Overview

• President Javier Milei returned to Argentina following his participation in the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, where he sat in the front row alongside Italian leaders Giorgia Meloni and Sergio Mattarella.
• During his visit to Italy, Milei held a working lunch with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to discuss bilateral interests, emphasizing his international engagement.
• Upon landing in Buenos Aires, Milei publicly criticized journalists on X for alleged misinformation about his arrival time, continuing his contentious relationship with the media.
• Hours after his return, Milei conferred the Order of May—one of Argentina’s highest civilian honors—on Spanish economist and anarcho-capitalist Jesús Huerta de Soto at the Casa Rosada.
• The ceremony highlighted Huerta de Soto’s influence on Milei’s libertarian policies, with the president describing him as a significant ideological mentor and proponent of economic freedom.