ABOUT EU-LAT NETWORK

The EU-LAT Network’s mission is to promote participatory European policies that contribute to the comprehensive respect of human rights, gender equality, democratization and a fair, inclusive, and sustainable model of society in Latin America. The practices of political dialogue, cooperation and trade between the parties must be governed by these guiding principles and, as an essential element of trade agreements, must have possibilities of enforceability and justiciability.

The EU-LAT Network has the vision of being an active, relevant, influential, strengthened and inclusive network that acts as a reference for both civil society and policymakers in Europe in its capacity for advocacy and dialogue for advocacy and dialogue, with consolidated alliances with other actors of civil society to transform EU-Latin America relations.

The General Objective of the EU-LAT Network is to promote the transformation of European policies related to Latin America so that human rights are respected, protected, guaranteed and promoted in the areas of political dialogue, development cooperation and trade and investments. The EU-LAT Network develops its political action within the framework of relations between the EU and Latin America, promoting strategic alliances with other key actors in the EU, in Latin America and globally. The EU-LAT Network’s political activities are defined by its Five-year Plan. The Annual Reports are presented to the General Assembly and show the goals achieved by the network.

The EU-LAT Network is financed through membership fee, projects funded by cooperation agencies, individual organizations (public and private) and private donations.