Institute brings International Organizations and ambassadors from the sub-region to Portugal. Organized by IPDAL, in partnership with the European University, the II Forum Portugal-Caribbean and Central America discussed the sub-regional Strategic Partnership of this group of countries with the European Union and in particular with Portugal. The initiative included the participation of the Executive Director of the EU-LAC Foundation, Paola Amadei, and the Secretary General of the Central American Social Integration Secretariat (SISCA), Alfredo Suárez Mieses, who sent a video message especially for this initiative. In his speech, the head of SISCA made a point of praising the work of…
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António Guterres and María Ángela Holguín call for the strengthening of multilateral cooperation, in the eighth edition of the “Strategic Triangle” Meeting. The Secretary General of the United Nations and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia highlighted their participation in the main platform for political and economic dialogue on the Atlantic, in Portugal. António Guterres sent a video message, where he praised the ability of the three continents to respond to the global challenges facing humanity. María Ángela Holguín analyzed the asymmetries that exist between the vertices of the triangle and defended a commitment to political dialogue, with…
The VIII Meeting “Strategic Triangle: Latin America – Europe – Africa” will feature a special message from the Secretary-General of the United Nations. António Guterres accepted the IPDAL challenge to deliver a message to the initiative’s participants about the importance of relations between the three continents and the capacity of Latin America, Europe and Africa to respond to some of the greatest challenges facing humanity, such as such as climate change, migration or gender equality. IPDAL interprets the message sent by the UN Secretary General as an incentive to carry out the initiative, corroborating the centrality of the theme and…
The President of the Institute was with Gabriela Michetti, as part of the visit of the Vice-President of Argentina to Lisbon. Paulo Neves was invited to the official dinner, where several of the most representative protagonists of the bilateral relationship between Portugal and Argentina were invited, directors of large companies and official entities. The President of IPDAL takes the opportunity to reiterate to the Vice-President the excellent relations that the Institute maintains with various Argentine institutions and personalities, as well as with the main actors in the bilateral dialogue. Board member Jorge Costa was present at the private breakfast, which…
IPDAL organizes a conference on partnership opportunities between Portugal and China in Latin America and Africa. In co-organization with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, the Institute carried out an unprecedented initiative to debate Portugal’s role as a platform for Chinese investments in Latin America and Africa. The conference “Portugal-China: Trilateral Cooperation within the scope of the Belt and Road Initiative” brought together personalities such as António Martins da Cruz, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, Zha Peixin, member of the Foreign Policy Advisory Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, José António García Belaunde,…
IPDAL has once again joined the most prestigious academic initiative on Hispanic linguistics in Portugal. On April 2nd, IPDAL offered a reception to participants, organizers and guests of the VIII Hispanic Linguistics Conference. This is a way of signaling the Institute’s support for the initiative which, this year, brought representatives from more than 20 countries from five continents to Lisbon. At the Literary Guild, the President of IPDAL highlighted the importance that the Institute attaches to academic activities for deepening relations between Portugal and Latin America and for promoting dialogues for peace, an example of which is the Hispanic Linguistics…
The Institute supported the EU-LAC Foundation in organizing the “Proposals and Recommendations for EU-LAC Cultural Initiatives” initiative. In addition to participating in the working sessions, with more than 60 experts in cultural matters, coming from Latin America and European countries, IPDAL offered two receptions to participants: the first consisted of a private visit to the Museum of Ancient Art and the second a cocktail at the Literary Guild From the forum brainstorming, which on the 25th and 26th of March 2019 mobilized directors of museums, archaeological centers, galleries and theaters, as well as programming managers, exhibition curators and other specialists,…
The President and Secretary General of the Institute had meetings with the main Spanish and international institutions that work with Latin America. On the 5th, 6th and 13th of February, IPDAL leaders met in the Spanish capital, with previous ministers, think tanks , international organizations, business and academic foundations, with multilateral banks and with prominent Ibero-American political actors. The objective of the trip was to present the Institute’s calendar of initiatives for 2019 and establish new partnerships that will allow IPDAL to achieve its growth strategy and international affirmation. Caption: 1) Paulo Neves, President of IPDAL, and Miguel Ángel Cortés,…
Speaking to Dinheiro Vivo, the Secretary General of IPDAL argued that Portuguese institutions must actively participate in the country’s economic recovery. Read the news here or through the link: https://www.dinheirovivo.pt/economia/vendas-a-caracas-valem-menos-de-quatro-milhoes-mas-compras-subiram-com-a-crise/ For Filipe Domingues, “what we need is to have strong participation by Portuguese companies and institutions in the economic recovery of Venezuela”. Faced with the drop in exports from Portugal to Venezuela, the Secretary General of IPDAL preferred to draw attention to the need and opportunity for Portuguese companies to take advantage of the historical presence of Portuguese communities on the ground to place themselves at the forefront of actors…
The report “How can Latin America represent 5% of Portuguese exports?” was highlighted in several foreign media. The EFE agency, La Expansión and El Economista published statements by the Secretary General of IPDAL explaining the importance of the document which aims to contribute to the doubling of Portuguese exports to the region. The Institute representative argued that Portuguese communities in countries like Brazil or Venezuela “are essential for us to have competitive advantages and access knowledge that many of our competitors do not have. It’s a way to differentiate ourselves, especially from the United States and China.” Filipe Domingues drew…
Updated: Nov 30, 2020 On January 15th, the workshop “Promoting Latin American destinations in Portugal” took place in the auditorium of BTL – Lisbon Tourism Fair, with the presence of Bernardo Trindade, Secretary of State for Tourism; António Menezes, CEO of SATA; Paula Canada, from TAP; José Minguez, from Air Europa; Luís Araújo, Administrator of the Pestana Group; Jorge Rebelo de Almeida, President of the Vila Galé Group and Miguel Carvalho Marques, CEO of Record Trips. Ambassadors from all Latin American embassies in Portugal were present at this event, represented at the “highest level”. The objective of this joint initiative…
The economy of the Latin American region is expected to accelerate its growth to 1.7% in 2019. Last year, it grew 1.2%. According to CEPAL (United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America), the country with the most dynamic growth was Mexico, which increased from 2.1%, recorded in 2017, to 2.2% in 2018. The sub- The region that recorded the greatest acceleration was the Caribbean, which saw its economic growth increase from 0.2% to 1.9%. According to the preliminary balance of the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, which you can consult in full here or by following the link…