Tag: Javier Milei

• Saturday, February 14th 2026 - 23:38 UTC

  Libra token scandal: what is known one year after Milei’s post

  

  One year after Argentine President Javier Milei posted on X promoting the $Libra crypto token —and later deleted the message— the episode remains under legal and political scrutiny, with proceedings in Argentina and civil claims in the United States still active.

• Friday, February 13th 2026 - 04:09 UTC

  Argentina moves first in Mercosur as lower house backs EU trade deal

  

  Argentina became the first Mercosur country to secure an initial legislative green light for the trade agreement with the European Union, after the Chamber of Deputies approved the text late on Thursday. The bloc also includes Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, which have launched their own domestic ratification processes.

• Thursday, February 12th 2026 - 12:50 UTC

  Argentina’s Senate approves Milei’s labour reform amid protests and clashes

  

  Argentina’s Senate gave initial approval to President Javier Milei’s labor reform bill after a marathon session that ran for more than 14 hours and unfolded amid street protests outside Congress. The draft cleared the upper chamber by 42 votes to 30 and will now move to the Lower House (Chamber of Deputies) for final consideration.

• Wednesday, February 11th 2026 - 04:28 UTC

  Milei calls Trump “an example of courage and leadership” in video sent to Latino Wall Street event

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei called Donald Trump “an example of courage and leadership” in a video message sent to the Hispanic Prosperity Gala hosted by Latino Wall Street at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, after receiving an Economic Freedom award, local outlets reported.

• Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 12:34 UTC

  Argentina, US set to stage ‘Atlantic Dagger’ in high-profile special forces drill

  

  Argentina and the United States are finalizing plans for “Daga Atlántica” (Atlantic Dagger), a joint special operations exercise expected to become one of the most politically significant bilateral defense activities in recent years—aimed at boosting interoperability, shared procedures and combined planning.

• Tuesday, February 3rd 2026 - 12:34 UTC

  Argentina’s stats chief quits as Milei’s government freezes inflation index overhaul

  

  Argentina’s national statistics agency, INDEC, said its director, Marco Lavagna, stepped down on Monday after more than six years in the post, just as the country was preparing to launch a revamped consumer price index (CPI). Within hours, Economy Minister Luis Caputo confirmed the methodology change would be delayed indefinitely “until the disinflation process is consolidated,” with no new date set.

• Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 10:59 UTC

  Why a U.S. military plane landed in Ushuaia: lawmakers, ports and geopolitics

  

  The landing in Ushuaia of a U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers has reignited political controversy in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province and sharpened attention on the country’s strategic footprint in the South Atlantic and Antarctica, amid deepening ties between President Javier Milei and U.S. President Donald Trump.

• Monday, January 26th 2026 - 10:13 UTC

  U.S. Treasury Secretary praises Milei and defends U.S. currency swap as bilateral alignment deepens

  

  U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised Argentine President Javier Milei and defended the currency swap deal between the two countries, offering a mix of political and financial backing that the Trump administration frames as part of its broader Latin America strategy.

• Monday, January 26th 2026 - 03:27 UTC

  U.S. Air Force C-40 landing in Ushuaia fuels scrutiny of Argentina’s southern agenda

  

  A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-40 Clipper landed around midday Sunday at Ushuaia’s international airport — officially named “Ushuaia–‘Malvinas’ Argentinas” — an unusual arrival that drew immediate attention from local media and political observers in Tierra del Fuego.

• Thursday, January 22nd 2026 - 23:02 UTC

  Argentina envoy asks French lawmakers to cover “Falklands” label on map during hearing

  

  Argentina’s ambassador to France, Ian Sielecki, halted the start of a hearing at France’s National Assembly and refused to speak while a map behind him displayed the Falklands/Malvinas as UK territory. Proceedings resumed only after a staff member covered the islands with a sticky note.