The European Union (EU) endorsed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia and Peru Friday, which awaits ratification from the union’s national parliaments. The agreement, which will eliminate various tariffs,…
The European Union highlighted progress made by Colombia on human rights following a Bogota meeting Monday, news network CM& reported. The new Victims and Land Restitution Law, which grants compensation…
The Colombian government says the free trade agreement with the European Union should take effect in September. The Trade, Industry and Tourism Minister Sergio Diaz-Granados said the government is optimistic…
The European Union has called on the FARC to lay down their arms and release all prisoners, following the murder of four hostages during a rescue mission Saturday. The organization’s…
The European Union gave Colombia over $75 million (€55 million Euros) in aid to finance land restitution, peacebuilding, and rural development. Five cooperation agreements, aimed towards financing the peace agenda…
Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon on Monday expressed his support for a commission to monitor human rights and environmental issues as part of the free trade agreement between the European…
European Union (E.U.) Ambassador to Colombia Fernando Cardessa said Tuesday that the recent decision by Venezuela to break diplomatic ties with Colombia was an unjustified breach of obligations in the fight against…
The Colombian government denies reports of a mass grave found in the south-east department of Meta, claiming that the allegation is a strategy to derail the Andean nation’s free trade…
The European Union’s Ambassador to Bogota, Fernando Cardesa, says that Colombia only stands to gain from the free trade agreement signed last month with the E.U., and that those objecting to…