The EU and Latin America:

Subtitle
Political and Economic Trends in Times of Global Uncertainty
Publication Name
Documenti IAI
Volume, number, page
n.14, pp.1-9.
Year of Publication
2018
Author(s)
LUCHIAN Mihaela
Organization Name
Istituto Affari Internazionali
Acronym
IAI
Publisher
IAI
City
Rome
Country of Publication
Italy
Full Date
June 2018
ISBN or ISSN
2280-6165
Considered Countries
Brazil
Category
Academic articles
Theme
Country - European Union
Country - LAC
BIREGIONAL RELATIONS UE - LAC
BIREGIONAL DIALOGUES UE-LAC
Government
Academic
Civil Society
Keyword(s)
CELAC
Mercosur
Global financial crisis
Globalization
Latin America
European Union
Populism
Eurozone
Eurozone crisis
Democracy
Political crisis
Financial crises
International politics
Abstract
The conference “Managing Multiple Crises in Times of Global Uncertainty: the EU and Latin America in comparison”, was organized on 16 April 2018. It brought together experts, academics and journalists from both Europe and Latin America to discuss the multifaceted crises that have recently been affecting the countries of the two regions, in order to define a roadmap for closer regional cooperation. Both Latin America and the European Union have been hit hard by the global financial crisis and its social consequences, and both have witnessed the rise of populist forces triggered by social discontent – albeit in various forms and with different agendas. The complex and multidimensional nature of the current global context offers considerable scope for stronger EU–Latin America cooperation and for common political ground
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