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International Seminar about the Caribbean and the EU-CELAC Synergy in Brussels

14 May 2013

On 14 May 2013 the EU-LAC Foundation, the Interuniversity Institute for the Relations between the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean (IRELAC) and the Institute of the Americas (IdA) organized an international seminar “The Caribbean and the CELAC-EU synergy: Operational proposals after...

Presentation of the EU-LAC Awards

18 April 2013

On 18 April 2013, the President of the EU-LAC Foundation, Benita Ferrero-Waldner and the Executive Director, Jorge Valdez, presented the first edition of the EU-LAC Awards. At the ceremony, which took place at the Casa de América in Madrid, the Representatives of the EU-LAC Foundation called for...

The EU-LAC Foundation opens its doors to art exhibition

11 April 2013

On 11 April 2013 the EU-LAC Foundation opened the first edition of the exhibition series “EU-LAC Arts Sessions – Connecting Cultures”. The exhibition, which runs until 19 April, presents contemporary Peruvian Art at the Foundation’s headquarters. The opening event was supported by the...

Panel Discussion on New Impulses for the EU-LAC Strategic Partnership

20 February 2013

On 20 February 2013, Info-Point Europa, Europa-Union Hamburg and the EU-LAC Foundation, with the support of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, co-organised a panel discussion with the title “New impulses for the strategic partnership between the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean” at...

The EU-LAC Foundation signs agreement with CAF

27 January 2013

The EU-LAC Foundation and CAF – Latin American Development Bank signed an agreement with a view to consolidate and support the bi-regional partnership. CAF’s Executive President, Enrique García, the EU-LAC Foundation’s President, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, and its Executive Director, Jorge...

The EU-LAC Foundation at the I EU-CELAC Summit

26 January 2013

The EU-LAC Foundation's President, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, delivered a letter to the Heads of State and Government. Van Rompuy: "We look forward to the conclusion of negotiations for turning it into a fully-fledged international organisation.The EU will spare no effort to achieve this within the...

IV EU-CELAC Business Summit

25 January 2013

The IV EU-CELAC Business Summit took place in Santiago de Chile on 25 and 26 January 2013, few days prior to the I EU-CELAC Summit of Heads of State and Government. The event gathered business groups’ representatives from both regions that had the opportunity to exchange their opinions on topics...

Ashton: "I am fully committed to supporting the Foundation"

25 January 2013

Co-Chaired by Chilean Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Baroness Catherine Ashton, the EU-LAC Foundation held a Board of Governors Meeting at Foreign Ministers' level in Santiago de Chile.

VI EuroLat Ordinary Plenary Session

23 January 2013

The EU-LAC Foundation followed the VI EuroLat Plenary Session that took place in Santiago de Chile from 23 to 25 January 2013. Among the participants were the President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine...

I EU-LAC Academic Summit

22 January 2013

On 22 and 23 January 2013 the I EU-LAC Academic Summit took place in Santiago de Chile. Universidad Central de Chile, CELARE and the Institut des Amériques organized the event with the cooperation of the EU-LAC Foundation and the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of France and Chile.

LAC-EU Economic Forum 2013

21 January 2013

ECLAC and the Paris School of Economics co-organized the LAC-EU Economic Forum 2013 with the support of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The event took place on 21 and 22 January 2013 in Santiago de Chile and was entitled “Globalization, International Trade and the Welfare State at...

MAPEO Database Now Available

21 December 2012

The EU-LAC Foundation's web database of actors and players relevant to EU-LAC relations, MAPEO, is now live and available on our website. It allows the user to search for organisations that are active in both regions and in fields that concern the bi-regional partnership.