Tag: Javier Milei

• Thursday, September 10th 2026 - 07:22 UTC

  Friends of BOTs describe President Milei’s announcement as ‘political theatre’

  

  The organization Friends of British Overseas Territories has also published a strong statement in support of the Falkland Islands, its right to self-determination, to manage their natural resources, and thus oil development.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 10:14 UTC

  Argentina probes 60 people and companies over Falklands oil without disclosing new names

  

  Argentina's government has raised to 60 the number of individuals and companies subject to administrative proceedings over oil activity in waters near the Falklands, after opening case files against 15 more parties whose identities it did not disclose.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 08:59 UTC

  Argentine industry contracted 5% in July from June, its steepest monthly drop this year

  

  Argentina's manufacturing output fell 5% in July from June in seasonally adjusted terms, the sharpest monthly decline so far in 2026, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) reported on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 08:06 UTC

  Argentina files criminal complaint against Navitas over Falklands; firm silent, shares slide

  

  Argentina's government formally filed a criminal complaint on Tuesday against Israeli oil company Navitas Petroleum and four other firms over hydrocarbon exploration in waters near the Falklands, with the company yet to respond to the accusation and amid a slide in the share prices of those involved.

• Tuesday, September 8th 2026 - 10:02 UTC

  Six in ten Argentines attribute Milei's shift on the Falklands to political convenience

  

  Some 61.1% of Argentines believe President Javier Milei adopted his current position on the Falklands out of political convenience, against 24.7% who attribute it to conviction, according to a survey by the consultancy Management & Fit of a thousand respondents with a margin of error of 3%.

• Monday, September 7th 2026 - 09:10 UTC

  The Falklands claim, one of the few issues that cuts across Argentina's political divide

  

  The sovereignty claim over the Falklands is one of the few points of consensus that cuts across Argentina's political fracture, known locally as “la grieta”, a polarisation that splits the country into two opposing camps on almost every public question. That cross-cutting quality explains both its constant presence in popular culture and its recurrence in political discourse.

• Friday, September 4th 2026 - 23:30 UTC

  Rockhopper and Navitas shares fall as operators defend Sea Lion timetable

  

  Shares in the two companies developing the Sea Lion field off the Falklands fell on Friday after Argentine President Javier Milei announced he would tighten sanctions on firms operating around the archipelago without authorization from Buenos Aires. Both companies responded with a joint statement saying they do not anticipate any impact on the project's development.

• Friday, September 4th 2026 - 23:27 UTC

  “Our future is for the people who live here to decide,” Falklands Assembly tells Milei

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly issued a statement on Friday in response to Argentine President Javier Milei's address, maintaining that the archipelago's future is for those who live there to decide. “The Falkland Islands are a self-governing British Overseas Territory, and our future is a matter for the people who live here to decide,” the text says, adding that this is “a right grounded in international law” and that “it is not altered by the statements of any other government.”

• Friday, September 4th 2026 - 08:06 UTC

  UK replies to Milei: Falklands “are British because islanders choose to be British”

  

  Britain's Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting, responded on Friday to Argentine President Javier Milei's address on the Falklands by stating that the United Kingdom's commitment to the archipelago is “absolute and unshakeable.” It was the first public reaction from the British government following the televised national address in which Milei announced sanctions against oil companies operating in the area without Argentine authorization.

• Friday, September 4th 2026 - 08:01 UTC

  Chile backs Falklands claim as Argentina recognizes its sovereignty over Magellan Strait

  

  Chilean President José Antonio Kast on Thursday reiterated his government's backing for Argentina's sovereignty rights over the Falklands, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas, following a bilateral meeting in Santiago with his Argentine counterpart, Javier Milei. At the same meeting, Milei recognized Chilean sovereignty over the whole of the Strait of Magellan.