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Slovakia ratifies the Agreement that establishes the EU-LAC Foundation as an International Organisation

25 May 2023

On May 18th, the Slovak Republic became the 46th Member to ratify the Constituent Agreement that transforms the EU-LAC Foundation into an International Organisation, thus becoming the 25th EU member to do so.

Gender equality at the centre of the Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean bi-regional agenda

19 May 2023

On 11 and 12 May, the EU-LAC Foundation, the German Federal Foreign Office, the MAEC, the Argentinean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship and the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the Red Unidas and the GIZ, co-organised the EU-LAC Gender Equality Forum in Berlin.

Dialogue Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe: Recalibrating our strategic partnership

17 May 2023

On 28-30 April, the Dialogue "Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe: Recalibrating our strategic partnership" was held in Cartagena, Colombia, jointly organised by the EU-LAC Foundation and the European External Action Service (EEAS), with the support of the Spanish Cooperation Training Centre (AECID).

EU-LAC Foundation invited to learn about its work during the Long Night of the Consulates 2023

15 May 2023

On Tuesday 9 May, the EU-LAC Foundation had the pleasure to participate in the "Long Night of the Consulates 2023", an initiative in the headquarters city of the International Organisation, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

EU-LAC Foundation and the Federal Republic of Germany sign Headquarters Agreement

11 May 2023

On May 11, the Headquarters Agreement between the EU-LAC Foundation and the German Government was signed at the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin.

EU-LAC Foundation, AUCI and AECID with the support of the EU and UNESCO strengthen science, technology and innovation system

10 May 2023

On 24 and 25 April, the EU-LAC Foundation, the Uruguayan Agency for International Cooperation (AUCI) and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) in Uruguay co-organised the EU-LAC Knowledge Forum at the AECID Training Centre in Montevideo, Uruguay.

EU-LAC Foundation participated in the II Academic and Knowledge Summit

8 May 2023

The EU-LAC Foundation was invited to the II Academic and Knowledge Summit of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean by its organising committee, which took place at the Cidade da Cultura in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on May 4 and 5, 2023.

The EU-LAC Women’s International Network holds the third interregional dialogue on long- term care gender- transformative systems

27 April 2023

On April 13, 2023, the EU-LAC Foundation, the Global Alliance for Care, the National Institute of Women of Mexico (INMUJERES), UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) successfully held the dialogue "Long- term care: good practices and challenges for building comprehensive care systems in the EU and LAC".

Representatives of research centres and decision makers from Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe discussed shared interests and priorities of the EU-CELAC partnership

18 April 2023

On 3 and 4 April 2023, the EU-LAC Foundation and the Carolina Foundation convened around 65 representatives of European, Latin American and Caribbean research centres and high-level political authorities for a dialogue entitled 'Perspectives and proposals for renewing the strategic partnership between the EU and LAC'.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ratifies the Agreement that establishes the EU-LAC Foundation as an International Organisation

17 April 2023

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines deposited its instrument of ratification of the Constituent Agreement that establishes the EU-LAC Foundation as an International Organisation on the 16h of April 2023, thus attesting its commitment to promoting the partnership between the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean.

EU-LAC Foundation joined the COLAC Capitals Meeting in Brussels

12 April 2023

On 28 March, the Executive Director of the EU-LAC International Foundation, Dr Adrián Bonilla participated in the meeting of the Working Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (COLAC Capitals) of the Council of the European Union in Brussels. Furthermore, he attended a couple of working meetings.

Participants of the II EU-LAC Journalists Forum exchanged on the role of the press and bi-regional relations in Sweden

28 March 2023

Press professionals from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the European Union (EU) exchanged views on the situation they face in both regions and the possibilities for collaboration during the II EU-LAC Journalists Forum, held in Stockholm on March 23 and 24.