Tag: Jose Raúl Mulino

• Friday, February 7th 2025 - 09:25 UTC

  Panama drops the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative, but also rejects free transit of US vessels through the Canal

  

  Panama’s President, José Raúl Mulino, announced on Thursday that the country will withdraw from the Belt and Road Initiative, the ambitious Chinese project to fund infrastructure to improve connectivity and economic cooperation with other nations. At the same time US Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified the claim that Panama “had decided to remove fees for US government vessels transiting the Panama Canal”

• Saturday, December 7th 2024 - 10:48 UTC

  Panama becomes Mercosur associate State

  

  Panamian President José Raúl Mulino Friday signed his country's accession to the Southern Common Market as an associate State during the bloc's 65th Leaders Summit in Montevideo, on the sidelines of which the finalization of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) was also announced.

• Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 20:24 UTC

  Barbed Wire in the Darien Jungle and Mass Repatriation: How the U.S. and Panama curb migration

  

  The United States and Panama have signed an agreement aimed at curbing the flow of migrants through the perilous Darien jungle. This agreement, part of broader efforts by President Joe Biden's administration, comes as a response to the surge in migration at the southern border, a key issue in the lead-up to the U.S. presidential elections in November.

• Thursday, June 27th 2024 - 22:00 UTC

  Panama Canal easing crossing conditions beginning July 11

  

  The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced an increase in draft and daily transits, with the authorized draft raised by another 30 cm on Wednesday to 14.3 m, and will increase to 14.63 m on July 11.