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Lastly, the proposals should have been more complete, and the courses of action more resolute, in some cases, especially as regards the ultimate goals and the financial instruments to lend credibility to a genuinely stronger partnership or as far as migration and human interaction are concerned.
Lastly, the proposals should have been more complete, and the courses of action more resolute, in some cases, especially as regards the ultimate goals and the financial instruments to lend credibility to a genuinely stronger partnership or as far as migration and human interaction are concerned.
At all events, the constructive new institutional context of collaboration between the present Commission and the EP makes it easier for the EP to produce new ideas and initiatives to further the common objective of giving new impetus to the bi-regional strategic partnership.
At all events, the constructive new institutional context of collaboration between the present Commission and the EP makes it easier for the EP to produce new ideas and initiatives to further the common objective of giving new impetus to the bi-regional strategic partnership.
With that end in view, the rapporteur wishes in the first place to repeat that there is no alternative to a genuine partnership, if the intention is truly to enable EU-LAC relations to occupy their proper place.
With that end in view, the rapporteur wishes in the first place to repeat that there is no alternative to a genuine partnership, if the intention is truly to enable EU-LAC relations to occupy their proper place.
This is no longer the time to expound on the common values and interests which unite us (historical, cultural, political, and economic ties; shared support for the aims and principles of the United Nations Charter; shared commitments to respecting human rights, the rule of law, and fundamental freedoms; a common preference for multilateralism and multipolarity, etc.) and which have been emphasised over and over again and already serve amply to cement relations.
This is no longer the time to expound on the common values and interests which unite us (historical, cultural, political, and economic ties; shared support for the aims and principles of the United Nations Charter; shared commitments to respecting human rights, the rule of law, and fundamental freedoms; a common preference for multilateralism and multipolarity, etc.) and which have been emphasised over and over again and already serve amply to cement relations.
What is needed now is to use this firm cement to build the common home which the three summits held since 1999 have termed the bi-regional strategic partnership.
What is needed now is to use this firm cement to build the common home which the three summits held since 1999 have termed the bi-regional strategic partnership.
Therein lies the purpose of this report, which puts forward new proposals and recommendations to the Vienna Summit, moving into the realm of facts in order to reactivate a strategic partnership at present nowhere near to attaining its optimum level of development.
Therein lies the purpose of this report, which puts forward new proposals and recommendations to the Vienna Summit, moving into the realm of facts in order to reactivate a strategic partnership at present nowhere near to attaining its optimum level of development.
A GLOBAL APPROACH TO RELATIONS: THE EP MODEL
A GLOBAL APPROACH TO RELATIONS: THE EP MODEL
Soon after the strategic partnership was proclaimed in Rio in 1999, and bearing in mind that there were no alternative visions of the whole, the EP called in its resolution of 15 November 2001 for a global approach to EU-LAC relations, which subsequent events of every kind have made a matter of greater urgency than ever.
Soon after the strategic partnership was proclaimed in Rio in 1999, and bearing in mind that there were no alternative visions of the whole, the EP called in its resolution of 15 November 2001 for a global approach to EU-LAC relations, which subsequent events of every kind have made a matter of greater urgency than ever.
According to the model proposed by the EP, the bi-regional strategic partnership should lead ultimately to a genuine political and security partnership, the establishment of a Euro-Latin American free trade area by 2010 (or failing that as near as possible to that date), and a partnership worthy of the name in the social field and in the spheres of knowledge and joint action to bring about sustainable development.
According to the model proposed by the EP, the bi-regional strategic partnership should lead ultimately to a genuine political and security partnership, the establishment of a Euro-Latin American free trade area by 2010 (or failing that as near as possible to that date), and a partnership worthy of the name in the social field and in the spheres of knowledge and joint action to bring about sustainable development.
Firstly, then, the idea is to launch a political and security partnership to pave the way for a bi-regional peace and security framework founded on shared fundamental principles such as respect for human rights, the primacy of the rule of law and democratic values, and mutual security.
Firstly, then, the idea is to launch a political and security partnership to pave the way for a bi-regional peace and security framework founded on shared fundamental principles such as respect for human rights, the primacy of the rule of law and democratic values, and mutual security.
