MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2026, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Argentina's vice-president says she is "extremely worried" about those who cannot make ends meet]]> “The political class has to start thinking about those issues, almost to the exclusion of everything else,” she added, speaking to farmers and reporters Argentina's vice-president, Victoria Villarruel, has again distanced herself from Javier Milei's government, voicing concern over unemployment and the financial difficulties facing households. "I am extremely worried about Argentines who today have no work or who cannot make ends meet," she said at the opening of Expo Venado 2026, an agricultural fair in Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe province.

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:52:00 GMT <![CDATA[A Chelsea fan displays a Falklands flag as Enzo Fernández comes on]]> The supporter's gesture referred back to the controversy that arose after the World Cup semi-final played on July 15 in Atlanta, in which Argentina beat England 2-1 A Chelsea supporter held up a Falkland Islands flag at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernández came onto the pitch during the club's final pre-season friendly, a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad.

]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:48:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentine household arrears reach 17.5% and the government rules out intervening]]> The report, which combines bank and non-bank financing, counts 20.4 million people holding some form of credit, of whom 5.3 million — 26.1% — were more than 90 days behind on payments Arrears on credit to individuals in Argentina reached 17.5% of total lending in June, according to a study by Universidad Austral and the consultancy Eco Go based on central bank data. Javier Milei's government has ruled out intervening and maintains the solution must come from the market.

]]> Sun, 16 Aug 2026 07:46:00 GMT <![CDATA[Peña says the Milei-Lula crisis has not affected how Mercosur functions]]> Peña said Lula and Milei now hold “irreconcilable differences,” though he argued both understand that the relationship between their countries is greater than the relationship between them. Paraguayan President Santiago Peña said on Friday that the differences between his Argentine and Brazilian counterparts, Javier Milei and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have had no consequences for Mercosur, despite the diplomatic crisis between the two countries.

]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:20:00 GMT <![CDATA[A year from the presidential vote, Argentina's parties begin to define alliances]]> With little more than a year to go before Argentina's presidential elections of October 2027, the governing party and the main opposition force began this week to realign their positions. La Libertad Avanza, the party of President Javier Milei, resumed talks with former president Mauricio Macri's PRO, while the various currents of Peronism agreed a truce aimed at blocking the electoral reform the government is promoting.

]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:43:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentina restricts access to an Andean plain after damage caused by a pickup truck]]> Authorities in the Argentine province of San Juan will keep access to Pampa del Leoncito restricted until the end of the month, after a vehicle drove across the white clay plain, located at 1,500 meters above sea level at the foot of the Andes, despite a ban on traffic, leaving ruts up to 25 centimeters deep.

]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:40:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentina's largest investment project aims to export Vaca Muerta gas]]> The project seeks to turn gas from the Vaca Muerta formation, in Neuquén province, into liquefied natural gas exports Argentina's majority state-owned oil company YPF confirmed on Thursday that it has filed an application for the Argentina LNG project to join the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI). The venture, developed alongside Italy's Eni and the Emirati company XRG, contemplates an estimated outlay of 51 billion dollars over its full life, the largest figure submitted so far under the scheme.

]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:46:00 GMT <![CDATA[The main land crossing between Argentina and Chile passes its winter closure record]]> The corridor was closed as a precaution on July 14 in anticipation of the forecasts The Cristo Redentor international crossing, which links the Argentine province of Mendoza with Chile's Valparaíso Region through the Andes, has now been closed for close to a month because of a snow and wind storm, surpassing the winter closure record set in 2023. Authorities on both sides estimate it could reopen next week, depending on weather conditions.

]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:55:00 GMT <![CDATA[YPF divests its stake in gas distribution for 780 million dollars]]> YPF will transfer 70% of the capital of Metrogas, the country's largest gas distributor, and 5% of Metroenergía, its trading arm Argentine oil company YPF, 51% state-controlled, has accepted Edenor's offer to buy its stake in Metrogas and Metroenergía for 780 million dollars, according to a filing submitted on Monday to the securities regulator. The deal takes the company out of the natural gas distribution business.

]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:28:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentina to mark every July 15 with the World Cup win that revived the Falklands dispute]]> The decision was approved unanimously on August 5 at an executive committee meeting held at the association's Ezeiza complex The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has established July 15 as National Football Teams Day, in tribute to the 2-1 win over England in the 2026 World Cup semi-final, the same match after which several players displayed a banner asserting a sovereignty claim over the Falklands that prompted a FIFA disciplinary case.

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