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17 January 2026

The European Union and MERCOSUR seal a historic strategic partnership agreement

The European Union and MERCOSUR formalised the signing of their Association Agreement and an Interim Trade Agreement on 17 January 2025, consolidating one of the most significant bi-regional understandings of recent decades.

Firma del Acuerdo UE-MERCOSUR (foto: MERCOSUR)
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Publications

27 October 2025

Maximising Opportunities for Sustainable Investments and Fair Trade in the European Union–Latin America and the Caribbean Strategic Alliance

This publication is part of the EU-LAC Foundation’s series of analyses, recommendations, and strategic contributions aimed at enriching the bi-regional dialogue and the IV CELAC-EU Summit. 

Maximizar las oportunidades para inversiones sostenibles y comercio justo en la Asociación Estratégica entre la Unión Europea y América Latina y el Caribe
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We bring together all of Latin America, the Caribbean, and the EU

The EU-LAC Foundation is the only international intergovernmental organisation with a fully bi-regional mandate and membership, comprising the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, the 27 countries of the European Union and the EU as an entity.

EU-LAC in figures

  • 14% of the world's population
  • 21% of global GDP
  • €395 billion total trade between the EU and CELAC in goods (2023) and services (2022)
European Parliament
European Parliament
Resolution of 8 October 2025 on EU political strategy on Latin America
The European Parliament "recognises the work of the EU-LAC Foundation as an intergovernmental organisation and its potential contribution to the permanent multi-stakeholder mechanism".
EU-CELAC Ministerial Meeting
Meeting of Foreign Ministers of CELAC and the EU
EU-CELAC: Joint statement by the co-chairs
"The ministers highlighted (...) the valuable work of the EU-LAC Foundation in deepening bi-regional ties."
Teresa Ribera
Teresa Ribera
Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Clean, Fair and Competitive Transition
"Over the past 15 years, the EU-LAC Foundation has identified various areas in which ties between the two continents can be strengthened, despite the fact that there is an entire ocean between them, more than one might think."
Asamblea Parlamentaria Euro-Latinoamericana (EuroLat)
Bureau of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat)
Message to the Santa Marta Summit
"We recognise the work and contribution of the EU-LAC Foundation as an intergovernmental organisation and the role that civil society actors play in both promoting and implementing the objectives of the bi-regional partnership."
Laura Sarabia
Laura Sarabia
Former Foreign Minister of Colombia
"Since the beginning of our Pro Tempore Presidency of CELAC, the EU-LAC Foundation has accompanied us with rigour, commitment and vision, helping to strengthen spaces for youth, cultural and social dialogue. Thanks to its work, today the CELAC-EU Summit in Santa Marta is shaping up to be a true meeting point between peoples, not just between governments."
12th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference
XII Ministerial Conference Italy – Latin America and Caribbean
Final Declaration
“The representatives of the countries participating in the 12th Italy – Latin America and Caribbean Ministerial Conference (…) recognise the important contribution of the EU-LAC Foundation to bi-regional dialogue and cooperation”.
Leonel Fernández
Leonel Fernández
Former President of the Dominican Republic (1996-2000; 2004-12) and former President of the EU-LAC Foundation (2016-2020)
"The Foundation has been building the pillars that support the bi-regional partnership between the Member States of the European Union and the Latin American and Caribbean States (...) through a commendable and constant effort."
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Alicia Bárcena
Former Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (2008 - March 2022)
"Today more than ever we need international cooperation because it is the best instrument to address development challenges. And that is when we welcome the designation of the EU-LAC Foundation as an international organisation. We are convinced that this assignation will help to boost and open new spaces to rethink the cooperation between CELAC and the European Union."
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Almut Möller
Former State Secretary and Plenipotentiary of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg to the Federation, the European Union, and for foreign affairs
"The Senate of Hamburg is proud to host the important EU-LAC Foundation and is proud of the collaboration with its team, the partnership and friendship we have developed. And the Senat of Hamburg looks to Latin America and the Caribbean with great interest.”
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Mapeo

Our database for finding alliances and synergies in the EU and in LAC

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Digital Library

Repository for knowledge and research on the EU-LAC relationship

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EU-LAC Blog

The EU-LAC Blog offers the opportunity to reconcile various opinion articles, analysis and best practice examples from relevant actors and institutions in one central place.

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