Publications
As part of its activities to promote the debate on common strategies related to the EU-LAC bi-regional association, the Foundation carries out research and studies on issues identified by both regions.
These studies are published in this section of the web site, in order to encourage debate and promote exchange on best practices and specialised knowledge.
The publications are organised into the following series: Bi-Regional Economic Perspectives; Bi-Regional Relations; Conferences; Democracy Studies; ECLAC / EU-LAC Bi-Regional Outlook; EU-LAC Forum of Global Governance and Reflection Fora. The Foundation also publish a Newsletter that provides a multi-stakeholder space for dissemination of information on the topics on th bi-regional agenda; and encourages young researchers to work on EU-LAC relations.
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Confronting the ‘Coloniality of Gender’ in Gender Equity Work & Public Discourse: Considerations for EU-LAC Relations, by DeShong
The effects of colonialism and of the enslavement and exploitation of minority groups in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to reverberate throughout the region today. The quest for gender equity and justice is pursued with the focus on the unequal ...
- Author(s)/Editor(s):
- Halimah DeShong
- Published in:
- Barbados, 15 September 2016
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Umana: A platform for accessing health services, by Cardenau
Umana is a platform that generates access to quality health services on a massive scale. Today we know that many deaths and diseases can be avoided through information and healthy lifestyles. More than a quarter of the Latin American population does not ...
- Author(s)/Editor(s):
- Paula Cardenau
- Published in:
- Argentina, 15 September 2016
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China, Latin America, the Caribbean & the European Union: a triangular relationship?
These are the Conference Proceedings of the Workshop-Seminar “China, Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union – A triangular relationship?” which took place on November 4th 2015 in Hamburg, Germany. This event was organised by the EU-LAC ...
- Author(s)/Editor(s):
- EU-LAC Foundation, GIGA (eds)
- Published in:
- Germany, 29 July 2016
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Hungarian Priorities at UNGASS, by Dán
The drug market continues to change rapidly, the consumption levels of both heroin and cocaine stabilized, but simultaneously the use of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and the abuse of prescription drugs rose significantly in our region. Hungary was ...
- Author(s)/Editor(s):
- Károly Dán
- Published in:
- Austria, 15 March 2016
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Jamaica’s Dangerous Drugs Amendment Act 2015, by Golding
In recent years the winds have changed internationally. Several countries, including Jamaica, have been reviewing their laws in relation to cannabis. It is generally agreed that these reforms have made Jamaica’s law more consistent with the cultural, ...
- Author(s)/Editor(s):
- Mark Golding
- Published in:
- Jamaica, 15 March 2016
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Dealing with the drug problem: towards evidence-based policies, by Koenders
The Netherlands and the European Union have strong track records of developing evidence-based policies on drugs. The available evidence leads us to conclude that drug policies should strike a balance, combining sensible measures that curb the demand for ...
- Author(s)/Editor(s):
- Bert Koenders
- Published in:
- Netherlands, 15 March 2016
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Brief overview of small advances in the comprehensive combat against drug trafficking, by Cálix
Coinciding with the UNGASS 2016, to be held in New York, is the final fine-tuning of the draft of the new Honduran Criminal Code. The bill includes criminal types related to drug trafficking, proposing penalties substantially lower according to the ...
- Author(s)/Editor(s):
- Soraya Carolina Cálix
- Published in:
- Honduras, 15 March 2016
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People-centred strategies respecting Human Rights and public health, by Paredes Rosero
UNGASS shall generate a common front facing the new dynamics and realities of the world drug problem. Among Colombia’s recommendations, I would like to single out greater flexibility within the conventions’ dispositions, providing room for a broad range ...
- Author(s)/Editor(s):
- Martha Paredes Rosero
- Published in:
- Colombia, 14 March 2016
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Cooperation Programme between Latin American, the Caribbean Countries and the European Union on Drugs Policies (COPOLAD): An integrated, balanced and evidence-based approach at the heart of the EU-CELAC cooperation, by Butkeviciene
Confronting the world drug problem is a common challenge for all of us; in this light Drugs are an important chapter of the EU-CELAC relations. Furthermore, the EU has developed a comprehensive set of political, operational and technical exchanges and ...
- Author(s)/Editor(s):
- Jolita Butkeviciene
- Published in:
- European Union, 14 March 2016
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UNGASS 2016: Considerations from the Peruvian experience, by Otárola Peñaranda
The phenomenon of illicit drugs is one of the most urgent public affairs of contemporary politics. There is practically no indifferent State to the narcotic drugs control or the prevention of its consumption. The political field on this theme is now ...
- Author(s)/Editor(s):
- Alberto Otárola Peñaranda
- Published in:
- Peru, 14 March 2016