Navigating Mexico: Mexico’s Ever-Eroding Freedoms
More than financial strength, freedom, in this amplified definition, allows for social stability and political continuity
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On the Mark: The Shameful Lack of Respect for Women Athletes
By MARK LORENZANA I was only supposed to write about an update on WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner, who is still detained in Russia. I have covered Griner extensively in this column, and I’ve regularly heard and read negative comments about the WNBA star, even from some friends. One of the biggest arguments I’ve read — and heard from friends
Read moreEurope to Implement New Visa Requirements for Mexicans
PULSE NEWS MEXICO As of May 2023, all Mexican tourists traveling to the European Union will be required to first obtain a European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) visa, the EU announced on Wednesday, June 8. The new visa will allow Mexican tourists to visit parts of Europe for up to 90 days at a time and will be
Read moreFinnish Envoy Marks National Day
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Newly arrived Finnish Ambassador to Mexico Päivi M. Pohjanheimo hosted a diplomatic reception at her residence on Friday, Dec. 6, to mark her country’s 102nd independence anniversary. On the diplomatic plane, Mexico and Finland have maintained friendly relations for over eight decades, since 1936, when the two nations signed a bilateral Treaty of Friendship in Washington D.C.,
Read moreFinnish Envoy Outstretches Hand to New Mexican Administration
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It’s renowned for its transparent finances and solid economic growth (an expected 2.9 percent for 2018, and a predicted 2.2 percent for 2019), recognized universally for it superb public education and gender equality (in 1906, it was the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote and stand as candidates in national elections),
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