Riunioni interparlamentari
EuroLat
14th Plenary Session in Argentina
The 14th EuroLat plenary session took place in Buenos Aires (Argentina) from 11-14 April 2022.
The Eurolat Members discussed the follow up to the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, its economic and social consequences and the road to recovery under the title of "A fair and inclusive economic recovery in peace". The pandemic has led to unprecedented losses of lives, a deep economic downturn, and had a profound negative impact on employment, poverty, education, public health and living conditions in both regions.
This meeting was the first occasion for the 150 EuroLat members to meet again in person since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. The Co-Presidents of the EuroLat Assembly, Javi López MEP, President of the European Parliament's Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, and Oscar Darío Pérez Pineda, President of the Latin American component, co-chaired the plenary meeting, which was held over two days throughout the programme.
The four committees of Eurolat as well as the Working Groups and Fora met in two-hour sessions each. This plenary session was the first time that the Working Group on Food Security and Fight against Hunger met and elected its Chair, after a Eurolat Bureau decision of May 2021. The unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine has further destabilised already fragile agricultural markets which were already under pressure due to the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change. As a result, agriculture all over the world is under pressure with potential implications about global food security.
The Eurolat Chair, Mr Javi López, had invited the Vice-President of the Argentinian Republic and President of the Honourable Senate of the Nation, Ms Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, as well as other high-level speakers for this plenary session.- EP Press Release of 4 April 2022 on the main topics of the Assembly
- EP Press Release of 13 April 2022 on the inauguration of the Assembly (only in Spanish)
- EP Press Release of 14 April 2022 on the Declaration of the two Co-Presidents (only in Spanish)
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Declaration by the Copresidents of 14 April 2022 EN (PDF - 30 KB) | ES (PDF - 30 KB) | DE (PDF - 33 KB) | FR (PDF - 33 KB) | PT (PDF - 28 KB)
Meeting of the Eurolat Executive Bureau from 2-4 November 2021
- Press release of 29 October 2021 (only in Spanish)
- Press release of 4 November 2021 (only in Spanish)
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Minutes of the Meeting of 2-3 November 2021 EN (PDF - 372 KB) | ES (PDF - 374 KB) | DE (PDF - 379 KB) | FR (PDF - 372 KB) | PT (PDF - 370 KB)
13th Plenary Session in Brussels
The 13th EuroLat plenary session debated the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences
The Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) held its 13th plenary session on 4 and 5 November 2020 to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, its economic and social consequences and the road to recovery. The pandemic has led to unprecedented economic losses and had a profound negative impact on employment, poverty, education, public health and living conditions in both regions.
Due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, the 150 EuroLat members met for the first time in the history of EuroLat remotely. The Co-Presidents of the EuroLat Assembly, Javi López MEP, President of the European Parliament's Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, and Jorge Pizarro, President of the Latin American Parliament, co-chaired the plenary meeting, which was held over two days with two hours of plenary debate per day. The successful development of the Plenary, held 11 months after the 12th Plenary Session in Panama in December 2019, has ensured the normal functioning of the Assembly despite the pandemic.
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell addressed participants through a video message, in which he reaffirmed the EU's commitment to Latin America. He pledged to work to strengthen and revitalise the EU-LAC strategic partnership and suggested holding a bi-regional summit in 2021.
- Summary of the session of 4 and 5 November 2020 (PDF - 16 KB)
- Webstreaming of the Plenary Session of 4 November 2020
- Webstreaming of the Plenary Session of 5 November 2020
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Joint Declaration of the CoPresidents of 5 November 2020 EN (PDF - 42 KB) | ES (PDF - 46 KB) | FR (PDF - 48 KB) | DE (PDF - 46 KB) | PT (PDF - 43 KB)
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Minutes of the 13th Eurolat plenary session EN (PDF - 465 KB) | ES (PDF - 480 KB) | DE (PDF - 478 KB) | FR (PDF - 473 KB) | PT (PDF - 468 KB)
12th Plenary Session in Panama
A resolution was adopted on:
- Regulating lobbying activities in the EU and LAC
- Webstreaming of the Inaugural Session of 12 December 2019
- Webstreaming of the Plenary Session of 13 December 2019
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Declaration of the CoPresidents of 13 December 2019 EN (PDF - 42 KB) | ES (PDF - 37 KB) | DE (PDF - 47 KB) | FR (PDF - 48 KB) | PT (PDF - 42 KB)
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Minutes of the 12th EuroLat Plenary Session EN (PDF - 430 KB) | ES (PDF - 440 KB) | DE (PDF - 433 KB) | FR (PDF - 438 KB) | PT (PDF - 431 KB)