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 the Santiago Summit”. The seminar took place in Brussels.
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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 nominations for the awards and presented the composition of the jury.
The EU-LAC Foundation's President, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, delivered a letter to the Heads of State and Government. Van Rompuy: "We look forward 
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.
The EU-LAC Foundation commissioned the International Prospective Institute to carry out a study entitled “Map of interests between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean – contrasts in the degree of interest between the two regions”.
From 26 to 29 November, the EU-LAC Foundation organized the I EU-LAC Congress of Media Editors entitled “Investing in Getting to know Each Other - Bi-Regional Perceptions through the Media” in Santiago de Chile. The event was co-organized with the Press Association and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile.
In the follow-up of the seminar “New Grounds for the Relations between the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean – Towards a Relevant Partnership”, the EU-LAC Foundation published a bilingual document with the seminar’s proceedings.
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Guatemala Investment Summit
Friday 7 Jun, 2013 (All day)
Berlin
Surrounding the I EU-CELAC Summit in Santiago de Chile, a series of events
took place over the last months to provide input for the Summit of Heads of
State and Government. The EU-LAC Foundation has compiled a dossier
of the resulting documents.
The EU-LAC Foundation organises its activities around four interrelated work programmes:
CONNECT: Effective and visible participation of civil society.
EXPLORE: Developing a joint and evolving global vision and shared strategy.
VENTURE: Dynamising the bi-regional partnership.
COMMUNICATE: Providing visibility and understanding of the EU-LAC Partnership.
Connecting the intergovernmental process with the business, academic, and social sector, as well as, in a broad and general manner, the civil society of both regions.
Promoting the development of a joint and evolving global vision and a shared strategy in both regions.
Dynamising the bi-regional strategic partnership by giving impulses to the formulation and implementation of policies and agendas.
Disseminating knowledge to improve the mutual understanding and visibility of both regions and the bi-regional partnership itself.
Our aspiration is for the economic and socio-cultural partnership between the countries of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean to reach a sustainable dynamism, built upon the achievement of mutual benefits for the societies of both regions, with common values such as:
Democracy and the rule of law.
Respect for personal dignity and rights.
Tolerance.
Inclusive and cohesive societies.