10/12/2010 | Argentina

De la Rúa undergoes catheterization procedure

Former President Fernando De la Rúa has been hospitalized at the Instituto del Diagnóstico Clinic in Buenos Aires City, sources said. The ex president underwent a cardiac catheterization procedure and is in good health conditions.

15/12/2010 | Argentina

President announces industrial activity rose 12.8% in November

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the industrial activity has climbed 12.8 percent in November compared to the volume registered during the same month last year.

01/05/2012 | Argentina

CFK calls workers to 'protect what they've achieved'

Without a rally for Labour Day, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner gave her message to the workers via Twitter and told them to "protect what they've achieved." Besides, the paid homage to Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo for the 35 anniversary of their first march.

04/05/2012 | Argentina

Miguel Galuccio to head YPF

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner presented Engineer Miguel Galuccio as the new head of YPF, after enacting the law over the nationalization of the oil company.

08/05/2012 | Argentina

Wage talks: State workers agree 21% hike

The State Unions Front that gathers the unions of the public sector workers signed a 21 percent salarial hike during a meeting with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner at the Government House.

15/05/2012 | Argentina

CFK calls for incentives to consumption and investment

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured that “keeping up investments will be as important as keeping up the agreggate demand,” as she headed a ceremony in a Greater Buenos Aires area alongside Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli following his announcement that he has presidential hopes for 2015.

02/08/2012 | Argentina

Tax revenue climbs 28.2% in July

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the tax revenue has climbed 28.2 percent in July, reaching 61.317 billion pesos, year-on-year.

02/08/2012 | Argentina

Trade surplus accumulates $8.322 bln so far in 2012

The trade surplus accumulated 8.322 billion dollars between January and July, according to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

03/08/2012 | Argentina

Argentina, Venezuela ratify YPF-PDVSA strategic alliance

Argentina and Venezuela gave their first step in the creation of an energy strategic alliance between oil companies YPF and PDVSA, after the agreement signed by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chávez, in Brasilia last Tuesday.

10/08/2012 | Argentina

'Subway delegates have the Nat'l Gov't support to continue with the strike'

After the negotiations failed and a week of traffic chaos, Buenos Aires City Mayor gave a press conference in which he blamed President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for the subway strike.

11/08/2012 | Argentina

City Gov't fines unionists on strike nearly 5 million pesos

The City Government sanctioned today the dissident subway workers –currently leading the longest subway strike in Argentine history, lasting a total of eight days so far- for five million pesos and reported them to the Judiciary and to the national Labour Ministry.

24/08/2012 | Argentina

Scioli: 'If there's a Constitution reform, I'll support CFK'

Buenos Aires Governor Daniel Scioli ratified he is willing to support President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner if she is allowed to run for a new term in office, although he assured that he would like to run for president if a constitutional reform fails.

03/09/2012 | Argentina

CFK defends exchange rates, import controls

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner blasted those sectors that demand a devaluation and defended the exchange rate and imports' controls during a nation-wide televised speech from the Industry Day celebration held at Tecnópolis, in Villa Martelli district.

03/09/2012 | Argentina

Tax revenue soars 29.2% in August

The tax revenue has climbed 29.2 percent in August against the volume registered during the same month in 2011, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced.

06/09/2012 | Argentina

Trade surplus climbs 102% in August

The trade surplus reached $1.637 billion dollars in August, and climbed 102 percent against the same month in 2011, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced.

07/09/2012 | Argentina

President receives Gov't officials at Olivos

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner held her activites from the Olivos presidential residence, where she met with several government officials.

11/09/2012 | Argentina

Opposition parties launch plans against re-reelection

The main opposition blocs had set different actions to reject and try to avoid the government's will to carry out a constitutional reform to allow the re-reelection for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

14/09/2012 | Argentina

Protesters 'are more worried about what happens in Miami than Argentina'

Cabinet Chief Juan Manuel Abal Medina assured that those who marched on Thursday to Plaza de Mayo square and the main squares of the country “are more concerned about what happens in Miami than in San Juan,” referring to Argentina.

15/09/2012 | Argentina

'Demontrations were directly aimed at the President,' Vidal

Buenos Aires City deputy mayor María Eugenia Vidal criticized Cabinet Chief Juan Manuel Abal Medina’s comments regarding Thursday’s massive demonstrations and “hoped that he did not express what the President thinks.”

10/12/2012 | Argentina

President inaugurates 'Nativity scene' exhibition

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner inaugurated a "nativity scene" replica of the Vatican's Christmas crèche on display in St. Peter's Square, and wished the Argentines "merry Christmas."

