The Lima Summit Declaration adopted the Lima Agenda containing concrete commitments and actions on the two key themes of the Summit:

(1) Eradication of poverty, inequality and exclusion

The fight against poverty, inequality and exclusion – or the promotion of social cohesion - in the light of sustainable human development, remains a key priority for the EU-LAC Strategic Partnership. Since the Guadalajara Summit of May 2004, the Heads of State and Government of both regions have placed the promotion of social cohesion at the centre of their relations. The Lima Summit presented the opportunity for a fruitful and open dialogue between both regions on the topic of social cohesion policies, including poverty alleviation measures to eliminate discrimination and the recognition of fundamental social rights. Among other commitments, the Lima Summit Declaration calls upon both regions to foster policy dialogue on social cohesion, as well as sectoral policy dialogues on employment and social policies, and to further develop a structured and comprehensive dialogue on migration.

(2) Sustainable development: environment; climate change; energy

For both Europe and Latin America/Caribbean, long term prosperity and economic growth depend on ensuring sustainable development, including the protection of the environment and sound management of natural resources. Recognizing this, the EU and LAC countries agreed at the Vienna Summit (2006) to launch a policy dialogue on environment. In Lima, both regions opened a very important dialogue in the environment field. The Lima Summit Declaration contains a number of concrete commitments – including increased dialogue and cooperation- in the field of climate changes, energy and biodiversity. The Summit also announced the launching of a bi-regional Environment programme called EUrocLIMA in the framework of the ongoing efforts to foster bi-regional environmental cooperation with a special focus on climate change.