Reunion at Technopolis Alberto and CFK expose their differences yet again – but with good manners 04-06-2022 10:41 President and the vice-president re-appear together at event marking 100 years of YPF; There were smiles – but also warnings from both sides. by Rosario Ayerdi
POLITICS Fernández de Kirchner tells president to embrace 'conflict' and govern 04-06-2022 09:21 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, speaking at an event marking the 100th anniversary of state energy firm YPF, declares that it is impossible to “govern without conflict” in Argentina and calls on President Fernández to embrace the challenge.
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS Fernández de Kirchner, over 100 businessmen acquitted in branch of 'Cuadernos' case 04-05-2022 16:36 Acquittal covers denunciations of the “cartelisation of public works” branch of ‘Cuadernos’ graft case; Vice-president remains on trial for core part of this case, as well as others stemming from the suspected payment of bribes during her government.
RULING COALITION Frente de Todos senators eye bill to tax undeclared assets held overseas 28-03-2022 22:02 Ruling coalition senators propose new bill that would tax the undeclared assets of citizens held overseas and use them to pay off IMF debt.
EDITORIAL Remembering back to the future 25-03-2022 20:55 All the political jockeying, shows of force and crisis scenarios should not distract us from what Memory Day is all about.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Sergio Massa: ‘I stopped basing my politics on articles or opinion polls a long time ago’ 25-03-2022 12:00 Lower House speaker on tensions in the ruling coalition, the approval of the IMF debt deal and whether he’ll run for the Presidency in 2023. by Jorge Fontevecchia
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS ‘Cuadernos’ probe: Case proceeds to trial as court rejects CFK’s appeal 16-02-2022 22:04 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s objections rejected in the 'Cuadernos' (“notebooks”) corruption investigation; Case will now proceed to trial.
WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS Brazil and Argentina ordered to play World Cup abandoned qualifier 14-02-2022 14:28 FIFA orders Brazil and Argentina to replay World Cup qualifying match halted in São Paulo last September over alleged Covid-19 quarantine breaches by the visitors.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Máximo Kirchner quits Argentina Congress role in IMF protest 01-02-2022 14:21 Argentina’s tentative IMF agreement suffers a setback as Máximo Kirchner, the ruling coalition’s leader in the lower house, resigns in protest over the deal.
FRENTE DE TODOS Máximo Kirchner resigns lower house post over IMF deal 31-01-2022 21:49 Leader of the ruling coalition’s bloc in the Chamber of Deputies steps down in protest over government's new deal with IMF. President admits in a TV interview that Cristina Fernández de Kirchner "has a different view" to him.
BLOOMBERG Lower house unexpectedly rejects 2022 Budget bill 17-12-2021 14:55 Lower house of Congress unexpectedly rejects government’s 2022 budget proposal, a blow to President Alberto Fernández as he enters the second half of his presidency.
JUDICIARY Supreme Court rules 2006 reform of Magistrates Council was 'unconstitutional' 17-12-2021 02:48 In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday declared that the the 2006 reform of the Council of Magistrates was unconstitutional.
UK COURTS Organiser of flight that killed footballer Emiliano Sala jailed for 18 months 12-11-2021 09:28 David Henderson, the businessman who organised the 2019 flight that killed Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in a crash in the English Channel, sentenced to 18 months in jail for endangering safety of aircraft.
Death of Emiliano Sala Businessman who organised flight that killed Emiliano Sala convicted 28-10-2021 10:16 David Henderson, the 67-year-old businessman who organised the flight in which Emiliano Sala died, found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft by a majority jury verdict at Cardiff Crown Court.
PLANE CRASH TRAGEDY UK court told man accused over Emiliano Sala's plane crash was not 'reckless' 26-10-2021 14:31 The lawyer defending a man on trial over the 2019 plane crash that killed Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala said on Tuesday his involvement in the tragedy was "purely a paperwork issue."
PLANE CRASH TRAGEDY Owner of plane in Emiliano Sala crash 'forbade use of pilot' 20-10-2021 10:41 The owner of a plane that crashed with Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala on board told a UK court on Wednesday she had ordered the operator not to use the pilot.
