The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and the Argentine President, Javier Milei, both called, during a visit to Germany by the Argentinian head of state with libertarian convictions, for the rapid conclusion of the free trade agreement. exchange between the European Union and Latin American countries. The finalization of this agreement is blocked by the opposition of Emmanuel Macron in the name of protectionist arguments, mainly on the agricultural level, with breeders in particular fearing competition from Argentine beef by invoking different environmental rules. This agreement would be the most important of its type in the history of the European Union and one of the most important in terms of its scale, since it liberalizes trade between the main economic bloc on the planet and the third. The agreement was approved in principle in 2019 after twenty years (!) of negotiations but has still not been finalized. Olaf Scholz also welcomed Javier Milei’s results in the fight against inflation, while calling for us to remain attentive to the social climate, like the good social democrat that he is: inflation fell to zero in Argentina during the third week of June, while it was 20% per month on average before Javier Milei came to power in December. The lowest rate in forty years…
