Argentina

• Wednesday, May 13th 2015 - 07:21 UTC

  Argentina's congress to begin evaluation of Justice Fayt's health condition

  

  Argentina's Lower House Impeachment Committee has approved a motion to begin evaluations on the health of Supreme Court Justice Carlos Fayt, in order to determine whether the judge has the physical and mental capacity to continue in his post.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2015 - 06:25 UTC

  Argentina reacts to hedge funds attempt to block a fresh debt emission

  

  Argentina has launched a stinging attack on hedge funds attempting to block payment on last month's Bonar 24 debt issuance, stating that the petition shows the 'vulture funds' desperation following the successful auction.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2015 - 06:12 UTC

  Chile's renews 'explicit' support for Argentina's Falklands/Malvinas claim

  

  The Chilean government has renewed its 'explicit' support for Argentina's sovereignty claims over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, according to Daniel Filmus, the Argentine official head of the special department for affairs relative to the Malvinas Islands, who is currently in a political tour in Santiago.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2015 - 06:05 UTC

  Argentine presidential election next 25 October and run-off 22 November

  

  The Argentina government formally announced on Monday the primary and national elections calendar, which for the first time includes direct vote for representatives to the Mercosur parliament. Simultaneous primaries will be held on 9 August while the presidential election on 25 October.

• Monday, May 11th 2015 - 09:34 UTC

  Argentine congress will try to evaluate 'psychophysical condition” of Justic Fayt

  

  Argentina's Lower Houe Impeachment Committee has a busy week ahead, with the agenda including a request to evaluate Supreme Court Justice Carlos Fayt’s 'psychophysical condition'. The committee will also treat impeachment requests against Prosecutor General Alejandra Gils Carbó, foreign minister Hector Timerman and vice-president Amado Boudou.

• Saturday, May 9th 2015 - 10:02 UTC

  Strong support for Supreme Court and members from Argentina's main private sector organizations

  

  Some twenty private organizations representing commerce, agriculture and other activities openly supported in a Friday release Argentina's Supreme Court and Judiciary, rejecting what was described as “hostile expressions” from some government officials.

• Saturday, May 9th 2015 - 09:57 UTC

  Argentina will file complaints against speculative funds in Belgium

  

  Economy Minister Axel Kicillof confirmed the Argentine government will be filing a complaint against speculative or 'vulture' funds for seeking to seize the accounts of the Argentine embassy in Belgium, and the Argentine mission before the EU in Brussels, adding hedge funds are the most “despicable and repugnant” of the world financial system.

• Friday, May 8th 2015 - 07:57 UTC

  Argentine government denies 'persecution' of Supreme Court Judges but insists in pouncing on Justice Fayt

  

  The Argentine government denied on Thursday it was 'persecuting' Supreme Court Justices but kept the pressure on by insisting the process to re-elect Chief Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti was full of irregularities and members could have committed 'ideological falseness'.

• Friday, May 8th 2015 - 07:37 UTC

  Argentina denies as 'inexact' any embargo on embassy bank funds in Belgium

  

  The Argentine government in a late release on Thursday strongly denied an 'inexact information' related to alleged embargos by speculative funds (or vulture funds) on bank accounts from the Argentine embassy and its staff, in Belgium, and said that the attempts to freeze 'embassy funds' are but a new extortion attempt and a clear procedure abuse which could be sanctioned by Belgian tribunals.

• Thursday, May 7th 2015 - 07:05 UTC

  Argentine Justice shrugs off impeachment threat: “I'm used to this kind of attacks”

  

  Argentina's Justice Carlos Fayt, the oldest member of the Supreme Court (97) and questioned by the government of president Cristina Fernandez, which demands evidence of his health and mental conditions, has said through his lawyer, Jorge Rizzo that he is not concerned about a possible impeachment hearing raised against him, since 'he is used to this kind of attacks'.