Tag: Economic crisis
opposition fails to lift Milei’s ‘veto’ on university budget increase
In Argentina, it was a victory for Javier Milei. The opposition failed yesterday, Wednesday October 9, to lift the veto from the ultraliberal president to the increase in the university…
Budget: should we free ourselves from European rules?
It is soon the moment of truth for the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier which must present this Thursday (October 10, 2024) the budget for 2025. A text closely…
poverty jumps with Javier Milei’s austerity policies
More than one in two Argentinians lives below the poverty line. Official figures published Thursday September 26, 2024 reveal a drastic increase in poverty, +11% in just six months. An…
Barely installed, the new masters of Bercy face the challenge of budgetary recovery
The transfer of power took place at Bercy, this Sunday, September 22. Antoine Armand and Laurent Saint-Martin are now in place. The opportunity to continue the listing of the avenues…
Despite the curfew, tensions between protesters and police remain high
The night of Thursday 19 to Friday 20 September was ” agitated ” in Martinique – a French island in the Caribbean. Four people were arrested there and some municipalities…
Martinique: “Most of the protesters are calling for state intervention to regulate prices in supermarkets”
In Martinique, several neighborhoods in Fort-de-France have had to respect a curfew since Wednesday evening, September 18. This is a decision by the authorities following new violence on the fringes…
Javier Milei turns the budget presentation into a political-media show
Rather than leaving it to his Minister of Economy as tradition dictates, the far-right Argentine president chose to come and present the 2025 budget himself to Congress. An unprecedented staging,…
Investment conference with EU launched amid crisis
Egypt will host the investment conference with the European Union from June 29 to 30. A conference under the auspices of the Egyptian president and the president of the European…
a 24-hour general strike in the private sector to protest against the high cost of living
In Greece, this Wednesday, April 17, a 24-hour strike in the private sector, which particularly affects public transport, is slowing down the country. Employees and unions are mainly demanding salary…
Emmanuel Macron consults his ministers and his majority
The Head of State brought together several ministers and executives from the majority at the Élysée on Wednesday evening to discuss public finances and European elections, less than three months…