Tag: Chilean Congress

• Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 09:21 UTC

  Chilean Senate sinks Piñera into deeper isolation regarding withdrawal of pension funds

  

  Chile's Senate Thursday passed a bill whereby people shall be allowed to withdraw an additional ten per cent from the pension funds to be able to cope with the hardships caused by job losses and the closing of businesses owing to the restrictive health measures against Covid-19.

• Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 10:36 UTC

  Chile's judiciary imposes first ever jail sentence on politician found guilty of corruption

  

  Former conservative Senator Jaime Orpis has been bestowed Friday with the dubious honour of becoming Chile's first-ever politician to be handed down a jail sentence for his involvement in acts of corruption.

• Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:40 UTC

  Chile has new immigration law after eight years in Congress

  

  Chile's President Sebastán Piñera Sunday signed into law the new migration law which spent eight years in Congress before being passed.

• Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Chile's Parliament passes economic relief bill

  

  Chile's Congress Monday passed a bill granting economic assistance to people in need and whose situation has worsened over the past few months due to the covid-19 crisis.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 08:51 UTC

  Truckers end seven day strike in Chile following deal with government

  

  Chilean truckers said on Wednesday they would lift a seven-day strike that has damaged supply chains and raised fears for food and commodities exports, following a deal with the government. Jose Villagran, vice president of the National Confederation of the Chilean Cargo Transport (CNTC), said the strike would end at 3 p.m. local time.

• Monday, January 21st 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  Banning trawling for cuttlefish catching triggers the “large squid war” in Chile

  

  Chile is in the midst of what has become to be known as the “cuttlefish or large squid war”, between industry and artisanal fishermen and the government's intention of protection and conservation of the species. The Chilean Congress recently passed a bill regulating the catch of the giant squid and specifically banning trawling, with perpetrators facing fines of some US$ 38.000.

• Wednesday, July 22nd 2015 - 06:20 UTC

  Chilean congress makes unprecedented mea culpa on several corruption cases

  

  The Chilean Congress made an unprecedented mea culpa on Tuesday for a series of corruption cases involving lawmakers that have eroded public confidence in the institution. In the first review of the state of the Congress in its 204-year history, lawmakers acknowledged the damage caused by corruption, including accusations of tax fraud leveled against four opposition figures, two of them members of Congress.

• Monday, October 1st 2012 - 09:36 UTC

  Facing students’ challenge, Piñera presents record spending budget on education

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñra unveiled an education-heavy 2013 budget bill on Sunday, as he seeks to improve the conservatives’ credentials before municipal elections in October and next year's presidential election.