European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean Summit

Meeting of heads of state and government

The European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean Summit (EU–LAC) is a biennial meeting of heads of state and government of Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union.

History

In the first EU–LAC summit, held in Rio de Janeiro between 28 June and 29 June 1999, participant nations agreed to develop a strategic partnership focused on strengthening democracy, the rule of law, international peace and political stability.[1] The second meeting was carried out in Madrid in 2002, the third in Guadalajara in 2004, the fourth in Vienna in 2006 and the fifth was held in Lima in mid-May 2008. Major topics discussed at the Lima summit were free trade, food prices, which leaders were "deeply concerned by" and poverty, and sustainable development.[2] The results of the event were rather disappointing, as very little was achieved.[3] The next round of talks took place in Brussels in June 2008. The sixth summit was held in Madrid in 2010. At this Summit, the Heads of State of the Latin America, Caribbean and European Union countries decided to create the EU–LAC Foundation as a tool to strengthen the biregional partnership.[4]

Summit in Lima (2008)

Summits

EU–LAC Summits
  • 1st Summit: 1999 in Rio de Janeiro[5]
  • 2nd Summit: 2002 in Madrid[5]
  • 3rd Summit: 2004 in Guadalajara[5]
  • 4th Summit: 2006 in Vienna[5]
  • 5th Summit: 2008 in Lima[5]
  • 6th Summit: 2010 in Madrid[5]
EU–CELAC Summits

See also

References

  1. ^ European Commission , "The Rio Summit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-27.. Retrieved on 15 May 2008.
  2. ^ European Commission, EU - LAC Lima Summit 2008 Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 15 May 2008.
  3. ^ EU–Latin America summit achieves little
  4. ^ Madrid Declaration, Madrid Declaration "Towards a new stage in the bi-regional partnership: innovation and technology for sustainable development and social inclusion Retrieved 18 May 2010
  5. ^ a b c d e f Quintanar, Silvia; Lippi, María Cecilia (2012). "De Lima a Madrid. Las Cumbres América Latina y Caribe y la Unión Europea y el desenvolvimiento de tres actores: Argentina, Brasil y Venezuela" (PDF). Boletín CENSUD. Instituto de Relaciones Internacionales – Universidad de La Plata: 1.
  6. ^ a b Quevedo, Jorge (2019). "Las relaciones Unión Europea- América Latina y el Caribe 1999-2019. Veinte años de Asociación Estratégica Birregional eurolatinoamericana". Latin American Journal of International Affairs. 9 (3): 54. ISSN 0718-8552.
  7. ^ "Lula desembarca em Roma, na Itália, na 3ª viagem à Europa em 5 meses". Metrópoles. 21 June 2023. Archived from the original on July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

External links

  • Official website of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean Foundation
  • 2023 EU-LAC Summit, Brussels
  • European Commission site on the EU - LAC Lima Summit 2008
  • Official website of the V Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit
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