The Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly - EuroLat was created in 2006. Its Constituent Session took place on 8 and 9 October in Brussels. EuroLat is the parliamentary institution of the Bi-regional Strategic Association established in June 1999 in the context of the EU-CELAC Summit (between European Union-Latin American and Caribbean). EuroLat adopts and submits resolutions and recommendations to the various organizations, institutions and ministerial groups responsible for development of the Bi-regional Strategic Association. EuroLat is a multilateral Parliamentary Assembly composed of 150 members, 75 from the European Parliament and 75 from the Latin American component, including Parlatino (Latin American Parliament), Parlandino (Andean Parliament), Parlacen (Central American Parliament) and Parlasur (Mercosur Parliament). The Mexican and Chilean Congresses are also represented in view of the Joint Parliamentary Committees EU/Mexico and EU/Chile. EuroLat members are designated according to each Parliament's internal rules in order to reflect the multiplicity of political groups and countries represented in each of those Parliaments and Congresses. EuroLat is organised according to the following structure: • Plenary Session • Executive Bureau • Standing Committees • Working Groups • Secretariat Two Co-Presidents chair the Assembly, one European and one Latin American. The Co-Presidents alongside 14 Co-Vice Presidents (7 from each side) compose the Executive Bureau. This body coordinates the work of the Assembly, monitors its activities and maintains relations with the EU-CELAC Summit, the EU-LAC Foundation, the ministerial conferences and Groups of High-Level Officials and Ambassadors. Each EuroLat body comprises an equal number of members per component. Decision making is mainly based on the work of four Standing Committees: • Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights • Economic, Financial and Commercial Affairs • Social Affairs, Youth and Children, Human Exchanges, Education and Culture • Sustainable Development, the Environment, Energy Policy, Research, Innovation and Technology The motions for resolution and recommendations adopted by a Committee are then considered and voted by the Assembly - generally on the basis of simple majority. The Committees and Executive Bureau meet at least twice a year, one session running in parallel with the annual Plenary Session. Further, a Working Group (WG) concentrates on a temporary basis on EU-LAC Migration Issues. Official EuroLat languages are the official languages of the EU. EuroLat working languages are English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish. Representatives from the EU-CELAC Summit, the Council of Ministers, the European Commission, the EEAS, the EU-ALC Foundation and various regional groups and ministerial conferences devoted to the development and consolidation of the Bi-regional Strategic Association, may actively participate in EuroLat meetings. What is EuroLat? Composition of the Assembly How does EuroLat work? Official and Working Languages EuroLat Inter-Institutional Relations