SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he believes his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei owes him and Brazilians an apology for having said “a lot of stupid things” about Brazil. The leftist Brazilian leader said in an interview with news outlet UOL that he has still not met […]
PRAGUE (AP) — Argentina’s self-described anarcho-capitalist President Javier Milei wrapped up his brief trip to three European Union countries by visiting the Czech Republic on Monday. Milei met Czech leaders, including his counterpart, retired Gen. Petr Pavel and conservative Prime Minister Petr Fiala, and gave a speech at a conference on how to deal with […]
By Hernan Nessi and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina entered a technical recession in the first quarter of the year, official data showed on Monday, and job losses mounted amid a tough austerity drive by libertarian President Javier Milei who is prioritising restoring fiscal order. The South American country’s gross domestic product (GDP) shrank […]
Insights from El País, La Nación, Wilson Center, and The Economist The News Argentinian President Javier Milei will visit the Czech Republic today, marking the final leg of a controversial European tour. The trip saw Milei skip meetings with Spanish government officials in favor of a right-wing leader and drew protesters in Germany during a […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Argentina’s self-described anarcho-capitalist President Javier Milei met with German officials on Sunday in Berlin, part of his ongoing lap of Europe which has been greeted with both celebration and outrage. His meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday came after he accepted an award from the neoliberal Augusto von Hayek […]
Argentinian President Javier Milei was awarded a medal by the Friedrich August von Hayek Foundation in the German port of Hamburg on Saturday. Milei received the award from the think tank – named after the Austrian pioneer of neoliberalism – as hundreds of protesters demonstrated outside the venue against his invitation. Around 200 supporters attended […]
Argentina’s President Javier Milei is planning a visit to the German port of Hamburg on Saturday where he will receive a medal but is also likely to hear loud protests against his ultra-liberal economic policies. The Friedrich August von Hayek Foundation, a think tank named after the Austrian pioneer of neoliberalism, plans to award him […]
Argentinian President Javier Milei arrived in Madrid on Friday afternoon, beginning a European tour that will also include a visit to Germany over the weekend. However, the ultra-liberal Milei has been snubbed by Spain’s left-wing government and King Felipe VI – no meetings with him are scheduled on this first leg of the journey. At […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Wall Street rallied Thursday as Argentina’s President Javier Milei traveled to Italy for the Group of Seven summit, buoyed by his first legislative victory after the Senate passed sweeping proposals to slash state spending and boost his powers. Having hitched his political fortunes to the goal of cutting down Argentina’s […]
Riot police in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires have fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters outside Congress, where lawmakers have been debating budget-slashing reforms. Demonstrators – who say the measures will hurt millions of Argentines – threw petrol bombs and stones, setting one car alight. A number of people were reported injured, with […]
(Bloomberg) — Electricity bills will soar this month for most Argentine households heading into a particularly harsh winter as President Javier Milei marches on with economic shock therapy. Most Read from Bloomberg For the first time since Milei took office, low-income homes will see the energy cost of their utility bills double on average in […]
(Bloomberg) — Argentine President Javier Milei fired his cabinet chief Nicolas Posse Monday as the government’s major reform bill has stalled in congress, marking the most high-level departure since Milei took office Dec. 10. Most Read from Bloomberg Milei accepted Posse’s resignation and replaced him with Interior Minister Guillermo Francos, according to a statement on […]