The Ministry informs
March 2016
SPAIN AND LATIN
AMERICA, A RENEWED
RELATIONSHIP
The relationship
between
Spain and Latin America is a strong alliance
with historical basis and solid foundations.
Our human, historical, social, cultural, political, economic
and linguistic ties have made Latin America a priority
in the foreign policy of Spanish governments.
A balanced relation
on equal footing
POLITICAL
RELATIONS
Intense and fluid
relations with all
the countries in
the region.
GROWTH
Social redistribution
policies have resulted
in poverty reduction
and in an increase of
middle classes.
CULTURE and
EDUCATION
500M Spanish speaking
people
8 Instituto Cervantes in
Brazil and 17 Centros
Culturales regionwide
Educational Mobility
grants: Becas
MAEC-AECID – Fundación
Carolina
INVESTMENTS
in Latin America represent
30% of the Spanish
investment abroad- 2nd
investor in the region.
The dynamic
role now being
played by Latin
American multinationals
(‘multilatinas’) has made
the relationship more
symmetrical.
DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATION
12 out of 23 priority
countries are in Latin
America.
Cooperation Fund
for Water and
Sanitation with 800M€
present in 19 countries.
4 Training Centres,
80,000 officials have
been trained there.
Casa América:
strengthening links
between Spain and Latin
American countries
VISA FACILITIES
TOURISM
leading recipient
countries at
world level.
to Europe for many
Latin American
countries, recently
Colombia and Peru.
MEETING PLATFORMS
Ibero-American Summit
of Heads of State or
Government since 1991 with
22 countries
,
(Latin American countries,
Spain, Andorra and Portugal).
The next Summit in Cartagena,
Colombia, 2016
EU-CELAC Summit
61 countries
of Europe and Latin
America, plus the
EU institutions, are
represented at this Summit.
Spain supports the integration processes at
regional and sub-regional level. Observer to:
- The Pacific Alliance
- Organization of American States (OEA)
- Central American Integration System (SICA)
*The information contained in this infographic is for reference purposes only and is not necessarily comprehensive
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