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Alternative Strategies

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EU Foreign Policy towards Latin America

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The EU strategy towards South America has adapted to the interests and expectations of the partners in the region. The association agreement model in place for Mexico, Chile, and Central America has not prevailed in South America due to the collision between a regional strategy within Mercosur and CAN, on one hand, and the variety of domestic preferences of its member states, on the other. In the case of Mercosur, the negotiations for an association agreement have been complex and have lasted more than a decade without a clear date of conclusion. On the other hand, the EU–CAN association agreement was one of the priorities of the bilateral relationship for several years. However, as a result of the internal disputes within the CAN and the withdrawal of Venezuela as a member of the CAN, the European Union has chosen the strategy of negotiating with individual Andean countries.

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Dominguez, R. (2015). Alternative Strategies. In: EU Foreign Policy towards Latin America. The European Union in International Affairs Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137321282_6

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