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From March 23 to 25, PUC-Rio hosted the Second International Conference of the Jean Monnet EULAS Network, focused on EU–Latin America and Caribbean cooperation on climate and biodiversity governance. The three-day event brought together academics and practitioners through panels, workshops, and roundtables addressing climate mitigation, biodiversity protection, energy transitions, and environmental democracy. Key discussions highlighted the Amazon, climate justice, and multilateral challenges, alongside strategies to advance the Sustainable Development Goals. Featuring a keynote on the crisis of multilateralism, the conference fostered interdisciplinary dialogue and reinforced collaboration between regions on pressing global environmental issues.

On 26 February 2026, Casa Amèrica Catalunya hosted the roundtable Towards Care Societies: The EU and Latin America and the Caribbean in the Face of the New Bi-regional Care Pact. Bringing together key EU–LAC stakeholders, the discussion explored the Pact’s significance, implementation challenges, and the role of multi-stakeholder cooperation in advancing gender equality and inclusive care policies.

Workshop on EU trade and strategic autonomy, 16 June 2026, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies (KU Leuven), co-organised by Chad Damro and Axel Marx. Submit title, 300-word abstract by 12 March 2026. Decisions: 20 March.

The editors invite submissions for an interdisciplinary edited volume emerging from the International Conference on Migrants and Refugees in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean, held at The University of the West Indies, St Augustine (8–10 December 2025).

From the 10th to the 12th of November 2025, the National University of Rosario (UNR) in Argentina hosted the First International Conference of the Jean Monnet EULAS Network on Trade, Investment, Finance and Sustainable Development. Bringing together scholars, practitioners, and policymakers from 24 partner institutions across Europe and Latin America, the three-day event featured 12 panels, 2 workshops, 2 roundtables, and a keynote by Diana Tussie (FLACSO Argentina). Discussions ranged from the EU–Mercosur Agreement and the EU Green Deal's regulatory instruments to climate finance, geoeconomic rivalries, and renewable hydrogen cooperation, reflecting the growing complexity of bi-regional relations in a rapidly shifting global order.

The EU–CELAC Academic Forum, held in Bogotá on 6–7 November 2025 by Universidad de los Andes and the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, convened academics, policymakers, diplomats, and civil society to rethink bi-regional cooperation amid geopolitical fragmentation, democratic backsliding, and the climate crisis. Structured around six pillars—global governance, digital transition, human rights, decent work, climate action, and peace and security—the forum stressed translating academic knowledge into concrete policy proposals for the 2025 IV CELAC–EU Summit.

A roundtable hosted by IBEI and Casa Amèrica Catalunya, with the support of the EULAS and LAC-EU projects, brought together leading experts to debate the future of EU–LAC relations ahead of the 2025 EU–CELAC Summit, addressing political, social, and economic challenges while exploring opportunities for deeper interregional cooperation.

A roundtable organized by the EULAS Network, IBEI and the Ecuadorian Consulate in Barcelona gathered experts to discuss EU–LAC relations ahead of the 2025 EU–CELAC Summit, highlighting shared values, sustainable development, and strategic cooperation between Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean.

On June 16, IBEI welcomed a delegation from LLILAS, University of Texas at Austin, to strengthen academic ties. Directors shared institutional profiles and explored collaborations, including joint research initiatives like the EULAS and LAC-EU Doctoral Networks focused on Latin America.

A new strategic partnership for Casa Amèrica Catalunya, IBEI, EU-LAS Network and the LAC-EU Doctoral Network

Acclaimed Argentine writer María Negroni led a literary workshop at Universitat de Barcelona, hosted by the EULAS – Jean Monnet Network. Exploring themes of memory and displacement, Negroni discussed her creative process and latest work, Colección Permanente, inspiring lively dialogue and reflection.

The EULAS Network officially launched with its Kickoff Meeting on February 11, 2025, marking the beginning of an ambitious three-year initiative aimed at strengthening academic cooperation between the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).