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Five years after the “ Panama Papers” revealed the activities of the Mossack Fonseca law firm, Transparency International (TI) based in Berlin, qu
Oct 01, 2021 -
Five years after the “ Panama Papers” revealed the activities of the Mossack Fonseca law firm, Transparency International (TI) based in Berlin, qu
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Marcos Castillero chairs the last session of his two-term National Assembly presidency, closing shop early on April 29 at a reasonable hour. No mad rush to debate pressing business or controversial measures this time, and with that lost opportunities to slip outrageous amendments into the law without anybody looking. Asamblea Nacional photo by Erick Santos.
Little drama allowed at the end of the Pandemic Days legislative year
by Eric Jackson
Some legislative years go right up to the midnight on April 30 deadline in a frantic rush. Sometimes, to avoid that, important legislation gets put off for special sessions, which only the president of the republic can call and can only take up the business the chief executive specifies. There will be committee meetings, courtesy calls and photo opportunities between now and the July 1 start of the next legislative year, but it’s unlikely that there will be nay more plenary sessions on Marcos Castillero’s shift.
Foreigners in Panama march against bill threatening their legal residence 2 minutes read
Panama City, Mar 10 (efe-epa).- Around 100 international residents of Panama City marched peacefully on Wednesday to protest the possibility that parliament will repeal a decree, leaving approximately 60,000 of them without legal residence in the Central American country.
“The repeal of decree 249 (of 2019) is obviously going to affect us. There are thousands and thousands of families that are going to be affected by this,” said Yamilé Pérez, a Venezuelan national who participated in the walk called by the Association of Naturalized Residents of Panama (Arena).
Deputy Zulay Rodríguez, of the ruling Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), presented on Aug. 10 the preliminary bill 075 to repeal executive decree 249 that establishes the procedure and requirements for permanent residence.