15/12/2012 | Argentina

CFK says 'the Frigate is coming back'

"Once more we comply, the Frigate is coming back," was the first statement given by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner over the ruling of the UN's International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to release the Libertad frigate.

17/12/2012 | Argentina

CFK: 'Libertad's return marks triumph of sovereignty'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner praised the Libertad frigate release during the Armed Forces graduation ceremony, and blasted those who called for the payment to the vulture funds to get the ship back, stating the need of "not being lured by the call of sirens."

17/12/2012 | Argentina

CFK meets with Susana Trimarco at Gov't House

Susana Trimarco met with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner tonight and showed her "support" to achieve the approval of the human trafficking law.

28/12/2012 | Argentina

La Rural: Judge rules in favour of expropriation

Judge Silvina Bracamonte rejected the cautionary measure requested by the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) to stop the expropriation of the grounds in Palermo announced by the National Government last Friday.

05/01/2013 | Argentina

CFK says 'Court has exceeded its limits'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner affirmed that the Civil Court that has blocked the decree to expropriate La Rural grounds has "exceeded its limits."

10/01/2013 | Argentina

Gov't announces Mitre, Sarmiento carriages to be replaced

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced in a televised speech that all the coaches of the Sarmiento and Mitre train lines will be renovated. She also criticized City Mayor Mauricio Macri and said she considers a $3.80 subway fare "outrageous."

10/01/2013 | Argentina

Trade surplus reaches $12.6 B dollars in 2012

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced during a televised speech that the country's trade surplus has reached 12.6 billion dollars in 2012, which means it has climbed 26.4 percent year-on-year.

28/01/2013 | Argentina

Unemployment rate hits 6.9% in 2012 last quarter

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the unemployment rate has dropped in the last quarter of 2012 to 6.9 percent, 0.7 points lower than the level registered in the previous quarter, and that the economy has grown 1.8 percent, "despite the severe international crisis."

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.

01/03/2013 | Argentina

CFK renews claims over Malvinas Islands

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner renewed the claims to the United Kingdom over the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands. "The world is the one demanding dialogue," she assured as the pro-government lawmakers and militants celebrated her statement.

05/03/2013 | Argentina

CFK in Venezuela for Chávez's wake

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner cancelled her activities after being informed about the death of her Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chávez, and will head to Venezuela tomorrow morning.

20/03/2013 | Argentina

CFK meets economy team after 'Blue' dollar skyrocketed 48 cents

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met with Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino and Central Bank Governor Mercedes Marcó del Pont at Olivos presidential residence to analyse the economic situation of the country after her arrival from Rome. Sources said they spoke about the rocketing "blue" dollar, but it was not the main part of the encounter.

21/03/2013 | Argentina

CFK warns imports will be opened 'if prices don't drop'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner headed a rally at the Government House, where she presented the credit certificates of the housing plan ProCreAr.

21/03/2013 | Argentina

Economy grows 3.2% in January

The economy grew 3.2 percent in January year-on-year, after ending 2012 with a 1.9 percent increase, according to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

21/12/2010 | Argentina

Defending Kirchnerite 'model' and criticizing media, CFK leads PJ conference

"This Kirchnerist model has shown political unity and economic sustainability," said CFK while holding a conference for the national council of the Justicialist Party (PJ). All seventy-five members of the party were present.

28/12/2010 | Argentina

CFK dismisses Environment Secretary Biblioni, Mussi to replace him

National Environment and Sustainable Development Secretary, Homero Biblioni, resigned after President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner requested his resignation. He will be replaced by the current Mayor of Berazategui, Juan José Mussi.

28/12/2010 | Argentina

CFK, Fabiana Ríos sign 2 decrees

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Tierra del Fuego Governor Fabiana Ríos signed two decrees to set off an Austral Trusteeship, which transfers hydrocarbon royalties to Tierra del Fuego province, and the designation of the vice-chancellor of the provincial National University.

29/12/2010 | Argentina

Opposition rejects Gov't use of BCRA reserves

Members of the opposition blasted the government’s authorization for the use of 7.5 billion dollars of the reserves of the Central Bank (BCRA) assigned to the payment of foreign debt in 2011 published in the Official Gazette, calling it a “shameful” measure.

01/01/2011 | Argentina

‘Dilma understood the reasons why CFK couldn’t come,’ Timerman assures

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman took part of the swearing in ceremony of newly Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and said that the Head of State sent a message to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

04/02/2011 | Argentina

'Néstor suffered the most when my Gov't was attacked'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured “no president has been attacked” the way she is, and added that the crisis of the beginning of her administration had “really affected” her husband, ex President Néstor Kirchner.

