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Making public private

07-09-2024 05:55 Not the first contradiction with its self-image but a government calling itself libertarian and seeking to restrict access to public information is really starting to take the biscuit.

No U-turn on new rules limiting access to public information, says Adorni

06-09-2024 14:06 Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni brushes off criticism from NGOs and rights watchdogs and says government won’t go back on new rules limiting public access to information about state officials.

Milei one step closer to ‘superpowers’ after Senate approval

20-06-2024 09:33 Argentina’s Senate last week approved the article permitting President Milei to co-legislate in a broader and less defined sense than granted to any of his predecessors. What the “superpowers” to legislate are and what the prerogatives delegated by Congress imply.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

Milei’s signature reforms at risk in tense Senate vote

12-06-2024 14:38 President Javier Milei is pushing to get his signature omnibus reform package across the finish line in the Senate.

Juntos por el Cambio governors to back ‘omnibus’ bill, fiscal package

04-04-2024 21:35 Interior Minister Guillermo Francos and Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse lead talks over the so-called ‘Ley de Bases,’ potentially brokering a deal to see its passage through 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.

Milei's omnibus reform clears first hurdle as lower house backs bill

02-02-2024 18:48 President Milei's sweeping omnibus reform bill wins general approval in lower house after three long days of debate; Votes in favour totalled 144, with 109 against; Lawmakers will vote on it article-by-article next Tuesday.

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.

Unions take to streets in challenge to Milei's reform push

24-01-2024 13:53 Thousands of protesters had gathered by midday in the heart of Buenos Aires for what is expected to be the biggest demonstration in years, called by Argentina’s main union, the CGT, against President Milei's proposed economic reforms.

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. 

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.

Instant democracy and turbo-politics in the age of Milei

13-01-2024 06:58 No-one can predict how long Javier Milei’s honeymoon period will last, but it does appear to be softening a bit.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

The ‘right plan,’ the ‘only plan,’ or ‘no plan’?

06-01-2024 07:33 Either Milei is a daredevil convinced he’ll make it out alive, he has no choice and is winging it, or he’s got a couple of cards up his sleeve that we’re not seeing.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

First judicial setbacks for Milei’s reform push

05-01-2024 00:58 Labour appeals court suspends key portions of mega-decree after legal challenges from top union groups, dealing president a setback.

The revolution of liberty

02-01-2024 18:51 Federico Sturzenegger, former president of the Central Bank and architect of President Javier Milei’s economic reforms, shares his views on the head of state’s sweeping economic deregulation package.

by Federico Sturzenegger

Milei knows the clock is ticking

31-12-2023 17:53 While the political class and the media have spent days debating the DNU emergency decree and the so-called “omnibus” law which seeks to fully deregulate the economy, whether it is constitutional or not, and whether it conforms with the processes and best practices of democracy, the real issue lies elsewhere – how long will society be able to tolerate such an aggressive correction?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Maduro calls Milei’s decree ‘insane’ and a ‘disaster’

29-12-2023 09:20 The Venezuelan chief executive has criticised Milei and his mega decree.

Milei vows to hold referendum if Congress does not approve his decree

27-12-2023 18:39 President says his decree package may be put to a public vote if rejected by Congress; Libertarian leader "slow" legislators and alleges they seek bribes.

What to know about Milei's bid to liberalise the economy

24-12-2023 10:36 President Javier Milei has unleashed a mega-decree to change or scrap 366 economic rules in a country accustomed to heavy government intervention in the market.

Milei calls special Congress sessions over economic reform plan

24-12-2023 10:07 President Javier Milei orders Argentina’s Congress to stage extraordinary sessions from next week to discuss his controversial sweeping economic reform package.