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The EU-Latin American Strategic Partnership

Subtitle: 
state of play and ways forward
Volume, number, page: 
90 p.
Year of Publication: 
2017
Author(s): 
MÜLLER Gustavo G.
WOUTERS Jan
DEFRAIGNE Jean-Christophe
Organization Name: 
Directorate-General for External Policies - European Parliament
Publisher: 
European Parliament
City: 
Brussels
Country of Publication: 
Belgium
Full Date: 
2017
ISBN or ISSN: 
978-92-846-2039-5
Considered Countries: 
Chile
Colombia
Mexico
Peru
Argentina
Bulgaria
China
Guatemala
Category: 
Official Documents
Theme: 
Subregion - European Union
BIREGIONAL RELATIONS UE - LAC
Agreements
Association Agreeements
Strategic Partnerships
Keyword(s): 
Foreign Policy
International cooperation
International economic cooperation agreements
Economic integration policy
Bilateral relations
Development aid
Human Rights
Latin America
regional cooperation
trade agreements
European Union
Mercosur
Pacific Alliance
Unasur
ALBA
SICA
EuroLat
Abstract: 
By looking at the current social, economic and political trends in Latin America and the Caribbean and at recent developments in the EU’s relation with the region, this study explores windows of opportunity for advancing the EU-Latin American strategic partnership. It is argued that, although asymmetries between Europe and Latin America might impact and diminish the bi-regional relationship, the EU is wellpositioned to play a more active role in Latin America by strengthening existing institutional links, such as the strategic bi-regional partnership between the EU and the
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the Euro-Latin America Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat). The study concludes with tailor-made recommendations in order to advance the EU’s engagement and cooperation with individual Latin American countries and with the region as a whole, both through traditional cooperative channels and through closer parliamentary links within the framework of EuroLat.
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