Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
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The Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) is a trans-national body of 150 Parliamentarians from Europe
and Latin America
. It was established in 2006 to bolster EU-Latin American relations. It was described by Benita Ferrero-Waldner
, the European Union's External Relations Commissioner
, as "one of the key bodies in ensuring fruitful cooperation between our two regions."
, Parlandino). There are 14 Co-Vice Presidents, again equally split. The Co-Presidents and the Co-Vice Presidents form the Executive Bureau, the managing body. EuroLat has three standing committees with 50 members each: Political, Security and Human Rights Affairs; Economic, Financial and Trade Affairs; and Social, Environmental, Educational and Cultural Affairs. There can be a maximum of 2 temporary committees or working groups.
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. It was established in 2006 to bolster EU-Latin American relations. It was described by Benita Ferrero-Waldner
Benita Ferrero-Waldner
Dr. Benita Ferrero-Waldner is an Austrian diplomat and politician, and a member of the conservative Austrian People's Party . Ferrero-Waldner served as the Foreign Minister of Austria 2000–2004 and was the candidate of the Austrian People's Party in the Austrian presidential election, 2004, which...
, the European Union's External Relations Commissioner
European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy
The European Commissioner for External Relations was a member of the European Commission with responsibility over the Commissions external representation in the world and the European Union's Neighbourhood Policy...
, as "one of the key bodies in ensuring fruitful cooperation between our two regions."
Organisation
EuroLat is led by a Co-Presidency, the current European Co-President is José Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra and the Latin American Co-President is Wilbert Bendezu Carpio (of PeruPeru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, Parlandino). There are 14 Co-Vice Presidents, again equally split. The Co-Presidents and the Co-Vice Presidents form the Executive Bureau, the managing body. EuroLat has three standing committees with 50 members each: Political, Security and Human Rights Affairs; Economic, Financial and Trade Affairs; and Social, Environmental, Educational and Cultural Affairs. There can be a maximum of 2 temporary committees or working groups.
Members
The 150 members are split equally between European and Latin American members, currently drawn from the following bodies;- European ParliamentEuropean ParliamentThe European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
(75) - Andean Parliament
- Central American ParliamentCentral American ParliamentThe Central American Parliament , also known as PARLACEN is a political institution devoted to the integration of the Central American countries. Its headquarters are in Guatemala City....
- Latin American ParliamentLatin American ParliamentThe Latin American Parliament , is a regional, permanent organization composed by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a consultative assembly similar to the early European Parliament...
- Parliament of MercosurMercosur ParliamentThe Mercosur Parliament is the parliamentary institution of the Mercosur trade bloc. It is composed of 81 MPs, 18 from each member states of the bloc – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – and 9 from applying member Venezuela...
- Congress of MexicoCongress of MexicoThe Congress of the Union is the legislative branch of the Mexican government...
- National Congress of ChileNational Congress of ChileThe National Congress is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Chile.The National Congress of Chile was founded on July 4, 1811...
European delegation
There are 75 full members of the delegation from the European Parliament. The delegation chairman is José Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra. There are 30 other substitute membersExecutive Bureau Members from European Parliament European Parliament The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world... ;
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Executive Bureau Members from Latin America Latin America Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area... ;
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External links
- Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
- EP delegation to EuroLat
- Inaugural Meeting of Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
- First EU-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly paves the way for closer co-operation
- Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly opens its first ordinary session in Brussels (18 December 2007)
- Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly session concludes work (20 December 2007)