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Jorge Glas talks with Prefects and Mayors on transport and infrastructure financing

The Vice President Jorge Glas met on October 21 with municipal and provincial authorities to address issues relating with transport and infrastructure financing. The event was held in Manta. One of the objectives of the meeting is to strengthen the political management through...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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Cordicom is working on regulations for defenders of audiences

The Council for the Regulation and Development of Information and Communication (Cordicom) is preparing regulations for the operation of the defenders of audiences and readers, said Patricio Barriga, President of the Cordicom. The defender of the audience and the readers will be...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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Government denies assaults on students presented by HRW

The Interior Minister Jose Serrano denied that acts of aggression and torture have been carried out to youths arrested in the demosntrations of September 17 and 18. These statements were made ​​in response to the report of Human Rights Watch (HRW), which ensures that the police...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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SIP calls on Ecuador and Venezuela to respect the freedom of expression

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) demanded the governments of Ecuador and Venezuela to respect the freedom of expression at the end of the 70th General Assembly of the organization which was held in Santiago de Chile. In the case of Ecuador, the IAPA demanded the repeal...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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Ecuador and Qatar sign bilateral agreements

President Rafael Correa and the Qatar Emir, Tamin bin Hamad al-Zani, signed this Wednesday October 22 in Doha two agreements and a memorandum of economic and information cooperation, to strengthen bilateral relations. Among the agreements are: avoiding the doubl...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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Trade agreement with the EU is expected to be ready by the end of November

Yesterday, the Deputy Foreign Minister Leonardo Arízaga met with representatives of the European Union (EU) in Quito to finalize details on the consolidation of the trade agreement. The same is expected to take effect next year or at least in 2016. Christian Leffler, Managing...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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Colombia takes Panama out of its list of tax havens

Colombia’s government decided to take Panama from its list of tax havens, which had included it two weeks ago, after the two countries reached an understanding in which they agree to negotiate a double taxation treaty. “I was signing the decree which allowed us to get...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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