The cooperation between the European and Latin American cities and regions goes back to the post-war period and the development of the so-called city twinning. The first initiatives, however, took place outside the European Communities. In 1994, the EU released its first Latin America strategy in which it presented a model for regional integration where the cultural ties and political proximity shaped the inter-continental relations. Complementary to a spectrum of cooperation instruments at the governmental level, the EU and Latin American countries (LAC) launched the URB-AL, a horizontal program of decentralized cooperation addressed to towns, regions and other local actors both from the European Communities and the Latin American countries. The analysis provides an overview of the initiatives undertaken by the EU- and LA-based cities and regions, supported by the EU financial instruments.
KBN Analysis no. 4 (56) / 2020
18 March 2020
The cooperation between the European and Latin American cities and regions goes back to the post-war period and the development of the so-called city twinning. The first initiatives, however, took place outside the European Communities. In 1994, the EU released its first Latin America strategy in which it presented a model for regional integration where the cultural ties and political proximity shaped the inter-continental relations. Complementary to a spectrum of cooperation instruments at the governmental level, the EU and Latin American countries (LAC) launched the URB-AL, a horizontal program of decentralized cooperation addressed to towns, regions and other local actors both from the European Communities and the Latin American countries. The analysis provides an overview of the initiatives undertaken by the EU- and LA-based cities and regions, supported by the EU financial instruments.
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