Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Monday, January 6th 2014 - 19:51 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez “working everyday” returns this week to Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez “works everyday” and is “complying with her constitutional responsibilities” said cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich on Monday responding to opposition voices that have criticized the leader who remains in the Patagonian city of El Calafate. He also announced that the president would be returning to Buenos Aires this week.

• Friday, January 3rd 2014 - 05:36 UTC

  Mujica admits relation with Argentina is “at a standstill”: all depends on Cristina

  

  President José Mujica admitted that Uruguay's relationship with Argentina is “at a standstill”, and suggested that improving relations was up to counterpart Cristina Fernández and her actions, since “I'm always open to dialogue”.

• Saturday, December 21st 2013 - 05:28 UTC

  Uruguay/Argentina expected to resume bilateral dialogue at January Mercosur summit

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica and his peer from Argentina Cristina Fernandez will be meeting next 17 January on the sidelines of the Mercosur summit scheduled to take place in Caracas, Venezuela. This would be the first time the two leaders meet after over seventy days of interrupted bilateral dialogue, and they have a long list of issues to address if they finally decide to discuss them.

• Thursday, December 19th 2013 - 06:25 UTC

  UK claims Argentina escalating Falklands dispute to divert public opinion from economic problems

  

  Britain accused the Argentine government on Tuesday of revving up a dispute over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands to try to divert public opinion attention away from the country's severe economic problems.

• Wednesday, December 11th 2013 - 22:45 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez completes all medical exams and prepares for her first flight in almost three months

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez underwent this week several medical exams which have revealed “normal results”, announced presidential spokesman Alfredo Scoccimarro at a press conference in Government House in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, December 4th 2013 - 00:53 UTC

  Commemorative coin: “Tribute from the Argentine People to Pope Francis”

  

  Argentine Lower House passed last week a bill creating a commemorative coin as a tribute to Latin America's first Pope. Lawmaker Oscar Cachi Martinez first proposed the measure in April, and it garnered approval from congressional committees during November. The next step is for the bill to the considered by the Senate.

• Thursday, November 28th 2013 - 11:02 UTC

  Repsol board backs compensation deal offered by Argentina for seized YPF

  

  Spanish oil group Repsol's board Wednesday backed a draft multi-billion-dollar compensation deal over Argentina's 2012 seizure of the company's YPF subsidiary. The deal seeks to repair the financial hit taken by Repsol when Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez in April 2012 ordered the seizure of Repsol's 51-percent stake in YPF.

• Wednesday, November 27th 2013 - 07:00 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez meets top delegation of German chemistry and oil corporation

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez definitively abandoned strict mourning on Tuesday wearing a white blouse and black trousers in her first interview with foreign business people since her return to the job after 45 days of medical leave because of cranium surgery and cardio-vascular exams.

• Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 19:35 UTC

  Brazilian leading daily calls for a review of Mercosur, which 'is not working'

  

  Brazil's influential daily O'Globo called for a drastic change in the country's approach to trade policy arguing that “without a review, Mercosur does not work” and reveals that the latest signals from Argentina are that it is reluctant to reach a free trade and cooperation agreement in the framework of Mercosur with the European Union.

• Friday, November 22nd 2013 - 03:43 UTC

  'Quality service over profit', Aerolineas Argentinas target, said CEO Recalde

  

  Argentina's flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas CEO Mariano Recalde said that the company's goal, as requested by president Cristina Fernández, was to provide a quality service over profit.