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Countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and the EU launch the EU–LAC Bi-regional Care Pact

4 May 2026

The national focal points of countries participating in the European Union–Latin America and the Caribbean Bi-regional Care Pact met in Berlin to launch this bi-regional cooperation mechanism, adopted at the EU–CELAC Summit in Santa Marta.

Virtual Meeting of National Focal Points and Responsible Officials within the Framework of the EU–LAC Bi-Regional Care Pact

13 April 2026

On 13 April 2026, the first virtual meeting of national focal points and responsible officials under the EU–LAC Bi-Regional Care Pact took place. The meeting brought together more than 110 participants from both regions.

EU-LAC Foundation at CSW70: Advancing the Bi-regional Care Agenda through Dialogue and Partnerships

20 March 2026

The EU-LAC Foundation, represented by its Director of Programmes, Anna Barrera Vivero, participated in the seventieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), held at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 19 March 2026.

EU-LAC Foundation presents Bi-regional Pact on Care during events in Spain

27 February 2026

The EU-LAC Foundation has participated in several events dedicated to discussing care systems, gender equality and social justice within the EU–Latin America and Caribbean partnership.

The European Union and MERCOSUR seal a historic strategic partnership agreement

17 January 2026

The European Union and MERCOSUR formalised the signing of their Association Agreement and an Interim Trade Agreement on 17 January 2025, consolidating one of the most significant bi-regional understandings of recent decades.

The 2nd EU-LAC – UNED Pontevedra Conference analyses the outcomes of the 2025 CELAC-EU Summit and new horizons for the bi-regional relationship

15 December 2025

On 4 and 5 December, the National University of Distance Education (UNED) in Pontevedra hosted the 2nd EU-LAC Conference – UNED Pontevedra, organised by the EU-LAC Foundation and UNED Pontevedra.

Berlin hosted the event “Beyond Santa Marta” to advance concrete action in EU–CELAC relations

9 December 2025

Berlin hosted the event “Beyond Santa Marta: Bi-regional Cooperation for Tangible Action”, a high-level forum organised by the EU-LAC Foundation that brought together representatives from governments, European and Latin American institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society.

The EU-LAC Foundation advances women’s local political leadership through the EU-LAC Birregional School 2025

2 December 2025

The EU-LAC Foundation, through the EU-LAC Women’s International Network (EU-LAC WIN), carried out the EU-LAC Birregional School of Local Political Leadership for Women 2025, a programme designed to strengthen the political leadership capacities of women at the municipal and community levels in Latin America, the Caribbean and the EU.

The EU-LAC Foundation to support the implementation of the Bi-regional Pact on Care

11 November 2025

The EU and sixteen countries from Latin America and the Caribbean —Colombia, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay— launched, within the framework of the IV CELAC–EU Summit, the Bi-regional Pact on Care.

IV CELAC-EU Summit recognises the work of the EU-LAC Foundation

10 November 2025

The IV Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) recognised the work carried out by the EU-LAC Foundation in promoting the strategic partnership between the two regions.

Latin America, the Caribbean and the EU renew the strategic importance of the bi-regional relationship

9 November 2025

The IV EU-CELAC summit brought the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union together in Santa Marta on 9 November. The EU-LAC Foundation attended the meeting as an observer. Leaders from both regions renewed the strategic importance of a bi-regional relationship.

EU-LAC Foundation participates in the Civil Society Forum LAC-EU 2025

8 November 2025

The EU-LAC Foundation took an active part in the EU–Latin America and Caribbean Civil Society Forum, held on 7 and 8 November in Santa Marta, within the framework of the 4th EU–CELAC Summit.