ANALYSING ARGENTINA Pax cambiaria, pax mafiosa? 16-03-2024 06:45 Inflation and crime are at the top of President Javier Milei’s agenda. Both will test his libertarian approach to problem-solving. by Marcelo J. Garcia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Meme politics, tackling price hikes and Milei’s North Star 16-03-2024 06:31 President Milei understands that he needs to deliver slowing inflation and the beginning of an economic rebound if he is to have a chance at truly governing the country. by Agustino Fontevecchia
FILM & CINEMA Police clash with demonstrators protesting cutbacks for cinema industry 15-03-2024 19:25 Hundreds of people protest against dismissals and slurs from President Javier Milei at the INCAA National Cinema and Audiovisual Arts Institute. Demonstrators call for workers to be reinstatement and defend value of federal festivals, film schools, and the Cine.Ar channel and platform.
POLITICS & CONGRESS Milei’s bold decree suffers major setback after repeal in Senate 14-03-2024 21:18 President's initial dose of shock therapy teeters on the edge of collapse after Senate defeats his sweeping executive decree.
POLITICS & CONGRESS Blow for Milei as Senate rejects sweeping mega-reform decree 14-03-2024 20:31 President's sweeping deregulation DNU rejected by senators in upper house; Emergency deregulation decree now heads to lower house Chamber of Deputies, where it must also be voted down if it is to be repealed; Tensions reported between head of state and Victoria Villarruel, his vice-president.
POLITICS Milei sends scaled-back 'omnibus' reform bill to governors 14-03-2024 14:54 So-called ‘omnibus bill’ — now containing 269 articles, less than half than the original version — excludes the privatisation of YPF while maintaining sell-off of Aerolíneas Argentinas SA.
CONGRESS & POLITICS Senate set for debate as Milei's deregulation decree hangs in balance 13-03-2024 15:48 Vice-President Victoria Villarruel, in her role as head of Senate, accepts opposition's request for debate and calls special session for Thursday to address President Javier Milei's sweeping emergency deregulation decree.
8M Rally 'We will be a tsunami' – Green tide fills streets surrounding Congress on 8M 09-03-2024 19:48 Thousands of women of all ages demonstrated near Congress to make their slogans against sexist violence heard. by Sabrina Chemen
#8M: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY Tens of thousands of women challenge Milei on march for rights 08-03-2024 22:53 People across Argentina marked International Women's Day Friday with protests and celebrations, with demonstrators at a large rally in Buenos Aires voicing fierce criticism of President Javier Milei's government.
#8M: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY #8M: Activists take to the streets for women’s rights 08-03-2024 13:34 Feminists and campaigners march nationwide under the slogan “against hunger, norms and repression” in light of the Milei administration’s recent attacks on women’s rights.
Abortion rights Abortion protection in French Constitution is 'message of hope' for other nations 05-03-2024 12:41 France's new "guaranteed freedom" to have an abortion may transcend borders and "give a boost to the recognition of this fundamental right" in the world, experts and activists argue.
Abortion rights France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first 04-03-2024 16:39 Lawmakers in Versailles vote to anchor the right to abortion in the constitution, making France the first country in the world to enshrine explicit protection for terminating a pregnancy in basic law.
STATE OF THE NATION – ANALYSIS Milei seeks pact with political leaders in bid to save reforms 02-03-2024 00:26 In his first annual address to lawmakers on Friday, Milei invited leaders from all parties to sign a 10-principle agreement that includes a “non-negotiable fiscal balance” and public spending cuts, as well as labour reform and free trade.
POLITICS Sign up to my reforms or face ‘conflict,’ Milei tells lawmakers 01-03-2024 22:34 President Javier Milei delivers aggressive yet gloomy state-of-the-nation speech, calls on his allies and enemies to sign up to his 10-point ‘Pacto de Mayo’ – or face the consequences.
CONGRESS SPEECH President Milei to lay out plans to lawmakers in state-of-the-nation address 01-03-2024 16:35 President Javier Milei will address Congress at 9pm tonight, inaugurating normal sessions of Congress with a speech that is eagerly awaited.