HUMAN RIGHTS Court finds Colombia responsible for rape, torture of journalist 19-10-2021 09:05 Inter-American Court of Human Rights rules Colombia bears responsibility for the ordeal of a female journalist Jineth Bedoya, who was kidnapped, raped and then tortured in 2000 by far-right paramilitaries.
PLANE CRASH TRAGEDY Man goes on trial in UK over plane crash death of footballer Emiliano Sala 18-10-2021 08:58 David Henderson stands trial for charges in connection with the death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in a light aircraft crash in 2019.
BIG TECH Is Facebook a monopoly? A few ideas to help the FTC out… 10-07-2021 08:20 For anyone operating in the same digital ecosystem as Facebook, it is painstakingly clear that Zuckerberg’s creation has excessive market power and uses it to its own benefit. The same can be said about Google and a few other Silicon Valley giants. by Agustino Fontevecchia
EDITORIAL Courting deadlock 08-05-2021 00:28 The whole idea of the separation of powers is to achieve a constructive division of labour, not a collision course in which the component forces cancel each out.
POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC The school feud 17-04-2021 07:33 Fernández and Rodríguez Larreta, much to the dismay of the hawks in both coalitions, gave moderation a shot. Now the rift is back. by Martín Gambarotta
IMF DEBT TALKS 'We can't pay' – CFK puts US$45-billion IMF debt talks into doubt 27-03-2021 07:21 With Economy Minister Martín Guzmán in Washington for meetings with IMF staff members, Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner makes explosive intervention into restructuring talks.
APPS & WORK UK top court shakes up gig economy with ruling against Uber 19-02-2021 14:19 UK's Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are entitled to breaks, holiday pay and minimum wage, in what has been described as "another nail in the coffin" for the gig economy.
CIVIL SUIT Press freedom row erupts as journalist told to turn over audio recordings 13-02-2021 09:09 Author and journalist Santiago O’Donnell ordered to hand over recordings used to create his best-selling book Hermano, which features interviews with Mariano Macri, brother of former president Mauricio Macri. by Jennifer Heiman
ALBERTO´S FIRST YEAR Covid, crisis, coalition tensions: Alberto Fernández's first year in office 12-12-2020 09:45 One year on from his inauguration, the president is pinning his hopes on a mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign to kickstart Argentina’s economic recovery. Infighting in his Frente de Todos coalition is increasingly visible, but nobody wants to create a new rift which would end up favouring the opposition. by Rosario Ayerdi
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS Supreme Court set for key ruling on CFK graft probe 05-12-2020 09:41 Federal Cassation Court endorses validity of whistleblowers’ testimonies, but the attorneys for the defendants will take fight to the Supreme Court. by Cecilia Devanna
PLANE CRASH TRAGEDY Man denies charges in connection with Emiliano Sala plane crash 26-10-2020 17:28 Man appears in UK court in connection death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in plane crash. David Henderson denies endangering the safety of an aircraft, and attempting to discharge a passenger without valid permission or authorisation.
PLANE CRASH TRAGEDY Man charged over plane death of late footballer Emiliano Sala 15-10-2020 19:24 Britain's Civil Aviation Authority says it has charged man in connection with the death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in a light aircraft crash last year.
POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC Coalitions or collisions? 10-10-2020 09:27 It’s too early to tell if this stress will snowball into a breakdown leading to, say, a sweeping Cabinet reshuffle sponsored by the Kirchnerites, forcing out members of the president's inner circle. by Martín Gambarotta
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Control of Venezuelan gold held in London cast into doubt 05-10-2020 17:07 British court throws in question who controls nearly US$2 billion in Venezuelan gold stowed in a London bank vault amid a power struggle between President Nicolás Maduro and US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó.
POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC Unemployment, the other pandemic 26-09-2020 10:15 Will this relentless agitation unleash the kind of volatility that rattles the very standing of the government, less than a year after winning the elections? by Martín Gambarotta