The 2025 CELAC-EU Presidential Summit, positioned between the UNFCCC COP30 Leaders segment and COP30 itself, is a key opportunity to redefine bi-regional cooperation on the basis of shared rules, mutual accountability, and multilateral action. EU-Latin American and Caribbean relations have historically been shaped by colonial legacies, unequal trade, and structural dependencies. This Summit can establish a new partnership model —one that strengthens both multilateralism.
and sovereignty, advances climate justice, and addresses structural inequalities. This joint statement by Climate Action Network Latin America and Climate Action Network Europe lays out key expectations toward CELAC and EU leaders. Civil society, Indigenous Peoples, women, youth, disabled people, Afro-descendants, local communities, and environmental defenders will convene separately for the Civil Society Forum in Bogotá (6–7 November), but our exclusion from the Summit itself unfortunately risks turning it into a closed diplomatic event rather than a platform for equitable, inclusive and accountable decision-making.
CELAC and EU Leaders must now show vision, accountability, and leadership that deliver hope for people and the planet.
Read the JOINT STATEMENT EU CELAC
