Mexico Has Reduced Government Procedures by Almost 50%
Civil registry records can now be processed from anywhere in the world, passport steps fell from 21 to five, and 30 million people already use the digital platform.
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Sheinbaum Believes the UN Is Outdated; Points to Palestine, Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela as Examples
Sheinbaum questioned a Security Council where five countries hold the veto, and explained why she chose not to attend this year’s General Assembly.
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Calderón Planned That in 2030 Mexican-Americans Would Govern Our Country
“Concepts considered ‘sacrosanct,’ such as sovereignty, must be reconsidered,” says the declassified Calderón plan obtained by Contralínea’s Nancy Flores.
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Mexico Picks Up the Pace to Ratify Its New Agreement with the European Union
Approved by the European Parliament in July, the modernized pact now awaits only the executive’s submission to the Senate for ratification.
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Trump at the UN: Accuses Mexico of Being the “Epicenter” of Drug Trafficking, but Highlights Progress with Its Government
“Mexico has to take back control of its land from the enemies of humanity,” Trump told the UN General Assembly, calling cartels the ISIS of the Western Hemisphere.
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41.4% of Mexican Households Supplement Income with Government Programs
Up from 25% in 2020, according to Mexico’s statistics institute, which also found half of all homes now get some income beyond wages.
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Brugada Reaffirms the Right to Housing at the Urban 20, in NY
Beside New York mayor Zohran Mamdani, Brugada said nearly half a million people left housing poverty in Mexico City since 2018, and urged a global housing coalition.
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Companies Lobby Against Mexican Reform That Would Require Them to Report the ‘Definitive’ Price
Netflix, Uber, Rappi and DHL are pressuring Congress to weaken Morena’s bill against ‘drip pricing,’ the hidden fees tacked onto a low advertised cost.
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“I Want to Work With President Sheinbaum,” Mamdani Says; He Praises Her Policies
At the Urban 20 forum, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called Mexico City an international ‘inspiration’ for how it confronts the cost-of-living and care crisis.
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Mexico Sees the US as a ‘Greater Threat’ Than China or Russia, New Survey Confirms
A Focaldata–Rockefeller poll finds 58% of Mexicans see the US as a major threat, more than double the figure for China and well above Russia.