Politics Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Torres: the governor who lit the provincial fuse 01-03-2024 06:28 From the PRO leader’s political beginnings in Trelew, his links to Patricia Bullrich and Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and his history with Mario Das Neves. How he constructed his candidacy and the special advisor with whom he worked but now at odds. A profile of the youngest provincial governor in office today. by Ezequiel Spillman
POLITICS & CONGRESS Milei won't resubmit reform plan to Congress until late 2025 29-02-2024 11:04 In an interview with British newspaper the 'Financial Times,' President Javier Milei says his sweeping 'omnibus bill' will be resubmitted to Congress – but not until December 2025
POLITICS President goes prime time: Milei set for Friday night state-of-the-nation speech 27-02-2024 15:25 President Javier Milei moves ceremonial congressional address to Friday night at 9pm, seeking larger audience.
Opinion & Analysis Neither castes nor authoritarianism 15-02-2024 11:37 Argentina has already suffered plenty from quasi-messianic leaders opening up deep grieta chasms with their friend-or-foe logic. by Nelson Castro
As I see it Milei runs into a roadblock 10-02-2024 06:51 In most places, the old guard has managed to fend off those besieging it. Even if on occasion the establishment’s forces have had to beat a retreat, they have usually retained enough power to thwart their enemies. by James Neilson
Bloomberg Goldman, Barclays, Citi get up-close look at Milei’s Argentina 09-02-2024 00:08 Some of Wall Street’s largest banks are set to visit Argentina just as Javier Milei tries to come back from a massive defeat in Congress.
Abortion law 'Not on president's agenda' – Spokesperson denies Milei link to abortion bill 08-02-2024 15:26 Executive branch is suspicious of the proposal and denies the possibility of going for repeal in the immediate future.
Congress & Politics Government freezes omnibus bill – and wants to make governors pay 08-02-2024 14:50 President Javier Milei is evaluating the possibility of calling a non-binding plebiscite to pass his reforms in the hope of a new Congress breakdown after the 2025 midterms.
Abortion rights Lawmakers from Milei’s party send bill to Congress seeking to repeal abortion law 08-02-2024 09:47 Lawmakers from President Javier Milei’s party introduce bill to Congress that would repeal landmark abortion law passed in December 2020.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Argentina bonds slump as Milei reforms go back to square one 07-02-2024 10:12 Argentina bonds dropped in early trading after President Javier Milei’s reform package was sent back to square one in Congress.
Congress & Politics Milei's economic reforms stall in Congress, bill returned to committee stage 06-02-2024 21:55 President Milei's ‘omnibus’ mega-reform bill dealt major setback lawmakers in Congress prevented it from advancing; Bill was promptly returned to committee stage for a rewrite.
Omnibus bill rejection President slams provincial governors after Congress setback 06-02-2024 21:47 Milei, who is in Israel on his first bilateral trip abroad, vows to continue forward with his economic programme “with or without the political class that destroyed the country."
World news US lawmakers to vote on US$17.6 billion Israel aid bill 06-02-2024 14:33 Congress is set to vote on Tuesday on a bill that would provide $17.6 billion in military aid for Israel, which is strongly supported by the vast majority of lawmakers in both parties
Congress & Politics Congress resumes 'article by article' debate on omnibus law 06-02-2024 13:58 The lower house of Congress resumes detailed debate of Milei’s reform package on Tuesday, which Deputies have already approved "in general."
Politics Milei crowns Caputo as super-minister, granting him greater power 03-02-2024 06:32 President Javier Milei has left in his economy minister’s hands all the areas managed by former Infrastructure minister Guillermo Ferraro. Today, Luis Caputo is one of the most influential people in the libertarian leader’s government. by Gonzalo Martínez
EDITORIAL An omnibus not for everybody 02-02-2024 14:46 Uncertainty is by no means limited to the final outcome of Javier Milei's bill in Congress.
Congress & Politics Police battle protesters outside Congress as omnibus bill debate extends to Friday 02-02-2024 08:54 Riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas on Thursday to disperse protesters gathered outside Congress as lawmakers debated the Javier Milei's sweeping reform package.
POLITICS Ultra-rightist charged in CFK assassination attempt case ejected from Congress 01-02-2024 14:28 Leonardo Sosa, activist from the Revolución Federal group, was wearing a red wristband which allowed him to move about Congress freely, which sparked repudiation among Unión por la Patria legislators.
