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Latin America and Caribbean Week in Paris

17 June 2022

In the framework of the Latin American and Caribbean Week in Paris, representatives of the EU-LAC Foundation participated in the 10th Annual Symposium with the Institut des Amériques (IdA), the French Agency for Development (AFD) and the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France (MEAE).

The EU-LAC Foundation travels to Panama to advance bi-regional cooperation in Central America

10 June 2022

In the framework of the co-organised high-level event "EU-Central America Dialogue Sessions: New Partnerships for Development & International Forum for Youth and Employment" Leire Pajín, President of the EU-LAC Foundation and her team, travelled to Panama City.

The EU-LAC Foundation brings together key actors to discuss the potential of renewed EU-Central America partnerships

6 June 2022

On 1-2 June, the Dialogue Sessions "New Partnerships for Development" between the EU and Central America were held in Panama City at the Palacio Bolivar, with the objective of providing a platform for renewed political & technical dialogue to strengthen and give visibility to the bi-regional partnership.

Raising the visibility of the EU-LAC strategic partnership in Brussels

3 June 2022

Representatives of the EU-LAC Foundation travelled to Brussels to participate in the inauguration of “EULAT4Culture”, an initiative to strengthen cultural cooperation between Europe and Latin America, organised by the EU National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC).

The EU-LAC Foundation participated in the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education 2022

27 May 2022

UNESCO kindly extended an invitation to the EU-LAC Foundation to organise a roundtable on Open Science at this Conference on May 19 on "Innovations and proposals for interregional cooperation in Open Science from a university perspective".

Advancing EU-LAC cooperation in higher education on the margins of WHEC 2022 in Barcelona

23 May 2022

On the occasion of the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education 2022 (WHEC2022), 17-20 May 2022, the Executive Director of the EU-LAC Foundation, Dr Adrián Bonilla, and the Senior Programme Coordinator, Dr Anna Barrera, travelled to Barcelona at the invitation of the WHEC.

Long Night of the Consulates 2022

17 May 2022

On Tuesday 10 May, the EU-LAC Foundation had the pleasure to participate in the Long Night of Consulates programme in its home city of Hamburg. The Long Night of Consulates invites consulates and international organisations in Hamburg to open their doors to the general public to present their countries and their work.

EU-LAC Foundation Mission to Prague

16 May 2022

The Executive Director of the EU-LAC Foundation, Adrián Bonilla, travelled to Prague, Czech Republic, from 9 to 11 May 2022, where he held different meetings with partners of the International Organisation, in addition to participating in the Conference "Czech Republic and Ibero-America".

The EU-LAC Foundation convened panels at the LASA 2022 Virtual Congress – „Socio-Environmental Polarisation and Great Power Rivalry“

10 May 2022

In order to contribute to the analysis and dialogue between experts from Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe to achieve the proposed goals of this Congress, the EU-LAC Foundation has convened the following panels and round tables in the framework of the LASA Virtual Congress 2022.

The EU-LAC Foundation, IAI and GIGA-ILAS convened European-based Research Centres and Study Associations to discuss perspectives on Latin America and the Caribbean and the potential of EU-LAC relations

6 May 2022

On April 28 and 29, 19 representatives of European-based research centres and study associations dedicated to the analysis of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the bi-regional EU-LAC relations came together in the Simon Bolívar Hall of the Ibero-American Institute (IAI).

Meeting of the EESC Latin America Follow-up Committee: Socioeconomic Situation in Latin America after the COVID-19 Crisis

2 May 2022

On April 29, the EU-LAC Foundation participated in the meeting of the External Relations Section (REX) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), through Ernesto Jeger, Senior Programme Manager - Sustainable Development and Economic Affairs.

EU-LAC Foundation Mission to Berlin

26 April 2022

On 13 April, Dr Adrian Bonilla, Executive Director of the EU-LAC Foundation, met in Berlin with Niels Annen, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany and with Minister Marcelo Bachechi Pavone, Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of