The President and Secretary General of IPDAL were received, in a formal audience, by the new Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Dr. Teresa Ribeiro For around 45 minutes, IPDAL leaders spoke with the government official about the strategy and priorities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in matters of diplomatic relations and cooperation between Portugal and Latin America. SENEC, which was previously in the Union for the Mediterranean and AICEP, received IPDAL members shortly after taking office as a member of the XXI Constitutional Government
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President of the Institute launched IPDAL’s next challenges, at the 13th anniversary reception. Paulo Neves argued that “IPDAL is strategic for Portugal” and that it is, increasingly, a global institution, with the duty to articulate interests and generate knowledge about the main global actors. In front of ambassadors from Latin America, Africa, Europe and Asia, representatives of the Civil House of the President of the Republic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international institutions and large companies, the President of IPDAL presented the Institute’s next three major initiatives for 2019. Paulo Neves also made a point of highlighting that, despite the…
The President and Secretary General of IPDAL were received by the G7+. Having identified several common perspectives and interests, the two institutions committed to carrying out joint initiatives. IPDAL leaders discussed with the G7+ Secretary General cooperation between fragile states, emerging opportunities in the Atlantic space and the role of civil society in fostering partnerships capable of generating value for populations. The G7+ is an international organization that has its hub European Union in Lisbon and was created on the initiative of Timor-Leste. It brings together fragile, developing States, affected by natural disasters or with serious political instability. Countries such…
Ambassadors from all over the world travel through the culture of Latin America at IPDAL’s VII Sunset Party. On July 12, 2018, the Institute and Grupo Visabeira once again provided a Latin American experience to the hundreds of guests and Friends of IPDAL who were present. The Zambezi terrace saw the gathering of ambassadors and diplomats from Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia, deputies to the Assembly of the Republic, representatives of international organizations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, AICEP, businesspeople and association leaders. Peru was the guest country, with the embassy creating its own space where it held a…
It was as a Consultative Observer of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) that IPDAL attended the work of the colloquium on “Portuguese-Based Creoles”. The initiative was attended by ambassadors and diplomatic representatives from CPLP and Observer countries, as well as Portuguese and foreign academics who are dedicated to research and preservation of this linguistic heritage. At the Colloquium – which marked the end of the Portuguese Language and Culture Day Celebrations at CPLP – native speakers of Creole participated, testifying to the living presence of the various “Creoulophone” communities spread across the African and Asian continents.
IPDAL contributed to the “ALL WE ARE PARENTS” initiative, promoted by the National Museum of Ancient Art (MNAA). The President of IPDAL guarantees that “the Institute remains committed to supporting all types of initiatives that promote and defend the common values shared by our Latin culture and identity, whether in America or Europe and especially in Portugal. We increasingly feel the obligation to be at the forefront of supporting these types of causes, which we consider fundamental for the country.” The objective of this campaign is to raise the €40,000 needed to restore the largest nativity scene in the MNAA…
IPDAL convenes former and current Presidents, Prime Ministers and Ministers from Latin America, Europe and Africa. The South Atlantic must be strengthened, more than ever, to balance the emergence of the Pacific and the uncertainty of the North Atlantic. This is one of the main messages from the participants of the VII Meeting “Strategic Triangle: Latin America – Europe – Africa”, which IPDAL organized on the 14th and 15th of May. The initiative, co-organized with SEGIB and Caixa Geral de Depóstiso, brought together figures such as the current Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Spain, Alfonso Dastis, and of Argentina, Jorge…
IPDAL signed a memorandum of understanding with the European University. On April 12, 2018, Paulo Neves, President of the Institute, and Pedro Barbas Homem, rector of the EU, formalized the partnership relationship that the two institutions have been building in favor of promoting knowledge about Latin America in Portugal. IPDAL makes its resources available to students at the European University, which belongs to the largest Higher Education group in the world, Laureate International Universities, present in more than 24 countries, with emphasis on Latin America. The two institutions share the mission of contributing to the development of global society through…
As part of an initiative by the IPDAL Academy, Paulo Neves was invited to give a class at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences (FCSH) of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL). The central theme of the session was “Portugal as hub in the Atlantic triangulation: Latin America-Europe-Africa” but even broader topics were discussed, such as China’s position in the world and its geostrategic influence, current scourges and future challenges in the face of the current multipolar reality. In front of a room with more than thirty Portuguese and foreign students studying Development Theories and Policies and also Political…
Paulo Neves participated in the seminar organized by CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the London School of Economics. On January 19th, in London, the topic “Leadership, resilience and development for an era of instability” was debated with several international experts, policymakers, academics and opinion makers. The major challenges that Latin America faces in the global context, increasingly marked by unpredictability, were discussed. It was highlighted that although the region is not at the center of the geopolitical changes and crises affecting the world, it is inevitably affected by them and cannot escape phenomena such as climate change.…
IPDAL publishes the study presented at the X Tourism Forum “Portugal – Latin America”, with the evolution of the relationship between the country and the region over the last 10 years. INTRODUCTORY NOTE After 10 years of consecutively bringing together Latin American ambassadors in Lisbon with the main actors in Portuguese tourism, IPDAL made a commitment to analyze the evolution of tourist exchanges between the country and the region, since precisely 2008. At a time when the sector is showing unprecedented relevance in the Portuguese economy, registering absolute records in tourist arrivals, various investments, job creation, innovation in the provision…
The President and Secretary General of IPDAL carried out a working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco. On February 13, 2018, the Institute’s directors held meetings in Rabat, with the country’s two main think tanks. Both at the Institut Royal des Études Stratégiques and at the OCP Policy Center, they were received at the highest level. At the meetings, topics of common interest to the respective institutions were discussed and joint initiatives were prepared. It is recalled that, in December 2017, the President of IPDAL was invited to participate in the prestigious Atlantic Dialogues, organized by the OCP Policy Center…