05/02/2011 | Argentina

New York Times warns about Argentina’s inflation

The article of the New York headed “Inflation, an old scourge, plagues Argentina again” states the harsh current situation of the country’s economy.

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.”

02/03/2011 | Argentina

CFK announces financial compensation for Somisa workers

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced the government would financially compensate workers from the former state iron and steel factory Somisa and new plans to reactivate the area near the plant in San Nicolás city.

03/03/2011 | Argentina

'Come June, CFK will decide not to seek reelection,' Duhalde says

Presidential pre-candidate Eduardo Duhalde assured that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will decide not to seek re-election in June because "she will realize that she has no chances of winning” in a second round.

11/03/2011 | Argentina

CFK avoids speaking about her possible presidential candidacy

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner highlighted the importance of the Kirchnerite youth in the framework of the 2011 presidential election, but avoided speaking about her possible candidacy during a rally held at Huracán Stadium.

12/03/2011 | Argentina

CFK heads campaign finale of K candidates in Chubut

A week before the elections in Chubut, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner headed the last rally of the provincial campaign in Comodoro Rivadavia along with the candidates for the Victory Front bloc that will face the ones belonging to Governor Mario Das Neves’ caucus.

15/03/2011 | Argentina

CFK highlights poultry sector's growth

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner reported that Argentina has almost doubled the consumption of chicken between 2003 and 2011, as it has increased from 20 to 38 kilos per person, during the inauguration of the new plant of Gran Tres Arroyos Company in Pilar district, Buenos Aires province.

17/03/2011 | Argentina

Opposition accuses Moyano of using strike for 'personal issues'

Members of the opposition harshly criticized the head of the CGT Labour Confederation Hugo Moyano for the truck drivers’ union strike and demanded that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner must intervene in the issue to stop the measure.

18/03/2011 | Argentina

CFK blasts 'powerful sectors' who want to'divide'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner blasted “some powerful sectors” try to “put a spoke in the wheel” and summoned the pro-government officials to keep “united to fight against poverty and illegality.”

20/03/2011 | Argentina

Federal Peronism wins in Chubut; Kirchnerism denies defeat

After a head to head definition, the candidate and ally of current governor Mario Das Neves, Martín Buzzi, won Chubut's gubernatorial elections against Kirchnerite candidate Carlos Eliceche, who aligned with the nation's ruling party denied the defeat and reported irregularities in the vote count.

21/03/2011 | Argentina

CFK suspends flight to Salta due to failure in Control Tower

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner had to postpone her visit to Salta province until next Monday due to the Control Tower failure.

24/03/2011 | Argentina

Massive march on dictatorship's 35th anniversary

Thirty-five years after the military staged their last coup, the masses marched toward the Government House as the National Day for the Memory, Truth, and Justice holiday calls the people to think over what happened during the last of the many dark and violent periods that Argentines experienced throughout history.

01/04/2011 | Argentina

Opposition considers increase of income tax floor 'a mockery'

Members of the opposition considered the decision of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to increase the income tax floor by decree as a “mockery to the Congress, it’s embarassing.”

06/04/2011 | Argentina

CFK, De la Sota together in Córdoba

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner visited Córdoba province and gave a speech during a rally along with Governor Juan Schiaretti and José Manuel De la Sota, who will run once more for Governor in the provincial elections on August 7 for the Peronist Party and with the support of the Government House.

08/04/2011 | Argentina

CFK, Moyano together in Transport Summit dinner

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner urged the transport businessmen to invest in Argentina after guaranteeing that she “will keep this economic growth model against all odds.”

09/04/2011 | Argentina

Gov't assures Riachuelo basin to be cleaned up 'by 2017'

Environment and Sustainable Development Secretary, Juan José Mussi, announced that the concrete results of the cleansing of the La Matanza-Riachuelo river basin will be seen “after 2017.”

19/04/2011 | Argentina

CFK heads rally in Santiago del Estero

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner headed several rallies in Santiago del Estero province via telepresence, where she assured that she is willing “to be always by” the Argentine people’s side.

23/04/2011 | Argentina

'CFK would win the election today,' Cobos says

Vice-President Julio Cobos admitted that, if the election were held today, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner would win it, although he added that the scenario might change, because it is a “cyclothymic country and politics are very dinamic.”

30/04/2011 | Argentina

Botnia: activists march, assure 'conflict still not solved'

After seven years of the first “embrace to Uruguay River,” a group of Gualeguaychú activists marched toward the international bridge General San Martín once more and warned that the conflict of the UPM (ex Botnia) pulp-mill “has not been solved yet.”

