In the ordinary session this Wednesday, the Lower House dealt with point number one, the repeal of 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.
By 68 votes in favor, six against and one abstention, the elimination of the agreement was approved. A qualified majority was needed, that is, 41 votes, a number that was widely exceeded. The text returned to the Chamber of Senators.
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The Minister of Education and Sciences, Nicolás Zárate, warned that, andn case of eliminating the agreement, 110,000 million guaraníes will be lost, which are currently used for school lunch.
However, the legislators argued that the governance of Paraguayan education cannot be conditioned by a donation and that the money will not be lacking.
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The entry By an overwhelming majority, they approve the repeal of the agreement with the EU was first published in Diario HOY.
