Tag: Javier Milei

Friday, August 15th 2025 - 09:59 UTC
Argentine prosecutor charges President Javier Milei over threats and defamation against journalist

Argentine President Javier Milei has been formally charged in a case investigating the dissemination of a fake pornographic video generated with artificial intelligence depicting journalist Julia Mengolini, along with threats and harassment against her on social media.
Saturday, August 9th 2025 - 10:37 UTC
Milei defends his vetoing Congress' “noble causes”

Argentine President Javier Milei explained in his broadcast message Friday evening that he vetoed laws recently passed by Congress to raise pensions and disability allowances because they would have increased spending, leading to either printing money or increasing taxes to avoid destroying the fiscal surplus.
Friday, August 8th 2025 - 21:24 UTC
Milei to address the nation as Congress stands up to his chainsaw policies

President Javier Milei is to address the Argentine people on national TV at 9 pm Friday to discuss a number of recent government actions and his administration's tense relationship with Congress, Spokesman Manuel Adorni announced.
Friday, August 8th 2025 - 10:28 UTC
Milei sparks controversy by equating Kirchnerism with Argentina's military dictatorship

Argentine President Javier Milei has ignited a new wave of controversy after posing with his candidates beside a banner that read “Kirchnerism Never Again,” mimicking the typography of the historic Nunca Más report, which documented crimes committed during Argentina’s last military dictatorship. The photo, taken in a poor neighborhood of La Matanza—a traditional Peronist stronghold—marks the launch of Milei’s electoral campaign in Buenos Aires province.
Friday, August 8th 2025 - 09:38 UTC
Indebtedness is the true basis of Milei's Argentina's shallow recovery, UBA says

A study from the University of Buenos Aires' (UBA) School of Economics revealed this week that almost half of Argentines (46%) are now using credit cards to buy food, a significant increase since the start of the Javier Milei administration.
Thursday, August 7th 2025 - 07:37 UTC
Argentine opposition defies Milei, approves increased funding for public universities

Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies approved a bill on Wednesday to raise funding for public universities, with 158 votes in favor and 75 against. The measure, backed by the Peronist bloc and other opposition parties, marks a new legislative defeat for far-right President Javier Milei, who vetoed a similar initiative last year.
Friday, August 1st 2025 - 10:47 UTC
US tariffs: Argentina and Uruguay charged only 10%

As the new tariffs scheme established by US President Donald Trump became effective Friday, Uruguay and Argentina were among the least affected countries, with surcharges of only 10%, a steep difference from Canada's 35% or Brazil's 50% and a default 15% surcharge unless otherwise specified.
Friday, August 1st 2025 - 09:40 UTC
IMF Board approves US$2 bn disbursement to Argentina

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the first review of its agreement with Argentina, authorizing a disbursement of US$2 billion. The decision comes days after the IMF projected a 5.5% growth for the country.
Tuesday, July 29th 2025 - 10:58 UTC
Argentina joining US visa waiver program still a long way ahead

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem warned it would take about a year before holders of Argentine passports are allowed back into the United States without a visa as they were between 1996 and 2002, despite the agreements she signed Monday with President Javier Milei.
Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:59 UTC
Argentina and US advancing in construction of an integrated naval base in Tierra del Fuego

The Argentine government shipyard Company Tandanor has finished the flat cement foundation on which the Joint Antarctic Command for the Ushuaia integrated naval base in Tierra del Fuego province is to be built, points out Buenos Aires media.