Tag: Javier Milei
Javier Milei announces to Parliament that he is ready “for conflict” to reform the country
In Argentina, Javier Milei gave his first annual speech to Congress on Friday March 1, the Argentinian equivalent of the State of the Union speech in the United States. After…
teachers in turn go on strike for the start of the school year
The social situation continues to tense in Argentina. After the railway workers and nursing staff last week, it was the teachers who went on strike on Monday February 26, the…
Javier Milei’s crusade against “cultural Marxism”
In Argentina, new President Javier Milei has launched a crusade against what he calls “cultural Marxism.” The ultraliberal Argentine president sees himself as the spearhead of a cultural battle against…
In Argentina, scientists are alarmed by “unprecedented attacks on research”
In line with his austerity shock, Argentine President Javier Milei has undertaken drastic cuts in the budget of Conicet, the public scientific research body. Yesterday, its members organized an assembly…
British diplomacy does not intend to “discuss the sovereignty” of the Falkland Islands
This week, the head of British diplomacy David Cameron is traveling to the Falkland Islands for the first leg of a trip to South America and New York. This visit…
justice declares unconstitutional the “Work” chapter of President Milei’s decree
In Argentina, it’s a new setback for Javier Milei. While the Argentine president is struggling to gather a majority to have his vast reform package approved in Parliament, the courts…
deprived of funds, the province of La Rioja creates its own currency
In Argentina, the province of Rioja is preparing to create its own currency, alongside the peso. Deprived of substance by the “ austerity shock » decreed by Javier Milei, this…
public service unions speak out against Javier Milei’s “austerity shock”
In Argentina, mobilizations are increasing to protest against the “ austerity shock » put in place by Javier Milei in order to drastically reduce public spending. Yesterday, public service unions…
in the shadow of her brother president, Karina Milei, “el jefe”
It was a month ago, all right. Javier Milei becomes president of Argentina. Since December 10, the new ultra-liberal head of state has done what he promised to do: nearly…
Argentinians demonstrate en masse against the “mega-decree” which deregularizes labor law
In Argentina, the “ mega-decree », as the local press calls it, comes into force on Friday December 29. Among the approximately 300 changes to legal rules it contains, this…