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Ecuadornews:     Executive Order No. 135 signed by President Lenin Moreno sets the Optimization and Austerity Rules for Public Expenditure. These include the elimination of vacancies in public enterprises, the reduction of salaries of senior government officials by 10%,...

Ecuadornews:     The investigation carried out by prosecutor Diana Salazar, coordinator of the Transparency and Fight against Corruption Unit, on the alleged crime of illegal money collection, in the Odebrecht case, is progressing. Since August 24, three people have...

Ecuadornews:     Changes in diplomatic missions are moving forward. Recent officials appointed are Mariana Pico Alvear and Stephania Baldeón Montesdeoca. The first one was the executive secretary of former President Rafael Correa, from May 2008 to May 2017. Whereas the...

Ecuadornews:     Ecuador does not rule out seeking a trade agreement with China with similar characteristics as that signed with the European Union (EU) to offset the trade balance between the two countries, Ecuadorian Foreign Trade Minister Pablo Campana said...

Ecuadornews:     The meeting began in an atmosphere of cordiality among the members of the national board of Alianza País (AP). But the possibility of a reprimand to President Lenin Moreno by the Ethics Committee for his last measures, friction arose. Moreno is...

Ecuadornews:     Foreign Trade Minister Pablo Campana will take two tours through Asia, Europe, and the United States to obtain 34 billion dollars for 32 projects. This was stated yesterday by subrogating minister Humberto Jiménez during the presentation of the...

Ecuadornews:     The payroll published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on its website indicates that this state agency employs 1,781 people. According to official data, 704 people work in the Ecuadorian offices abroad. Stephania Baldeón Montesdeoca appears on this...

Ecuadornews:     The Ecuadorian Legislature did not approve a motion to condemn North Korea’s nuclear tests. The proposal, submitted by Fernando Burbano, of the CREO Party, obtained 54 votes in favor, 44 against and 24 abstentions, a reason why it was not approved...

Ecuadornews:     After the possibility of a referendum, the opposition supports the idea and proposes a list of issues that could be addressed. Instead, legislators of the Alianza PAIS ruling party are more cautious and expect that President Lenin Moreno defines the...

Ecuadornews:     A faction of the opposition announced yesterday the beginning of a political trial against the president of the Judicial Council Gustavo Jalkh for alleged emails between him and former president Rafael Correa, and denunciations of irregularities in the...