Colombia News News Colombia » Government: Colombia's New Government Prepares Fossil Fuel Comeback
Colombia's incoming President Abelardo de la Espriella is expected to reverse many of Gustavo Petro's climate and energy policies, prioritizing fossil fuel development while facing political and ...
News Colombia » Government: Can Colombia's new government reverse the nation's oil and gas decline?
Colombia's newly elected president plans to revive the country's declining oil and gas sector through expanded exploration, regulated fracking, and stronger security measures to boost economic growth ...
News Colombia » Government: Colombia's Petro calls on supporters to defend economic reforms in his last presidential speech
Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro called on his supporters to protect his government's social and economic reforms and resist any efforts by the nation's incoming administration to change ...
News Colombia » Government: Incoming Colombian government announces diplomatic shift
The incoming Colombian government will close embassies in Cuba and Nicaragua and restore diplomatic relations with the United States and Israel, ...
News Colombia » Government: Colombia’s new president ‘El Tigre’ promises an iron fist – but that may not solve the violence he has inherited
Dismantling the 2016 peace agreement and introducing a military clampdown is not the answer to rising levels of violence.
News Colombia » Government: Israel works to restore diplomatic ties with Colombia, new embassy to be established in Jerusalem
The proposed embassy would represent a significant upgrade in relations and mark formal Colombian recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
News Colombia » Government: Colombia’s court on the conflict with FARC rebels in limbo as president-elect vows to dismantle it
A decade after the Colombian government signed a historic peace accord with a now-defunct rebel group, the tribunal handling crimes related to the conflict faces an uncertain future ...
News Colombia » Government: Outgoing Colombia minister warns climate gains could be at risk under new government
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia ’s outgoing environment minister warned Friday that the incoming government could reverse recent climate and conservation gains, pointing to its support for fracking ...
News Colombia » Government: Colombian government reveals questions it plans to pose to voters in referendum on labor reform
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s government Tuesday published the contents of a proposed referendum on reform of the nation’s labor laws, that seeks to give employees greater access to health benefits ...
News Colombia » Government: Colombia Central Bank Raises Rates to 11.25%, Government Withdraws From Board
BOGOTA, March 31 (Reuters) - Colombia's central bank raised the benchmark interest rate on Tuesday for a second consecutive policy meeting, to 11.25%, while the government withdrew from the bank's ...
News Colombia » Government: Colombia government, rebels hail pope-backed ceasefire
Colombia’s government and the country’s last active guerrilla group, the ELN, announced a ceasefire Monday, a key step toward sealing a “complete peace” to end Latin America’s longest civil war.