Tag: Javier Milei

• Saturday, March 1st 2025 - 10:10 UTC

  Argentine artist State-imposed guild monopolies dissolved

  

  Argentina's Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger announced this week the elimination of restrictions on cultural activities dating back to the dictatorship of General Juan Carlos Onganía (1966-1970). The new Presidential Decree issued by Javier Milei will “free Argentine culture from the system of state control established by the Onganía regime 50 years ago,” the minister explained.

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• Friday, February 28th 2025 - 20:40 UTC

  Milei wants opposition leader Kicillof to resign as Governor of Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei urged Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof to resign so that a federal intervention could be launched to restore order as residents of that Argentine district were enraged Thursday by the murder of a 7-year-old girl. The perpetrators were identified to be minors aged 14 and 17, and would therefore face lesser to no charges; in other words, they would be free to kill again. “Let us intervene in the Province,” Milei insisted.

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• Friday, February 28th 2025 - 20:03 UTC

  New York Times unveils obscure deals for businessmen to have access to Milei

  

  According to a New York Times investigation, cryptocurrency businessmen paid bribes to meet Argentine President Javier Milei during the Argentina Tech Forum last October, where Milei delivered the closing speech.

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• Friday, February 28th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

  Argentina's Supreme Court: García-Mansilla sworn in

  

  Following President Javier Milei's Decree 137/2025, Manuel José García-Mansilla was sworn in Thursday as a new Justice of Argentina's Supreme Court (CSJN) in a ceremony attended by Chief Justice Horacio Rosatti, Deputy Chief Justice Carlos Rosenkrantz, and Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti. Thus, the CSJN once again has four members after Juan Carlos Maqueda's retirement in December.

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• Thursday, February 27th 2025 - 10:23 UTC

  Milei to open 2025 Legislature amid opposition lawmakers' absence

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei plans to announce over 30 new bills during the opening of the 2025 Legislature next Saturday. As outlined in the Constitution, his participation in this event keeps him from attending Yamandú Orsi's inauguration in Montevideo. The Libertarian leader plans to deliver a 40-page speech lasting at least 45 minutes, focusing on issues the government deems essential for the country's future.

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• Wednesday, February 26th 2025 - 18:54 UTC

  Judge reverses Milei's decree turning BNA into a corporation

  

  Argentine Federal Judge Alejo Ramos Padilla issued an injunction against President Javier Milei's decree paving the way for the conversion of the state-owned Banco de la Nación Argentina (BNA or just “Banco Nación”) into a joint stock company because such a measure needed Congressional approval given that the bank's creation and structure fall under legislative authority.

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• Wednesday, February 26th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Milei criticized for U-turn in foreign policy regarding Ukraine

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei took heavy flak from friends and foes alike after his country abstained at the United Nations from urging Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, thus making a notorious U-turn from the support he showed his colleague Volodymyr Zelensky during his Dec. 10, 2023, inauguration in Buenos Aires and last month at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos (Switzerland).

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• Wednesday, February 26th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

  Milei fills Supreme Court vacancies by decree absent the Senate's consent

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei decided Tuesday to appoint Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla to the Supreme Court (CSJN) by decree in a move that further dented his image following his U-turn in foreign policy regarding Ukraine and the $LIBRA cryptocurrency scandal, among other events that challenge La Libertad Avanza's (LLA) chances for this year's mid-term elections. The magistrate's appointment will be effective until the end of the next legislative term, as provided for in the Constitution in case of vacancies.

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• Monday, February 24th 2025 - 10:42 UTC

  Milei tells CPAC deeper chainsaw coming up

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei told the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in the United States that the “era of the omnipresent State” was over ass he pledged to deepen his so-called “chainsaw” efforts cutting expenses.

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• Saturday, February 22nd 2025 - 09:51 UTC

  Milei tells IDB his government's achievements had to overcome a social justice mentality

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei highlighted Friday during his speech at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) headquarters in Washington DC that his administration's economic “achievements” had been attained despite the concept of “social justice” wielded under previous governments, which - in his view - is an “aberration.”

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