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Montevideo, June 1st 2025 - 01:49 UTC

Tag: Javier Milei

  • Monday, April 28th 2025 - 09:52 UTC

    Aerolineas Argentinas to shut down all but 2 ticket offices

    These cost cuts come as the Libertarian government is expected to resurface privatizing the airline

    Argentine President Javier Milei's “chainsaw” policies reached flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas, which will be shutting down 19 of its 21 ticket offices nationwide. Only the Mendoza and Córdoba branches will remain operational, pushing customers to online booking and purchasing.

  • Thursday, April 24th 2025 - 10:53 UTC

    Argentine President off to funeral of Argentine Pope

    Milei is due back in Buenos Aires on Sunday

    Argentine President Javier Milei will be departing Thursday for Rome to attend Pope Francis' funeral at the Vatican. No bilateral meetings have been confirmed with other attending world leaders, such as US President Donald Trump. Milei is due back in Buenos Aires on Sunday.

  • Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 10:41 UTC

    Milei's romantic partner announces end of relationship

    Milei has been involved with entertainment figures who never played any First Lady roles

    Amalia Josefina Trombetta, known publicly as Amalia Yuyito González, announced Monday that her romantic affair with Argentine President Javier Milei had come to an end after less than a year.

  • Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 10:18 UTC

    Journalists' guild says Milei crossed the line

    Fopea urged Milei and other people in positions of power to perform their duties with moderation

    Argentina's Forum of Journalists (Fopea) Tuesday condemned President Javier Milei for his “aggravating and violent expressions” against journalists Jorge Fernández Díaz, Carlos Pagni, and Alfredo Leuco, whom he accused of “poisoning people,” lying, and causing economic harm.

  • Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

    Chinese Embassy in Buenos Aires rebukes Bessent's remarks

    Some people with ulterior motives are trying to sow discord in Sino-Argentine and Sino-African relations,” the Chinese Embassy underlined

    The Chinese Embassy in Argentina issued a strong rebuke against US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent for his statements during his visit to Buenos Aires on Monday, accusing him of “maliciously slandering” China by labeling its bilateral swap agreement with Argentina as “rapacious” and debt-heavy.

  • Tuesday, April 15th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Milei's Argentina closes ranks with Trump's US

    “Thanks to President Milei's bold agenda, we see signs of a historic turnaround,” Bessent highlighted

    Argentine President Javier Milei met with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at Casa Rosada to discuss strengthening bilateral ties, focusing on a potential trade agreement aligned with US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs proposal.

  • Tuesday, April 15th 2025 - 10:49 UTC

    Adorni to resign as Milei's spokesman

    Adorni is running in the May 18 elections for a seat on the Buenos Aires City's Legislature

    Argentina’s Presidential Spokesman, Manuel Adorni, admitted he would be leaving his position after participating in next month's elections in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where he will be running for a Legislature seat on behalf of the ruling La Libertad Avanza (LLA). Hence, he will resign his Casa Rosada position on Dec. 9, 2025.

  • Monday, April 14th 2025 - 10:18 UTC

    CFK posts another “Che Milei” diatribe on X

    It is the Argentine people who will pay the price for your decisions, your arrogance, and your surrender, CFK told Milei in her posting on X

    Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Saturday published on X another issue of her “Che Milei” saga criticizing the incumbent head of State for his arrangements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other credit agencies, foreseeing negative consequences for the country.

  • Friday, April 11th 2025 - 10:17 UTC

    Argentina: CGT leader says Thursday's strike “a success”

    “There cannot be an Argentina with free prices and stepped on wages,” Daer stressed

    Argentina's General Labor Confederation (CGT) leaders said Thursday's nationwide strike was a “resounding success.” It was the third such measure against President Javier Milei. CGT Joint Secretary-General Héctor Daer underscored how the Libertarian administration's “chainsaw” policies were causing a drop in people's income. In Daer's view, the Government's adjustments impact mostly retirees and vulnerable groups.

  • Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 19:29 UTC

    US Secretary of the Treasury due in Buenos Aires next week

    Thanks to Milei, the relationship between the United States and Argentina is stronger than ever, Bessent said

    US Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent will arrive in Buenos Aires next Monday to bolster support for Argentine President Javier Milei’s economic reforms, it was announced Thursday.