Component 3 of AL-INVEST Verde for intellectual property rights (IPR), AL-INVEST Verde IPR, implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), has produced a comprehensive study on the modernisation of Paraguay's Designs Law No. 868/81. Between April and November, AL-INVEST Verde IPR provided technical support to the National Directorate
The Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP), through its Cyber Operations Laboratory (CiberLab), coordinated Operation 404.8 against digital piracy, with technical support from Component 3 of AL-INVEST Verde for intellectual property rights (IPR), AL-INVEST Verde IPR, implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). This action
The Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa), with the support of the European Union's AL-INVEST Verde programme and the European Union Delegation in Chile, together with Eurochile, launched Phase II of the project to adapt the beef and forestry chains to the European Union's Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR). This milestone marks the beginning
Component 1 of the AL-INVEST Verde programme was represented at the LAC-EU Business Forum, which took place within the framework of the 2025 EU-CELAC Summit, through the participation of its beneficiary SMEs. These SMEs from the food and industry sectors were selected to attend this high-level event due to their commitment to the programme.
Representatives of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and of the states that have joined the socio-environmental traceability platform SeloVerde, supported by AL-INVEST Verde, presented their experience in the implementation of this tool, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP30, which is being held in Belém do Pará, Brazil, from the 10th to the 30th of October.
From 3 to 7 November, AL-INVEST Verde participated in the Altamira Summit held in Altamira, in the Brazilian state of Pará. Organised by the Team Europe Initiative on Deforestation-Free Value Chains, of which AL-INVEST Verde is a member, this event brought together representatives from government, the private sector and international cooperation.
More than 200 representatives of governments, the private sector, international organisations and producers from Latin America and the European Union met in Medellín (Colombia) from 6 to 10 October, convened by the European Union's AL-INVEST Verde programme, which organised its annual #CONEXIÓNVerde+ event in the capital of Antioquia. During the closing day, held on Friday
AL-INVEST Verde participated in the 7th European Business Parliament, an event that brought together private sector representatives from across Europe and Latin America to discuss the challenges and opportunities of sustainable trade and business cooperation. The presence of the programme allowed to share the progress made in strengthening Latin American SMEs and promoting more sustainable business practices.
On 31 October, the closing event of the VISEC (Sectoral Vision of the Gran Chaco) mentoring, developed by Component 3 for intellectual property rights, implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), took place. The initiative sought to reinforce the soybean and beef value chains in Argentina through
