The EU and Latin America:
Subtitle:
Political and Economic Trends in Times of Global Uncertainty
Publication Name:
Documenti IAI
Volume, number, page:
n.14, pp.1-9.
Year of Publication:
2018
Organization Name:
Istituto Affari Internazionali
Acronym:
IAI
Publisher:
IAI
City:
Rome
Country of Publication:
Italy
Full Date:
June 2018
ISBN or ISSN:
2280-6165
Considered Countries:
Brazil
Category:
Academic articles
Theme:
Country - European Union
Country - LAC
BIREGIONAL RELATIONS UE - LAC
BIREGIONAL DIALOGUES UE-LAC
Government
Academic
Civil Society
Keyword(s):
CELAC
Mercosur
Global financial crisis
Globalization
Latin America
European Union
Populism
Eurozone
Eurozone crisis
Democracy
Political crisis
Financial crises
International politics
Abstract:
The conference “Managing Multiple Crises in Times of Global Uncertainty: the EU and Latin America in comparison”, was organized on 16 April 2018. It brought together experts, academics and journalists from both Europe and Latin America to discuss the multifaceted crises that have recently been affecting the countries of the two regions, in order to define a roadmap for closer regional cooperation. Both Latin America and the European Union have been hit hard by the global financial crisis and its social consequences, and both have witnessed the rise of populist forces triggered by social discontent – albeit in various forms and with different agendas. The complex and multidimensional nature of the current global context offers considerable scope for stronger EU–Latin America cooperation and for common political ground
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