Government plans for a change in the regulatory system for truckers has drawn criticism from Senator Plinio Olano, who said the new scheme could facilitate drug trafficking, reports El Espectador.…
The U.S. government aims to submit the stalled free trade agreement with Colombia to Congress by the middle of the year, according to the State Department, Reuters reported Tuesday. Matthew…
A move to spend $37.7 million (COP70 billion) on new armored cars for members of Colombia’s Congress is causing controversy. Congress President Carlos Alberto Zuluaga asked the body’s managing director, Jairo Jaramillo,…
Colombia expects its central government fiscal deficit for 2010 at 3.9 percent, narrower than the initial target of 4.3 percent, the finance minister said in an interview with local newspaper…
A bill presented to Colombia’s Congress Friday seeks to provide equal treatment for both soldiers and demobilized paramilitaries who are facing trial, reported newspaper El Nuevo Siglo. “It is very…
Colombian congress will hold extra sessions starting January 17, to start work on the National Development Plan amongst other issues, reports newspaper El Tiempo. Due to issues arising from the…
A Colombian House of Representatives commission approves the proposed Victims Law, which will compensate those who suffered violence in the country’s armed conflict. Colombia is poised to be the first…
Colombia’s President Juan Manual Santos on Wednesday insisted to media that his government of “national unity” is producing results. The governing coalition includes most of the major parties, including the…
Colombia’s Congress threatens to strike amid a clash with the country’s interior and justice minister over a delay in debates on anti-corruption measures. Congress President Armando Benedetti proposed to the…