Tag: La Campora

• Saturday, May 18th 2013 - 03:30 UTC

  Argentina forces cancellation of all Lan flights by suspending ground services

  

  LAN Chile halted on Friday all its flights in Argentina until Saturday morning after the state company Intercargo which provides ground support for the airline, unilaterally decided to cancel the service despite court orders to the contrary.

• Thursday, July 12th 2012 - 07:16 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez challenges organized labour determined to have Moyano sacked

  

  The Argentine powerful organized labour unions, CGT is heading for a fracture from the moment two different congresses have been convened at different dates, one of them supportive of President Cristina Fernandez’ administration and the other entirely in the opposition.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2012 - 06:51 UTC

  “I’m predictable, no shocks” says CFK after Tuesday’s mini run on the US dollar

  

  After a day of intense trading in the ‘blue’ (informal) market for US dollars which reached a new high of 5.50 Pesos, Argentine President Cristina Fernández assured on Tuesday evening that there will be no economic ‘shocks’ or a ‘system of multiple exchange rates’ as “has been rumoured during the whole day”.

• Monday, April 30th 2012 - 07:25 UTC

  Preparing the ground for Maximo Kirchner to occupy the front stage

  

  The idea of having another Kirchner running for office has emerged strongly following last Friday’s mass rally in support of President Cristina Fernandez and her policy of expropriating Argentina’s leading corporation, YPF.

• Saturday, April 28th 2012 - 06:07 UTC

  In a massive rally CFK reaffirms YPF seizure and thanks the opposition’s support

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez in a massive political rally on Friday defended her policy to seize YPF from Spain’s Repsol, thanked the opposition for their legislative support and called on the new generations to defend the “historic legacy”.

• Thursday, March 29th 2012 - 01:25 UTC

  “Malvinas and the ‘Gallegos’ (Spaniards) always get the blame” in Argentina

  

  “Malvinas and the Spaniards (‘gallegos’) are always to blame” warned UK PM David Cameron to his peer Mariano Rajoy when they met in London over a month ago to talk bilateral issues and the growing irritation caused to both countries by Argentina with its claims over Falklands’ sovereignty and natural resources.

• Wednesday, March 14th 2012 - 23:26 UTC

  The Lady out of control: appeals to “Nazi, Mengele and anti Semitism” to attack the media

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez used the words “Nazi, Mengele and a scent of anti-Semitism” to describe a couple of articles in Buenos Aires leading newspapers which revealed the ups and downs in ‘palace intrigues” and a second critical of the expanding power of her son Maximo Kirchner with the youth organization La Campora.

• Saturday, January 28th 2012 - 07:26 UTC

  Maximo Kirchner, the ‘favourite son’ with ever growing influence in her mother’s administration

  

  The French newspaper Le Monde dedicated last week ample coverage to the son of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, Maximo Kirchner, 34, who has a growing influence in her mother’s administration given his double condition as ‘favourite son’ and leader of a youth group La Campora which he founded and is moving full steam ahead.

• Monday, January 2nd 2012 - 06:07 UTC

  Peronist youth organize a ‘donate blood’ campaign in solidarity with CFK

  

  As a demonstration of support for Argentine President Cristina Fernandez who will undergo surgery for a thyroid carcinoma, the youth branch of the ruling Argentine Peronist Party has invited the Argentine people to donate blood to local clinics and hospitals.