Uruguay’s Parliament moved closer to approving a bill that decriminalizes euthanasia, and the president supports the legislation. (LifeSiteNews) — On August 13, Uruguay’s lower house of parliament voted to decriminalize …

Bad weather expected in southern Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina

Monday, August 18th 2025 - 08:30 UTC Residents were advised to take precautions Weather forecasters in southern Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina foresee stormy conditions early this week due to an extratropical cyclone expected to bring severe havoc to the …

Uruguay opens service station for electric cars

The National Administration of Fuels, Alcohol, and Petroleum (Ancap) inaugurated the facility located in front of the old Carrasco Airport, joining the charging stations deployed on national routes and other points across the country. According to the …

Uruguay’s Socialist Party supports taxing the wealthiest

Senator Fernando Gonzalez, a long-time leader of the Socialist Party (PS), considered that the tax on the richest one percent is fair and a way for those with the most to pay more. He noted that it would contribute to developing the Broad Front’s program …

Uruguay suspends agreement with Hebrew University, citing latest Gaza City occupation plan

Uruguay suspends cooperation with Hebrew University over Gaza war

Uruguay has frozen its cooperation agreement with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in response to "Israel's" operation to occupy Gaza City. Uruguay has suspended a newly launched cooperation agreement between its National Research and …

Uruguay interested in increased Paraguayan barge traffic

Saturday, August 16th 2025 - 10:30 UTC There is a longstanding rivalry between Uruguayan and Argentine ports to handle Paraguayan cargo Uruguay is in talks with Asunción to improve the flow of Paraguayan barge fleet – the world's third-largest – …