Tag: Marcos Peña

• Friday, December 15th 2017 - 07:51 UTC

  Violent protests in Buenos Aires as Congress attempted to discuss a pensions reform plan

  

  A trade union-organized march in Buenos Aires descended into violence Thursday, with thousands of protesters clashing with police as they demanded lawmakers reject a controversial pension reform plan. Riot police used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets against demonstrators, who threw stones and burned barricades made of rubbish outside the doors of Argentina's congress.

• Tuesday, October 31st 2017 - 07:50 UTC

  Argentina's top prosecutor resigns, under pressure of corruption charges

  

  Argentina’s top prosecutor quit on Monday under pressure from the government over accusations that she hampered corruption investigations into officials from the previous administration of President Cristina Fernandez.

• Tuesday, October 10th 2017 - 07:20 UTC

  Macri celebrates victory of staunch ally in Corrientes province

  

  Argentina's ruling coalition of president Mauricio Macri celebrated on Sunday victory in the Corrientes province governor race, a significant boost a couple of weeks before the crucial midterm elections. Candidate Gustavo Valdés supported by “Let's Change” grouping won the Corrientes gubernational dispute with 54.06% of the votes.

• Wednesday, July 5th 2017 - 07:43 UTC

  Macri expects to talk Falklands with PM May at the G20 summit in Hamburg

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri is scheduled to meet in Hamburg with British Prime Minister Theresa May to reinforce cooperation and joint efforts but with the “difference” resulting from the dispute over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands remaining on the table, according to government sources in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, July 5th 2017 - 01:15 UTC

  Macri tries to calm down Argentines as US dollar goes up

  

  Argentine President Mauricio Macri Tuesday said Argentines should “not worry about the dollar,” as the US currency rose 13 cents, closing at AR$ 17.18. It will “benefit regional economies and job creation,” he added during a radio interview.

• Thursday, March 23rd 2017 - 13:32 UTC

  Macri administration reiterates defense of Malvinas sovereignty before Congress

  

  Argentina's chief of staff Marcos Peña defended the current administration's policy towards the Falklands/Malvinas question arguing that dialogue is the path, not speeches with no content or results, and pledged “we will stand by Argentine sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands”.

• Monday, November 14th 2016 - 07:31 UTC

  Argentina looks forward to a good relation with president Trump, who is no longer “candidate Trump”

  

  Argentina has an excellent relation with the Obama administration and this will be the case with a government led by Trump, pointed out Argentina's cabinet secretary Marcos Peña adding that the first signals from the elected president are positive since he is moderating his electoral campaign speech.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2016 - 10:12 UTC

  UK/Argentina begin new dialogue and agree on areas of mutual interest including the South Atlantic

  

  The British Government and the Government of Argentina have agreed to an improved relationship through closer co-operation on areas of mutual interest, including on trade, security and the South Atlantic. A UK-Argentine joint statement has been agreed and released on Tuesday 13 September, following a series of high level meetings in Buenos Aires with Sir Alan Duncan - the first Foreign Office Minister to visit Argentina since 2009.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2016 - 19:51 UTC

  Macri announces top level meeting with UK to address ''all issues'', next week in New York

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri described as a “gesture” the attendance of Foreign Office minister Alan Duncan at the Business and Investment forum in Buenos Aires, and anticipated that UK and Argentina are preparing a bilateral meeting next week in New York on the sidelines of the annual UN general assembly to address all issues including Falklands/Malvinas.

• Friday, August 19th 2016 - 12:59 UTC

  Argentina's Supreme Court rules gas rate increases must be rolled back

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Mauricio Macri's move to slash natural gas subsidies, a much-hated policy that has sent customers' bills soaring. The ruling is the hardest blow yet to the business-friendly president's move to eliminate electricity, gas and water subsidies which he says are bloating the deficit and sapping the struggling economy.