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Montevideo, June 1st 2025 - 01:49 UTC

Tag: Javier Milei

  • Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Third general strike against Milei under way

    The bus drivers' union (UTA) will not be joining the stoppage. so those wanting to go to work will have that part of public transport available

    Unions such as the General Labor Confederation (CGT) and Argentina's Workers' Central (CTA) started demonstrating Wednesday ahead of Thursday's 24-hour full strike, the third since President Javier Milei took office.

  • Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 08:59 UTC

    Milei and Peña get together in Asunción instead of going to Honduras

    Milei said he shared with Peña “the love for the ideas of Freedom”

    Presidents Javier Milei of Argentina and Santiago Peña of Paraguay met Wednesday in Asunción to stress their shared commitment to economic freedom and deregulation as a path to prosperity. Their encounter took place at the same time most other heads of State convened in Tegucigalpa (Honduras) for the Celac Summit.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Argentina's Lower House to investigate $LIBRA cryptofiasco

    President Milei and Presidential Secretary and sister Karina Milei will be spared due to lack of parliamentary consensus

    Argentina's Lower House agreed Tuesday to create an investigative commission to examine the $LIBRA crypto fiasco with 128 votes in favor, 93 against, and 7 abstentions. The body will delve into President Javier Milei's promotion of the cryptocurrency on social media, which allegedly led to a scam affecting investors globally after its price surged and then crashed.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2025 - 09:12 UTC

    Macri distances himself from Milei

    We have not been able to make Milei understand the importance of institutionality, Macri underlined

    Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019), whose support was pivotal in the 2023 runoff between Javier Milei and Sergio Massa, further distanced himself Friday from the Libertarian administration during his appearance at the Latin Annual Meeting in Punta del Este, Uruguay.

  • Friday, April 4th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Treason charges filed against Milei for April 2 speech

    Milei was said to have dropped Argentina’s sovereignty claims over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands

    Argentina's National Confederation of Malvinas Combatants filed a criminal complaint against President Javier Milei for treason, violation of public official duties, and abuse of authority. The case is to be heard by Buenos Aires City Federal Court # 2 under Judge Sebastián Ramos.

  • Friday, April 4th 2025 - 09:47 UTC

    Milei says negotiations for zero tariffs with US under way

    Argentina will comply with Trump's requirements for reciprocal tariffs, Milei underlined

    Argentine President Javier Milei said during a Conservative event in Florida that his country was negotiating with Donald Trump's administration a zero-tariff deal on approximately 50 export products, aiming for a potential Free Trade Agreement (FTA) shortly. Milei's remarks came after the Republican leader slapped a 10% tariff on all Argentine goods as part of a broader protectionist policy.

  • Friday, April 4th 2025 - 08:35 UTC

    Argentine Senate gives thumbs down to Milei's Supreme Court nominees

    García-Mansilla must now decide whether to stay until Nov. 30 or pack up

    Argentina's Upper House Thursday gave its thumbs down to the two candidates President Javier Milei had nominated to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court (CSJN). While Manuel García-Mansilla has already been sworn in for the duration of the current Legislature as per a presidential decree, Ariel Lijo chose not to follow suit because he was not granted unpaid leave as the magistrate in charge of the Buenos Aires City Federal Court # 4.

  • Thursday, April 3rd 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Milei promotes war veterans to reserve second lieutenants

    “The first step to advance our demands is to honor those who have historically fought and given their lives for them,” Casa Rosada argued in a statement

    Argentine President Javier Milei signed a decree promoting combatants in the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War who wished to enlist as reserve officers -known as “aspiring reserve officers” or AOR- to the rank of Second Lieutenant.

  • Wednesday, April 2nd 2025 - 16:46 UTC

    Milei wants Islanders to want to be Argentine

    Sovereignty is an Orwellian concept under which politicians have mascaraded their dirty business, Milei argued

    Argentine President Javier Milei insisted Wednesday during the main Malvinas War Veterans' Day ceremony that his government would work to turn his country into a serious one so that the people of the Falkland Islands would want to be a part of it.

  • Wednesday, April 2nd 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Milei announces new trip to US to seek help

    Milei meeting with Trump to speed up negotiations with the IMF is expected but not confirmed

    Argentine President Javier Milei is set to travel to the United States again late Wednesday after the April 2 Malvinas Veterans' Day ceremony, probably to meet his local colleague, Donald Trump, at the latter's Mar-a-Lago residence. However, this encounter has not been confirmed.