04/02/2013 | Argentina

Foreign tourism drops 4.1% in 2012

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced during a rally held at the Government House that the foreign tourism dropped 4.1 percent in 2012, as the amount of Argentines travelling abroad climbed 12.8 percent.

06/02/2013 | Argentina

CFK says 'ban' is most effective sanction for ratings agencies

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner stated in her Twitter account that the "ban to act as rating agencies should be the most real and effective sanction" for those agencies that failed the citizens and investors.

04/12/2012 | Argentina

CFK urges the region to 'come together'

After meeting with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa today, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured that Latin American countries find themselves in a “better position than ever” and that the region cannot “miss this historic opportunity."

08/12/2012 | Argentina

Gov't sets up democracy celebration in Plaza de Mayo

The government yesterday placed metal fences to cordon off the Plaza de Mayo square outside Government House where the main ceremony and festival to mark the 29th anniversary (effectively on December 10) since the return of democracy in Argentina is due to take place.

09/01/2013 | Argentina

Libertad Frigate docks at Mar del Plata Navy base

01/11/2012 | Argentina

CFK signs teen vote into law

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner signed today the decree that formally made the teen suffrage bill into law whilst hosting a celebratory ceremony at the Government House over 20 million DNI cards being handed out.

01/11/2012 | Argentina

CFK meets with energy company leaders, flies to Santa Cruz

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner left to Santa Cruz province Thursday evening, after meeting the CEO and other top ranking executives of French energy company Total at the Government House.

14/11/2012 | Argentina

Gov't reports Ghana to tribunal over Libertad

The government formally reported Ghana today before the Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, in a bid to try to recuperate the ship that has been detained in Tema port since October 2.

05/10/2012 | Argentina

CFK meets with officials at Olivos

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner carried out her agenda at the Olivos Presidential residence, where she met several officials.

09/10/2012 | Argentina

CFK meets with Caló at Government House

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met with the leader of the anti-Moyano CGT faction Antonio Caló at the Government House for over an hour last night.

22/10/2012 | Argentina

CFK announces modifications in insurance companies' regime

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced several modifications in the insurance companies' regulation system and stated that these changes will increase the funds destined to productive investments from 88 to 7 billion pesos by May 31, 2013.

07/02/2012 | Argentina

Lawmaker Díaz Bancalari assaulted outside Gov't House

A group of Malvinas war veterans assaulted Victory Front lawmaker José María Díaz Bancalari as he exited the Government House following a Malvinas war ceremony led by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in the Government House.

29/08/2012 | Argentina

Government raises subsidies on national film production

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced today a new government scheme in order to support the audiovisual industry, which includes raising the subsidies put toward national film production.  

19/09/2012 | Argentina

CFK to send bill modifying workers risk insurance law to Congress

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced she will send a bill aiming to modify the workers' risk insurance law to Congress, in her first public appearance since last Thursday’s massive pot-banging protests against the Government.

28/12/2011 | Argentina

Gov't announces 2-yr extension for 17 provinces under 'Debt Reduction' programme

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced today that the debt reduction extension for the provinces will be put forward for two more years, until the end of 2013. Seventeen provinces in the country agreed during talks today and signed the deal today at the Government House.

24/01/2012 | Argentina

CFK prepares for return to office tomorrow

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was preparing today for her return to office after Vice-President Amado Boudou was working in her stead during the 20-day period of absence she took while recovering from thyroid surgery. At 12 am tomorrow the Head of State will resume power of the Executive Branch and lead a ceremony at the Government House later in the day.

25/01/2012 | Argentina

UK 'has no arguments' in Malvinas sovereignty claim, CFK

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner resumed her official activities after a 20-day medical leave of absence and criticized Great Britain after Prime Minister David Cameron accused Argentina of being a “colonialist” country. She also announced the declassification of the Rattenbach Report on the Malvinas War in 1982.

07/09/2011 | Argentina

CFK announces child allowance increase

10/12/2011 | Argentina

CFK greets regional heads of state and foreign dignataries

The majority of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s favourite regional heads of state arrived to the Government House this afternoon for the official greeting. For the first time the foreign leaders entered the building by the Paseo Colón entrance for the reception taking place in the Argentine Painters Salon.

21/12/2011 | Argentina

CFK raises ANSeS funding for pension loans

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that ANSeS controlled funding would be raised for pensioner loans and that interest tax charged by private loan companies to pensioners would be limited, during a ceremony held at the inauguration of a new social security office in Lomas de Zamora today.

10/07/2011 | Argentina

CFK awaits City election results in Olivos

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner followed the Buenos Aires City mayoral election from the presidential residence in Olivos, where she waited for the official results of the Victory Front candidate, Daniel Filmus.

27/07/2011 | Argentina

Randazzo on primaries: ‘there are old fashioned political leaders who resist change’

While holding a live press conference at the Government House, Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo rejected the accusations made yesterday by the UDESO party, who assured that they were not being given enough political advertising space.

03/08/2011 | Argentina

CFK announces a 16.8% increase for pensioners

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced a 16.8% increase for pensioners, during a ceremony celebrating the anniversary of the National Inter-university Council (CIN) at the Government House. The hike will be applied from September 1, reaching 6.8 million beneficiaries. 

10/06/2011 | Argentina

CFK praises scientists during satellite launch

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner praised the “formidable effort and investment” that the government made to develop the countries’ scientific and technologic sectors as she participated from the Government House in the launching of the Argentine satellite SAC-D/Aquarius; the most intricate satellite ever built by Argentina.

21/06/2011 | Argentina

CFK to address nation in televised speech

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is to make a televised speech to the nation today at 6.30 pm, marking the new 'Televisions for everyone' programme, to promote the sale of LCD televisions, official sources reported.

05/07/2011 | Argentina

CFK bans sex ads by decree

By decree, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner banned all “adult services” sections published in the classified ads – known locally as “Rubro 59” – after considering it “a tool for promoting human trafficking.”

12/04/2011 | Argentina

CFK to meet with re-elected Urtubey at Gov’t House

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is to meet with Salta’s re-elected Governor, Juan Manuel Urtubey today at the Government House. Urtubey is to arrive at 6.30PM today for a meeting, following his electoral triumph at the elections on Sunday in Salta.

27/04/2011 | Argentina

CFK announces project to cap land ownership for foreigners

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner delivered a televised speech at the Government House this afternoon, announcing several new reforms, including the proposal of a law which will cap land ownership for foreigners at 20%. She also commemorated her husband Néstor Kirchner, 6 months after his death.

06/05/2011 | Argentina

CFK meets with CTA members

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner held a meeting with CTA Argentine Workers Central led by Hugo Yasky at Government House, as part of the “social dialogue” that began on Monday.

14/12/2010 | Argentina

CFK launches low-cost Christmas basket

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner launched a low cost Christmas basket and highlighted the "great moment" that consumption is going through during a rally at the Government House with Economy Minister Amado Boudou.

24/02/2011 | Argentina

CFK: 'There's no such thing as a free market'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said “we must end with the myth of the existence of a free market” adding that “there still are some who accuse the government of applying barely legal measures in order to defend local industry and labour.”

29/03/2011 | Argentina

CFK meets with Chávez, underlines role of UNASUR

During a joint press conference held earlier, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chávez discussed the importance of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), as well as signing economic integration agreements, and discussing bilateral ties.