Tag: Javier Milei

• Wednesday, January 31st 2024 - 10:58 UTC

  Daniel Scioli leaves Brasilia for a Secretariat position in Milei’s team

  

  Former Argentine Vice President Daniel Scioli will leave his post as Ambassador to Brazil to join President Javier Milei's team as Secretary of Tourism, Environment, and Sports, it was announced Tuesday in Buenos Aires after a meeting which was also attended by Interior Minister Guillermo Francos, who served on Scioli's cabinet when the latter was Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires.

• Monday, January 29th 2024 - 19:39 UTC

  Former Argentine combatants allege “illegal flights” to the Falklands

  

  The Center of Former Malvinas Islands Combatants (CECIM) La Plata raised concerns about alleged “flights of dubious origin” to the Falkland Islands, emphasizing “potential risks to national sovereignty.” The former combatants called attention to the Argentine government's silence on logistical operations allegedly violating UN resolutions, particularly the Zone of Peace and Cooperation in the South Atlantic (ZPCAS), established in 1986.

• Monday, January 29th 2024 - 11:02 UTC

  Falklands' Argentina/UK dispute “fresh start”, according to London media

  

  Britain is preparing to offer Argentina improved diplomatic, political, and trade terms since the new liberal government of President Javier Milei took office. The expected approach of a fresh start, and a relief for the Falkland Islands dispute, was anticipated at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, during a brief meeting and photo between British foreign minister Lord David Cameron and President Milei.

• Monday, January 29th 2024 - 10:54 UTC

  Milei says “There is no Plan B”: What else did the President tell the WSJ?

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei underscored in an interview with The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published on Sunday “the speed” at which his government was “achieving results” and warned that “there is no plan B to do things right.”

• Monday, January 29th 2024 - 10:54 UTC

  Argentina chooses US-built F-16 fighters over Chinese JF-17s

  

  Argentina's Air Force is to move on with the process of purchasing 24 second-hand US-built F-16 fighter jets from Denmark with the White House's nod, it was reported in Buenos Aires. The decision meant dropping the alternative of Chinese-developed JF-17 units in line with President Javier Milei's policy of not joining the BRICS group and not holding Beijing as a key ally.

• Saturday, January 27th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

  Milei: Cabinet crisis, diplomatic clash with Colombia and Argentina “closer” to dollarization

  

  While Argentine President Javier Milei said Friday that his country was closer to dollarizing its economy, Minister Luis 'Toto' Caputo announced that the taxation part of the so-called Omnibus Law bill was being spared for a later date in a move to have the legislation passed as soon as possible to achieve a zero deficit. However, the Chief of State's plans clash with other conflicts within the cabinet and also in diplomatic matters.

• Friday, January 26th 2024 - 15:11 UTC

  Will Javier Milei Upend Argentina’s Foreign Policy?

  

  By Thiago de Aragao (*) Mere weeks after taking office, Argentine President Javier Milei has already picked fights with the United Kingdom and China, demonstrating his “anarcho-capitalist” approach to foreign policy. The complex reality of international diplomacy and economic interdependence requires a far more pragmatic stance.

• Friday, January 26th 2024 - 10:42 UTC

  Spain urges reconsideration of argentine fisheries measures by President Milei

  

  The Government of Spain has formally approached President Javier Milei of Argentina, requesting a reconsideration of the proposed measures aimed at enhancing control over foreign-flagged fishing vessels in Argentina's maritime space and liberalizing catch permits.

• Friday, January 26th 2024 - 10:04 UTC

  Milei sacks untrustworthy Infrastructure Minister

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei Thursday sacked Infrastructure Minister Guillermo Ferraro after the latter allegedly leaked to the press some details about a cabinet meeting that should have not gone public, specifically an outburst by the head of state who pledged to “leave without a peso” those provincial governors who did not instruct their federal lawmakers to pass the Libertarian Government's so-called Omnibus Law bill.

• Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 15:12 UTC

  Argentine leftwing and labor groups stage national strike against Milei's reforms

  

  Argentine labor unions staged a relatively successful strike and demonstration Wednesday to protest against President Javier Milei's emergency decree (DNU) already in force plus the so-called Omnibus Law bill to curb public spending which would defund numerous activities currently running on State allowances. It was the first such measure since May 29, 2019, under then-President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019).