Colombia’s congress approves 2026 government budget
Colombia’s Congress approved a $142.2 billion (COP547 trillion) government budget for 2026....
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Petro urges Congress to approve reforms ahead of final year in office
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro used the inauguration of a new congressional year to...
Colombia’s Congress approves historic labor reform, Petro withdraws referendum
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro withdrew a referendum on Friday after Congress approved...
Colombia’s senate approves reinforced labor reform
Colombia’s Senate on Tuesday approved a labor reform bill that included many of the elements...
Colombia’s opposition disavows Petro as electoral guarantor, seeks meeting with military
Colombia’s opposition parties have refused to take part in the commission that seeks to...
Court orders Colombia’s senate to reopen labor referendum debate
A Bogota court said that the president of Colombia’s Senate, Efrain Cepeda of the...
Petro calls on Colombia to organize community councils in response to Senate “fraud”
President Gustavo Petro called on Colombia to organize a mass movement in response to an allegedly...
Colombia’s senate sinks labor referendum in what government calls fraudulent vote
Colombia’s government suffered a major defeat in Congress after a tiny Senate minority...
Colombia’s former senate president arrested on corruption charges
Prosecutors arrested the former president of Colombia’s Senate over allegations that he...
Senate commission sinks labor reform despite mass protests throughout Colombia
A 14-member commission of Colombia’s Senate voted against a labor reform despite mass...
Petro calls for permanent protests in support of labor referendum
President Gustavo Petro called on his supporters to organize permanent protests in support of a...
Colombia’s Congress ramps up security ahead of labor protests
Colombia’s Congress ramped up security measures ahead of protests called by President...
