REGIONAL MEETING: THE VI BI-REGIONAL SUMMIT OF MADRID, THE RECESSIVE DYNAMICS IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND PROSPECTS FOR THE ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN LAC AND THE EU
Caracas, Venezuela. March  22,  2011

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

 

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration and accreditation
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Opening ceremony
First Session: “Assessment of the economic situation in Europe, its impact on LAC and bi-regional economic relations”. Presiding: His Excellency Ramón Leets, Ambassador of the Republic of Nicaragua and Chairman of the Latin American Council.
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Presentation of the document “The Madrid Summit, the European economic crisis and its impact on external economic relations with Latin America and the Caribbean”

 

  • Carlos Quenan, specialist of the Institute for Advanced Studies on Latin America. Sorbonne University (IHEAL)
  • Christian Ghymers, expert of the Centre of Studies for the Relations between the European Union and Latin America (CERCAL)
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Debate among the representatives of the Member States of SELA
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Coffee break
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 m. Assessment and prospects of the economic relations of the governments of Mexico and Chile with the European Union within the framework of the current Partnership Agreements
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Debate among the representatives of the Member States of SELA
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Free time for lunch

Afternoon

 

Second Session: “Perspective of regional and subregional organizations on current economic relations between LAC and the EU”
Presiding: His Excellency Jorge Alvarado, Ambassador of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and First Vice-Chairman of the Latin American Council
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. a) Regional organizations
  • Representative of ECLAC
  • Representative of the Pro-Tempore Presidency of MERCOSUR
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Debate among the representatives of the Member States of SELA
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. b) Subregional integration organizations
5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Debate among the representatives of the Member States of SELA
Third Session: “Conclusions, recommendations and closing of the regional meeting”
Presiding: His Excellency Jorge Alvarado, Ambassador of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and First Vice-Chairman of the Latin American Council
5:45 pm. – 6:45 pm. Approval of conclusions and recommendations
6:45 m. – 7:00 pm. Closing Session
  • Speech by His Excellency Ramón Leets, Ambassador of the Republic of Nicaragua and Chairman of the Latin American Council
  • Speech by Ambassador José Rivera Banuet, Permanent Secretary of SELA