Opinion Article: Class action lawsuit against companies fishing illegally in the Malvinas
ARGENTINA Sunday, October 18, 2026, 00:10 (GMT + 9)
Foreign Minister Quirno summoned the Spanish Ambassador to the Argentine Foreign Ministry and said: “Esteemed Ambassador of the ‘Motherland’, your vessels are fishing illegally in the Argentine waters of the Malvinas without authorization from the Argentine Enforcement Authority and, in view of this and taking into account that Queen Isabella II on September 21, 1863, recognized Argentine independence and, with it, sovereignty over the Malvinas, under the principle of ‘uti possidetis iuris’ (‘as you possess by right’), I demand that your government, within a peremptory deadline of 24 hours, order the Galician fishing companies to withdraw all their vessels from our maritime and insular territory. Should this illegal appropriation persist, we inform you that we will proceed to initiate all legal actions and likewise revoke all fishi... FULL STORY
