THE BLOG OF THE FIIAPP. Spanish cooperation
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We travel to Caquetá (Colombia) with the EU-funded EUROsociAL+ programme. In this first instalment, we find out about the tax culture in one of the territories that has existed for decades on the margins of the state, engulfed in the armed conflict
Arrival in Caquetá (Colombia)Our twin-engine plane touches down in Florencia, capital of Caquetá Department, the gateway to the Colombian Amazon. The storm which preceded our arrival has left the evening bright and clean. The sun melts onto the strikingly beautiful emerald green landscape. Zebu cattle surrounded by whi...
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Cities are becoming key hubs from which to fight climate change. In Latin America, Euroclima+ supports mitigation policies to reduce emissions
"Sustainable cities" are one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)When pollution levels increase, public transport in Paris is free. And only “clean” vehicles can enter the city. In Brussels and Copenhagen, priority is given to bicycles. Or the speed limit is reduced, as in Madrid. While London, Oslo and Stockholm use tolls to restrict traffic. Ot...
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"There is a lot to see in Kiev, many attractions. It is the unknown city of Europe"
Manuel Marión on one of his trips to TanzaniaWe discover Kiev (Ukraine) with Manuel Marión, deputy director of the UE-ACT project seconded to the city. He tells us some anecdotes and about ...
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The project against organised crime and drug trafficking trains the institutions involved in the country
Training as part of the projectA few weeks ago, the director for Latin America and the Caribbean at EuropeAid, Jolita Butkeviciene, tweeted that "the European Union does not impose programmes, it backs national policies; this is our way of looking at cooperation". These s...
