Ninety-six percent of Venezuelan migrants see Ecuador as a destination
The vast majority of Venezuelan migrants arriving in Ecuador have this Andean country as their final destination, according to the...
May 21, 2021Section
Ecuador News in English
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Diplomat Mauricio Montalvo will be the next Foreign Minister of Ecuador
The next Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador will be Mauricio Montalvo, a career diplomat with extensive experience in foreign...
May 20, 2021
Guillermo Lasso receives credentials as Constitutional President of Ecuador
The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador delivered this Wednesday the credential of Constitutional President of the Republic to conservative...
May 19, 2021
Darwin’s Arch, Galapagos geological and tourist icon, collapses from natural forces
Darwin's Arch, located in the north of the Galapagos Islands in Ecuadorian Pacific, collapsed on May 17, after a natural...
May 18, 2021
An indigenous movement wins the presidency of Ecuador’s parliament
Guadalupe Llori, of the indigenous movement Pachakutik, won this Saturday the National Assembly (parliament) presidency after obtaining the support of...
May 16, 2021
Inaugural session of Ecuador’s parliament suspended due to lack of agreement
The National Assembly of Ecuador (Parliament) suspended this Friday its inaugural session due to the inability of the parliamentary groups...
May 14, 2021
Lenín Moreno repeals controversial decree to grant pardons in Ecuador
Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno repealed this Friday his controversial executive decree 1313, which reformed the regulations for granting pardons persons...
May 14, 2021
Former president Mahuad believes that Ecuador’s dollarization was a “historic success”
Former Ecuadorian president Jamil Mahuad (1998-2000) evoked this Thursday the late Maradona when defending his decision to dollarize Ecuador, a...
May 14, 2021
Brazil’s Bolsonaro confirms his attendance at the inauguration of Ecuador’s president
The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, confirmed this Thursday that next May 24, he will attend the inauguration ceremony of...
May 14, 2021