Name: EU CELAC Summit 2023
Start: 2023-07-17 09:00
End: 2023-07-18 06:00

The third EU-CELAC summit sought to bring together European, Latin American and Caribbean policy-makers and institutions to renew and strengthen relations between the two regions. The summit explored the challenges and opportunities for the EU-LAC strategic partnership as well as the Global Gateway initiative.

An EIB delegation led by President Werner Hoyer and Vice-President Ricardo Mourinho Félix attended the EU-LAC Business Round Table preceding the summit.

Learn more about the programme and speakers here.

Key events with EIB participation

Round Table on Sustainable Financing in LAC - Scaling up the Sustainable Bond Market
Potential impact and scope for scaling up green bonds and complementary sustainable financing instruments like blue and social bonds.
17 July 2023, 13:00 – 14:00 (GMT +2)
EIB participant: Ricardo Mourinho Félix, Vice-President

Closing remarks for EU-LAC Business Round Table
17 July 2023, 14:00 – 14:30 (GMT +2)
EIB participant: Werner Hoyer, President
Read President Hoyer's speech

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The EIB in the Americas and the Caribbean

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The Global Gateway in Latin America and the Caribbean

EIB Global Reports 2023: The story and the impact

European Investment Bank Group Activity Report 2022

What it will take to transform development finance

EIB: Financial Report 2022

EIB Global: Partnerships people impact

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Sustainable cities and regions

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EIB Lunch Dialogues

The Permanent Representation of the EIB in Brussels organises events about current affairs.

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Nov

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The EIB at the UN Climate Conference (COP29)

Follow us at the 29^th session of the United Nations Climate Conference (COP29), where we will join government representatives, international organisations, the private sector and civil society groups in making progress towards financing a just transition and reaching the world’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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