Main  Sites of Interest  Cooperation Programmes between Mexico and the European Union   Cooperation Programmes between Mexico and the European Union   AL-INVEST Launched in 1993 by the European Commission, this programme has consolidated as an efficient Launched in 1993 by the European Commission, this programme has been consolidated as an efficient cooperation instrument betweenthe European SMEs and Latin American Companies. A network of European Union’s and Latin America’s Operators collaborate in the organisation of meetings (also known as «sectoral meetings») between active companies of the same sector on both sides of the Atlantic.  http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/al-invest/index_es.htm    @LIS This cooperation programme of the European Commission proposes to reinforce cooperation between the European Union and Latin America in the information partnership environment. The programme aspires to respond to the needs of local communities, promote dialogue in policies and regulation matters and increase the interconnection capability between researchers of the two regions.  http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/alis/index_es.htm    URB-AL The URB-AL programme is based on  cooperation networks, constituted on a theme basis, directed to solving concrete problems of local urban development. The purpose of the theme networks is to allow the exchange of experiences, the definition of common problems, the articulation of mechanisms and action instruments, the diffusion of good practices and the monitoring of the common selected projects.  http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/urbal/index_es.htm    Latin America Academic Formation (ALFA, by its acronym in Spanish) It is a cooperation programme between Higher Education Institutions of the European Union and Latin America.  http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/alfa/index_es.htm