President gabriel boric This Saturday he celebrates his first year at the Palacio de la Moneda, a very hectic period marked by the harshness of the internal opposition, with harsh criticism, multiple obstacles placed to the advancement of his reformist social agenda, and by his broad and fruitful projection towards the abroad, where it maintains […]
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Chilean government suffers severe setback with rejection of tax reform framework project
The government of President Gabriel Boric suffered a severe setback on Wednesday after the Chamber of Deputies refused to advance in the discussion of a deep tax reform, aimed at financing some of his campaign promises. With 73 votes in favor and 71 against, the legislators rejected the initiative presented last July, which needed 79 […]
Chile begins military deployment on the border with Peru and Bolivia due to irregular migration
Chili A military deployment began this Monday at critical points on the border with Peru and Bolivia, a measure that will last 90 days and seeks to increase control of the irregular entry of migrants that affects the area. ”Chili it takes a long time without doing what you need to do to have good […]
Chile offers nationality to Nicaraguan expatriates
The government of Chili offered Chilean nationality to the more than 300 Nicaraguans stripped of their nationality by the government of Daniel Ortegareported the Foreign Ministry in a statement on Tuesday. Chile will have “the necessary legal means” to offer the more than three hundred Nicaraguan people qualified as political opponents, “due international protection that […]
Chilean Central Bank maintains rate at 11.25% with “high” inflation
The Central Bank of Chili reported this Thursday that it will maintain the referential interest rate at 11.25% for the second consecutive time and warned that inflation in the South American country remains high. Unanimously, the board of the issuing entity kept unchanged the so-called monetary policy rate (TPM), which rose rapidly in October to […]
Boric on complaints from Peru: “We deeply respect its institutionality”
President gabriel boric stated this Thursday that Chili respect”profoundly the institutionality of the Peru” and reaffirmed his concern for the “violation of human rights” in the demonstrations that take place in that country. The Chilean president was consulted by the local press about the inconvenience generated by his statements in the framework of the Celac […]
Brazil seeks to promote Celac as a platform for Latin American integration
The VII Summit of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) this Tuesday in Buenos Aires seeks to promote the integration of countries that are going through multiple political and economic crises, under the influence of the renewed drive of Brazil after the assumption of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The meeting of this forum made […]
European Union will accelerate conversion to green energy
Lima, 04/27/2022 07:29 pm The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, said on Wednesday from Chili that the decision of Russia to cut gas supply to Poland Y Bulgaria will accelerate Europe’s decision to convert to green energy. Borrell began […]
Boric government in Chile gets a quick reality check
The first week of the leftist government of Gabriel Boric had some setbacks in Chile, particularly the attempt at dialogue made by the chief of staff in a Mapuche area where she was shot at, a reality check given the high expectations. Four days after taking office, Boric sent Izkia Siches, the first Interior Minister […]
Boric signs Chile’s adherence to the “Escazú Agreement” in defense of the environment
The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, signed this Friday the Escazú Agreement, an international treaty ratified by 24 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that aims to guarantee access to environmental rights and protect environmental activists and biodiversity in times of climate emergency. Chile’s adherence to this letter, promoted after the United Nations Conference […]