Tag: Argentine Congress

• Thursday, February 1st 2024 - 10:27 UTC

  Police and demonstrators clash outside Argentine Congress

  

  Law enforcement officers and demonstrators clashed outside the Congress in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, while the parliamentary debate on President Javier Milei's so-called Omnibus Law bill was taking place inside.

• Friday, January 26th 2024 - 10:42 UTC

  Spain urges reconsideration of argentine fisheries measures by President Milei

  

  The Government of Spain has formally approached President Javier Milei of Argentina, requesting a reconsideration of the proposed measures aimed at enhancing control over foreign-flagged fishing vessels in Argentina's maritime space and liberalizing catch permits.

• Saturday, January 20th 2024 - 11:20 UTC

  Milei extends Congress' extraordinary sessions for a fortnight

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei Friday signed a decree extending the extraordinary sessions of Congress until Feb. 15 to further discuss the so-called Omnibus Law bill sent by the Executive late last year providing for a series of major reforms to the country's administration in a move to curb government spending.

• Wednesday, January 3rd 2024 - 22:45 UTC

  Milei's radical reform suffers first legal setback after court suspends labor chapter

  

  In a significant legal blow to President Javier Milei's ambitious labor reform agenda, a court in Argentina has temporarily suspended the recently enacted labor reform, responding to concerns raised by labor unions. This marks a judicial obstacle for Milei's rapid-fire reformist approach since taking office less than a month ago.

• Thursday, December 28th 2023 - 10:33 UTC

  Milei sends multi-item reform bill to Argentine Congress

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei Wednesday sent to Congress a multi-item bill providing for the suppression of the Mandatory, Simultaneous, and Open Primary (PASO) elections, tougher police control in case of protests, and the privatization of 41 public companies, among other measures to rescue the South American country from its current crisis.

• Wednesday, December 27th 2023 - 10:36 UTC

  Milei eyes plebiscite if DNU fails through Congress

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei said he would call for a popular consultation if his most-encompassing emergency decree (DNU) issued last week fails through Congress.

• Saturday, December 23rd 2023 - 10:23 UTC

  Milei calls for extraordinary sessions of Congress

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei issued a decree on Friday calling for extraordinary sessions of Congress between Dec. 26, 2023, and Jan. 31, 2024, to deal with urgent matters. The head of state said earlier this week that “the crisis requires immediate action.” According to the Constitution, during the legislative recess (from Dec. 1 to the last day of February), Congress can only deal with issues specified in the presidential decree calling for extraordinary sessions.

• Saturday, October 22nd 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  Argentina's Supreme Court against paying income tax

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court is under alert after the 2023 Budget Bill sent to Congress includes a provision whereby Judiciary magistrates and clerks would pay income taxes, from which they are exempted on arguable Constitutional grounds.

• Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Opposition deputy wants Ukraine's President to speak before Argentine Congress

  

  Argentine opposition Congressman Mario Negri wants Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski to deliver a message to Parliament as he did before western powers legislatures.

• Saturday, March 12th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Demonstrators attack Argentine Congress building during IMF deal debate

  

  While Argentina's Lower House was debating the approval of the refinancing agreement with the International Monetary Fund, demonstrators staged several incidents in and around the Congress building in Buenos Aires.