A small café in Buenos Aires has become a Monday-night magnet for expats and locals who parse world events over empanadas and strong coffee. The informal gatherings, run by a multilingual collective, aim to translate distant headlines into local civic conversation and surprising friendships.
The government has tabled the Public Scrutiny and Accountability Bill, which would require annual televised cross‑examination sessions for senior public officials and create a citizen‑panel power to question ministers live. Supporters say it will boost transparency; critics warn it risks turning oversight into spectacle and could expose witnesses to harassment.
A government bill proposed Monday would give ministers temporary override powers over financial regulators and trading in volatile assets in the name of market stability. Economists and civil liberties groups warn the measures risk politicising oversight, spooking investors and deepening the very volatility ministers say they want to reduce.