03/05/2011 | Argentina

CFK: 'We are approaching a 'fifty-fifty' rate of GDP sharing'

While attending a ceremony in Tres de Febrero, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner repeated the expression used by CGT labour confederation leader Hugo Moyano during last Friday’s Labour Day rally, and said that “there’s a high degree of unionization in the country, which means that workers are recipient of close to “a fifty-fifty rate of GDP sharing.”

06/05/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde relaunches his candidacy, accuses Gov't of 'being intolerant'

Ex President Eduardo Duhalde relaunched his presidential candidacy at the Luna Park Stadium and blasted the government by accusing it of being “intolerant” and of being “anchored in the past.”

14/05/2011 | Argentina

Cabinet Chief blasts unions

Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández blasted the unions and criticized the oil workers’ conflict, the teachers’ protest in Santa Cruz and the strikes of Aerolíneas Argentinas airline, after President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner denounced the “pressure” applied by the unions.

21/05/2011 | Argentina

'I don't see CFK as a candidate,' Carrió says

Civic Coalition leader and presidential candidate Elisa Carrió insisted with her views regarding President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s political future and assured that the Head of State won’t seek reelection in October.

15/06/2011 | Argentina

CFK announces economy grew 9.9% in first quarter

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the economy grew 9.9 percent in the first quarter of the year compared to the volume reported in the same period last year.

15/06/2011 | Argentina

Gov't will 'take all necessary measures' to assist those affected by ash cloud

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured that the Government “will take all the necessary measures” to assist those citizens living in the southern provinces and that are currently affected by the eruption of the Chilean Puyehue volcano, two weeks after the regional crisis began.

21/06/2011 | Argentina

Opposition, Kirchnerites react to CFK’s announcement

Members of the opposition and pro-government blocs reacted to the official announcement of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who confirmed she will seek reelection in October.

22/06/2011 | Argentina

President:'Science is the key sector for development, growth'

President and reelection candidate Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured that the “State has to assign resources to a (science) sector which is a key for the development and growth,” during a rally to inaugurate the annexed building of the Leloir institute.

23/06/2011 | Argentina

Rodríguez Saá says he is the 'alternative to the Gov't'

During an interview on 'Ambito de Debate', San Luis province Governor and presidential candidate Alberto Rodríguez Saá gave the hint that his running mate will be José María Vernet and assured he is "the alternative to the Government."

24/06/2011 | Argentina

CFK imposes Mariotto as Vice-Governor

By Liliana Franco.- President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is not willing to have another candidate for Buenos Aires province Vice-President but Gabriel Mariotto. Nevertheless, this does not mean that Daniel Scioli had confirmed what he accepts, sources from La Plata City said.

25/06/2011 | Argentina

Carrió: 'CFK doesn't like the Peronism'

Civic Coalition’s presidential candidate, Elisa Carrió, considered that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “doesn’t like the Peronism” and added that she has put Buenos Aires Governor Daniel Scioli through a “humilliating” situation after announcing Mariotto will be his running mate.

25/06/2011 | Argentina

Pro-government members support Boudou's candidacy

After the official announcement of Amado Boudou as the candidate for vice-president of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, members of the pro-government party confirmed their support to the presidential bid.

01/07/2011 | Argentina

‘Our macroeconomic variables are very good,’ Boudou says

Economy Minister Amado Boudou rejected inflation criticism and assured that all of the macroeconomic variables of the country are “very good.” He also indicated that surplus and the accumulation of reserves “should maintain themselves with time.” The candidate to vice-president for the Victory Front bloc showed his “pride” to stand alongside President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in her run for re-election.

01/07/2011 | Argentina

CFK blasts credit organizations, announces tax revenue

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the tax revenue soared 30.5 percent in June, year-on-year, during the last day of the Central Bank Monetary Conference. The Head of State also referred to the Greek crisis and assured that “the more they delay the solution for the problem, more terrible will be the crisis, as it happened to Argentina in 2001.”

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.”

08/07/2011 | Argentina

US Ambassador praises Gov't decree against human traffic

US Ambassador in Buenos Aires Vilma Martínez praised the decree signed by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on Wednesday which banned the publication of advertisements offering sexual services and highlighted her “commitment in the fight against human traffic.”

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.

15/07/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde: 'the myth that CFK will win is crumbling'

Popular Front’s presidential candidate Eduardo Duhalde assured that “the myth” of the Head of State Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “that she has already won began to break down,” and did not rule out a runoff election in October against the candidate for the Radical Party, Ricardo Alfonsín.

