Ekaterina Belova

• Affiliation: Institute for Latin American studies
  
• Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Ilona Gritsenko

• Affiliation: Institute for Latin American studies
  
• Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Olga Averina

• Affiliation: Institute for Latin American studies
  
• Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

The regular XIV Spanish-Russian symposium took place on the 21st and 22th of June at the Cajasol Foundation in the central square of Seville. The title of the meeting “Modern challenges for economic and social policies in Spain and Russia” included several issues to discuss: the socioeconomic development of two countries in the context of global changes, the dynamics of the Spanish-Russian cooperation, the impact of sanctions on the bilateral relations, decentralization and its influence on national and subregional development, the comparison of business activities in two countries, tourism development, etc.