16/12/2012 | Argentina

Gov't to notify Grupo Clarín to transfer licenses

The AFSCA media watchdog, headed by Martín Sabbatella, will effectively notify Grupo Clarín that it is required to start the process to transfer its licenses on Monday, as the media conglomerate will appeal judge Horacio Alfonso’s decision on the Media Law’s constitutionality.

17/12/2012 | Argentina

Segovia demands Metrovías audit

Néstor Segovia, the AGTSyP subway worker’s union under-secretary, said that the quickest way to transfer the service from the national to the Buenos Aires City government was to “audit Metrovías and change the contract for the licensee firm.”

19/12/2012 | Argentina

'If Legislature doesn’t approve subway transfer, it’ll fall into limbo again'

Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri said today that if the city legislature “doesn’t approve” the subway transfer to the city government, the service “will fall into limbo again.”

30/11/2012 | Argentina

City Legislature debates subway transfer bill

The bill that seeks to transfer the subte service administration to the City govermment began to be debated in a meeting of the Public Works, Budget and Treasury comittees of the Legislature.

07/12/2012 | Argentina

Subway transfer bill cleared for debate in Legislature

The subway management transfer was bill cleared for debate today at the Legislature and will be discussed on the floor on Thursday, although uling PRO party failed to muster the necessary votes to pass the bill.

13/12/2012 | Argentina

AGTSyP union members stage protest before City Legislature

Members of the AGTSyP breakaway subway workers union gathered in front of the City Legislature building downtown today, in protest against the city government’s subway transfer bill.

07/08/2012 | Argentina

Randazzo says Macri 'not being truthful,' denies receiving any proposal for subway

Despite assurances by City Mayor Mauricio Macri that he had presented the National Government with a plan to finalize the delayed transfer of the subway management, Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo assured that "he hadn't received anything" and that "he was not being truthful."

15/10/2012 | Argentina

City gov’t says Subway not ‘our business’

Buenos Aires City Economy Minister Néstor Grindetti stated today that the Subway management is none of the City government’s business, and indicated that it is the national administration which must decide what to do as from January 2013 when all subsidies will be ground cut.

29/10/2012 | Argentina

Senator Fernández bashes Macri over Subway transfer

Senator Aníbal Fernández (Victory Front) assured today that BA City Mayor Mauricio Macri “not only doesn’t like to work, but also shows a total disrespect for the law”, in another attack to the business tycoon's refusal to move forward with the Subway transfer.

30/03/2012 | Argentina

Court orders Security Ministry to keep Federal Police officers in subway stations

The Judiciary ordered the Security Ministry to keep the Federal Police officers’ patrol in subway stations until April 8th. Judicial sources said the measure was ruled by a court following a lawsuit filed by SBASE Subterráneos de Buenos Aires, which claimed the National Government to guarantee the service security.

03/04/2012 | Argentina

Transport Secretary, City Gov't crossfire over subway transfer

The City and National Governments once bickered over the subway transfer. Transport Secretary Alejandro Ramos called for the Mauricio Macri’s administration “to comply with the law,” while Deputy Mayor María Eugenia Vidal assured the transfer must be agreed upon between Macri and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

04/04/2012 | Argentina

Failed meeting between City, National govt's over subway transfer

Transportation Secretary Alejandro Ramos met briefly with the City’s Urban Development Minister, Daniel Chaín, to try and find some mutual consensus in the controversy surrounding the transfer of the subway management. The meeting, however, failed to move the discussion forward.

27/03/2012 | Argentina

Lower House committees discuss transport transfer before special session

Members of diverse Lower House’s committees will meet today to set last details over the transfer of the Subway, Pre-metro and Puerto Madero trams, and 33 metropolitan bus lines from the national government to the BA City administration, before it hits the parliamentary floor on Wednesday.

29/03/2012 | Argentina

CFK grants BA City 3-month extension to obey subway transfer

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced a three-month extension on the Subway transfer so that the capital’s City government can implement a new security service, after the Lower House passed yesterday the subway transfer bill.

29/03/2012 | Argentina

Macri rejects CFK's subway offer, dismisses bill passed in Congress

City Mayor Mauricio Macri rejected on Thursday afternoon President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s recent suggestion to extend for 90 more days the presence of Federal Police officers in subway stations and buses.

19/03/2012 | Argentina

Victory Front, Radical Party senators to approve Subway transfer

Both senators of the ruling party and the Radical Party (UCR) confirmed to have reached an agreement for next Wednesday’s Upper House session to pass the bill that grants the Subway transfer to the Buenos Aires City administration, and had a preliminary approval by the Lower House last week.

22/03/2012 | Argentina

Upper House passes subway transfer bill

The Upper House approved by 54 votes in favour and 8 against, the transfer of the city’s subway system, PreMetro tram as well as 33 metropolitan bus lines in Buenos Aires City, from national government control to that of the municipality.

