Tag: Budget cuts
Argentine President Milei Fires 1,400 Health Workers
In 2024, the far-right politician caused the loss of 180,000 jobs. On Wednesday, the Argentine Ministry of Health announced that it would not renew the contracts of 1,400 workers, labeling their positions as “political posts.” RELATED: Venezuela Rejected Argentina’s Complaint to the International Criminal Court “Out! We’re moving forward with the chainsaw,” President Javier Milei […]
January 15, 2025
Austrian Conservative and Far-Right Parties Agree on 6.3 Billion Euros in Cuts
The measures include eliminating subsidies, reducing ministerial expenses, and implementing steps to combat tax evasion. On Monday, the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and the conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) announced a preliminary agreement to cut €6.3 billion in public spending to avoid an excessive deficit procedure by the European Commission. RELATED: Alexander Schallenberg […]
January 13, 2025
Argentina Reaches One Year Under Milei’s Rule
Currently, 87% of families face food insecurity in low-income areas across 16 Argentine provinces. Tuesday, December 10, marks one year since Javier Milei assumed the Argentine presidency, a period during which he has implemented an economic plan focused on reducing the size of the State as a means of achieving macroeconomic balance and controlling inflation. […]
December 10, 2024
Argentine Universities Begin 24-Hour Strike
Currently, 70 percent of professors and administrative staff earn salaries below the poverty line. On Thursday, the National Interuniversity Council (CIN), professors’ and workers’ unions, and student organizations will hold a 24-hour strike in defense of Argentina’s public universities. RELATED: SouthCom Gen. Richardson Meets with Latin American Defense Ministers in Argentina Besides demanding salary increases […]
October 17, 2024
Argentine Transport Workers Announce Strike Against Milei
Juan Carlos Schmid, the secretary of the Union of Dock and Beacon Workers (DRAGYBAL), announced that on May 6th, Argentine workers will carry out a strike affecting all air, land, port, and maritime transportation activities in protest against fiscal policies. RELATED: US Coast Guard Ship Arrives in Argentina This action will take place just three […]
April 29, 2024
Argentines Take to the Streets to Defend Public Education
On Tuesday, millions of citizens took to the streets of several Argentine cities to protest against far-right President Javier Milei and his policies against public education. RELATED: Argentines March Against Milei’s Budget Cuts to Universities The city of Cordoba was the scene of the beginning of the marches of students, teachers, professionals, and workers rejecting budget […]
April 24, 2024
Argentines March Against Milei’s Budget Cuts to Universities
On Tuesday, university students, professors, workers, and human rights defenders marched in defense of public education and in rejection of the budget cuts to universities that the far-right President Javier Milei is carrying out. RELATED: President Milei Cuts Budget of Argentine Film Institute Under the slogan “In defense of free public university,” Argentinians held protest […]