Panama to host data center for EU space program  

 
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The summit of foreign ministers from Central American and Caribbean countries,  with Joseph Borrell, Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, ended Tuesday with the announcement that Panama and the EU agreed to establish a regional data center in Panama for the EU's space program, aimed at increasing the capacities of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in managing the environment, mitigating the effects of climate change and disaster risk reduction. The details of the agreement are being finalized between the Foreign Ministry and the Directorate General for Defense Industry and Space of the EU.

Borrell, Vice President of the European Commission, met with 17 Central American and Caribbean foreign ministers to discuss the economic impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the region