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Macho men and state capitalism - is another world possible?
24-Apr-2006 Centro de Medios Independientes de Colombia
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is widely seen to be at the center of Latin America’s transformation by building a regional trade bloc through the creation of ALBA and Venezuela’s membership in Mercosur to oppose US dominance and its constant push for free trade agreements with Latin American governments. However, the true democratic debate has been silenced in this simplified two-sided fight between the projects of macho men.
Venezeula renounces Cartagena, leaves Andean Community
24-Apr-2006 Scoop
Text of the letter in which Venezuela renounces the Cartagena Accord and withdraws from the Andean Community of Nations, translated by toni solo.
Chávez: Colombia-US trade pact killed the Andean Community
22-Apr-2006 El Universal
Colombian authorities reject Chávez’ claims. "The Andean legal framework prevails over the FTA, as expressly provided for in the final text of the FTA," said Colombia Commerce minister Jorge Humberto Botero
Last rites for Andean Community?
21-Apr-2006 IPS
The Andean Community "is dead" said Presidents Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and Evo Morales of Bolivia Wednesday, referring to the trade bloc that their countries form part of along with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Venezuela to withdraw from Andean trade bloc
20-Apr-2006 Reuters
Venezuela, which has criticized Andean nations as being overly aligned with the United States, plans to withdraw from the Andean Community of Nations, President Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday.
Venezuela accuses US of undermining unity of Andean Community
6-Apr-2006 Xinhua
Venezuela has accused the United States of attempting to undermine the unity of the five-nation Andean Community in the way of free trade deals.
President Chávez is not the problem with CAN, but FTA’s
30-Mar-2006
Rather than any remarks made by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, the problem of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) is the execution of Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with the United States, Foreign Vice-Minister Pavel Rondón told state TV channel Venezolana de Televisión during an interview.
Venezuela’s Chavez lashes out at free trade pacts while agreeing to El Salvador fuel sales
22-Mar-2006 AP
Chavez argues that US-proposed free-trade pacts would help big US companies at the expense of Latin America’s poor.
Concern in Venezuela about Colombian-US FTA
9-Mar-2006
Coming into force of the Colombian-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has encountered opposing positions in Venezuelan sectors. Three visions prevail -firstly, it is feared that the impact on Colombian-Venezuelan trade will be negative; secondly, there could be a negative impact in the medium term, but a positive one in the short term; last but not least, good prospects are anticipated.
Kenya and Venezuela sign bilateral trade agreement
19-Feb-2006
Kenya has signed an agreement with the Venezuela government to enhance bilateral co-operation between the two countries.
Colombia-US FTA may distort Venezuelan market
18-Feb-2006 El Universal
Venezuela’s Minister of Industry and Trade Gustavo Márquez thinks that an eventual Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by Colombia and the United States could result in unfair competition to the detriment of Venezuelan commodities.
FTAA off? - Regional heads explore option to US-proposed Free Trade Area
10-Feb-2006 Jamaica Gleaner
Caribbean leaders are reconsidering the region’s strategic alliances, including a possible free trade agreement with Venezuela as an alternative to the stalled Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations.
Venezuela gains Mercosur entry, deepening relations
12-Dec-2005 Bloomberg
Venezuela today gained entry into the South American trade group Mercosur, a move pursued by President Hugo Chavez to help strengthen regional agreements and thwart a US-sponsored accord for the hemisphere.
Clash of visions for Latin America
3-Nov-2005 Christian Science Monitor
It’s Bush vs. Chavez as 33 heads of state meet Friday for Summit of the Americas.
FTAA talks divide Latin American countries
1-Nov-2005 Xinhua
The talks on a future Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) have divided Latin American states into different interest groups prior to the 4th Summit of the Americas to be held in Argentina on Nov. 4-5.
Chavez: Bush beats dead horse with FTAA
1-Nov-2005 Prensa Latina
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has accused his US counterpart George W Bush of trying to restore the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), which is a dead project, he asserted.
It’s US or us for Andean Pact partners says Venezuelan Trade Minister
30-Oct-2005 Daily Journal
An apparently chance remark by a junior trade minister appears to have put Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Alí Rodríguez Araque on something of a spot.
Venezuela to revise undertakings with countries signatories of FTA
27-Oct-2005 El Universal
Minister of Integration and Foreign Trade Gustavo Márquez declared Tuesday that in the event that the parties to the Andean Community decide to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, Venezuela will have to revise trade arrangements with those nations.
Investment treaties: the risks of jeopardising economic development, the Bolivarian revolution and participatory democracy
31-May-2005 CADTM
This article analyses some of the potential direct consequences of investment treaties on economic policies implemented by the Venezuelan public authorities
Cuba and Venezuela sign millionaire bilateral trade agreement
5-May-2005
Havana and Caracas signed a bilateral trade agreement under which Cuba will purchase more than 412 million dollars worth of Venezuelan products this year.