20/07/2011 | Argentina

CFK answers to Binner's accusations

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner criticized Santa Fe Governor Hermes Binner once more after she highlighted that Santiago del Estero has “grown above the Nation’s average” and praised the work along with Governor Gerardo Zamora, even tough they are from different blocs.

23/07/2011 | Argentina

CFK defends model, says 'it's not tail wind'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner headed a rally at the thermoelectric plant of 240 megawatts that is being build in Río Turbio and announced that the turbines have already arrived and defended the government’s economic model by stating that “it’s not magic or tail wind, but work and planification.”

26/07/2011 | Argentina

Moyano urges followers to vote for CFK, Scioli

During a rally at the Deportivo Morón stadium, CGT Labour Confederation leader Hugo Moyano urged his followers “to vote for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Governor Daniel Scioli” in the August 14th. primary elections.

27/09/2012 | Argentina

'There's no such a thing as a clamp on foreign currency exchange'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner affirmed that "there's no such thing as a clamp on foreign currency exchange," during her lecture at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.

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.

15/10/2012 | Argentina

CFK: 'IMF admitted developed countries are complicating emerging countries' lives'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner affirmed that she "almost fell flat on my back" when she was informed that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had admitted that the developed countries "are complicating the emerging countries' lives," regarding the international crisis.

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.

22/10/2012 | Argentina

'They might retain the Frigate, but will not retain our country's sovereignty'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner referred to the conflict with Ghana over the detention of the Libertad frigate in the African country, during a nationwide broadcast speech.

24/10/2012 | Argentina

CFK: 'Romney is like those who say social plans are for lazy people'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner harshly criticized US Republican candidate Mitt Romney and affirmed that she is "more alike" the current head of state, Democrat Barack Obama, who is running for reelection.

05/11/2012 | Argentina

CFK launches plan to boost engineering graduates

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner launched a strategic plan to increase the amount of engineering graduates, stated "let's have 8,000 engineers by 2016, one out of 5,000 inhabitants, and one every 4,000 by 2020."

08/11/2012 | Argentina

President suspends official trip to Spain after medical recommendation

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will fail to assist the Ibero-American Summit to be held in Cádiz city, after her personal doctors recommended her to "avoid additional efforts" in her agenda.

09/11/2012 | Argentina

'People don't want to wait 3 years to resolve issues'

Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri referred to the pot-banging protest that were held at Plaza de Mayo square and the Obelisk by stating that "people doesn't want to wait three years to get their issues solved."

11/11/2012 | Argentina

Macri refers to CFK's speech after 8N protest

Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri referred to the speech President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after the 8N pot-banging protest, and released a photograph of the demonstration.

29/11/2012 | Argentina

President suspends trip to Peru after medical recommendation

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will fail to assist the VI Summit of the Unasur states in Peru, as her personal doctors "diagnosed back pains," the government announced today.

26/07/2012 | Argentina

Moyano blasts Govt's attacks on 'workers' movement'

On a rally held to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Eva Perón’s death, the head of the CGT labour confederation, Hugo Moyano, called on President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to "imitate Evita's humility," and assured that "if defending the workers' rights means being a part of the opposition, then I'm a part of it."

24/09/2012 | Argentina

Before her speech at the UN, CFK meets George Soros

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met with billionaire investor George Soros at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York, a day before her speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

25/09/2012 | Argentina

Argentina, Iran set meeting to discuss 1990's bombings

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that Argentina and Iran will meet to discuss the two bombings of Jewish targets in the 1990's, attacks in which Iran was accused by Argentine courts of playing a role.

30/07/2011 | Argentina

De la Sota rules out electoral agreement with Kirchnerites

Justicialist candidate for Córdoba governor José Manuel De la Sota ruled out he has resumed dialogue with the Government House or settled an electoral agreement in the last minute with the Kirchnerite bloc to have political support for his candidacy.

14/08/2011 | Argentina

BA province Cabinet Chief announces 'overwhelming victory'

14/08/2011 | Argentina

Amadeo: 'CFK, Scioli's victory wasn't as 'overwhelming' as they said'

16/08/2011 | Argentina

Gov't calls businessmen for a 'cultural change' to replace imports with nat'l production

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner defended the active policies and the measures applied so that the companies import less and insisted that they should invest in national production to boost the supply, while the State stimulates the demand.

24/08/2011 | Argentina

'It’s in our idiosyncrasy to generate new paradigms,' CFK

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner received the Foreign Ministers of Unasur and Eastern Asia at the Government House and called to “find new paradigms to allow the balance between State and markets, and between the countries of the world.”

