Colombia and the European Union share an extensive and diverse bilateral agenda in which the most influential issues are energy, competitiveness, mining, education, innovation, science and technology, biodiversity, climate change, infrastructure, and expansion of trade and investment.

There are mechanisms for dialogue in political matters; human rights; security and defence, which are what allow bilateral relations between Colombia and the EU to be constantly strengthened with several high-level meetings.

This network of relations is complemented by the dialogue that exists in matters of cooperation (bilateral and regional) and the mechanism of the Committee of the Trade Agreement between Colombia and the European Union.

The Embassy of Colombia to the Kingdom of Belgium is also concurrent to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and a mission to the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

[3] Colombia and the European Union share an extensive and diverse bilateral agenda in which the most influential topics are energy, competitiveness, mining, education, innovation, science and technology, biodiversity, climate change, infrastructure, and the expansion of trade and investment.

There are mechanisms for dialogue on political matters, human rights, security and defence, which allow bilateral relations between Colombia and the EU to be constantly strengthened with several high-level meetings.

This network of relations is complemented by the dialogue that exists in matters of cooperation (bilateral and regional) and the mechanism of the Committee of the Trade Agreement between Colombia and the European Union.

On the Colombian side, the internal process for its approval in the Congress of the Republic began in November 2012 and lasted until June 5, 2013, ending with the sanction of President Juan Manuel Santos, through Law 1669 of 16 July 2013.

The president of the republic, through Decree 1513 of 18 July 2013, provisionally applied the Trade Agreement and notified the European Union of the fulfillment of the internal procedures required for this purpose.

This gives rise to a common challenge between Colombia and the EU to negotiate and sign an ‘’’Association Agreement’’’, which will allow them to strengthen their political dialogue, intensify their cooperation and enhance their reciprocal trade.

International Maritime Transport Services Scope, Definition and Principles: Extend the benefits of this Title only to the shipping companies of the Parties that meet the requirement of establishment in the national territory.

National Treatment and Non-Discrimination: Guarantee that our suppliers, products and services will be treated like their European counterparts, and that the procedures and conditions of participation do not constitute barriers to access.

Relationship with the business community: Availability of legislation, procedures, tariffs and charges by electronic means and existence of a reasonable period of time for modifications before they come into force.

This will allow for greater economic growth and the creation of stable and well-paid jobs by taking advantage of one of the largest and most dynamic markets in the world, in which our competitors have or will soon have preferential access.

Rules of Origin: This chapter defines the minimum transformation conditions required to ensure that the benefit of the agreed-upon liberalisation programs is received by the goods produced in the territory of the Parties.

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: This chapter covers commitments to ensure that trade in agricultural and agro-industrial goods is facilitated and thus allow effective access for our products to the European market.

In the Temporary Entry of Natural Persons for Business Purposes, commitments were established to create the necessary conditions to facilitate the entry and temporary stay of key personnel, graduate interns, sellers of commercial services, contractual service providers and independent professionals and persons on short business visits; in accordance with the preferential trade relationship between Colombia and the EU.

The "Trade Agreement between Colombia and Peru and the European Union and its Member States", signed in Brussels, Belgium, on 26 June 2012, complied with the procedure provided for in articles 150, 189 and 241 of the Political Constitution for the application of treaties, namely, it was approved by the Congress of the Republic through Law 1669 of 2013.

The European Union, in its desire to expand its influence by reaching out to countries with economic and social difficulties in Latin America, has declared peace and stability in Colombia a priority for all its member states in recent times.

This is a trust fund (EUTF) that the European Union has used as a financing vehicle since 2013, for its development cooperation in situations that require large-scale support through flexible, responsive mechanisms that offer concrete results more quickly.

The fund's interventions are designed based on the concrete situations and specific needs that arise in the regions and are characterised by promoting a broad and inclusive dialogue in the territory, between communities, local authorities and the private sector, which feed into the strategies adopted.

Its commitment is to respond in an effective and coordinated manner to the needs in terms of peace consolidation and economic and social development of the territories most affected by the armed conflict, channelling the contributions from its donors.

The main objective of this fund is to support the implementation of the peace process between the Government of Colombia and the FARC and to accompany the Colombian population to overcome the effects of 50 years of armed conflict.

The activities carried out are concentrated on the early recovery and stabilisation of the territories most affected by the conflict, with special emphasis on rural development, supporting programs for public administration reform, decentralisation and citizen participation.

At the same time, it seeks to strengthen the participation of civil society, promote gender equality, reinforce resilience in the most vulnerable population groups and accompany the process of reincorporation into civilian life of the signatories of the peace.

It is established as an instrument for articulation, coordination and governance between the fund's projects, whose objective is to generate a space for meeting with partners and institutions and to reach certain agreements in operational and strategic terms.

These spaces, which include the participation of Cooperation Officers from the Delegation of the European Union, allow for the exchange of key information on territorial contexts and local dynamics, to work together on positioning and political advocacy strategies, to share and transfer methodologies, tools and good practices, and to facilitate the articulation of actions and the complementarity of interventions.

The objective of this was to establish and consolidate in the three regions of the country territorial, institutional, social, economic and cultural spaces and processes, prioritized and sustainable, resulting in a lower level of conflict and violence, as well as vulnerability of the population.

Democratic governance, institutional strengthening and citizen participation; a sustainable socioeconomic development that improves the living conditions of the target population in harmony with the environment.

It sought to establish and consolidate political initiatives for peace and equitable development in the country in consultation between Civil Society and the Government of Colombia, based on territorial, institutional, social, economic and cultural spaces and processes, prioritised and sustainable, which would contribute to generating inputs for the construction of public policies, the result of which would be a lower level of conflict and violence.