In a year of shrinking global aid, the EU is choosing solidarity, delivering life-saving aid and standing by international humanitarian law. This year, it will provide €123,3 million in humanitarian aid to deliver life-saving humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable people in Latin America and the Caribbean. Part of this aid will also bolster disaster preparedness and […]
Five central suspects arrested in whole-sale cocaine trafficking case
Between 1 and 2 October, the Colombian Police (Policia Nacional de Colombia) and the Spanish Guardia Civil, supported by Europol, targeted four key suspects, linked to the so-called Clan del Golfo, allegedly responsible for whole-sale cocaine trafficking operations from South America to Europe. In particular, the criminal network oversaw first-hand the production, transportation and distribution […]
The European Union and the Municipality of Vicente López organised a new day of cleaning up the banks of the Río de la Plata
Through its global campaign #EUBeachCleanup, the European Union carries out every September a series of awareness-raising and ocean activism actions worldwide. For the fifth time in Argentina, it took place on Saturday 24 and more than 2,250 kilos of waste was collected, mostly plastics and microplastics, thanks to the collaboration of 300 volunteers. In the […]
Chile and Europe united for the development of Green Hydrogen
In Santiago de Chile yesterday, 28 April 2022 , with the participation of Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the work plans that the EU and Chile have jointly defined for sustainable transformation were presented to Chile’s ministers and leaders. The European Union (EU) and Chile are […]
Ministers and Vice-Ministers from seven Latin American countries set up the Latin American Internal Security Committee
They have signed in Brussels the political declaration to form CLASI, a Committee promoted by the EL PAcCTO to coordinate public policies against crime in Latin America The Brussels meeting was attended by high-level representatives from seven Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador and Panama). All of them signed […]