Buenos Aires, Feb 10 (NA) – The Chamber of Deputies completed this Tuesday the list of names of the legislators who will lead each of the commissions that will work on the agenda of the extraordinary sessions during the present month of February. In total, seven commissions were constituted and their authorities designated: Family, Childhood and Adolescence; Justice; Constitutional Affairs; Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation; Labor Legislation; Foreign Affairs and Worship; and Mercosur. This Wednesday at 10:30 there will be a plenary session of commissions to rule on the project for the new Juvenile Penal Law; and at 12:30 another joint meeting to approve the agreement between Mercosur and the European Union. Juvenile Penal Law. In the morning, the Family, Childhood and Adolescence commission was constituted, where the Salta libertarian Gabriela Flores was appointed president of the body. She is a lawyer with a background in family law and experience as an investigative journalist on social and institutional issues. Unión por la Patria decided to keep the name for the first vice presidency under reserve, and La Libertad Avanza did the same for the second vice presidency. The first secretaryship was assigned to the national deputy of PRO Alicia Fregonese, while the second secretaryship, which corresponds to the Unidos inter-bloc, and the third secretaryship, which belongs to Unión por la Patria, remained vacant. A little later, the Justice commission was constituted, which will participate in the plenary session of commissions this Wednesday at 10:30 along with Criminal Legislation (leading), Family and Budget, with the aim of ruling on the project for the new juvenile penal law. In Justice, the presidency was granted to the libertarian Álvaro Martínez, who was proposed by his Jujuy counterpart and predecessor in the office, Manuel Quintar. 'I hope this commission is always interesting for the debates, but always within the framework of the rules, without insults or shouting. I invite you to treat each other with respect,' said the Mendoza native. Unión por la Patria maintained the reserve for the name to occupy the first vice presidency, while Patricia Vásquez was appointed second vice president. The PRO deputy Álvaro González was named first secretary, while the Unidos inter-bloc decided to keep the name for the second secretaryship under reserve, just as Unión por la Patria did for the third vice presidency. Mercosur - European Union Agreement. The project for the ratification of the agreement between Mercosur and the European Union was ready to be ruled on this Wednesday with the formation of the two commissions that will handle the initiative before its vote in the Chamber of Deputies chamber next Thursday. The national deputy of La Libertad Avanza Juliana Santillán was appointed president of the Foreign Affairs and Worship commission, while her Bullrichista counterpart Damián Arabia will lead the Mercosur commission. The plenary session of these two commissions will take place this Wednesday at 12:30, according to Agencia Noticias Argentinas from high parliamentary sources of the ruling party. In the Foreign Affairs commission, all spaces kept the names for the vice presidencies and secretaryships under reserve. In the case of the Mercosur commission, Unión por la Patria left the first vice presidency under reserve, while the second vice presidency will be held by the Misionera de Innovación Federal Yamila Ruiz. The first secretaryship will be in the hands of the also Misionero Emmanuel Bianchetti (PRO), while the second secretaryship belongs to Unidos, which left the name of the representative who will hold the position vacant. Glacier Law Reform. For the reform of the Glacier Law, a plenary session of the commissions of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation; Constitutional Affairs; and Budget and Finance will be launched. In Natural Resources, the national deputy of La Libertad Avanza José Peluc was elected to lead the commission. The San Juan native thanked the trust placed in him and said he hopes 'to be up to the circumstances.' Unión por la Patria made reserve of the name that will occupy the first vice presidency, while the first secretaryship was left in the hands of the Entre Ríos deputy of the UCR Darío Schneider. In the Constitutional Affairs commission, it was decided to renew the presidency to the officialist Nicolás Mayoraz, who praised the 'learning' he had gone through in the two years he had to lead this body. The Santa Fe libertarian reference remembered the 'transcendent laws for the life of the country' that were approved in the last two years, such as the Bases Law and the electoral reforms. The first vice presidency, which corresponds to Unión por la Patria, remained vacant, while the second vice presidency went to the UCR deputy Diógenes González. The first secretaryship was assigned to Javier Sánchez Wrba (PRO); the second was granted to Provincias Unidas, which made reserve of the name, just as Unión por la Patria did with the fourth secretaryship. The deputy of La Libertad Avanza Giselle Castelnuovo was appointed fourth secretary. Labor Reform. The next commission to form its integration and authorities was that of Labor Legislation, which will be the leading body for the debate on labor reform once the initiative arrives from the Senate. The national deputy of La Libertad Avanza (LLA) Lisandro Almirón was appointed president of that body. Unión por la Patria kept the names for the first vice presidency and the third secretaryship under reserve, while La Libertad Avanza did the same for the second vice presidency and the Unidos inter-bloc with the second secretaryship. As first secretary, the macrista Fernando de Andreis (PRO) was designated. According to what Agencia Noticias Argentinas could confirm, the Criminal Legislation commission will meet on Wednesdays at 9:30.
Argentina: Chamber of Deputies Appoints Leaders of Key Commissions
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies has formed the leadership of seven key commissions to work on the extraordinary sessions agenda in February. Priorities include the new Juvenile Penal Law and the ratification of the agreement with the EU. The appointments reflect the current political balance in parliament.