The significant importance of the Institute of Latin-American Studies was confirmed at the academic workshop entitled “European integration and the EU-Latin America & the Caribbean relations” from Chile

 

The significant importance of the Institute of Latin-American Studies was confirmed at the academic workshop entitled “European integration and the EU-Latin America & the Caribbean relations” from Chile

 On the 15^th of January 2014 the University of Chile hosted the academic analysis workshop entitled “European integration and the EU-Latin America and the Caribbean relations”, that examined the development of the European integration processes and focused on the relation maintained between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean.

At the event participated professor dr. Iordan Gheorghe Bărbulescu, director of the Institute of Latin American Studies (ISLA) from Bucharest (Romania), Ambassador Pablo Cabrera, director of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Mr. Thomas Lagathu, representing the Embassy of France in Chile and Ms. Camila Ladies Jipa, the Romanian Consul in Chile. Among the guests that took part at the workshop we will also mention the Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration and director of the Europe-Latin America relations Center (CELARE) – Mr. Marco Moreno, Mr. Héctor Casanueva and the director of the Asia-Pacific department of UCEN – Ms. Carolina Cabrera.

Two of the most important topics of the agenda revolved around strengthening the academic cooperation between the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration from Bucharest and the University of Chile – so that it would develop and promote the exchange of values and experiences of the two regions – and emphasized the preparation of a discussion agenda for the second academic summit EU-ALC, that will be organized by the Institute of Latin-American Studies (ISLA) and held in Bucharest between 26^th-27^th May 2014.