25/08/2011 | Argentina

Gov't announces industry grew 7.6% in July

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the industrial output grew 7.3 percent in July and detailed that the volume of the Industrial Monthly Estimator (EMI) is compared to the same month last year.

02/09/2011 | Argentina

CFK meets with CAME on Industry Day

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner received the heads of the Argentine Confederation for Medium-sized Businesses (CAME) at the Presidencial Residence in Olivos in the mark of Industry Day.

13/09/2011 | Argentina

Llambías insists in calling Agriculture Minister for a debate

Civic Coalition candidate for lawmaker and former president of the Argentine Rural Confederations (CRA) Mario Llambías insisted in having a debate with Agriculture Minister Julián Domínguez.

21/09/2011 | Argentina

President meets Piñera in last day in NY

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was invited to visit Chile during a meeting she held in New York City with her Chilean counterpart Sebastián Piñera, and said she will after the October 23 elections and before the end of her administration, according to Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman.

26/09/2011 | Argentina

Poverty levels drop to 8.3%

The Indec national statistics bureau confirmed that the poverty levels lowered in the first semester of the year, as President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner had previously reported.

02/10/2011 | Argentina

'Bonafini is the mother of violence in Argentina'

Presidential candidate Eduardo Duhalde harshly criticized the head of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo foundation, Hebe de Bonafini, and assured that “she’s the mother of violence,” referring to her last week’s statements.

06/10/2011 | Argentina

IMF sees Argentina's statistics diverting from global standards

By Liliana Franco. The quality of the statistics presented by Argentina “is diverting from the standard international regulations,” the spokeswoman of the International Monetary Fund, Jennifer Beckman, said when she was asked how she could explain the difference between the official inflation data reported by the INDEC, and the one estimated by private analysts, which reaches 25 percent.

17/10/2011 | Argentina

'I only ask that we're all loyal to Argentina and all Argentines,' CFK

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured during a rally to celebrate the 60 anniversary of the creation of public television that “the greatest challenge is in intellectual means to achieve thinking more and better, correcting what’s bad and recognizing what’s wrong.”

23/10/2011 | Argentina

'Those who voted for CFK are responsible for what happens next,' Carrió

Civic Coalition presidential candidate Elisa Carrió assured during a press conference that the bloc has had “the worst election in its history” and stated that they no longer “lead the opposition.”

23/10/2011 | Argentina

Alfonsín settles for third place in presidential elections

Union for Social Development’s presidential candidate Ricardo Alfonsin acknowledged his defeat and congratulated President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for her victory in the elections and vowed to return "in full force."

23/10/2011 | Argentina

Macri:'We've reached split-ballot record in BA City'

Buenos Aires City Mayor and head of PRO bloc Mauricio Macri assured that “we have reached a record of split-ballot in the City,” and congratulated Federico Pinedo and Jorge Macri for their performance in the election.

24/10/2011 | Argentina

Aníbal Fernández: 'People understood Argentina couldn’t be in improvised hands'

Cabinet Chief and Senator-elect Aníbal Fernández celebrated the overwhelming victory of the Victory Front in the general elections and considered that “people understood that Argentina could not be left in improvised hands.”

24/10/2011 | Argentina

Jorge Macri calls for a 'clean transition' in Vicente López

Jorge Macri, who won the mayoral election in Vicente López district defeating the 24-year-old mayor K Radical Enrique “Japonés” García, urged to “accept” the result and called for a “clean transition.”

24/10/2011 | Argentina

Pérez assures Mendoza will work 'side by side' with the Gov't

Mendoza province’ Governor-elect, Kirchnerite Francisco “Paco” Pérez, committed to work “side by side” with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “to trigger the growth of the province and the whole region.”

25/10/2011 | Argentina

Obama, CFK to hold bilateral meeting during G20 summit

US President Barack Obama has requested to meet with recently reelected President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner during the next G20 summit to be held on the 3rd and 4th of November in Cannes, France.

07/11/2011 | Argentina

Foreign Ministry candidate appointed as Ambassador to Brazil

Foreign Ministry’s Trade and Economic Affairs secretary Luis María Kreckler, who was a strong candidate to be the Foreign Minister in the next presidential cabinet, was appointed as Argentina’s Ambassador to Brazil.

18/11/2011 | Argentina

Gov't extends current Budget to $38.5 bl

The national government extended the budget resources to more than 38.508 billion pesos by a DNU emergency decree and a DA Administrative Decision.

25/11/2011 | Argentina

Economy Minister, Cobos crossfire over swearing-in ceremony

Vice-President Julio Cobos answered to Economy Minister Amado Boudou’s accusations over the new designations in the Upper House of Congress and assured he is “dramatizing situations that have nothing to do with the reality.” Earlier, Boudou assured “I don’t want to even be close to” Cobos in the swearing-in ceremony.

