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Urban Development and public space workshop: Culture as a Hinge for the EU-CELAC Relations

4 June 2015

Brussels.- Representatives in the field of arts, cultural policy and urban planning from Europe, Latin-America and the Caribbean have called on the EU-CELAC's heads of the state to raise awareness on the role of culture and its importance for both region's relationship.

The appeal was the result of...

EU-LAC Foundation launches report on Corporate Social Responsibility

1 June 2015

We are pleased to announce the launching of the study "Corporate Social Responsability in the context of relations between the European Union and the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States". This study seeks to take stockon the progress of the countries of the European Union (EU) and the...

Hamburg’s Long Evening of the Consulates

22 May 2015

On the 21st of May 2015, the EU-LAC Foundation participated for third consecutive time in the “Long Night of the Consulates”. The City of Hamburg originally set out the Long Night to encourage consulates and international entities to open their doors after office hours to visitors and offer...

Launching of the study "The issue of Gender in relations between the EU and LAC: State of the art and Opportunities for bi-regional cooperation"

6 May 2015

We are pleased to announce the launching of the study "The issue of Gender in relations between the EU and LAC: State of the art and Opportunities for bi-regional cooperation". This study is the result of a specific call for research projects, launched in May 2014. The purpose of this study is to...

EU-LAC Foundation Global Governance Forum 2015

30 April 2015

The EU-LAC Foundation is continuouslyseeking to explore convergence points between the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean to deepen their cooperation and develop joint strategies oriented towards guiding the multilateral process. Along these lines, the EU-LAC Foundation selects annually...

Conference: Venture programme Competitive Districts’ and internationalisation project

30 April 2015

Invited by the EU-LAC Foundation, entrepreneurs, political leaders and experts on local innovation and competitiveness from 10 Latin-American and Caribbean and 7 European countries held a meeting last April in Hamburg to share experiences concerning the development of competitive districts (clusters...

Quito Declaration: Young People Request Education and Employment to EU-CELAC Heads of State and Government

13 April 2015

Young people from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean held a meeting last April in Quito, at the initiative of the EU-LAC Foundation, to discuss the causes and consequences of youth unemployment, a situation that is affecting 29.1 million young Latin-American people and 4.8 million...

The EU-LAC Foundation position regarding Horizon 2020

10 March 2015

The EU-LAC Foundation wishes to state its position in regards to the European Commission’s Open Call “Horizon 2020: The cultural, scientific and social dimensions of EU-LAC relations – H2020-INT-SOCIETY-2015”.

So as not to distort free and fair competition between applicants, the Foundation...

Launching of the study "The EU and CELAC: Reinvigorating a strategic partnership"

4 March 2015

The study "The EU and CELAC: Reinvigorating a strategic partnership" is the result of an on-line consultation and five reflection fora coordinated by the EU-LAC Foundation geared towards kindling the debate on and integrating different voices to the interregional debate in the run-up of the EU-CELAC...

Meeting with CARICOM ministers - The EU-LAC Foundation reiterates the importance of the Caribbean in the bi-regional strategic partnership

3 March 2015

Hamburg.- The EU-LAC Foundation will uphold the increasing prominence of the Caribbean in its programme of activities in order to ensure that the Caribbean civil society fully participates in the bi-regional relationship.

That was the announcement made by the EU-LAC Foundation’s executive...

Open Call Second Semester 2014: Academic Council Decision

10 December 2014

We are pleased to announce that the Academic Council of the EU-LAC Foundation made a decision on the winner of our Open Call Second Semester 2014 for research projects.

The selected project, entitled “Avances en el patrón de comercio intra-industrial entre la Unión Europea y América Latina: el...

Development Cooperation Instrument 2014-2020 Multiannual Indicative Programme for Latin America

26 November 2014

On the 19 of November 2014, the EU announced its regional cooperation package for Latin America in the period 2014-2020, known as the Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP), with an allocation of €925 million over seven years. The MIPs represent an important step in the programming of EU aid under...