Cimeiras UE-CELAC
The regional summit between the EU and the Community of Latin America and Caribbean states (CELAC) bring together European, Latin American and Caribbean leaders to strengthen relations between both regions. These summits are the main forums for dialogue and cooperation between Europe, and Latin American and Caribbean states.
These summit meetings represent an extension of the EU-Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) summits that had been held since 1999. In 2010, at the summit held in Mexico, 33 LAC countries decided to merge the Rio Group and the CALC (Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean on Development and Cooperation) into one forum: the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
3rd EU-CELAC Summit, Brussels (Belgium), 17-18 July 2023
For this purpose, the Eurolat Bureau agreed at its Meeting on 3 July 2023 on a joint Message of the Eurolat Co-Chairs, Javi López and Oscar Dário Pérez, to address this summit.
The message focuses on the relaunch of EU-CELAC relations, the importance of concluding pending bilateral trade and association agreements, on revitalizing multilateralism, the strict compliance with international law and respect for the resolutions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, on stepping up the efforts to overcome the consequences of the multiple crisis (inflation, food security, health, migration and energy) and intensifying measures to counter climate change.
The two Co-Chairs highlight the importance of regularly holding EU-CELAC Summits of Heads of State and Government to strengthen the Bi-regional Strategic Association on common themes and priorities that allow improving the lives of citizens.
- Video Message by Javi López, Co-Chair of Eurolat (European component) to the EU-CELAC Summit 2023 (MEDIA - 45 MB)
- Video Message by Oscar Dario Perez, Co-Chair of Eurolat (Latin American component) to the EU-CELAC Summit 2023 (MEDIA - 208 MB)
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Press Statement of the Eurolat Co-Chairs of 17 July 2023 EN(PDF - 137 KB) ES(PDF - 113 KB) DE(PDF - 140 KB) FR(PDF - 136 KB) PT(PDF - 134 KB)
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Message by the EUROLAT Co-Presidents to the 3rd EU-CELAC Summit EN(PDF - 259 KB) ES(PDF - 264 KB) DE(PDF - 175 KB) FR(PDF - 271 KB) PT(PDF - 57 KB)
- Press Release by the European Parliament of 17 July 2023 on the EU-CELAC Summit
- Press Release by the European Council (Speech of President Charles Michel) of 17 July 2023
- Press Release of the European Commission of 18 July 2023
- Declaration of the EU-CELAC Summit 2023, 17-18 July 2023 (European Council)
- Background brief - EU-CELAC summit, 17-18 July 2023 (European Council)
- Infographic - EU-CELAC relations: facts and figures (European Council)
- EPRS Briefing: Strengthening ties: A new agenda for the EU's relations with Latin America and the Caribbean
- EPRS Study: EU trade with Latin America and the Caribbean: Overview and figures
- EPRS: Outcome of the 2023 EU-CELAC Summit (July 2023)
- EU-CELAC: Speech by HRVP in the EP Plenary on relations with Latin America and the Caribbean on 12 September 2023
3rd EU-CELAC Ministerial Meeting, Buenos Aires (Argentina), 27 October 2022
EU-CELAC informal meeting, Berlin (Germany), 14 December 2020
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Message by the EUROLAT Co-Presidents to the EU-CELAC informal meeting EN(PDF - 21 KB) ES(PDF - 21 KB) DE(PDF - 21 KB) FR(PDF - 23 KB) PT(PDF - 20 KB)
2nd EU-CELAC Ministerial Meeting, Brussels (Belgium), 16-17 July 2018
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Message by the EUROLAT Co-Presidents to the 2nd EU-CELAC Ministerial Meeting EN(PDF - 30 KB) ES(PDF - 30 KB) DE(PDF - 30 KB) FR(PDF - 34 KB) PT(PDF - 28 KB)
- Press Release of the Eurolat Co-Chair Ramón Jáuregui and the President of the EU-LAC Foundation (only in Spanish) (PDF - 978 KB)
1st EU-CELAC Ministerial Meeting, Santo Domingo (Dom. Republic), 25-26 October 2016
2nd EU-CELAC Summit, Brussels (Belgium), 10-11 June 2015
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Message by the EUROLAT Co-Presidents to the 2nd EU-CELAC Summit EN(PDF - 159 KB) ES(PDF - 170 KB) DE(PDF - 164 KB) FR(PDF - 164 KB) PT(PDF - 173 KB)
1st EU-CELAC Summit, Santiago (Chile), 26-27 January 2013
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Message by the EUROLAT Co-Presidents to the 1st EU-CELAC Summit EN(PDF - 266 KB) ES(PDF - 282 KB) DE(PDF - 256 KB) FR(PDF - 266 KB) PT(PDF - 245 KB)
- EU-CELAC 2013-2015 Action Plan (PDF - 147 KB)
6th EU-LAC Summit, Madrid (Spain), 18 May 2010
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Message by the EUROLAT Co-Presidents to the 6th EU-LAC Summit EN(PDF - 131 KB) ES(PDF - 137 KB) FR(PDF - 138 KB) PT(PDF - 130 KB)
5th EU-LAC Summit, Lima (Peru), 16 May 2008
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Message by the EUROLAT Co-Presidents to the 5th EU-LAC Summit EN(PDF - 131 KB) ES(PDF - 135 KB) DE(PDF - 144 KB) FR(PDF - 131 KB) PT(PDF - 132 KB)