WSJ Calls Xochitl Gálvez AMLO’s Worst Nightmare
AMLO’s hopes to continue governing the country through a proxy chosen by himself could be dashed as a result of his own efforts to discredit Gálvez, the WSJ said
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OPINION By MARK LORENZANA The initial request was reasonable enough. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Wednesday, July 20, that her office — the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) — had been requesting the Mexican government to address some concerns about Mexico’s energy policies that have been inconsistent with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Those U.S.
Read moreUS, Canada Seek Consultations with Mexico over Energy Policies
By MARK LORENZANA U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, on Wednesday, July 20, announced that the United States has requested dispute-settlement consultations with the Mexican government under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The consultations relate to certain measures by the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), specifically discriminatory energy policies that have violated provisions in the USMCA. According to
Read moreCRE Halts Iberdrola Wind Farm Operation in Guanajuato
By MARK LORENZANA Mexico’s Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) prevented Spanish energy company Iberdrola from operating a wind farm in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato. Iberdrola had invested a total of $150 million in the wind farm. According to the CRE, its decision to stop the wind farm’s operations stemmed from a breach in permit that originally allowed Iberdrola to
Read moreAMLO Criticizes US for Preferring Electric Cars
By MARK LORENZANA Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), in his morning press conference on Monday, June 13, claimed that the price of gasoline is skyrocketing in the United States mainly because the U.S. government has stopped investing in oil due to its preference for electric cars. “The United States has a serious problem because a gallon of gasoline,
Read moreWall Street Journal: Mexico Targets Private Power Companies
By MARK LORENZANA According to a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Sunday, June 12, the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) “is shifting the country to a 1970s industrial policy” and has resorted to “greater state intervention” by targeting privately owned energy firms legally operating in Mexico and “backing state-run energy giants.” The WSJ
Read moreWSJ: AMLO Using ‘Putin-Style Thuggery’ to Push Agenda
OPINION By KELIN DILLON After a brutal rebuff of his constitutional energy reform by opposition members of Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies this past April, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is on a quest for vengeance against these so-called “traitors of the nation” – a warpath, it seems, that will now put opponents to the energy reform, both politicians
Read moreSalazar Contradicts Biden Administration on Mexico’s Electricity Reform
By KELIN DILLON Days after U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar publicly stated on Thursday, Feb. 3, that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) “is right” about Mexico’s energy sector requiring reforms, the Wall Street Journal’s Mary Anastasia O’Grady published a column calling for Salazar’s removal from his post, claiming his vocal contradiction of President Joe Biden’s policies are worthy
Read moreArchitects Ask AMLO to Reflect on Public Projects Decree
By KELIN DILLON Just weeks after Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) declared all of Mexico’s mega infrastructure projects, such as the Tren Maya tourist train and the Dos Bocas oil refinery, to be interests of national security, the country’s Association of Engineers and Architects of Mexico (AIAM) asked the executive to reconsider the decree and its potential ramifications,
Read moreWall Street Journal Admonishes AMLO’s Public Projects Decree
By KELIN DILLON In an op-ed published on Sunday, Nov. 28, respected daily newspaper The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) publicly lambasted Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) decree to automatically authorize all public projects determined to be a matter of national security by the government and subsequently placing the initiatives under the jurisdiction of the Mexican military, with the
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