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Agreement establishing the EU-LAC International Foundation

2016/0217(NLE)

The European Parliament adopted by 636 votes to 36, with 27 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement establishing the EU-LAC International Foundation.

In line with its Committee on Foreign Affairs, Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the agreement.

The European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Foundation (EU-LAC Foundation) was created in 2010 by the Heads of State or Government of the European Union and of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). The countries of the EU and of CELAC, as well as the EU itself, are its members.

The Foundation is a tool of the EU-CELAC partnership and its activities feed into intergovernmental dialogue. Its mission is to strengthen and promote the strategic partnership between the two regions, enhance its visibility and foster the active participation of the respective civil societies.