They noticed that there was a lack of understanding of each other’s region among politicians, high officials and the society in general. Everyone ignores each other’s reality, and yet we live in a globalized world in which international relations define our lives. Due to their respective lives, both have an overall understanding of the two regions. They decided to raise their voices because politicians do not listen to the citizens opinions. This blog is not meant to publish thorough analysis, none of the two people writing are researchers. It is just an attempt at giving opinions on matters that they are interested in, based on facts and ideas to connect both continents. English, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese will be the languages of writing depending on the subject: both consider indeed that languages are a great advantage when it comes to understanding the reality between the two regions. The title adresses this idea: Mi EU/LAC stands for “Mutual initiative European Union/Latin America and the Caribbean”. In Spanish, “Mi” means “My”, so the title also corresponds to an attempt at passing on the idea that this blog is theirs, two citizens from those two regions that just want to connect people through ideas.
