On Monday January 28, a week after U.S. President Barack Obama officially began his second term, 100 workers protested in front of Colombia’s Ministry of Labor offices throughout Colombia. In…
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday left the CELAC-EU, the economic summit between Latin American and European leaders, with a vote of confidence regarding the European Union’s fiscal future.…
The European Union (E.U.) ambassador to Colombia said on Thursday that the number of Colombian goods exported to the E.U. was “shameful”. According to newspaper El Espectador, Maria Antonia Van…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that an internet copyright law associated with the US free trade agreement was unconstitutional. Senator Jorge Robledo argued that Articles 13 and 14 of Law…
Colombia began preliminary negotiations with Japan about establishing an Economic Partnership Agreement, reported local media on Monday. Sergio Diaz-Granados, Colombia’s Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, reportedly met with Japan’s…
The European Union (E.U.) on Wednesday urged Colombia’s congress to fast track ratification of a free trade agreement (FTA) signed in June and ratified by the European Parliament earlier this…
The president of Colombia’s Confederation of Workers [CUT] on Wednesday said “it is regrettable that the Government feels satisfaction with the ratification of the FTA with the European Union.” According…
The European Parliament on Tuesday ratified a free trade agreement with Colombia and Peru despite human and labor rights concerns. The EP’s plenary chamber approved the trade deal with 486…
Colombia’s embassy in Brussels has unveiled a document spelling out the government’s commitment to labor rights and its vow to protect union members, two things the European Union had deemed…