BRIDGE WATCH: values and democracy in the EU and Latin American

2026-07-22

The “BRIDGE WATCH: values and democracy in the UE and Latin America” aims to analyze the significant developments related to important values in Latin America (LA) and at EU level, both positive and negative, to verify the effective sharing of them between these regions in order to build bridges of dialogue and exchange of best practices with focus on civil society, stakeholders, policymakers and scientific researchers. The EU’s relations with LA are multifaceted and conducted at different levels. Few regions in the world can boast such strong ties, rooted in the joint history, languages, identities and a shared commitment to democracy, human rights, the rule of law and multilateralism. The topicality of the theme is demonstrated in view of recent events that highlight the difficulties faced by democracy around the world and, in particular, in LA, leading this project to analyze the following topics: Rule of Law; Democracy; Human Rights, Dignity and Equality; Digital Transition and Innovative Solutions; Free and Fair Trade towards an Inclusive Economies and Green Transitions and Sustainable Societies. Specifically, the project foresees 14 outputs, including the creation of the BRIDGE Watch whose result is to send an Annual Report to the European Commission and to the competent national LA authorities containing analysis of data and information about these values collected in ten LA countries, providing a synthesis of significant developments and comparing with the European standards, filling a gap in an empirical study in this area, methodologically planned and scientifically executed, including specific recommendations. Other actions include the consolidation and deepen of some activities already developed under the 620744-EPP-1-2020-1-BR-EPPJMO-NETWORK, such as the Latin American Journal of European Studies, the Observatory on European Studies, the Monograph Contests for young researchers and the promotion of Training Courses and events in different countries.

Portugal

2025-10-15