06/12/2023 - EU External Action in Latin American and Caribbean – The Case of Dominican Republic

WHEN: 6 December 2023, 12:00–13:20

WHERE: MUP Prague-Strašnice building, Dubečská 900/10, Room 307

• How does the EU provide development aid, conduct foreign policy actions and promote fundamental rights in the Dominican Republic?
• What types of support does the EU provide to further its objectives?
• What is the impact of the EU action in the country?
• What are the challenges in the day-to-day implementation?

Lucia Argüellová worked at the EU Delegation to the Dominican Republic between 2021–2023 with an agenda of social cohesion, migration, culture, gender, human rights and civil society. Earlier, she directed the Latin American programming at the NGO People in Need. She is a graduate of the Metropolitan University and she was an associate researcher at its Ibero-American Center.

Open lecture is followed by a discussion moderated by Dr. Kateřina Březinová, the Head of Iberoamerican Centre of the MUP.