With these words, the Head of the ESDC, Mr Dirk Dubois, opened the first High-Level Seminar on CSDP between the European Union, 11 countries from Latin America and the regional organisation UNASUR. The seminar took place between 28 November and 2 December 2016. Almost the very same words were repeated by the Deputy Secretary General of the EEAS, Mr Pedro Serrano, during his keynote speech. Over the course of the week, it became the main message among the 40 high-level participants from third countries and the 20 representatives from EU Member States and institutions.
El 1 y 2 de febrero se llevaron a cabo reuniones técnicas con instituciones latinoamericanas en el marco del Programa de asistencia contra el crimen transnacional organizado: por el Estado de Derecho y la seguridad ciudadana "EL PacCTO". El objetivo de estas sesiones presentar el marco general del Programa para asegurar que todos los participantes tengan una visión común de trabajo; además, cada país definió sus objetivos y posibilidades de contribuir al trabajo común. Finalmente, se discutieron las condiciones prácticas para la implementación del Programa.
On 1 and 2 February, technical meetings were held with Latin American institutions in the framework of the assistance program against organized transnational crime: rule of law and citizen security, "EL PacCTO". The purpose of these sessions was to present the overall framework of the Program to ensure that all participants have a common work vision; In addition, each country defined its objectives and possibilities of contributing to the common work. Finally, the practical conditions for the implementation of the Program were discussed.
Discours de la Haute Représentante/ Vice-Présidente de la Commission européenne Federica Mogherini lors de la remise du prix de l'Européen de l'année" du Trombinoscope
The VII meeting in the framework of the EU-Peru Bilateral Consultation Mechanism took place on Wednesday 1st February in Lima, Peru. It is a high-level political dialogue forum in which both sides discuss areas of common interest. Human rights, the fight against the global problem of drugs, climate change, regional and cross-border development, economic and trade issues as well as academic and scientific cooperation were among the topics discussed.
El miércoles 1ero de febrero tuvo lugar el VII Mecanismo de Consultas Bilaterales Perú-Unión Europea, instancia de diálogo político de alto nivel en el cual las Partes abordan las diferentes áreas de interés mutuo. Durante la reunión se abordaron diversos temas como: los derechos humanos; la lucha contra el problema mundial de las drogas; el cambio climático; el desarrollo regional y trans-fronterizo; la economía y el comercio; la cooperación científica y académica.
