Latin America
YOUNG POLITICAL LEADERS ROUNDTABLES
EPD held 2 EU-Latin America countries Young Political Leaders meetings (April 2009 and April 2010) during which representatives from Youth Wings of Political Parties in Latin America met leaders from the Youth Wings of European Political Parties in Brussels. The Round Tables were the result of a joint effort by EPD and Fundación Internacional y para Iberoamérica de Administración y Políticas Públicas (FIIAPP) from Spain.
The Round Tables focused on the role of political parties in the processes of supranational integration and creating a space for the exchange of experiences between Leaders from Youth Wings of European Political Parties and Young Latin American Leaders.
The forums gathered together some 20 young political leaders from Latin America as well as representatives from the Youth Wings of European Political Parties (EPP, PES, European Liberal Party and European Green Party).
One of the main conclusions of the debate was that favoring the establishment of spaces for multiparty-cross-national political debate among political leaders is an important step in order to build stronger ties between Europe and Latin America. Platforms of this sort offer participants a unique opportunity for exchanging experiences and mutual learning as well as for building dense cross-national and cross-regional networks of individuals, based on shared values and perceptions of common challenges
HONDURAS ELECTION OBSERVATION AND REPORT
EPD joined the IRI and NDI in an electoral observation mission to Honduras during the elections held on the 29th of November 2009. As a result the EPD managed to start contacts with EC officials in Honduras as well as the Embassy of the US and various political actors and institutions in the country in view of potential new actions to contribute to the stabilization of the country and the consolidation of democratic rule. EPD produced a report on the situation in Honduras which is electronically accessible here.