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Montevideo, April 26th 2026 - 08:26 UTC

Tag: Javier Milei

  • Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 10:44 UTC

    A smiling Milei attends Bukele's new inauguration

    Milei asked Bukele about the business of getting reelected

    On his way back from California, Argentine President Javier Milei stopped in El Salvador for Nayib Bukele's new inauguration ceremony, which was also attended by other heads of state and government, such as King Felipe VI of Spain with whom he exchanged a brief moment that caught the eye given the recent diplomatic crisis with the Socialist administration of Pedro Sánchez.

  • Friday, May 31st 2024 - 19:00 UTC

    Milei rounds up Californian tour

    In his meeting with Zuckerberg (L), Milei underlined Argentina's lack of regulations regarding technological developments which could favor companies such as Meta

    Argentine President Javier Milei rounded up his Californian trip after a meeting with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and was headed for El Salvador for Nayib Bukele's new inauguration aboard the ARG-01 Boeing 757.

  • Thursday, May 30th 2024 - 14:00 UTC

    Milei highlights the benefits of capitalism at Stanford University

    Condoleeza Rice asked Milei to return soon

    During his appearance at the Hoover Institution on Stanford University's campus, Argentine President Javier Milei praised Economy Minister Luis 'Toto' Caputo's adjustment measures and addressed other issues regarding capitalism and monopoly regulations.

  • Tuesday, May 28th 2024 - 09:58 UTC

    Gringo-Gaucho drills this week with USS George Washington

    The USS George Washington has already participated in joint maneuvers with the Argentine Navy in 2008

    The US Navy's George Washington nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is due this week in the South Atlantic for the “Gringo-Gaucho II” joint maneuvers with Argentina approximately 60 miles off Mar del Plata amid President Javier Milei's rapprochement with Washington. Escorted by the USS Porter and the logistic ship USNS John Lenthall, the carrier cannot dock at any relatively small Argentine port given her size.

  • Monday, May 27th 2024 - 20:17 UTC

    Buenos Aires Rural Fair lures three presidents together

    Lacalle Pou, Milei, and Peña will be attending the Summer Olympic Games in Paris the week before

    Conservative Presidents Luis Lacalle Pou of Uruguay and Santiago Peña of Paraguay are to join their hosting colleague Javier Milei on July 28 in Buenos Aires for the annual International Livestock, Agriculture, and Industry Exhibition, also known as the Rural Fair, it was announced.

  • Monday, May 27th 2024 - 08:12 UTC

    Milei leaving for US once again for meetings with hich-tech execs

    Milei also plans to return to Madrid next month despite the diplomatic rift he triggered in his last visit

    Argentine President Javier Milei is leaving On Monday on his fourth trip to the United States since taking office on Dec. 10, 2023. Before returning to Buenos Aires, Milei is scheduled to attend Nayib Bukele's new inauguration on June 1 in El Salvador.

  • Monday, May 27th 2024 - 07:52 UTC

    Busy Saturday for Argentine President during May 25 national holiday

    Milei announced that a council was to be created to bring forth the May Pact he had hoped to sign by Saturday

    Argentine President Javier Milei attended the traditional TeDeum at Buenos Aires' cathedral on Saturday before flying to Córdoba for the main celebrations of the May 25 national holiday during which he had hoped to launch what he called “the May Pact” with most provincial governors but failed.

  • Saturday, May 25th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Criminal complaint filed against Milei for his Spanish trip

    Milei apparently used the ARG-01 airplane and other State resources for personal gain

    After the Argentine Embassy in Madrid argued that President Javier Milei's recent trip to the Spanish capital was strictly personal, three lawmakers from the opposition Radical Civic Union (UCR) have filed criminal charges against the head of state and a high-ranking official for alleged corruption.

  • Friday, May 24th 2024 - 18:48 UTC

    Are Argentine Cabinet Chief's days numbered?

    Posse is said to be at odds with Milei and also with “The Boss” (the president's sister, who is said to call most shots at Casa Rosada)

    Rumors are mounting in Buenos Aires that Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse's remaining days in office are numbered and that his exit is already a matter of when and not of if, despite the Libertarian Government of President Javier Milei repeatedly denying the possibility. Posse did not attend Milei's rock star event this week and would not be traveling to Córdoba for Saturday's main May 25 national holiday celebrations.

  • Thursday, May 23rd 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Rockstar Milei launches his new book

    Milei was hailed like a rockstar by his teenage followers

    Argentine President Javier Milei took center stage Wednesday at Buenos Aires' iconic Luna Park stadium to booth launch his latest book and sing a song from the local band La Renga. The unusual move was supported by his die-hard teenage followers and criticized by the rest of society going through an economic crisis that reminds older people of 1989 and 2001.