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  • 29/11/2012 | Argentina

    2013 to have 18 national holidays

    The Upper House of Congress today approved a bill stating that February 18th, 2013 will be a holiday to commemorate the bicentennary of the battle of Salta. Thus, next year will have a total of 18 holidays.

  • 23/10/2012 | Argentina

    Lower House clears teen suffrage bill for debate

    The Lower House of Congress cleared the teen suffrage bill for debate, and will be discussed at the floor next week.

  • 30/10/2012 | Argentina

    Senate to debate Budget, 'per saltum' bills

    The Upper House of Congress will debate the Budget 2013 and "per saltum" bills in an intense session that is expected to last several hours.

  • 29/11/2012 | Argentina

    Senate approves capital markets regulation bill

    The Upper House of Congress approved today a government-sponsored bill to regulate capital markets by 40 votes in favour and 22 against.

  • 02/10/2012 | Argentina

    Senate preliminary approves ART bill reform

    The Upper House of Congress preliminary approved the reform of the ART risk insurance law, with 41 votes in favour and 19 against. Meanwhile, the "femicide" sentences bill was unanimously approved, passed back to the Lower House.

  • 03/10/2012 | Argentina

    Congress calls on Coast Guards to 'adapt their actions to democratic guidelines'

    Amidst the conflict triggered by the Coast Guard and Gendarmerie officials' claim, the pro-government bloc, along with other opposition blocs, summoned the heads of the Upper and Lower House of Congress to analyze the situation.

  • 16/10/2012 | Argentina

    Senate to debate youth vote on Wednesday

    Senators will debate on Wednesday the bill seeks to allow 16 and 17 year-old youngsters to vote and the designation of former senator María Perceval as new ambassador to the U

  • 17/04/2012 | Argentina

    Economy Deputy-Minister Kicillof: 'We will not pay Repsol what they say'

    During today's debate held over the Repsol-YPF expropriation draft bill at the Upper House, Economy Deputy-Minister Axel Kicillof stated that "Argentina will not pay Repsol whatever amount they consider the company is worth", and remarked that the government's intervention on the oil and gas company will “review” the company's accounting documents as previous directors kept key data as “secret information” leaving a cloud of doubt over YPF’s real value.

  • 18/04/2012 | Argentina

    Senators clear for debate YPF expropriation bill

    With the presence of oil and gas experts, and opposition parties, the Upper House's Budget and Finance, Constitutional Affairs, and Energy committees cleared for debate the YPF expropriation draft bill presented by the Executive Power, after a second day of talks. Thus, the draft bill will reach to the Lower House for debate on Wednesday next week.

  • 08/05/2012 | Argentina

    Senate committee clears Electoral Code Reform bill for debate

    The draft fill over the reform of the National Electoral Code sponsored by the Executive branch was cleared to be debated by a majority vote at the Upper House’s Constitutional Affairs Committee and will be debated on Wednesday 16.

  • 19/12/2011 | Argentina

    Lorenzino does not foresee 'strangling of trade balance'

    Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino said before Parliament today the government does not foresee a “strangling of the trade balance” for 2012, anticipating a positive result.

  • 19/12/2011 | Argentina

    Reinforced Senate to face Venegas’ protest

    Although the Lower House could avoid any demonstration by preliminary approving the new farm worker law at 3am, the Senate had to be fenced to face a protest summoned by UATRE farm hands union leader Gerónimo Venegas. The Agriculture Committee of the Upper House is expected to begin the debate at 6pm.

  • 14/03/2012 | Argentina

    Aníbal Fernández: 'Maintaining subway subsidies is out of the question'

    Senator and former Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández considered the transference of funds from national government to the city government to finance the control of the subway's “out of the question,” while also accusing Radical Senator Gerardo Morales of wanting to draw media attention after yesterday's crossfire during a heated Upper House meeting.

  • 31/08/2011 | Argentina

    Upper House preliminary approves human trafficking and rapists registry bills

    The Upper House preliminary approved two bills regarding the fight against human trafficking and the implementation of a rapist registry. The bills seek to harden the penalties against those involved in human trafficking and to create a natiomal registry of genetic data that included information on those accused of rape. Now the bills be debated upon in the Lower House.

  • 24/11/2011 | Argentina

    Senate suspends last ordinary session of the year

    The Upper House of Congress suspended its last session of the ordinary period that was scheduled for November 30 after the sworn in of the senators elected in October 23.

  • 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.

  • 31/05/2011 | Argentina

    Money laundering draft bill cleared for debate in Senate

    The Upper House Justice and Legal Issues Committee cleared a draft bill for debate that seeks to amend the Penal Code, so that money laundering activities are considered a crime and not just a cover up of another criminal act.

  • 24/08/2011 | Argentina

    The Progressive Front launches its joint Congress bloc

    Progressive Front senators and lawmakers officially launched their caucus in both the Upper and Lower Houses, with the aim of expressing in Congress the ideas that “politically” represent them and gain power in light of the October elections.

  • 30/08/2011 | Argentina

    Human trafficking and rapist registry bills move forward in Upper House

    Two bills to fight against human trafficking and to create a national bank of genetic data linked to crimes against sexual integrity move forward in the Upper House.

  • 22/12/2010 | Argentina

    Senate approves military appointments

    The Kirchnerite bloc managed to muster quorum and approve the 300 additional military appointments sent by the Executive Branch to the Upper House of Congress.

  • 16/03/2011 | Argentina

    Senate holds first ordinary session of the year

    The first Upper House ordinary session of the year began with caring words for the people of Japan and continued with the debate of non-controversial issues. Senators preliminary approved the bill that eliminates the payment of non-remunerative allocations in the salaries of private sector workers, but excludes public employees.

  • 13/04/2011 | Argentina

    Senate opposition fails to pass bill on APE's investigation

    The opposition in the Senate failed to pass a bill which intended to launch an investigation into alleged irregularities taking place between the Healthcare Services and the Special Programmes Administration (APE).


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