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Latin America and the European Union have strengthened their alliances against organised crime through the EL PAcCTO programme This is the result of over five years of work, with important results that have strengthened coordination and cooperation against crime between the two regions. READ MORE   First CLASI Ministerial Summit in Argentina The Summit was closed by the President of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, who called for “being uncompromising in the fight against organized crime”.   READ MORE

Joint Investigation Teams, a sophisticated tool for international legal cooperation The second meeting between Latin American contact points and the European Eurojust agency was held in Buenos Aires to further strengthen communication between the two regions. READ MORE   Illegal timber trade targeted in the EU and Brazil Joint actions bring together source and destination countries to combat the illegal trade of timber coming also from the Amazon forest   READ MORE

Uruguay and Paraguay discuss alternative measures to deprivation of liberty The National Institute for Adolescent Social Inclusion (INISA) has received support from EL PAcCTO to train its staff on this key issue for prison management. In addition, the first meeting of the CTI was held in Paraguay with a focus on overcrowding READ MORE