News of state

Milei’s ‘deep chainsaw’ targets 30,000 more public-sector lay-offs

03-12-2025 12:23 As of October, the number of state workers stands at 282,000 – the result of a wave of lay-offs that began in 2023 and ended with 58,000 jobs lost. The target is a workforce of 250,000 employees, with cuts eyed at the Cabinet Chief’s Office and state media.

Aerolíneas Argentinas adds 18 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to its fleet

30-11-2025 09:37 State airline, which currently operates 82 aircraft, will take delivery of two Boeing 737 Max 8 jets in 2026 and the rest between 2027 and 2029.

Government extends agricultural emergency in key farming regions

12-11-2025 10:33 Milei government declares agricultural emergency in key farming areas; State of emergency issued by Economy Ministry for parts of provinces of Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires and Río Negro due to climatic impact on production.

Double setback for Milei as Congress overturns two vetoes

02-10-2025 19:56 Another blow for Milei as Senate overturns two presidential vetoes, upholding laws that increase funding for state universities and paediatric hospitals.

Government confirms start of AySA waterworks privatisation process

21-07-2025 05:29 President Javier Milei's government formally announces the start of the privatisation process for struggling state-owned waterworks AySA.

Correo Argentino, ARCA, Trenes Argentinos top redundancy rankings

15-07-2025 11:06 President Javier Milei put deregulation tsar Federico Sturzenegger in charge of cuts across state agencies. The official left almost no area untouched – among state-owned companies, Correo Argentino saw the highest number of lay-offs, with 4,945 jobs cut.

YPF to sign LNG export deal with Italy's ENI

05-06-2025 09:49 Agreement to be formalised during President Milei's visit to Rome, says YPF President Horacio Marín.

Enemies of the state

31-05-2025 06:36 Instructions against those who “erode … the political and institutional structure of the country” can be carried to the extreme of converting any criticism of the administration into a crime against the state – more to be expected from Communism than anarcho-capitalism.

Aerolíneas Argentinas won’t be subsidised for first time since 2008

30-04-2025 16:48 Flagship airline Aerolíneas Argentinas won’t need state subsidies for the first time since the government nationalised the company almost two decades ago.

Declassified files show Nazi fugitive evaded capture for decade

29-04-2025 13:06 Despite being denounced in 1975, former Gestapo officer Walter Kutschmann evaded justice for a decade before his 1985 arrest in Argentina, records show.

Towards a smarter state

29-03-2025 06:11 The libertarian government seems intent on cutting back a bloated state to its right size without having any clear idea what that size might be.

by Michael Soltys

The day Argentina declared war on the Axis

27-03-2025 15:18 On March 27, 1945, 80 years ago, Argentina put an end to neutrality. “A state of war” was officially declared between the Argentine Republic and Germany, “in view of the latter's status as an ally of Japan.”

by Leonardo Torresi

Milei promises more cuts, says 'chainsaw' symbolises ‘change of era’

02-03-2025 11:19 “We are the best government in Argentina’s history,” declares President, as he brushes off absences from opposition governors and deputies to hail his government’s economic measures and promise further “chainsaw” cuts lie ahead.

State of the nation

01-03-2025 05:13 Milei has been riding the crest of the wave of this summer although the resulting hubris has caused him to fly into a cryptocurrency black swan.

by Michael Soltys

Milei tells top legal official Rodolfo Barra to resign

25-01-2025 10:15 President Javier Milei has sacked Rodolfo Barra, the attorney general of Argentina’s Treasury.

Milei meets new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at black-tie gala

21-01-2025 10:53 President Javier Milei meets Marco Rubio at a black-tie gala following Donald Trump's inauguration.

Initial results from Milei’s ‘exam’ for state workers show 96% pass rate

22-12-2024 00:49 Although only 10% of state workers have taken the Milei administration’s new test to date, the good results have led their ATE union to demand employees’ transfer to permanent employment, while calling for ministers, secretaries and directors to be similarly evaluated.

Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ cut nearly 35,000 public-sector jobs in 2024

21-12-2024 05:07 Report by the Deregulation & State Transformation Ministry, headed by Milei ally Federico Sturzenegger, details 34,280 dismissals or contract terminations between December 2023 and October 2024, shrinking the state payroll by seven percent.

Milei: Aerolíneas Argentinas could be handed over to employees if not sold

15-10-2024 18:19 Argentina’s president reiterates his government’s desire to sell off flagship state airline through privatisation, complaining that the problem is the workers “do not want it.”

Milei says state universities not under threat as occupations multiply

15-10-2024 17:13 As student takeovers of campuses multiply nationwide, President Milei says Argentina's public university system is “not under discussion” but vows auditing of state institutions will take place.