23/01/2012 | Argentina

CFK returns to Olivos residence, readies to resume activities

After spending three days with her children at the official residence in Chapadmalal, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner returned to Buenos Aires to get ready to resume her activities after a medical leave of absence.

07/02/2012 | Argentina

Aguad differs from the rest of UCR, criticizes CFK's speech

Radical Party lawmaker Oscar Aguad showed differences with the leaders of the UCR that attended to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s rally at the Government House, and said it was a “staging that does not help the aim to recover the Malvinas.”

22/02/2012 | Argentina

Fiscal surplus reaches 622.4 M in January

Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino and Treasury Secretary Juan Carlos Pezoa anticipated that the fiscal surplus totalled $622.4 million pesos ($142.9 million dollars) in January against the positive result registered the same month in 2011, when it reached 2.105 billions.

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Lawmakers postpone Friday's special session over Malvinas

Pro-government and opposition legislators decided to postpone until Saturday the trip to Tierra del Fuego to present the document that will be the base for the “State policy” regarding the sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands.

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Amid controversy, CFK meets with Schiavi

In the midst of the conflict left by the train crash, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met with Transport Secretary Juan Pablo Schiavi at the Government House.

24/02/2012 | Argentina

Lugo travels to Santa Cruz, expresses solidarity to CFK over train crash

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo arrived in Río Gallegos, where he was received by Planning Minister Julio De Vido, and later travelled to El Calafate where he met his Argentine counterpart Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

06/03/2012 | Argentina

National Gov't files lawsuit against City over subway transfer

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s administration filed a lawsuit against the Buenos Aires City government to urge Mayor Mauricio Macri to fulfil the obligations stated at the agreement signed over the transfer of the subway service administration.

09/03/2012 | Argentina

CFK receives new Transport Secretary in Olivos

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met at Olivos presidential residence with the new Transport Secretary Alejandro Ramos, who will have to face several pending issues, among them, the Once train crash.

09/03/2012 | Argentina

Moyano: 'CFK receives Roger Waters because he is blonde'

The head of the CGT labour confederation, Hugo Moyano, harshly criticized President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after assuring that she met with British musician Roger Waters at the Government House, while she “doesn’t receive the workers.”

26/09/2012 | Argentina

CFK meets IDB head in Washington

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met with the head of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, in Washington in the midst of her visit to the US.

03/12/2011 | Argentina

'Who will swear in CFK hasn't been defined yet,' Rojkes de Alperovich

Incoming Upper House’s provisional president, Beatriz Rojkes de Alperovich, assured “it hasn’t been defined” whether she will be the person in charge of swearing in President Fernández de Kirchner in her inauguration ceremony on December 10th.

12/04/2012 | Argentina

CFK meets with governors from oil-producing provinces

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met with the governors members of the Federal Organization of Hydrocarbon-producing States (OFEPHI) on Thursday evening, after attending a ceremony with businessmen in the beef-producing sector at the Government House.

12/04/2012 | Argentina

YPF rumours go back and forth as shares rocket

Amidst the numerous rumors indicating that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner would announce today the take-over of Repsol-YPF oil and gas producer, the most consistent one was a draft bill that opposition lawmakers received today in which details and steps on how the government expects to regain at least 50.011 percent stake of the oil giant are detailed.

15/04/2012 | Argentina

CFK and Obama agree to solve trade differences

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and US President Barack Obama agreed to work upon trade differences, "which in no way conform are the central aspects of the bilateral relationship" as they met in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia as they take part of the 6th Summit of the Americas.

20/04/2012 | Argentina

CFK assures Spain's biodiesel imports restriction will not affect the country

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner minimized Spain’s decision to reduce the biodiesel imports as a retaliation over the expropriation of YPF and called for “tranquility” after assuring that Argentina “is in condition to absorb” that production in the domestic market.

20/04/2012 | Argentina

Randazzo rules out that Gov't analyzes other expropriations

Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo assured that it is not in the government’s plans to expropriate other companies, after the nationalization of the 51 percent that Spain’s Repsol had in YPF.

23/04/2012 | Argentina

CFK blasts Europe's budget cuts, mentions Netherlands' case

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner blasted once more the European cuts’ recipe and gave Netherlands as an example of the consequences of the cuts applied during a crisis. The Head of State referred to the resignation of the Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte.

