Ordinary meetings

Meeting of 19 April 2018

The delegation had an exchange of views with:

  • Isabel del Rocío Albornoz, acting Chargé d'Affaires, Mission of Ecuador to the European Union

Meeting of 15 March 2018

The delegation had an exchange of views with:
  • H.E. Sergio Jaramillo Caro, Colombian Ambassador to the EU on the Colombia Peace Process

Meeting of 4 December 2017, Brussels

The delegation had an exchange of views with:
  • H.E. Gonzalo Gutiérrez Reinel, Peruvian Ambassador to the EU on combating corruption in Peru,
  • H.E. Néstor Gabriele Bellavite Terceros, Bolivian Ambassador to the EU

Meeting of 27 March 2017, Brussels

The delegation discussed developments in the peace process in Colombia, with
  • H.E. Rodrigo Rivera, Colombian Ambassador to the EU.
Members prepared for the Delegation's visit to Peru (18-20 April 2017), and held an exchange of views with:
  • H.E. Gonzalo Gutiérrez Reinel, Peruvian Ambassador to the EU, and
  • Adrianus Koetsenruijter, Head of Division, South America, European External Action Service.

Meeting of 6 February 2017, Brussels

The delegation discussed the implementation of the Trust Fund for Colombia, with:
  • H.E. Mr Rodrigo Rivera, Colombian Ambassador to the EU
  • Ms Henriette Geiger, Head of Unit, Development Coordination Latin America and Caribbean (Commission, DEVCO).
A presentation was given of an experiment in restoring rights to child victims of recruitment by illegal armed groups in Colombia, including:
  • screening of the documentary 'Alto al Fuego' ['Ceasefire'] (20 min.),
  • speakers:
    - Father Rafaël Bejarano, Director of 'Ciudad Don Bosco', Medellín, and
    - two minors: Manuel and Catalina.
Finally, the delegation prepared the visit to Peru (18-21 April 2017) and examined a draft programme.

Meeting of 1 December 2016, Brussels

The meeting included an exchange of views on Ecuador's accession to the EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement, with:
  • Mr Juan Carlos Cassinelli, Ecuador's Minister for Foreign Trade,
  • Mr Helmut Scholz, rapporteur on the Trade Agreement with Ecuador,
  • Mr Santiago Fisas-Ayxela, shadow rapporteur on the Trade Agreement with Ecuador,
  • Mr Matthias Jørgensen, Head of Unit for Economic Relations with Latin America, DG Trade, European Commission.
An exchange of views was also held on the Peru-OECD 2016 Forum: implementation of the OECD Country Programme with Peru and Peru's reform agenda based on the OECD's recommendations, with:
  • Mr José António Ardavín, Head of Unit for Development Cooperation with Latin America, OECD Global Relations Secretariat,
  • H.E. Ms Cristina Ronquillo, Peruvian Ambassador to the EU.

Meeting of 10 October 2016, Brussels

The Chair:
  • congratulated the Colombian people on the democratic and transparent manner the referendum on the Peace Agreements between the Government of Colombia and the FARC had been run;
  • DAND's visit to Ecuador, scheduled to take place on 2-4 November, would be postposed to a later date.
Members held an exchange of views on the situation following the elections in Peru and on implementation of the recommendations of the EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) with a delegation of recently elected members of the Peruvian Congress.

Meeting of 25 April 2016, Brussels

The meeting included exchanges of views on
  • the process and provisional outcome of the first round ofpresidential elections on 10 April 2016 in Peru, with:
    - Ms Cristina Ronquillo, Peruvian Ambassador to the EU
    - Mr. Luis De Grandes Pascual (EPP, ES), Chief Observer of the EU Election Observation Mission;

  • the recent visit of an INTA Delegation to Ecuador (21-23 March 2016), and the state of accession by Ecuador to the Multiparty Agreement with Peru and Colombia, with:
    - Mr. Helmut Scholz (GUE, DE), Rapporteur for the Trade Agreement with Ecuador,
    - Mr. Santiago Fisas Ayxela (EPP, ES), Shadow Rapporteur for the Trade Agreement with Ecuador.