Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Wednesday, September 5th 2012 - 19:19 UTC

  Falklands’ lawmakers underline significance of the referendum to Latam countries

  

  “Who else but us can decide on our future” said Falkland Islands representatives currently visiting several Latin American countries, who anticipated that next year’s referendum on the Islands political status will send the world a clear forceful message on “our right to self determination”.

• Tuesday, September 4th 2012 - 01:31 UTC

  Mingling with ordinary people from a distance can have its problems for Cristina Fernandez

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has taken a taste for video conferences and likes, with electronic distance, to mingle with ordinary people while opening major work. However things can also go wrong or don’t work out as planned.

• Monday, September 3rd 2012 - 06:32 UTC

  Two out of three Argentines reject a third re-election for Cristina Fernandez

  

  Two out of three Argentines reject the proposal of reforming the constitution opening the way for a third consecutive mandate for President Cristina Kirchner, according to pollster Poliarquía Consultores and published on Sunday in Buenos Aires daily La Nacion.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 05:08 UTC

  Argentina surprised by Germany, which voted against granting a loan at the IDB

  

  “We’re a free country with dignity and national pride; we are nobody’s employee or subordinate” challenged Argentine president Cristina Fernandez after it was revealed that the US, Spain and Germany at the Inter American Development bank (IDB) had voted against granting the country a loan.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 04:52 UTC

  Cristina wants an Audiovisual Pole modelled on Hollywood in Buenos Aires waterfront

  

  Argentina’s leader unveiled an ambitious plan Wednesday to support the country’s television and film creators with a new industrial park along the Buenos Aires waterfront that she hopes will be modelled on Hollywood’s studios.

• Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 03:26 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez re-election initiative spurs rejection from opposition

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez is totally in agreement with a constitutional review opening the way for a third consecutive re-election, claimed the main opposition party president who anticipated political forces will rally to try and stop the initiative.

• Tuesday, August 28th 2012 - 05:24 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez calls of AFA teams to turn in lists with hooligans names

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández urged football clubs affiliated to the AFA to “turn in to the authorities” their lists detailing the names of the hooligans attending matches on a regular basis in order to increase security outside the stadiums.

• Monday, August 27th 2012 - 04:30 UTC

  Opinion poll shows Cristina Fernandez rapidly losing support; crime and inflation main concerns

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández popularity sank to 30% in August, less than half of what it was a year earlier, according to a poll published on Sunday that portrayed a country worried about crime and high inflation.

• Friday, August 24th 2012 - 01:04 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez in “good health condition” but still in rest and recovery

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández is in “in a good health condition” after she cancelled all her official activities on Wednesday due to a low blood pressure bout, doctors informed on Thursday.

• Thursday, August 23rd 2012 - 06:38 UTC

  Argentina promulgates tax data exchange bill, but Uruguay still has to vote it

  

  The Argentine government on Wednesday promulgated the tax agreement reached with Uruguay geared to lower fiscal evasion and elusion plus avoiding double taxing for residents from the neighbouring countries.