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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10669
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) mercosur

Venezuela joins South American common market

Brussels, 02/08/2012 (Agence Europe) - Supported by Brazil, and in the absence of Paraguay, Venezuela - the “champion” of non respect of investors' rights - has officially become part of Mercosur.

After six years of waiting, Venezuela celebrated at the Mercosur summit in Brasilia on 31 July its official entry into the South American common market, alongside Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay (Paraguay being suspended since the dismissal of its president, Fernando Lugo).

The Venezuelan...