Tag: Felipe Calderon

• Friday, November 23rd 2012 - 05:19 UTC

  Mexico’s war on drugs a “failure” according to public opinion poll

  

  The war on drugs launched by outgoing Mexican President Felipe Calderón six years ago has been a ‘failure’ concluded a public opinion poll on public security and law and order, done by the Mexico United against Crime non government organization.

• Monday, September 10th 2012 - 05:33 UTC

  Mexican president says some Latam countries are losing the democracy battle

  

  Democracy is in retreat in some Latinamerican countries warned the Mexican president Felipe Calderon in the Russian city of Vladivostok where he attended the APEC summit forum, (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation).

• Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:56 UTC

  Peña Nieto confirmed as president-elect; takes office December first

  

  Mexico's electoral tribunal officially named Enrique Peña Nieto as president-elect on Friday, ending a drawn-out dispute over the results of the July election.

• Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 05:04 UTC

  Mexico strikes light crude oil in deep water deposits; boost for Pemex morale

  

  Mexico’s state oil company Pemex has made a new light crude oil find in the Gulf of Mexico, President Felipe Calderon said on Wednesday, the first such discovery in the country's push to exploit deep water deposits and boost output.

• Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 23:36 UTC

  Peña Nieto comfortably ahead for July 1 Mexican presidential election

  

  Mexico's presidential front-runner Enrique Peña Nieto has maintained a wide lead over his rivals with less than two weeks remaining until the July 1 election, an opinion poll showed this week.

• Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:59 UTC

  Brazil/Argentina agree G20 common position, but will wait to listen to Germany

  

  Brazil and Argentina agreed on Monday “to oppose any financial adjustment plan” and sponsor development and growth policies to face the world crisis, in the framework of the two-day G20 summit taking place in Mexico.

• Tuesday, April 17th 2012 - 07:07 UTC

  Mexico appeals to CFK: nobody in its right mind invests in countries that expropriates

  

  Mexican president Felipe Calderón and G-20 group head, said that Argentina’s plan to seize a majority stake in Repsol’s Argentine branch YPF is “very regrettable” and called on President Cristina Fernandez to reconsider and rectify the decision.

• Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 02:50 UTC

  US and Mexico agree to develop deep-water oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico

  

  US and Mexico have agreed to work together to develop deep-water oil and gas fields that straddle their maritime border in the Gulf of Mexico. The deal was signed at a meeting of the G20 group of industrial and developing countries in Los Cabos, Mexico.

• Friday, January 6th 2012 - 06:43 UTC

  Mexico opens world’s tallest bridge which spans for over a kilometre at 403 metres

  

  Mexican President Felipe Calderon has inaugurated the world's tallest bridge. The 403m tall Baluarte bridge spans a deep ravine in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains in northern Mexico.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 17:48 UTC

  Mexican president criticizes the US on its financial misbalances

  

  President Felipe Calderon criticized its powerful neighbour, United States during a speech in which he outlined the G20 agenda for the next twelve months, including the summit, which is under the presidency of Mexico.