Congress Omnibus Law: What’s in and what’s out as bill goes to Congress? 01-02-2024 12:08 President Milei’s government had to make serious concessions and remove several points from the original text of its sweeping mega-reform bill, which is now slashed down to 386 articles from the original 664.
CONGRESS Key test for Milei as lower house opens debate on ‘Omnibus’ reform bill 31-01-2024 12:24 Ruling party obtains quorum and debate begins on President Milei’s sweeping ‘Omnibus’ mega-reform bill; Session expected to last at least 35 hours as libertarian leader faces first true legislative test in the lower house Chamber of Deputies; Government confident it has the numbers.
POLITICS & COURTS Court rules Milei’s labour reform unconstitutional 30-01-2024 19:18 Court rules that the labour reform President Javier Milei tried to implement through decree is unconstitutional.
Congress & Politics Government pulls key fiscal reforms from Omnibus bill to smooth passage 27-01-2024 11:03 Economy Minister Luis Caputo announces President Javier Milei's government will withdraw the fiscal chapter of its sweeping 'Omnibus bill' reform package to ease its passage through Congress.
Congress & Politics Milei shelves austerity plan as Congress debates bill 27-01-2024 10:04 Main austerity measures in president's sweeping reform bill to be culled in order to get it through Congress, implying deeper spending cuts in the future.
POLITICS & ECONOMY The limits of Milei’s ‘synthetic power’ 27-01-2024 09:19 While his digital energy can be translated into real world power, Javier Milei and his team must be careful not to confuse their popularity with actual muscle. by Agustino Fontevecchia
EDITORIAL The four horsemen 27-01-2024 07:35 The general strike should be deemed not so much a success or a failure as a somewhat irrelevant blip within what gives every indication of being a long hot summer and a traumatic year.
Congress & Politics Milei’s bill approved by congressional committees 23-01-2024 22:44 A vote on the floor of the lower house is expected for Thursday, one day after labour movements stage a national strike against Javier Milei’s austerity measures.
Congress & Politics Milei seeks to increase number of Argentines paying income tax 23-01-2024 13:33 Proposal that will be sent to Congress on Tuesday establishes that individuals making more than 1.3 million pesos (US$1,583) a month should by paying income tax.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS President gets pragmatic as hostile Congress forces him to negotiate 23-01-2024 12:08 For a leader who rose to Argentina’s top job by touting radical proposals and showing little willingness to negotiate with the country’s “political elite,” Javier Milei is turning into quite the pragmatist.
POLITICS & LABOUR Buenos Aires braces for first general strike of Milei government 23-01-2024 11:54 Labour groups and social organisations will mobilise on Wednesday to demonstrate against Milei government’s reform plans, with a large turnout expected; Banks, public transport and even flights set to be affected.
US Republican Primaries Ron DeSantis, from rising star to failed White House hopeful 22-01-2024 13:46 His decision to drop out of the race came less than two days before the New Hampshire primary, where polls showed him far behind Trump and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley.
Congress Milei suspends plan to privatise Argentina state oil company YPF 22-01-2024 13:18 Privatisation of state-run oil company YFP has been cut from President Javier Milei sweeping reform bill in Congress negotiations.
POLITICS & CONGRESS Pichetto’s caucus blocks Milei government over Omnibus bill 18-01-2024 19:29 Deputies belonging to caucus headed by dissident Peronist and ex-VP candidate Miguel Ángel Pichetto impose themselves, halting the government drive.
congress & politics Congress spars over Milei’s sweeping omnibus reform bill 12-01-2024 15:11 Government indicates it is open to making concessions as elements of proposed legislation are taken out, despite president’s “all-or-nothing” vow.
Congress & Politics Congress kicks off year forming key committees and debating single paper ballot 04-01-2024 16:26 Chamber of Deputies defining bicameral commission to study Javier Milei’s omnibus law; Bill contemplates the privatisation of public companies and grants parliamentary prerogatives to the government, among other points.
Politics CFK seeks to reorder her lawmakers for Milei’s first political test 04-01-2024 15:18 Former vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner believes that the formation of the Bicameral Commission to halt the presidential emergency decree is urgent while sending a message to the rest of Peronism to reorder its ranks and joshing about the ex-president’s festivities in Spain. by Ramón Indart