22/03/2012 | Argentina

Subway transfer: Michetti calls national government 'demagogic'

After last night’s Upper House session in which the transfer of the subway service as well as 33 metropolitan bus lines was passed on to the Lower House, PRO party Deputy Gabriela Michetti came on stage to remark that despite Congress approval “we’ll have to wait what the City Legislature, and the Justice have to say about it.”

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.

11/03/2012 | Argentina

'National gov't only talks to its friends or political slaves,' PRO's Deputy

Opposition lawmaker Laura Alonso (PRO party) came on stage to express their differences on the subway transfer, and remarked that "if we have to take this matter to the Supreme Court, it’s because the national government decided to only talk to his friends, partners or political slaves."

14/03/2012 | Argentina

UCR to back public transport transfer to BA City

UCR Senator Gerardo Morales anticipated today that the Radical Party will vote in favour of the Subway, Pre-metro and Puerto Madero trams, and 33 bus lines transfer bill that was clear for debate by the Senate during yesterday’s heat-up special Upper House committees session.  

08/03/2012 | Argentina

'Macri does not like dark-haired, Greater Buenos Aires folk,' De Vido

Following the crossfire between the National and City Governments regarding the subway service transfer, Planning Minister Julio De Vido officially announced the drafting of a congressional bill seeking to ratify the measure, and blasted Mayor Mauricio Macri for refusing to complete the transfer of the subway's management.

09/03/2012 | Argentina

City Gov't hits back as dispute over transport continues

While the national government was rapidly trying to complete the transfer of the subway and 33 bus lines, City Security Minister Guillermo Montenegro said "the issue should be resolved by the Supreme Court," while City lawmaker Gabriela Michetti stated that the national government was purposefully trying to “put the City against the interior provinces.”

09/03/2012 | Argentina

Macri says City lacks funds to keep subsidies on bus lines

Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri came on stage after the national government sent a bill to Congress to transfer 33 bus lines to the City's scope.

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.

07/03/2012 | Argentina

CFK to send bill ratifying subway transfer to Congress

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced she will send a bill to Congress to ratify the agreement between the national and City governments regarding the transfer of the subway service

08/03/2012 | Argentina

More bumps arise on Subway transfer road

After President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced she will send a bill to Congress to ratify the agreement between the national and City governments regarding the transfer of the subway service, BA City Cabinet Chief Horacio Rodríguez Larreta counter-attacked saying the transfer also depends on the approval of the City Legislature.

27/12/2011 | Argentina

Macri insists on finding 'reasonable schedule' for Subway transfer

City Mayor Mauricio Macri once again asked the National Government for a “reasonable schedule” in the transfer of the subway’s management and assured that his administration “is glad to take over the service.”

31/12/2011 | Argentina

Subway control to be given to City Gov't by January 3

The National Government and Mauricio Macri’s administration finally came to an agreement over the transfer of the City’s subway system; with ministers promising the handover go through on Tuesday. Before the decision was reached, the City Government had stated they wouldn’t be able to finish the respective process until March.

27/01/2012 | Argentina

Gov't confirms Federal Police officers removal from subway 'as agreed'

Security Minister Nilda Garré said that the 40 of the 250 Federal Police officers that guard subway stations will be withdrawn on February 1st and the transfer to City authorities will be official on March 1st, “just like we agreed upon with City Security Minister Guillermo Montenegro in a January 20th meeting.”

09/11/2011 | Argentina

National, City gov'ts to continue discussing management transfer of subway services

Officials from the National and City governments will once again meet on Thursday in order to move forward with the transfer of management of the subway services in the City.

10/11/2011 | Argentina

Transfer of subway control 'should take place by Dec 1st,' says Gov't

After meeting with the City Government authorities to discuss the transfer of the management of the subway services, Secretary of Transportation Juan Pablo Schiavi announced that he suggested making it effective after December 1st and maintaining a 50 percent of the subsidy that is currently in place.

06/12/2011 | Argentina

National Gov't warns City to accept transfer of subway management

The Secretary of Transportation Juan Pablo Schiavi assured that the City Government “has to accept the transfer of the management of the subway services and warned that “they should be taking over by January 2nd.”

08/02/2011 | World

Egyptians stage big protest, dismiss power plan

Egyptians staged one of their biggest protests demanding President Hosni Mubarak step down now, their wrath undiminished by the vice president's announcement of a plan to transfer power.

10/02/2011 | World

Mubarak says to transfer power but not resigning

11/02/2011 | World

Some facts about Mubarak

31/01/2011 | Sports

Liverpool agree record fee to sign Newcastle's Carroll

Liverpool have agreed a British record fee to sign Newcastle United striker Andy Carroll, Newcastle said on their website. Newcastle also said they had accepted Carroll's transfer request to leave St James' Park.

03/01/2013 | Sports

Juventus to start talks with Bilbao's Llorente

Italian champions Juventus have informed Athletic Bilbao that they will start talks with the La Liga club's Spain striker Fernando Llorente with a view to signing him, Bilbao said.