Overview
The Union of South American Nations is a supranational and intergovernmental union that will unite
two existing customs unions - Mercosur and the Andean Community - as part of a continuing process
of South American integration. It is modelled on the European Union.
04.06.2010
Mexican Ambassador, Fernando Sandoval says the new regional
bloc formed by Latin American and Caribbean states was meant
to create “our own space” to advance common interests on
specific issues and that differences of opinion in the region
were not likely to hamper the process.
02.26.2010
Presidents and representatives of 33 Latin American and
Caribbean nations met February 23 and 24 to form an
organization provisionally called the Community of Latin
American and Caribbean States (CLACS). The 21st Summit of
the Rio Group and the Second Latin American Summit on
Integration and Development convened together in Cancun,
Mexico to constitute the new group.
02.24.2010
It is the latest example of a decade-long drive within the
Americas to deepen continental integration and lessen the once
overwhelming influence of the US on politics and economies.
02.23.2010
The verbal altercation took place on the sidelines of a two-
day summit in Mexico to unite Latin American countries.
02.19.2010
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez made a last-minute decision
not to participate in Tuesday's Unasur gathering of South
American presidents in Quito, according to Ecuador Foreign
Minister Ricardo Patino.
12.20.2009
The Colombian government has announced it is building a new
military base on its border with Venezuela and has activated
six new airborne battalions.
12.14.2009
Cuba's President Raul Castro and his Venezuelan counterpart
Hugo Chavez are signing economic co-operation deals worth
$3.2bn (£1.96bn). A day before Cuba hosts a summit of the
regional political and economic bloc, the Bolivarian Alliance
for the Peoples of America (Alba)
11.05.2009
Peruvian Production Minister Mercedes Aaroz told reporters, "We are concerned
that with no real conflict motive, last year the region spent 34 billion U.S. dollars
in arms. That is why we are taking our initiative to all presidents from the Union
of South American Nations, Unasur."
10.30.2009
Unasur requests 200 million A/H1N1 flu vaccines from WHO.
10.20.2009
Initially the new fiat money will be used to settle foreign and commercial payments
among member nations, with the goal of eventually creating a unified monetary system.
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The Union of South American Nations is a supranational and intergovernmental union that will unite
two existing customs unions - Mercosur and the Andean Community - as part of a continuing process
of South American integration. It is modelled on the European Union.
