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The EU-LAC Foundation launches its First Open Call for Research Projects

1 August 2013

With the Autumn 2013 edition, the EU-LAC Foundation is launching its first open call for research projects on topics concerning the bi-regional relationship. Researchers and consortia may apply for grants of up to 30,000€. The winning application will be chosen by the Foundation’s independent...

Seminar on Latin America’s and the Caribbean’s industrial map launches MIALC Project

26 July 2013

From 25 to 26 July 2013, the EU-LAC Foundation and ObservatorioPyME Foundation, in collaboration with Boletín Informativo Techint, organized the Seminar “Towards a map of Latin America’s and the Caribbean’s industrial geography: An operational instrument to promote the competitiveness of SMEs...

Partnership EU-LAC Foundation – Lombardy Region collaborates in Seminar “Finance Foreign Investment of SMEs in Latin America: the Role of Multilateral Banks” in Milan

22 July 2013

On 22 July 2013 the EU-LAC Foundation’s Executive Director Jorge Valdez participated in the seminar “Finance foreign investment of the PyMES in Latin America: the Role of multilateral banks” in Milan’s Chamber of Commerce, organised in collaboration with the Lombardy Region in the framework...

The EU-LAC Foundation participated at the Inauguration of the restored Bolívar Monument in Hamburg

21 July 2013

On 21 July 2013 the EU-LAC Foundation participated at the Inauguration of the restored Monument of Simón Bolivar in the Bolívar Park of Hamburg. Organized by the Consulate General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the event not only expressed Bolivar’s global reputation but also the rich...

The EU-LAC Foundation participated at the EuroLat Meetings of the Standing Committees in Lithuania

18 July 2013

On 16 to 18 July 2013, the EU-LAC Foundation participated at the “Meetings of the Standing Committees” organized by the EuroLat in Vilnius. The EU-LAC Foundation was invited to give a presentation on bi-regional cooperation in drug related issues at the Committee on Political Affairs, Security...

EU-LAC Foundation participates at the Seminar "The Americas and the European Union face the new scenarios in political and commercial relations"

15 July 2013

On 15 July 2013 representatives and academic experts analysed the potential dynamics of deeper triregional relations between the EU, Latin America and the U.S. in Madrid. In the context of the recent EU-U.S. Free Trade Consultations, EU-LAC President, Benita Ferrero-Waldner maintained the necessity...

Croatia New Member of the EU-LAC Foundation

1 July 2013

EU-LAC Foundation is pleased to welcome Croatia as the newest member of the organization. With now 62 members: the 33 states of Latin America and the Caribbean, the 28 members of the European Union, and the European Union itself, the foundation keeps working towards its goals to promote and generate...

EU-LAC Foundation hosts opening ceremony of the III ECPR Summer School on Latin American Politics

26 June 2013

On June 26th, the EU-LAC Foundation hosted the opening ceremony of the III European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Summer School on Latin American Politics. The audience was greeted by Mr. Jorge Luis Valdez Carrillo, Executive Director of the EU-LAC Foundation, followed by Mr. Bert...

The EU-LAC Foundation participates at the VII CEISAL Congress “Past, Present and Future in Latin America”

12 June 2013

On 12 to 15 June 2013, the European Council for Social Research on Latin America –CEISAL, the University Fernando Pessoa and the Centre for Latin American Studies launched the Seventh Congress of the European Council for Social Research on Latin America, entitled “Past, Present and Future in...

Seminar in Quito “Governance and regional integration in Latin America and Europe”

3 June 2013

In the framework of the Integration Chair “Germánico Salgado”, the Andean University Simon Bolivar and the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation organised in Quito on 3­ to 5 June the International Seminar “Governance and regional integration in Latin America and Europe: problems and perspectives”....

The EU-LAC Foundation joins the Consortium of Universities and the “Cátedra Iberoamérica Global”

20 May 2013

On 20 May 2013 the EU-LAC Foundation announced its association with the “Cátedra Iberoamérica Global” and the Consortium of Universities associated with the Chair. The launch of the Consortium was celebrated in the framework of a seminar of the “Cátedra Iberoamérica Global”, which was...

The EU-LAC Foundation opened its doors at the “Long Night of the Consulates”

16 May 2013

On 16 May 2013 the EU-LAC Foundation participated in the second Long Night of the Consulates, which was organized in the framework of the “European Week” by the City of Hamburg. During the event the visitors could get an impression of the activities of the participating consulates and...