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Team Europe in Panama

Stronger together

05.08.2025 Press and information team of the Delegation to PANAMA

Team Europe brings together the European Union (EU), its Member States and their diplomatic networks, financial institutions, implementing agencies, as well as the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The Team Europe approach emerged in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a means to strengthen coordination, coherence and complementarity of actions, with the aim of enhancing European impact and positioning Europe as a partner of choice. It is worth noting that the Global Gateway investment agenda is primarily developed and implemented through Team Europe initiatives.

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EU DELEGATION

UE en Panamá

The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Panama is a diplomatic mission, equivalent to any other Embassy accredited in the country. Together with the Embassies of the EU Member States, the EU Delegation seeks to strengthen the ties between the European Union and the Republic of Panama. The Delegation of the European Union to Panama was established in 2018, although the history of EU–Panama relations dates back to the 1960s.

DG ECHO REGIONAL OFFICE

Comisión Europea

In 2022, the EU opened the Regional Support Office of the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Department (DG ECHO) in Panama, with the aim of providing expertise and services to enhance the quality and efficiency of humanitarian response in Latin America and the Caribbean. Its work includes rapid emergency response, monitoring of operations, development of humanitarian strategies, tracking of the humanitarian situation, and the promotion of good practices and humanitarian principles.

EUROPEAN UNION AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY (EASA)

In 2023, the representative of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the Latin America and Caribbean region, Alfonso Arroyo Fernández, joined the team of the EU Delegation in Panama with a view to deepening bi-regional cooperation in the field of aviation. EASA is a decentralised EU agency that ensures confidence in safe air operations in Europe and across the globe by proposing and drafting rules, standards and guidance; certifying aircraft, parts and equipment; and approving and overseeing organisations across all areas of aviation.

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

In June 2025, Jesús Moreno arrived in Panama to serve as a liaison between the Latin America and Caribbean region and the European Parliament. This decision is part of broader efforts to strengthen the parliamentary dimension of the EU’s external relations, particularly with multilateral parliamentary assemblies such as Parlatino and international organisations, through the exchange of knowledge and best practices. Panama is a key regional hub where meetings of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) have regularly taken place, as part of the Bi-Regional Strategic Partnership based on shared principles, values and interests.