People’s Mañanera July 8
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on a strong economy, formal employment, stable gas prices, the USMCA, housing, Ken Salazar, and attacks against Mexico.
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European Parliament Approved the Modernized Global Agreement Between Mexico and the EU
Approved with 479 votes alongside an interim trade deal, the pacts now head to Mexico’s Senate; Sheinbaum and von der Leyen signed them in May.
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Mexico, One of the OECD Countries with the Greatest Real Wage Recovery in Recent Years
Real wages in Mexico rose 15.1% over five years, nearly triple the OECD average, while only the US and Canada saw their real minimum wage fall.
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Mexico Denounces at the UN That the Blockade Against Cuba “Is Beginning to Be Measured in Lives”
Ambassador Héctor Vasconcelos told the UN the embargo is doubling Cuba’s infant mortality, and urged removing the island from Washington’s terror-sponsor list.
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US Protects Groups It Labels Terrorists: Sheinbaum
Sheinbaum says the US embassy’s account of El Mayo Zambada’s 2024 capture clashes with a new report of FBI involvement, and demands the facts be clarified.
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Sheinbaum: ‘Everything Seems to Indicate That Ken Salazar Lied’ About the Capture of ‘El Mayo’
“So far it seems they did tell lies to the Mexican government,” President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo affirmed. Who makes deals with organized crime? she stressed.
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Trade Between Mexico and the US Reaches Record of $404 Billion
Mexico stays the top US trading partner at 16.5% of the total, ahead of Canada and China, just days after Washington declined to auto-renew USMCA for 16 years.
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People’s Mañanera July 7
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on the ‘El Mayo’ case, organized crime, security in Sinaloa, Ecuador, Toyota, and the national soccer team.
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After 19 Months of Decline, Investment Rebounded 5.1% in Mexico
Inegi data shows the first investment upturn in 19 months, driven by residential construction and imported machinery, though analysts warn the pillars are narrow.
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If the FBI Took Part in the Capture of ‘El Mayo,’ the US Violated Mexico’s Sovereignty; ‘Someone Lied’: Rosa Icela Rodríguez
The Secretary of Government lays out a seven-point timeline of the El Mayo case, pointing to an FBI-donated plane in a war museum as the contradiction that exposes the lie.
