The Polo MERCOSUR Foundation – Institut des Amériques, Centro Latinoamericano para las Relaciones con Europa (CELARE) and the regional delegation for cooperation with the Southern Cone and Brazil of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France co-organized a Conference on 20 and 21 November 2012 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The Conference was entitled “Regional social policies. Latin American and European experiences and challenges”. It analysed existing social policies in the framework of the main integration processes in Latin America and Europe. The event offered the opportunity to government officials, academics and members of the civil society to exchange their views on the topic.
It was sponsored by the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) and supported by the Social Institute of MERCOSUR.