EU-Latin America Cooperation on Civil Aviation

Cooperación entre La Unión Europea y América Latina en Materia de Aviación Civil

About EU-LAC APP II

EU-Latin America Cooperation on Civil Aviation II (EU-LAC APP II)

On 21 December 2021 EASA signed a contract with the European Commission Foreign Policy Instrument (FPI) to manage an EU Aviation Project for the cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean on Civil Aviation.

The new contract is a continuation of EU LAC APP I, which ended on 31 May 2022 after 4.5 years.

The new contract runs from 1 June 2022 until 31 May 2025 with the total budget of 4 million EUR.

About EU-LAC APP I

EU-Latin America Cooperation on Civil Aviation I (EU-LAC APP I)

In December 2017 EASA signed a contract with the European Commission to manage an EU Aviation Project for the cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean on Civil Aviation.

In line with the Europe 2020 strategy and the European Commission’s Aviation Strategy for Europe[1], this project will develop and support European and Latin America interests in Civil Aviation, with a focus on RSOOs such as ACSA, CASSOS, SRVSOP and the following countries - Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico - by strengthening institutional links, promoting regulatory harmonisation, addressing capacity limitations and supporting environmental protection and climate action.

[1] An Aviation Strategy for Europe, COM(2015) 598 final of 07.12.2015

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