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with a bonus that we announced in the public account and that in these months was processed with agility and with the cross-cutting support of all parliamentarians and today more than 1,700,000 people have seen in their ROUT account a direct contribution without having done any procedure on the part of the State. These have been months, as I say, of work and being busy with those main issues, such as the issue of security, the issue of employment that has hit our country not only in one or two…

This measure, Mr. President, accomplishes two fundamental things: social justice and tax justice. And it fits within a set of measures, actions, and programs that have been launched recently. Everything to protect, right, Bruno? The popular economy, the economy. And therefore, we feel very proud, Segundo, of the effort we made, as you witnessed, Minister Márcio, to secure the approval of a provisional measure that upholds social justice. Therefore, Mr. President, this sanction has great sign…

Every six months, initially, since the provisional measure was issued in May, this first three months will have to be sent to the Ministry of Finance, showing the impact of this provisional measure, the results, whether in employment or in the sector itself. Every six months, this evaluation will be carried out, and the participation of the National Congress will be maintained, guaranteeing that, through these reports presented by the Ministry of Finance, Congress itself can also carry out its e…

[music] Well, thank you very much, Mr. President, for receiving us. Hey, I'm so glad to be back in Colombia. It had been a long time. I came last time as a senator, but during the last 4 years, in my role as senator and then as secretary of state, we hadn't traveled here, and I think that to some extent that shows a bit of the distance that had been created between our governments, which is not natural because the links between the United States and Colombia are almost impossible to replicat…

Thank you very much, colleagues. The President of the Republic is arriving now, he greets Alberto Esborovski. The Minister of Industry and Commerce is also here at Kemsa, which also marks an important event on National Industry Day in our country. And well, the President is entering right now, the Chief of the President's Civil Cabinet is also arriving. The President is entering at this very moment. We are going to wait as well. We are the President is currently inside. Yes, the gre…

Photo:Ovidio González - Presidency ​​At the Business Summit, held in Quibdó, President Abelardo De La Espriella highlighted the willingness of businessmen and industrialists to support with resources the financing of the historical transformation plan of Chocó. Quibdó, September 7, 2026 Thank you all for being here. A very special greeting to the Governor of the department (Nubia Carolina Córdoba), whom I recognize for her absolutely inspiring leadership. I want us to start with a round of ap…

Speech by President Javier Milei at the 47th IAEF Annual Convention 2026 in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Good afternoon everyone. I want to thank the IAEF organization for the invitation to close this meeting. A pleasure to be in Misiones, a province with so much productive potential. It is a pleasure to be in front of you who represent the best of Argentine finances and every day you have to make decisions with the discipline of looking at the numbers as they are, separating the noise from the fund…

One-oh-eight in the afternoon. We are returning shortly to hear the statement from President Abelardo de la Spray, accompanied by the group of business leaders who have met with the head of state and the government cabinet in Quibdó, for the first business summit for the transformation of Chocó and the reconstruction of the country. Just as we had anticipated, the summit is truly fruitful, or has been, because this summit has now concluded, which brought President Abelardo de las Pr…

Colombians, I told you before that X2 would be much more than the setting for a simple meeting. Today I can tell you something more. The meeting produced results. President de la Espriella's government summoned some of the country's most important business leaders and put a very specific question on the table. What can we do to make Chocó stop waiting and start moving forward? And the answers began to arrive. The first one has a name that the people of Chocó know very well and that will soo…