Ordinary meetings

The Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT) will have a joint item in the meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)

16 June 2021, 17.45 - 19.15 (the last 30 minutes will be held in English)

Jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in association with the EP Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly and the Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community

Exchange of views on the situation in Colombia including the recent human rights' developments, in the presence of:

· Adriana Mejia Hernández, Vice Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs, Colombia

· Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) (tbc)

· Veronique Lorenzo, Head of Division for South America, EEAS

· José Miguel Vivanco, Executive Director, Americas Division, Human Rights Watch

The last meeting of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT) took place on 22 March 2021 with an Exchange of views on the state of play of EU-LAC relations; a presentation and exchange of views on the report "Latin America: an agenda for recovery" issued by the Euroamerica Foundation and the Ibero-American Business Foundation and a presentation and exchange of views on EL PAcCTO Europe - Latin America (EU Regional Cooperation Programme to Strengthen the Fight against Organized Crime) and its Action Plan 2021.

The Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) held a meeting semi-remotely with MEPs and the EEAS in association with the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT) on 4 February 2021. The debate focused on the State of play of EU-Latin America relations (focusing in particular on Colombia, Bolivia, Chile and Peru).

During this meeting of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT) on 22 June 2020, the following item was discussed: Exchange of views on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic for EU-LAC relations
with Edita Hrdá, Managing Director for the Americas at the EEAS and the Ambassador of Mexico to the UE, H.E. Mauricio Escanero, on behalf of the Presidency Pro Tempore (PPT) of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

During this meeting, the following Members were elected:

Committee on Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights:
Chair: Nuno Melo (EPP, PT)
1st Vice-Chair: Mónica González (S&D, ES)
2nd Vice-Chair: Eugenia Rodríguez Palop (GUE/NGL, ES)

Committee on Economic, Financial and Commercial Affairs:
Chair: Markus Ferber (EPP, DE)
1st Vice-Chair: Samira Rafaela (Renew, NL)
2nd Vice-Chair: Lefteris Christoforou (EPP, EL)

Committee on Social Affairs, Human Exchanges, Youth and Children, Education and Culture:
Chair: José Ramón Bauzá Díaz (Renew, ES)
1st Vice-Chair: Caterina Chinicci (S&D, IT)
2nd Vice-Chair: Bartosz Arłukowicz (EPP, PL)

Committee on Sustainable Development, the Environment, Energy Policy, Research, Innovation and Technology:
Chair: Udo Bullmann (S&D, DE)
1st Vice-Chair: vacant
2nd Vice-Chair: Christophe Hansen (EPP, DE)

WG Security: Leopoldo López Gil (EPP, ES)
Civil Society: Nikos Androulakis (S&D, EL)
Women's Forum: Samira Rafaela (Renew, NL)

During its constitutive meeting on Thursday, 26 September 2019 the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT) elected the following bureau members:

Chair: Javi LÓPEZ (S&D, ES)

1st Vice Chair: Jordi CAÑAS PÉREZ (RE, ES)
2nd Vice Chair: Sandra PEREIRA (GUE/NGL, PT)
3rd Vice Chair: Hermann TERTSCH (ECR, ES)
4th Vice Chair: José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO (EPP, ES)
5th Vice Chair: Nikos ANDROULAKIS (S&D, EL)
6th Vice Chair: Herbert DORFMANN (EPP, DE)
7th Vice Chair: Beata MAZUREK (ECR, PL)