The project returns to the Chamber of Deputies. Photo: Senate.
The Upper House rejected the project to repeal the financing agreement between the European Union and Paraguay for the educational transformation program. The proposal returns to Deputies.
With 13 votes for approving the repeal, 24 against, one abstention and seven absences, the Senate rejected in the ordinary session today, the project “That repeals the validity of Law No. 6659/2020 ‘Which approves the Financing Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Paraguay for the Support Program for the Transformation of the Educational System in Paraguay, and its annexes.
During the long debate, the legislators exposed their positions in favor and against eliminating this agreement. In addition, representatives of the European Union met yesterday with the head of the Congress Óscar Salomón, to express concern about the eventual repeal.
The president of the Commission for Culture, Education and Sciences, Blanca Ovelar, assured that He knows the project very well and that those who speak of indoctrination in schools are wrong. His statement was made in a personal capacity, and his commission did not issue an opinion.
Meanwhile, the Legislation Commission, chaired by Hugo Richer, issued an opinion for approval and another for rejection. The same thing happened in the Finance Commission.
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“It seeks to repeal an international treaty that is constitutionally impossible to do. By refusing this donation we are leaving all education without school kits, without infrastructure or school meals for more than 75,000 children”, assured Lilian Samaniego.
This This point was refuted by Blas Llano, and he maintained that it is not true that a treaty cannot be rendered null and void by law, an agreement or an agreement, since, Article 137 of the National Constitution supports this action.
For his part, Senator Sergio Godoy advocated the repeal of the law, considering that Paraguay does not share the values of the European Union. To its turn, Abel González said that it is a shame that a loan is used to satisfy the hunger of the children.
Meanwhile, the European Union clarified that:
Does not decide the content of the curriculum of the Paraguayan public education system
The funds that the EU allocates to the education sector they are non-refundable and not conditioned.
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