The EU and Colombia agreed on an “Agenda of enhanced political and sectoral dialogue and cooperation for the next decade”. The Memorandum identifies five priorities to guide the development of EU-Colombia relations and lists 12 sectors where cooperation can be increased and/or expanded. The EU is Colombia’s third trade partner after the US and China, the largest source of FDI and an important development partner. Read more.

Find here the Implementation reports, evaluation reports, impact assessments and consultations regarding the trade agreements between the EU and the countries of the Andean Community (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). Read more.

The annual meeting of Latin American and Caribbean banks was held on 25 and 26^th May. At that occasion, European Investment Bank President Werner Hoyer confirmed the European Investment Bank’s commitment to continue playing an important role in fostering sustainable investment as Latin America recovers from the pandemic. Read more.

Last December, Barbados deposited its instrument of ratification for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (Multilateral Convention or MLI). With 95 jurisdictions currently covered by the MLI, the ratification by Barbados now brings to 60 the number of jurisdictions which have ratified, accepted or approved it. Read more.