Eurodad's participation in the EuroLat Civil Society Forum
The Forum provided space for Civil Society to advocate for a redefining of the role that the European Union plays within the Latin American and Caribbean region, and for a development agenda removed from colonial practices.
How to strengthen the European Union’s necessary role in its cooperation policy with Latin America and the Caribbean? This was the overarching focus of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Eurolat) Civil Society Forum, which closed out three days of debates and discussions in the European Parliament on 3 December.
Discussants from civil society pushed back at the European Commission's assertion that the Global Gateway is the future of EU-LAC cooperation, highlighting sincere concerns about human rights, the environment and shrinking civic space.
Watch María José Romero's intervention in the panel, below or rewatch the full event on the European Parliament website.
Transcripts
Read María José's full intervention in English
Lee la intervención entera de María José en español.