Best practices

Bi-regional negotiations on a comprehensive free trade agreement have been going on between the EU and the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) since 1999, in which the EU has demanded far-reaching liberalisation commitments. The project shed light on the often-neglected relationship between human rights, the environment and international trade, and aims to strengthen civil society monitoring of the bi-regional relations.

In Colombia the Hanns Seidel Foundation makes a contribution towards the development of a more democratic, constitutional state based on principles of good governance, the rule of law and a culture of peace.
Project activities are aiming at achieving a new quality in policy formulation and implementation by forming qualified, political leaders, modernizing institutions and strengthening the participation of the civil society in public affairs.

Taking your life in your own hands necessitates capacity building right from the start. In order to achieve self-sustainable living conditions for peasants and craftsmen in the communities of Santiago Atitlán, San Pedro La Laguna, San Juan La Laguna, San Pablo La Laguna, Santa Clara La Laguna and Santa María Visitación a capacity building with and for the Federation of Mayan People and its members was started.