BUENOS AIRES, March 2 (UPI) -- Argentine President Javier Milei opened the new legislative year with a speech focused on the reforms his government has managed to pass in recent weeks and on his relationship with President Donald Trump.
From the outset of his address, broadcast nationwide Sunday night, Milei drew a contrast between the past and the present. He said he inherited a country on the brink of collapse, with high inflation, rising poverty and an oversized state, but that has changed.
"Today, we are doing things that have been pending for decades. Today we have not only stopped feeling like losers, but we also know that we can make Argentina great again," he said.
Before the formal opening of the legislative year, the president called extraordinary sessions. During that period, legislators approved labor reform, gave a green light to the Mercosur-EU agreement, amended the juvenile criminal law and made progress on a new glaciers law, which must still be reviewed in the Chamber of Deputies.
"It has been one of the most productive extraordinary session periods in our history," Milei said.