This requires, to begin with, a new bi-regional political agenda allowing real political dialogue on current hot topics such as social cohesion, support for governance, poverty reduction, human interchange and the migration phenomenon, the fight against terrorism and against drug trafficking, proceeding in the latter case on a basis of shared responsibility, coordinated action within the United Nations system and especially the Security Council, and civil and military crisis management operations.
This requires, to begin with, a new bi-regional political agenda allowing real political dialogue on current hot topics such as social cohesion, support for governance, poverty reduction, human interchange and the migration phenomenon, the fight against terrorism and against drug trafficking, proceeding in the latter case on a basis of shared responsibility, coordinated action within the United Nations system and especially the Security Council, and civil and military crisis management operations.
One valuable source of help would be a Euro-Latin American charter for peace and security to enable the partners to discuss matters long held over, for example full security and defence cooperation, including the adoption of joint codes of conduct, real cooperation on security-building measures, and systematic collaboration in humanitarian operations, whether for the purposes of rescue or of peacekeeping or peace enforcement in implementation of a UN mandate.
One valuable source of help would be a Euro-Latin American charter for peace and security to enable the partners to discuss matters long held over, for example full security and defence cooperation, including the adoption of joint codes of conduct, real cooperation on security-building measures, and systematic collaboration in humanitarian operations, whether for the purposes of rescue or of peacekeeping or peace enforcement in implementation of a UN mandate.
In addition, the charter should go hand in hand with joint work within a bi-regional conflict prevention centre to be set up in Latin America.
In addition, the charter should go hand in hand with joint work within a bi-regional conflict prevention centre to be set up in Latin America.
Finally, it is essential to overhaul and strengthen the institutional machinery of the partnership .
Finally, it is essential to overhaul and strengthen the institutional machinery of the partnership .
Secondly, the establishment of a Euro-Latin American free trade area by 2010 remains the keystone of a genuine partnership in the economic and trade sphere.
Secondly, the establishment of a Euro-Latin American free trade area by 2010 remains the keystone of a genuine partnership in the economic and trade sphere.
This is an objective to be pursued according to a model compatible from the point of view of the WTO and of regionalism that should be implemented in two stages.
This is an objective to be pursued according to a model compatible from the point of view of the WTO and of regionalism that should be implemented in two stages.
During the first stage, the negotiations on the EU-MERCOSUR association agreement should be concluded without further delay, at the Vienna Summit ; negotiations should be opened on individual association agreements with the Andean and Central American communities , similar, though with the appropriate adjustments, to those already concluded with Mexico and Chile and about to be concluded with MERCOSUR; the new GSP ‘plus’ should be applied to the Andean and Central American countries until such time as the relevant agreements had entered into force; and the existing EU-Mexico and EU-Chile agreements should be consolidated .
During the first stage, the negotiations on the EU-MERCOSUR association agreement should be concluded without further delay, at the Vienna Summit ; negotiations should be opened on individual association agreements with the Andean and Central American communities , similar, though with the appropriate adjustments, to those already concluded with Mexico and Chile and about to be concluded with MERCOSUR; the new GSP ‘plus’ should be applied to the Andean and Central American countries until such time as the relevant agreements had entered into force; and the existing EU-Mexico and EU-Chile agreements should be consolidated .
The aim of the second stage, covering the years from 2006 to 2010, would be to secure a comprehensive interregional association agreement to provide a legal and institutional basis and full geographical scope for the different aspects of the bi-regional strategic partnership.
The aim of the second stage, covering the years from 2006 to 2010, would be to secure a comprehensive interregional association agreement to provide a legal and institutional basis and full geographical scope for the different aspects of the bi-regional strategic partnership.
At this stage the object would be to encourage liberalisation of regional trade firstly by consolidating the Latin American integration agreements and secondly by encompassing the Union and all the Latin American countries and regional groupings within the partnership; by 2010, common rules to be observed by both the EU and LA as a whole should be laid down to guarantee the free movement of goods, services, and capital, thereby establishing as wide a free trade area as possible; and decisive headway should be made as regards the social cohesion objectives .
