Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Wednesday, December 17th 2014 - 03:46 UTC

  Cristina makes major castling on eve of Mercosur Summit

  

  Evo Morales, Governor Urribarri play football - New Intelligence boss appointed.

• Thursday, December 11th 2014 - 11:55 UTC

  Argentine government discards 'social outbreaks' this end of the year despite 'destabilizing' groups

  

  Fearing a repeat of last year's police mutiny which led to rioting and looting, one of President Cristina Fernandez most trusted aides, Oscar Parrilli, Secretary General of the Executive, pledged that Argentines will be able to spend some quiet, peaceful year-end celebrations with no “element” proving a social outbreak.

• Saturday, December 6th 2014 - 00:30 UTC

  Argentina offers advance payment of 2015 maturing bonds to head off speculation

  

  Argentina's government offered this week to make full early payment on a local dollar-denominated bond to head off speculation that its legal battle with U.S. hedge funds will make it unable to service its debt.

• Thursday, December 4th 2014 - 05:34 UTC

  Cristina's immunity when she steps down, becomes a political topic

  

  Argentine Cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich denied that a bill to choose the members of Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur) through popular vote had a hidden agenda for granting immunity for President Cristina Fernandez after 2015, as was denounced by Buenos Aires Clarin newspaper.

• Monday, December 1st 2014 - 09:18 UTC

  Argentina's visiting Scioli was the first to officially announce Vazquez' victory

  

  Buenos Aires province governor Daniel Scioli who on Sunday travelled to Montevideo to congratulate elected president Tabare Vazquez, unknowingly was the first person to officially confirm the victory of Uruguay's next leader a few minutes after voting booths were closed.

• Friday, November 28th 2014 - 06:30 UTC

  Uruguay praises Mercosur as the “main buyer” of the country's exports

  

  Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Luis Almagro highlighted that Mercosur is the “main buyer” of Uruguayan exports and strongly defended the country's presence in the regional group, a controversial issue since much of the country's political system and most of the business community want a more dynamic, open trade block.

• Friday, November 21st 2014 - 06:05 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez rests in Patagonia and prepares for regional agenda

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez left Thursday evening for El Calafate, Santa Cruz province, to spend the long weekend with her family, presidential spokesman Alfredo Scoccimarro reported.

• Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 07:39 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez returns to office and rallies this week after completing rest period

  

  This week the government will be announcing the date President Cristina Fernandez will resume her official duties, Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich said. The head of state had to be hospitalized for a week due to a sigmoiditis condition (an inflammation caused by an infection of the colon), currently remaining at the Olivos presidential residency.

• Monday, November 10th 2014 - 08:37 UTC

  Argentine president begins ten-day resting period in Olivos

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was discharged on Sunday from Otamendi hospital where she had been admitted a week ago to be treated for sigmoiditis, an infection of the colon.

• Saturday, November 8th 2014 - 09:52 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez on control of government 'through e-mails and messages'

  

  While she waits to be discharged from the Otamendi private medical clinic, Argentine President Cristina Fernández continues to monitor all government decisions and actions. “She sends us indications through e-mails and messages,” Industry Minister Débora Giorgi revealed on Thursday.