The U.S. plan to cut Plan Colombia by 15% will hit military funding more than funding for the judicial system and socio-economic programs, El Espectador reported Wednesday. The U.S. State Department asked…
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…
Over the last weeks, there has been news about border security projects between Colombia and three of its neighbors: Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador. As I wrote in a previous column,…
President Juan Manuel Santos says that Colombia is “ready” to help ease the transition of power in Egypt following President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation, according to a government press release. Mubarak…
Colombia and Panama have signed an agreement to combat criminal activity along their shared border, media reported Friday. The agreement, titled the “Binational Plan for Border Security,” was signed Thursday…
The 2011 World Economic Forum, an annual summit of global political and business leaders held in Davos, Switzerland, officially ended last week. The Colombian delegation included Juan Manuel Santos, who…
Colombia is the first country to sign the Nagoya Protocol on biodiversity at an environmental conference at the UN headquarters in New York, Spanish newspaper ABC reports. The environmental treaty, which…
The Colombian government says it will send a plane to Egypt to evacuate Colombian citizens due to the political unrest that has gripped the north African country, reports Caracol Radio. The plane…
Colombia’s ambassador to Egypt says that the situation in Cairo is “hell,” but will stay to provide support for Colombian nationals in the country, La F.M. radio reported Tuesday. Mario…