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EU meeting overshadowed by Greek debt talks

EU leaders met their counterparts from Latin American and the Caribbean on Thursday in a summit largely overshadowed by the ongoing Greek debt talks

11/06/2015

World News

Cuba and Colombia on EU-CELAC agenda

More initiatives to promote trade and financial links are expected on the second and final day of the EU-CELAC “partnership” summit in Brussels. Day

11/06/2015

World News

EU charming CELAC states for trade and investment stakes

The first EU-CELAC Summit — the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States — was held in January 2013, in Santiago

10/06/2015

Europe News

EU pledges fresh help to Latin America, Carribean

The EU has pledged 118 million euros in investment support for Latin America and Caribbean nations at the start of a two-day summit. The European

10/06/2015

World

EU set for key Latin America meeting

Leaders from Europe, Latin American and the Caribbean will meet again in Brussels this Wednesday and Thursday. More than 60 heads of state and

09/06/2015

Uruguay

Uruguay: mourners pay tribute to acclaimed writer Eduardo Galeano

Mourners have gathered at Uruguay’s Legislative Palace to pay their their final respects to Eduardo Galeano. The journalist and author died earlier

15/04/2015

Panama

Obama and Maduro meet for first time amid US-Venezuela tension

President Obama briefly met his Venezuelan counterpart for the first time on the margins of the Summit of the Americas in Panama. Greatly exceeding

12/04/2015

Panama

Historic US-Cuba talks between Obama and Castro

Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro have made history by holding the first formal, face to face talks between leaders of the United States and

12/04/2015

Culture news

Latino superstar Juanes to sing in Spanish at Grammys

Latin superstar Juanes is getting ready to perform live at the upcoming Grammy Awards – in his native Spanish – a rare occurence at the music event

04/02/2015

Mexico

Mexico hosts 24th Ibero-American Summit

Innovation, culture and education are the focus as leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal meet in Mexico at the Ibero-American Summit. Among

09/12/2014

My Europe Series

Butterflies beating their wings for change in Colombia

12/09/2014

World

'In Colombia drug lords have state power' claims Bogota's Mayor

16/05/2014

World

Low cost learning is priceless

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