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The Importance to Poland of Latin American Regional Cooperation Initiatives

Publication Name: 
PISM Bulletin
Volume, number, page: 
n.127, pp.1-2
Year of Publication: 
2017
Author(s): 
ZNOJEK Bartłomiej
Organization Name: 
The Polish Institute of International Affairs
Acronym: 
PISM
Publisher: 
PISM
City: 
Warsaw
Country of Publication: 
Poland
Full Date: 
December 2017
Considered Countries: 
Poland
Chile
Colombia
Peru
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Paraguay
Uruguay
Category: 
Academic articles
Theme: 
BILATERAL RELATIONS UE - LAC
Subregion - European Union
Country - European Union
Agreements
Summits
Association Agreeements
BIREGIONAL DIALOGUES UE-LAC
Government
Business
Civil Society
Keyword(s): 
CELAC
Mercosur
Association Agreement
Free Trade Agreements
Free trade areas
COP 24
Pacific Alliance
Foreign policy cooperation
Foreign Policy
Political Dialogue
Biregional Co-operation
International Co-operation
Regional policy
European Union
Latin America
Abstract: 
Regional cooperation initiatives are one of Latin American countries’ main policy tools. They have served to foster the development of member states, build common trust, and strengthen their international position. For Poland, the significance of some of the groupings mainly results from their status as EU partners. The main blocs are Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance—both include Poland’s main trading partners in the region—as well as the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which represents the whole region in strategic partnership with the EU.