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Why an EU document mentioning the 'Islas Malvinas/Falkland Islands' is a big deal

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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It is not a binding document but the decision to refer to the islands by their Spanish as well as their British name is deeply significant.

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  • It is not a binding document but the decision to refer to the islands by their Spanish as well as their British name is deeply significant.
  • It happened despite reported efforts by UK foreign secretary James Cleverly to have the islands kept out of the summit declaration altogether and has left the UK angry.
  • One EU official was quoted as saying: “The UK is not part of the EU.
  • If they were in the EU perhaps they would have pushed back against it.”

How the archipelago got its names

    • With the advent of the European age of discovery in the 1500s, territorial naming – or renaming – became central to colonial practices.
    • It was a means, as British writer James Hamilton-Paterson has put it, of taking ideological control of territory.
    • From the 16th century on, various names for the archipelago – the Sebalds, New Islands, Hawkins Maiden Land –- were used interchangeably, each relating to different European expeditions.
    • Other names –- Falkland Islands; les Îles Malouines –- only later gained traction via their presence on maps, highlighting the strategic importance of cartography.

Beyond geography

    • In his landmark 1993 book, Culture and Imperialism, literary scholar Edward Said writes:
      Just as none of us is outside or beyond geography, none of us is completely free from the struggle over geography.
    • That struggle is complex and interesting because it is not only about soldiers and cannons but also about ideas, about forms, about images and imaginings.
    • Just as none of us is outside or beyond geography, none of us is completely free from the struggle over geography.
    • That struggle is complex and interesting because it is not only about soldiers and cannons but also about ideas, about forms, about images and imaginings.

Latest news - 15th plenary session of the EuroLat Assembly in Madrid (Spain) from 24 - 27 July 2023 - Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

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Thursday, August 10, 2023
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15th plenary session of the EuroLat Assembly in Madrid (Spain) from 24 - 27 July 2023

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  • 15th plenary session of the EuroLat Assembly in Madrid (Spain) from 24 - 27 July 2023
    MEPs and Latin American parliamentarians met in Madrid, Spain, to advance the bi-regional dialogue, starting with a welcome by H.M. King Felipe VI.
  • The Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) held its fifteenth meeting in Madrid from 24 to 27 July, one week after the 17-18 July summit meeting of the leaders of the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Brussels.
  • The EuroLat Assembly took place at the seat of the Senate of Spain.
  • The EuroLat plenary session took place on 27 July, where reports and recommendations adopted in advance by the various committees and working groups were voted on.

Press release - Madrid to host the EuroLat Assembly 24-27 July

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
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The 150 members of EuroLat – 75 MEPs and 75 representatives of parliaments from Latin America and the Caribbean – will evaluate the results and conclusions of the summit, the first since 2015.

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  • The 150 members of EuroLat – 75 MEPs and 75 representatives of parliaments from Latin America and the Caribbean – will evaluate the results and conclusions of the summit, the first since 2015.
  • H.M. King Felipe VI will receive the participants at the Palace of El Pardo on Monday 24 July at 17:30.
  • Agenda and information for journalists
    The EuroLat Assembly will be held at the seat of the Spanish Senate.
  • Background
    The Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) is the parliamentary institution of the Bi-Regional Strategic Partnership European Union - Latin America and the Caribbean, and meets in plenary session once a year.

Press release - Human rights breaches in Venezuela, Kyrgyzstan and India

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Thursday, July 13, 2023
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Spain's EU presidency is an opportunity to reset relations with Latin America and the Caribbean

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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This meeting is important for both regions but, especially for Europe, given the current geopolitical pressures it is facing.

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  • This meeting is important for both regions but, especially for Europe, given the current geopolitical pressures it is facing.
  • We live in a world in transition towards a new model that is still uncertain after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
  • Several concerned Latin American countries requested the summit be suspended and called on CELAC to speak out against Nicolás Maduro’s regime.

Cooled relations

    • The pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the Spanish presidency are the main factors that reactivated the EU-CELAC relationship at the highest level.
    • The first two highlighted some of the EU’s major structural threats and weaknesses in terms of military dependence on NATO, Europe’s essential defence base, strategic industrial dependence and energy dependence – especially on Russia.

Spain takes the initiative

    • In this context of European vulnerability, the Foreign Affairs Council of 18 July 2022 agreed to “promote a qualitative leap in relations between the EU and LAC countries”, with Spain taking the initiative to hold the summit under its presidency of the EU Council.
    • It also includes green and digital alliances within the framework of the Global Gateway investment strategy.
    • The EU needs a real strategic relationship with LAC, however complex and heterogeneous the region may be.
    • However, it cannot accompany it in the application of sanctions – its strategic vulnerability can’t assume the cost of sanctions.

What success would look like

    • The main success factor of the summit will be the abandonment of Eurocentrism.
    • Taking that into account, the international value of Latin America and the Caribbean in the developing global scenario is incalculable.

CGTN：Greater self-reliance, strength in sci-tech a must for high-quality development

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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The president pointed out that speeding up efforts to achieve greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology is the path the country must take to promote high-quality development.

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  • The president pointed out that speeding up efforts to achieve greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology is the path the country must take to promote high-quality development.
  • China promoted development of the real economy through innovation and continued to foster new drivers of growth, said the report.
  • In the pursuit of high-quality development, China is also doubling down on technological innovation as a primary driver of growth.
  • World Bank Vice President for South Asia Martin Raiser said China's rail technology would bring urban development, tourism and regional economic growth.

CGTN：Greater self-reliance, strength in sci-tech a must for high-quality development

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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The president pointed out that speeding up efforts to achieve greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology is the path the country must take to promote high-quality development.

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  • The president pointed out that speeding up efforts to achieve greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology is the path the country must take to promote high-quality development.
  • China promoted development of the real economy through innovation and continued to foster new drivers of growth, said the report.
  • In the pursuit of high-quality development, China is also doubling down on technological innovation as a primary driver of growth.
  • World Bank Vice President for South Asia Martin Raiser said China's rail technology would bring urban development, tourism and regional economic growth.