EU–CELAC relations ahead of the 2025 summit

A strategic partnership has linked the EU and Latin America since their first summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1999. In 2010, 33 Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries decided to merge the Rio Group and the Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean on Development and Cooperation (CALC) into one forum: the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

May 28, 2025
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State of the Schengen area

According to Article 3(2) of the Treaty on European Union, ‘the Union shall offer its citizens an area of freedom, security and justice without internal frontiers, in which the free movement of persons is ensured in conjunction with appropriate measures with respect to external border controls, asylum, immigration and the prevention and combating of crime’.

May 28, 2025
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EU electricity grids

Stretching over a million kilometres, the EU electricity infrastructure is the most extensive and integrated grid in the world, and is a critical element of Europe’s energy system.

May 27, 2025
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A coordinated EU approach to housing

Housing systems vary greatly among EU countries – in terms of their purpose, ownership and tenure, types of providers, categories of beneficiaries, funding and subsidised rent arrangements. All across the EU, however, housing affordability has become a significant problem, further exacerbated by the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis.

May 21, 2025
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Addressing menstrual poverty in the EU

Approximately half of the European Union (EU) population menstruates at some point in their lives, experiencing around 450 menstrual cycles. Each month, individuals rely on menstrual hygiene products to manage their periods.

May 20, 2025
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