Tag: senate
Colombia’s senate president enacts fine to curb high absentee rate
Colombia’s senate president sent out a communique to his colleagues warning that a $400...
Senator cannot use Uribe’s name in debate on politicians’ ‘paramilitary ties’
Colombia’s opposition is not allowed to explicitly mention Colombia’s former president...
Senate sets date for Uribe parapolitics debate
The Senate’s Second Committee will take center stage in Colombian politics on September 18,...
Debate over Uribe’s alleged paramilitary past shot down in Senate
A debate on Senator Alvaro Uribe’s alleged links to now-defunct paramilitary groups was shot...
Legislators chosen for the committees that will make Colombia’s laws in 2014/2015
The Colombian congress that will serve the 2014-2018 term just took office and on Tuesday, they...
Colombia’s Liberal Party picks Luis Fernando Velasco as 2015 Senate President
Senator Luis Fernando Velasco, best known for his opposition to high energy prices, was chosen by...
Former Colombia senator leaves office; takes sink, carpet with her
A former senator from Colombia’s last Congress took the sink and carpet from her old office,...
10 Colombia Senators ‘inherit’ votes from jailed ex-Senators
Colombia’s recently inaugurated Senate will bring a new dynamic to national politics, though...
Santos coalition elects Colombia Congress president
The coalition supporting President Juan Manuel Santos in Colombia’s Senate on Wednesday...
Victims, royalties among legislation passed by the outgoing Colombia Congress
With the new Congress officially taking office on July 20, 2014, Colombia Reports looks back on...
13 of 32 states have no representation in Colombia’s 2014-2018 Senate
Colombia’s 2014 elections have left 13 of 32 states without a voice in the Senate,...
Arrest warrant, 10 years jail for former Senate director over corruption
The former administrative director of the Colombian Senate has been sentenced to 10 years in...
