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The EU-LAC Foundation together with the Carolina Foundation and the University of Uruguay are please to present the International Seminar “The relations between Latin America and the European Union in the new contexts. The case of the Mercosur-European Union Agreement”. The event will take place on 29th October in Montevideo, at the HQ of the Latin american integration association (Aladi).
The changing geopolitical scenario following the pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine generates important challenges for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the European Union (EU), both for their domestic and international policies.
The effects of the war in Ukraine will accelerate the increase of negative factors such as poverty, inflation and terms of trade, but should also be seen as part of other structural phenomena that have affected both regions in recent decades, such as the pandemic, the international financial crisis and the tense rivalry between China and the United States. Nevertheless, it is clear that the complexity and magnitude of the current problems require greater regional and extra-regional coordination and concerted action at the multilateral level to find sustainable solutions.
The objective of the International Seminar is to promote a dialogue, with experts and senior officials from the EU and LAC, on the opportunities offered by the EU-LAC trade and association agreement network - and in particular the AA with Mercosur - to respond to common challenges such as green transition, digital transformation, social inclusion or the revitalisation of multilateralism, in view of the objectives of both regions in the geopolitical field.