Memo: The EU, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Strategic Partnership at the eve of the Madrid Summit– Working Together in a Globalised World

The Strategic Partnership between the EU and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1999 to foster and strengthen political, economic and cultural links between the two regions.

This EU-LAC Strategic Partnership in May 2010 encompasses not only political dialogue, cooperation and economic relations but it also allows both regions to affirm more effectively their positions on global issues and to better assert them in the multilateral context.