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.