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The Assembly approved Law that extinguishes 13 suspended universities

With 78 votes in favor, 16 negatives and six abstentions, the National Assembly approved Tuesday the Extinction bill for 13 universities suspended by the Council for Evaluation, Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Higher Education. When explaining the suspension process, the...
Posted On 14 Dec 2016
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More lawsuits against the Issfa law reach the Constitutional Court

They announced that they will exceed 100 demands, as published by Daily Expreso two weeks ago. Yesterday, it was the turn of the militaries in Guayaquil and Quito. They added another claim of unconstitutionality against the pension reforms of the Issfa, approved by the Assembly....
Posted On 14 Dec 2016
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Women repudiate violence case that involved the director of Daily El Telégrafo

The complaint refers to gender violence. Gloria Ordonez pointed out to Orlando Perez, director of the Daily El Telegrafo, for an alleged physical and psychological aggression that occurred on December 5 in Guayaquil. The case was aired – with photos and videos recorded by...
Posted On 14 Dec 2016
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The agreement with the EU is included in the agenda of the two legislatures

A part of the Alianza País (AP) ruling bloc requested complementary measures to the trade agreement between Ecuador and the European Union (EU) to strengthen the national industry. Yesterday afternoon, December 13, 2016, the Economic Development Commission of the Legislature...
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Entertainment figure raised 44 laws in 8 years in the Assembly

Before becoming politicians and occupying a seat in the National Assembly, they were outstanding athletes, television hosts, beauty queens or artists. Their previous exposure to the cameras helped them so that parties recruit them to their ranks, sponsor their candidacies and...
Posted On 14 Dec 2016
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Final stride in the agreement between the EU and Ecuador

The agreement with the European Union will have passed through the hands of the European Parliament, and it will be approved in Strasbourg tomorrow in the morning, where the institution is based. If everything goes well, starting on Wednesday, Ecuador’s accession to the...
Posted On 13 Dec 2016
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Noboa´s company will continue taking legal actions for the return of $ 3’944.420,93

The legal director of Industria Cartonera Ecuatoriana SA, Fernando Alarcon, said that measures would be taken to obtain the restitution of the $ 3,944,420.93 paid by the company, which will cover the employer’s obligations to 1,908 former workers from La Clementina farm. In...
Posted On 13 Dec 2016
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Armed Forces of Ecuador without high commands

The lack of senior officers leads to captains (Navy), and Colonels (Air Force) have a greater role in decision-making and take control of some units. According to military law, force commanders should remain until more than two years in office, but from December 2014 until now,...
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Noboa´s Company submitted a protection action in a conflict with former employees

The company Industria Cartonera Ecuatoriana, one of the companies of the banana entrepreneur and former presidential hopeful Alvaro Noboa, submitted an extraordinary action of protection against the alleged irregularities in the payment for eviction to a group of former...
Posted On 13 Dec 2016
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The Noboa group filed an extraordinary action in the Court

The Noboa group filed a special protection action before the Constitutional Court, because according to its lawyers, they had to pay an eviction, which is something illegal. Does it imply that the government will return the money if the Court approves the protection action?...
Posted On 13 Dec 2016
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