25/04/2012 | Argentina

Senate expected to approve YPF takeover bill

A vote on the YPF takeover bill was expected late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning as the Upper House kept debating the bill which President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sent to Congress this week. The bill calls for the expropriation of a 51 percent of YPF’s shares, currently owned by Spanish oil company Repsol.

27/04/2012 | Argentina

CFK thanks support over YPF, called to work 'united and organized'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured that "the major consensus of Argentina's political forces that accompanied the country, despite this government, allowed the recovery of YPF," during a massive Kirchnerite rally held at the José Amalfitani stadium.

27/04/2012 | Argentina

CFK ratifies the 'fine tunning'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner affirmed that "these ideas and achievements do not belong to a president or a political force, but to the entire Argentina Republic."

02/01/2012 | Argentina

CFK returns to BA, readies for surgery

After spending New Year’s Eve with her family, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner returned to Buenos Aires at midday from El Calafate, in the Santa Cruz province, and is scheduled to begin preparations for her surgery.

09/01/2012 | World

Clinton calls CFK, says 'relieved' after surgery result

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to communicate her “relief” after the result of the positive result of the surgical intervention she underwent last week due to the presence of nodules in the thyroid glands.

18/01/2012 | World

Obama meets Argüello, expresses 'joy' for CFK's recovery

Argentina’s Ambassador in United States Jorge Argüello delivered his credential letters to President Barack Obama, who expressed his “joy” for the positive results of his counterpart Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s surgery.

16/04/2012 | World

YPF: Spain says Argentina's decision is 'discriminatory, arbitrary'

The Spanish government condemned Argentina’s announcement over the expropriation of YPF, calling it a “discriminatory” and “arbitrary” decision, and stated that it will adopt any measures deemed necessary to defend the interests of Repsol and every other Spanish company.

26/09/2012 | World

Kelpers deem CFK's speech at UN as 'hypocrisy'

Malvinas Islands British Government deemed President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's speech at the UN General Assembly as "hypocrisy."

25/09/2012 | World

Protesters demonstrate in front of CFK's hotel in NY

Over a hundred protesters demonstrated in front of the hotel where President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is staying at in New York, holding similar signs to the ones seen at the September 13 pot-banging protest.

18/09/2012 | World

Iran calls Foreign Minister for a meeting at UN

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi summoned his Argentine counterpart Héctor Timerman for a meeting to be held next week at the United Nations General Assembly, the Ministry reported.

18/07/2012 | Latin America

CFK, Morales sign gas deals

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner held a meeting on Wednesday with her Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales at the Hotel Cochabamba in Bolivia.

26/02/2011 | Latin America

Mujica says mixed committee will analyze bilateral trade with Argentina

Uruguayan President José Mujica assured that internacional commerce “is a war” and added that the bilateral commerce problems his country has with Argentina are not going to be severe, after meeting his Argentina counterpart Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on Friday.

28/07/2011 | Latin America

‘I promise I’ll live,’ Chávez assures CFK

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, who currently undergoes a treatment for cancer, said he has had a “beautiful” conversation with his Argentine counterpart Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, to whom he promised he will beat the disease.

31/07/2012 | Latin America

'Venezuela's entry to Mercosur strengthens the region,' CFK

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured today during a press conference held at the Mercosur summit in Brasilia, that Venezuela’s entry to the bloc “strengthens the entire region.”

14/08/2011 | Latin America

Chávez congratulates CFK over primaries result

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez congratulated President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner via his Twitter account after the first official results of the primary election showed her as the winner.

07/12/2012 | Latin America

CFK holds bilateral meeting with Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner held a bilateral meeting with her Brazilian counterpart, Dilma Rousseff, after participating in the Mercosur Summit held this morning in Brasilia.

28/11/2011 | Latin America

CFK to meet Rousseff in Caracas

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will hold a bilateral meeting with her Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff in the framework of the first Latin American and Caribbean States Community Summit (CELAC).

28/12/2011 | Latin America

Chávez says US developed way to give LatAm leaders cancer

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez speculated that the United States might have developed a way to give Latin American leaders cancer, after Argentina's Head of State Cristina Fernández de Kirchner joined the list of presidents diagnosed with the disease.

09/04/2012 | Latin America

CFK, Mujica meet in Olivos, discuss bilateral agenda

Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica left Montevideo to make an unannounced visit to Argentina to meet his local counterpart Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. According to the presidential spokesman, “they spoke about several issues” during the encounter held at the Olivos residence.

21/07/2012 | Sports

IOC celebrates CFK not considering Olympics as 'political demonstration'

The head of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge assured he was "glad" that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner had called the Argentine athletes to avoid demonstrations over the Malvinas Islands sovereignty during the Olympic Games of London 2012.