The EU's Role and Interest in Promoting Regional Integration in Central America
Publication Name:
Working Paper
Volume, number, page:
W-2014/9
Year of Publication:
2014
Organization Name:
United Nations University - Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies
Acronym:
UNU - CRIS
Publisher:
UNU-CRIS
City:
Brugge
Country of Publication:
Belgium
Category:
Academic articles
Theme:
BILATERAL RELATIONS UE - LAC
Subregion - European Union
BIREGIONAL RELATIONS UE - LAC
Association Agreeements
Keyword(s):
European Union
Latin America
Central America
Foreign Policy
Regional Integration
Political Dialogue
Development Co-operation
Economic Relations
FTA
Agreement
Norms
Interregionalism
Abstract:
As the EU’s regional strategy paper for Central America states, the Union actively promotes and supports the Central American regional integration process in a wide variety of ways. In this working paper, we will critically analyze whether or not this truly is the case, and, if so, how the EU then shapes this support. We will argue that the EU indeed does so because of various strategic considerations and through various ways of financial and technical assistance, by negotiating a free trade agreement, and through region-to-region political dialogue and norm diffusion.
