The "Latin America Regional Programming Document 2007-2013" focus cooperation with Latin American countries in three strategic focal sectors:
(a) Social cohesion, reduction of poverty, inequalities and exclusion
(b) Regional integration and
(c) Investing in people and increasing mutual understanding
According to the "2007-2010 Regional Indicative Programme", priority to statistics is:
"Support for the development of statistics, databases and policy instruments, demonstration projects, exchanges of experience and good practice by national, regional and local authorities;
Continuation and adjustment of EUROsociAL and URB-AL by involving the regions and taking account of the results of evaluations;
Development of an information system and introduction of a regular reporting system on social cohesion by recognised institutions;
Use of statistics and, if need be, establishment of indicators on social cohesion (poverty, inequalities and exclusion), analysis of impact on social cohesion of reforms and initiatives, and regional integration; widespread dissemination".
