Technical and political bridges in the face of a common challenge
Created between 1994 and 1998, the EU-CELAC Coordination and Cooperation Mechanism on Drugs is an institutionalised space for bi-regional dialogue, made up of 33 CELAC countries and 27 EU countries. It is based on the principle of common and shared responsibility. Its functioning comprises rotating European and Latin American co-presidencies, annual High Level Meetings (HLMs) and Technical Committees every six months, as well as joint Political Declarations every five years.
Since its inception, COPOLAD III has provided technical support to the Mechanism, in permanent coordination with the Council of the EU, the European Commission (DG INTPA, DG Home), the European External Action Service (EEAS), the CELAC Diplomatic Missions in Brussels and other key actors. This positioning favours the alignment of the Programme’s actions with high-level bi-regional political commitments on drugs.
COPOLAD III is aimed at supporting the challenges faced by the Mechanism to fulfil its role as a technical-political space for discussion. The programme contributes to facilitating the participation of CELAC countries in particular, and carries out dissemination and external communication actions for the Mechanism. Likewise, the technical reports prepared by COPOLAD III provide technical inputs for the Mechanism’s debate.
1 Implementing partner:
FIIAPP (Fundación Internacional y para Iberoamérica de Administraciones Públicas)
