• 30 October 2015

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    Category : Opinion

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    The engine room of the EUROsociAL annual conference

    Every EUROsociAL annual conference has had its engine room. In Lima, it was Room 212; in Brussels, the office of the FIIAPP “antenna”; in Antigua, we lost ourselves in the corridors and cloisters of the Training Centre; and lastly, in Madrid, it was the Octavio Paz room.

    Sala de máquinas del encuentro

    Each place has its share of anecdotes. In Lima we would gather after dinner until the wee hours in an atmosphere that resembled a newsroom more than a hotel room. There, the phone stopped ringing at two in the morning... but at five it was ringing again. Your humble...

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  • 01 October 2015

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    Category : Reportage

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    17 objectives for transforming our world

    FIIAPP shares the 17 objectives and 169 associated goals to be achieved under the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda for the next 15 years.

    The European Union defines the 2030 Agenda as a universal framework for all countries to help eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development by 2030. The Agenda, which was adopted at the United Nations headquarters, includes a set of

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  • 03 September 2015

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    Category : Interview

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    “The EU has a very powerful security strategy right now”

    The head of FIIAPP's Security and Justice team explains the Foundation's work in the fight against drug trafficking and the EU's anti-terrorism efforts.

    Ana Hernández, manager of FIIAPP's Security and Justice Team.

    Ensuring the security of citizens is a major objective in FIIAPP's work. All over the world, the Foundation develops cooperation projects funded by the European Commission in the areas of security, the fight aga...

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  • 20 August 2015

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    Category : Reportage

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    Linking two worlds

    Crónica desde El Alto (Bolivia) acerca del asesoramiento gratuito sobre impuestos que ofrecen estudiantes universitarios de esta ciudad a sus habitantes.

    El “Metro de los cielos” conecta las ciudades de La Paz y El Alto y transporta cada día a 90.000 ciudadanos.

    We take on altitude sickness and cross the air above thousands of dwellings to learn about the Accounting and Tax Support Centre (NAF) at the Public University of El Alto (UPEA) in Bolivia. They sa...

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