Colombia’s debt reached $71B in August 2011
Colombia’s external debt reached $71 billion in August, equivalent to 21% of the GDP. The external debt of the South American nation now stands at $71.875 billion, which represents an…
Colombia’s external debt reached $71 billion in August, equivalent to 21% of the GDP. The external debt of the South American nation now stands at $71.875 billion, which represents an…
The Colombian high court decided Wednesday that proposed judicial reforms threaten the autonomy and governance powers of the justice system, and fail to address its needs. The 30 judges of…
Members of the Colombian Senate and House of Representatives are to be given diplomatic passports, following presidential approval. Members approved the bill granting themselves the privilege Wednesday after three debates that…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos called on Congress Wednesday to approve draft legislation intended to prevent the return of 25,000 demobilized ex-combatants to illegal armed groups, newspaper El Espectador reported.…
The National Election Council (CNE) rejected “Plan B,” a proposed voter referendum to implement life imprisonment for convicted child rapists, Colombian media reported Wednesday. The CNE’s decision is the latest…
Colombia’s Conservative Party has demanded that priority be given in Congress to a constitutional reform bill that would definitively prohibit all forms of abortion. Conservative Senator and spokesperson Hernan Andrade…
Members of Colombia’s Congress earn an annual salary that is nearly 20 times more than the average Colombian, according to a Mexican research center. Radio station Caracol Radio reported that the…
Colombia’s president of the Senate, Juan Manuel Corzo, defended the project that revived the provision of gasoline subsidies for members of Congress and assures W Radio that with his $11,500…
Colombian Interior Minister German Vargas Lleras spoke out against a legislative initiative that would grant all members of Congress immunity from prosecution and a right to appeal, Caracol Radio reported…