He President Javier Milei received a direct invitation from Venezuelan Liberal candidate Corina Machado to attend the ceremony Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo and he put together an express travel itinerary that calls for his return on Friday the 12th, before resuming his legislative engagements in Argentina. The opposition leader was honored by the Norwegian Nobel Committee on October 10 for her “tireless work to promote the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people.” promote a transition “fair and peaceful” towards democracy.
According to Machado’s official campaign command, which published a message later repeated in X by Milei himself: “Thank you, Argentina, for supporting freedom confirm your participation in the ceremony of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.” The message also says: “Your presence in Norway is a Gesture of continental brotherhood “This reaffirms Argentina’s commitment to democracy and the defense of the human rights of the Venezuelan people.”
Milei’s help still depends on the presence of Machado himselfawaiting details of the security operation to ensure his transfer and physical integrity during the activity days in Oslo. If the protocols are defined without setbacks, I would travel on December 9th and return on the 12th.
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In the Presentation of the F-16 aircraftMilei shared another message on X, this time from the Venezuelan leader Elisa Trottawho thanked him for confirming the trip and considered that his gesture reflected Argentina’s commitment to democracy, justice and the protection of human rights, at a delicate moment for the Venezuelan opposition.
At the same time he confirmed his presence Paraguayan President Santiago Peña. Machado publicly thanked him for accepting the invitation and stressed that the event in Oslo would be “historic for democracy and freedom” in Latin America. Peña replied that he would accompany the opposition leader to reaffirm regional solidarity.
When Milei found out about the award, she congratulated Machado through her networks, highlighting his “enormous fight for the courageous defense of freedom and democracy“ and described the award as “more than deserved” recognition.
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What legislative commitments await Javier Milei in December?
The Argentine President He arrived in December with an ambitious parliamentary agenda: Extraordinary meetings were convened from the 10th to the 30th – with the possibility of extending them until the end of the year – to discuss the 2026 budget and a comprehensive reform package that the ruling party considers crucial to consolidating its economic program.
Your budget for 2026 will be officially raised to Congress on December 9th. This project envisages total resources of US$161,489,218 million (15.6% of GDP) and expenditure of US$158,755 million (15.3% of GDP), with a primary surplus of 1.4% of GDP. The government proposes a 5% growth by 2026A Inflation of 10.1% and an average dollar of $1,423, under the premise of maintaining fiscal balance without resorting to monetary issuance or expansionary instruments.
Well, those The tax guidance assumes revenue of $90,308 million (8.7% of GDP), with increases in VAT, profits, credits and debits and withholdings on exports, and the national administration ensures that 85% of spending is targeted Education, health and social services. Highlights include the 8% real increase in education – with $4.8 billion allocated to universities – the 17% increase in health care and another 5% increase in retirement and disability pensions. Current spending accounts for 97.8% of the total, with forecast growth of 20.1% and cuts in energy subsidies to further reduce the deficit.
The government also intends to advance a block of rules, defined as “Second generation reforms“The Tax Innocence Law was included to facilitate the declaration of unformalized savings; an institutional commitment to financial and monetary stability; a comprehensive labor reform; a modernization of the tax system; changes to the Criminal Code to include new crimes and aggravating circumstances; and adjustments to the Glacier Law.
His official intention is Vote on these projects in just twelve business daysalthough in Casa Rosada they admit that they could extend the debate until January if negotiations with governors and legislative blocs do not succeed.
The labor reform is currently one of the most delicate chapters: it envisages extending the working day to a maximum of 12 hours, allowing vacation to be divided according to agreement between the parties and allowing SMEs to pay compensation in up to 12 installments. It also includes the hour bank, makes contractual arrangements more flexible, redefines “appropriate” labor mobility and sets limits on interest charged in employment lawsuits (CPI + 3% annually). In addition, restrictions on the right to strike in activities deemed essential are established, quota agreements for disputes are limited to 20% and replaces the common regulation with individual negotiations or direct agreements.
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