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THE PEOPLE’S MAÑANERA – MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE – MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2024

diciembre 2, 2024 |
Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference: Claudia Sheinbaum announced the national expansion of Rosario Castellanos University. The goal is to create 300,000 new slots for students in higher education during the current administration; César Iván Escalante, head of the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (PROFECO) recalled that a few weeks ago the anti-inflation package was signed to guarantee that the basic basket of 24 products will not exceed US$44; Minister of Well-Being Ariadna Montiel announced progress in well-being pensions for people with disabilities, with the program now benefitting more than 1.48 million peoples and the pension now being universal in 17 states; the President signed several decrees, among them those making the pension for senior citizens as of age 65 and people with disabilities a right and obliging the State to guarantee adequate housing for workers; Sheinbaum provided data demonstrating the contribution of Mexicans living in the United States to that country’s economy

Mexico Unbowed –The full text of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s response to Trump’s tariff threat

noviembre 29, 2024 |
Nov 27, 2024 Dear President-elect Donald Trump I am writing to you in response to your statement on Monday, November 25, on migration, fentanyl trafficking, […]

THE PEOPLE’S MAÑANERA – MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2024

noviembre 29, 2024 |
Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: the Youth Building the Future program will continue in 2025, benefiting an additional 90,000 young people. The program's priority will be municipalities with the highest incidence of crime and poverty; President Claudia Sheinbaum affirmed that autonomous government agencies were created to limit the growth of state-owned companies. She said that government tasks will continue to be transparent, but without corruption or privileges. A series of lies about what the elimination of these agencies would mean were exposed; Mexico's exports reach record growth of 11.2% in October 2024.

THE PEOPLE’S MAÑANERA – MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2024

noviembre 28, 2024 |
Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: major advances reported in the construction of new railway lines with more than 3,000 kilometers under construction; President Claudia Sheinbaum provided details on her phone conversation with Donald Trump, which they discussed migration, security, and regional cooperation. She reported that she raised the need for strategies to address the migration issue and explained what actions a comprehensive strategy should entail, which includes support for Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala through the Sembrando Vida and Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro well-being programs; Sheinbaum discussed a new program for young people involved in criminal activities called Reconecta con la Paz, which seeks to help them leave criminal groups and obtain a formal job.

THE PEOPLE’S MAÑANERA – MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2024

noviembre 27, 2024 |
Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: Mexico proposes a prosperous, competitive, and secure region. Minister of the Economy Marcelo Ebrard explained that, in the event of a 25% tariff, this would negatively impact the main U.S. companies in Mexico and the U.S. economy itself; Altagracia Gómez, coordinator of the Advisory Council on Regional Economic Development and Nearshoring, explained that nearshoring represents a great opportunity for Mexico to break with the cycle of low growth, but also with the reproduction of inequalities; President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that, thanks to the agreement on the human right to water, various companies will return their concessions to the government so that the water can be used for human consumption; Sheinbaum explained Mexico's approach to migration, centering on addresses its causes and support to Central American countries with comprehensive social programs.

Soberanía 36: Mexico Unbowed by Trump’s Tariff Threats

noviembre 26, 2024 |
US President-Elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all goods from Mexico, Canada, and China on his first day in office […]

THE PEOPLE’S MAÑANERA – MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2024

noviembre 26, 2024 |
Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: President Claudia Sheinbaum read a letter she sent today to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in response to his Monday, November 25 statement on migration, arms trafficking, and tariffs. The letter explains Mexico’s progress on the migration and drug trafficking fronts, emphasizes that neither threats nor tariffs will solve the migration phenomenon or drug consumption in the United States, and that cooperation and mutual understanding are required in the face of these great challenges. Sheinbaum emphasized that Mexico is a free, sovereign, and independent country and negotiates as an equal partner, without subordination; the President announced that a letter will also be sent to the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, highlighting the trade relations between the two countries, emphasizing that a priority is being given to the areas contemplated within the Free Trade Agreement.

THE PEOPLE’S MAÑANERA — MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2024

noviembre 25, 2024 |
Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: registration for candidacies for the election of judges in 2025 is successfully advancing with 18,477 applicants thus far; on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Peter Grohmann, UN Resident Coordinator in Mexico, indicated that the country is implementing the fight against violence against women and girls in exemplary fashion. He also congratulated the Mexican government for elevating the issue of women to the ministerial level. President Claudia Sheinbaum reported on new advances in the field on the legislative level; the President hailed Yamandú Orsi's victory in Uruguay as a progressive advance in Latin America; Sheinbaum expressed her commitment to follow up on calls for new measures to strengthen the rights of the disabled; According to a survey published by El Universal, President Sheinbaum has a 74% approval rating.

Status of Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Labor and Employment Bills During Her First 100 Days in Office

noviembre 25, 2024 |
The newly elected, current session of Mexico’s legislative branch, the Congress of the Union, convened on September 1, 2024. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration commenced […]

Tren Maya and community-led tourism: is another tourism possible?

noviembre 25, 2024 |
Since 2021, staff and students from the MSc Urban Economic Development (UED) at UCL’s Bartlett Development Planning Unit have studied the development trajectories and dilemmas […]