• Organise regular EU-CELAC Summits and set up
a permanent coordination mechanism
• Enhance engagement with individual LAC countries as well
as with (sub-)regional groups notably the Caribbean,
also through the finalisation of the post-Cotonou Agreement
• Increased cooperation in UN fora
• Advance reform of the global financial system, including cooperation
for a new Global Financial Pact
• Foster a joint commitment to the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals
A New Agenda for Relations
between the EU and
Latin America and the Caribbean
#GlobalGateway
#TeamEurope
#EULAC
#WeAre1billion
June 2023
“
Reinforcing the EU’s partnership with Latin
America & the Caribbean is a strategic
imperative. We are among the world’s most
closely aligned regions for interests and
values. By working together as partners of
choice, we can address global challenges
more effectively, strengthen the rules-
based international order, and promote
peace, security, and democracy
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A renewed political partnership
Strengthening a common EU-LAC trade agenda
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Network of bilateral and regional
trade agreements
Number of LAC countries covered
by agreements with the EU
€369
billion
total trade
goods and
services
increase of
trade in goods
Two-way trade
40%
2018
2022
Today, the EU-LAC strategic partnership
is more important than ever. We are
key allies to strengthen the rules-
based international order, stand up
together for democracy, human rights
and international peace and security.
Our Global Gateway will also boost
investment and closer cooperation
• Finalise EU-Chile Agreement
• Make decisive progress towards the signature and ratification of the EU-Mexico
and EU-Mercosur agreements
• Complete EU Member States’ ratification of the agreements with Central America and Colombia,
Peru and Ecuador and jointly consider the strengthening of their sustainability provisions
• Complete the EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement review process
• Strengthening EU-LAC cooperation to diversify sources of raw materials and work jointly
to make global supply chains more resilient
• Strengthen the EU-LAC collaboration in the WTO
• Step up dialogue on EU and LAC respective green transition policies, address the impact
of EU legislation , including support to facilitate trade
Joining forces for an inclusive and
human-centric digital transformation
• Develop joint actions under the EU-LAC Digital Alliance, enhance
regional and bilateral dialogues on digital policy and regulatory
convergence
• Jointly develop Global Gateway investment projects for an inclusive
digital transition
• Drive forward the extension of the sub-sea BELLA fibre-optic cable
and roll out a regional Copernicus strategy (including data centres
in Panama and Chile)
• Explore collaboration on space activities
Promoting sustainable economic
growth for human development
• Jointly develop further actions under the EU-LAC
Health partnership, including vaccine and medicines
manufacturing, digital health, health technologies and
health system strengthening
• Mobilise the regional Team Europe Initiative on Inclusive
Societies, including a new enhanced EUROsociAL
programme also covering education
• Boost academic cooperation in higher education and
vocational training and increase cooperation in research
and innovation
• Strengthen the EU-LAC Partnership on Justice and Security, building on existing programmes such as El PacCTO,
COPOLAD, EUROFRONT and the Global Illicit Flows Programme
• Conclude further international agreements and working arrangements with Europol and Eurojust
• Support capacity development and cooperation with the Latin America Internal Security Committee (CLASI) and the
Police Community of the Americas (AMERIPOL)
• Develop the high-level dialogue on drugs policy
• Enhance cooperation on cybersecurity
• Step up efforts to empower women and girls and eradicate gender-based violence
• Enhance cooperation on accountability for international crimes, including through joint initiatives in support of the ICC
• Continue support in the response to human-induced crises and natural hazards, including on migration and displacement crises
• Explore possibilities for new tailored partnerships in security and defence
• Enhance cooperation to counter foreign information manipulation and interference, including in electoral processes
• Increase engagement with youth, also through country-level Youth Sounding Boards
• Intensify collaboration on education and research under Erasmus+ and other mobility programmes
• Encourage intercultural networks and joint cultural initiatives (like the EU’s participation as guest of honour in the
2023 Guadalajara International Book Fair (Mexico), the biggest in the world outside Europe)
Joining forces for justice, citizen security and the fight against
transnational organised crime
Working together to promote peace and security, democracy, rule
of law, human rights and humanitarian aid
Building a vibrant EU-LAC people-to-people partnership
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Global Gateway and supporting partnerships for a fair, green
and digital transition
Through the EU-LAC Global Gateway Investment Agenda , leverage quality investments to deliver on renewable
energy and green hydrogen, critical raw materials, decarbonisation, and transport infrastructure projects, 5G and
last-kilometre connectivity, digitalisation for public services, sustainable forest management, health products
manufacturing, education and skills and sustainable finance, with a positive and values-based investment offer,
respecting high international standards
Cooperating for a fair green transition
• Jointly drive forward the implementation of green investment projects
• Step up the fight against forest and biodiversity loss and forest degradation, in particular
in the Amazon and the Five Great Forests of Mesoamerica
• Conclude Memoranda of Understanding on energy and explore mutually beneficial
partnerships as envisaged under the EU’s new Critical Raw Materials strategy
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50%
LAC contains
of the planet’s biodiversity