Proposals for a New Legal Framework between the European Union and Latin america.

Authors

  • MIQUEL PALOMARES AMAT

Keywords:

Partnership between EU, Latin America and the Caribbean. EU External Relations. Regional Integration. Association Agreements. Political Dialogue. Trade. Development Cooperation.

Abstract

During the last decade relations between the European Union (EU) and Latin America have been developed following several economical and political links. For this reason, the European Commission launched a Strategic Partnership between EU, Latin America and the Caribbean in the nineties. The main purpose of this new strategy was, in theory, to move towards a privileged relationship. This work wants to study, from the EU Point of view, the legal framework established between the EU and Latin America. This article is structured in three sections. The first one deals with the legal and institutional framework. The second one tries to consider some of the purposes, interests and values that lie behind the mentioned legal framework. Finally, the last section introduces, some ideas with the purpose of strengthening and adapting the legal framework to the Strategic Partnership objectives. In this sense, the article explores the possible advantages that will result from simplifying the existing legal framework and strengthening the regional approach, as well as deepening trade and development cooperation.

Published

2008-05-14

Issue

Section

STUDIES