Gustavo Petro in Switzerland, pension reform, the final of La Liga Beplay

Due to tight times, The plenary session of the House of Representatives will begin the last debate on the pension reform this holiday Monday, June 10. It is expected that at this meeting, scheduled at 5 pm, the voting on the impediments will begin and then begin with the presentations and move on to the articles of the reform.

Two days later, on June 12, the full Congress will have to elect the new Comptroller General. There are 10 candidates, whose names were known on May 28: 5 women and 5 men.
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During this week, The Prosecutor’s Office’s interrogation of Olmedo López, former director of the UNGRD, will continue over the tanker purchase scandal. José Luis Moreno, the former official’s lawyer, said that, between Wednesday and Thursday of last week, more than 200 pages of evidentiary material elements, as well as some technical reports and other relevant information, were delivered to the prosecuting body.

López’s defender also indicated that progress is being made on a principle of partial opportunity that would mean some judicial benefits for the former director of the UNGRD, but that it is not total immunity.

Days full of pure football arrive.

On Friday one of the most anticipated events in sport begins: the Eurocup…there are those who say that it is like the World Cup, but without Brazil and Argentina. Those in charge of opening the tournament will be Germany and Scotlandon Friday at 2:00 pm

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The next day, the Colombia selection will play its last friendly before the start of the Copa América. The rival is Bolivia and they will face each other at 4 pm at the Rentschler Field stadium, in the United States.

It is expected that the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, arrive in Sweden next week to receive the Gloria shipwhich set sail from Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia, on March 1 with the voyage called ‘The blue that unites us’.

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To reach Stockholm, Sweden, the ship passed through Lisbon, Marseille and Barcelona, ​​among other cities. The ship will be in Sweden on June 11, 12 and 13, according to the Colombian ambassador to that country, Guillermo Reyes; She will then set sail for Germany, continue her journey to The Hague and arrive in London at the beginning of July.

Also in the Old Continent the Ukraine Peace Conference on June 15-16. It will be in Switzerland and, according to the EFE Agency, 80 countries have confirmed their attendance.

He Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, asked Switzerland to organize the event at the beginning of the year, during the World Economic Forum. The objective of the Conference is to “support at the international level the peace proposals of the Ukrainian leader, embodied in his 10-point peace formula,” explains EFE.

President Petro is expected to attend this event. For its part, Russia was not invited and China declined to appear.
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The information for music lovers in Bogotá…

During this week, the Bogota singer Juan Pablo Vega will have two concerts at the Teatro Colsubsidio, on June 13 and 14, celebrating the tenth anniversary of his album “Nada personal”.

In addition, from June 14 to 16, there will be Joropo to the Park. It will be in Plaza Bolívar and the theme is “Work Songs of the Llano.”