Argentina
Milei convenes Cabinet and kicks off a week of legislative decisions
The President will lead a meeting at Casa Rosada this Monday amid the government’s push for three initiatives in Congress: the 2027 budget, a bill on national sovereignty linked to the Malvinas, and electoral reform.
Javier Milei convened a new Cabinet meeting for this Monday at 10 a.m. at Casa Rosada, at the start of a week in which the Government will seek to move forward on three key items in Congress: the presentation of the 2027 budget, the submission to the Chamber of Deputies of the National Sovereignty Defense Law, and the start of debate in the Senate on electoral reform.
According to Todo Noticias and Ámbito, after the meeting with his ministers the President will meet again in the afternoon with deputies and senators from La Libertad Avanza to organize the parliamentary strategy for the coming weeks.
On the bill linked to the Malvinas, both outlets said the initiative seeks to toughen sanctions against companies operating without authorization on the islands. Todo Noticias added that it also contemplates the creation of a National Security Council that would coordinate the Foreign Ministry, Defense, Intelligence and Economy. Ámbito, for its part, indicated that the text includes sanctions for activities linked to hydrocarbons and fishing, takes Law 26,659 as a precedent, and explicitly extends the prohibition to the maritime zone of up to 200 miles from the Argentine coast.
According to Ámbito, the bill will also seek to facilitate the prosecution in absentia of foreign companies and executives that fail to comply with the regulations, and establish a framework so that firms that currently carry out activities on the islands can withdraw without being subject to sanctions.
The official agenda will continue on Tuesday. Todo Noticias said that day the presidential spokesperson, Adrián Ravier, will give his regular press conference and the Political Table will meet. An informational meeting of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Affairs on electoral reform is also scheduled, in a scenario in which the ruling party has still not reached consensus to move ahead with eliminating the PASO.
Ámbito added that the Executive Branch will send the 2027 budget bill to Congress that Tuesday, to be presented in the Chamber of Deputies by the economic team and to open negotiations with opposition blocs and governors.
To close the week, Todo Noticias reported that Milei will travel on Friday the 18th to Bahía Blanca to tour the Mega RIGI project, made up of YPF, Dow and Petrobras.
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