Overview
- Decree 18/2026 published in the Boletín Oficial on Friday formalizes Fernando Iglesias as Argentina’s ambassador to the European Union.
- The decree specifies he will represent Argentina to the EU without prejudice to his current duties as ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium.
- The government notes the EU granted the required agrement for the appointment, completing the diplomatic protocol.
- Officials frame the dual accreditation as ensuring continuity and better handling of bilateral and international matters, with related expenses charged to the Foreign Ministry’s budget lines.
- The move follows Iglesias’s January 8 appointment to Belgium via Decree 6/2026 and comes just before a planned Mercosur–EU agreement signing in Asunción.