At this stage the object would be to encourage liberalisation of regional trade firstly by consolidating the Latin American integration agreements and secondly by encompassing the Union and all the Latin American countries and regional groupings within the partnership; by 2010, common rules to be observed by both the EU and LA as a whole should be laid down to guarantee the free movement of goods, services, and capital, thereby establishing as wide a free trade area as possible; and decisive headway should be made as regards the social cohesion objectives .
Finally, an EU-LAC partnership worthy of the name in the social field and in the spheres of knowledge and joint action to bring about sustainable development requires not only a substantial increase in resources, but also a new development cooperation model designed to address disparities, reduce the cost of adapting to free trade, and bolster the public policies and private initiatives needed to tackle the deep-rooted economic integration intrinsically entailed in the establishment of free trade areas.
Finally, an EU-LAC partnership worthy of the name in the social field and in the spheres of knowledge and joint action to bring about sustainable development requires not only a substantial increase in resources, but also a new development cooperation model designed to address disparities, reduce the cost of adapting to free trade, and bolster the public policies and private initiatives needed to tackle the deep-rooted economic integration intrinsically entailed in the establishment of free trade areas.
It will require the Union to launch a more resolute and generous development cooperation policy focusing in particular on the common objective of attaining the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, as laid down in the decisions taken in Guadalajara (point 39) and thereby moving more closely into line with the commitments entered into at the Monterrey Conference on Financing for Development in all its forms.
It will require the Union to launch a more resolute and generous development cooperation policy focusing in particular on the common objective of attaining the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, as laid down in the decisions taken in Guadalajara (point 39) and thereby moving more closely into line with the commitments entered into at the Monterrey Conference on Financing for Development in all its forms.
Going beyond an approach based purely on assistance, however, the most vital imperative is to give priority to cooperation in the spheres of technology, higher education, and innovation, and lay the foundations for a ‘Euro-Latin American knowledge-based society’ to help create the bedrock of the open, competitive economies that will enable Latin American societies to be incorporated into the developed world.
Going beyond an approach based purely on assistance, however, the most vital imperative is to give priority to cooperation in the spheres of technology, higher education, and innovation, and lay the foundations for a ‘Euro-Latin American knowledge-based society’ to help create the bedrock of the open, competitive economies that will enable Latin American societies to be incorporated into the developed world.
In addition, to complement this new development cooperation policy, new instruments should be introduced, as should measures such as gradually opening up EU markets in keeping with the objectives laid down in the association agreements; setting up a bi-regional solidarity fund ; adopting a specific legislative framework to regulate the Union’s cooperation with LA according to a differentiated approach ; widening the scope of EU vocational training, education, cultural, health, and migration-related programmes to enable the Latin American countries to benefit; promoting scientific and technical cooperation programmes and exchange programmes for scientists, engineers, and students; or supporting institutional and fiscal reform programmes .
In addition, to complement this new development cooperation policy, new instruments should be introduced, as should measures such as gradually opening up EU markets in keeping with the objectives laid down in the association agreements; setting up a bi-regional solidarity fund ; adopting a specific legislative framework to regulate the Union’s cooperation with LA according to a differentiated approach ; widening the scope of EU vocational training, education, cultural, health, and migration-related programmes to enable the Latin American countries to benefit; promoting scientific and technical cooperation programmes and exchange programmes for scientists, engineers, and students; or supporting institutional and fiscal reform programmes .
BOOSTING THE BI-REGIONAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: THE SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION OF THE VIENNA SUMMIT
BOOSTING THE BI-REGIONAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: THE SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION OF THE VIENNA SUMMIT
The Fourth EU-LAC Summit, to be held in Vienna, cannot claim to have been a real success if its final declaration merely lists scores of good intentions and essentially rhetorical commitments.
The Fourth EU-LAC Summit, to be held in Vienna, cannot claim to have been a real success if its final declaration merely lists scores of good intentions and essentially rhetorical commitments.
On the other hand, it will have proved successful if it manages to adopt a limited number of verifiable clear-cut commitments on matters central to the bi-regional strategic partnership, for example:
On the other hand, it will have proved successful if it manages to adopt a limited number of verifiable clear-cut commitments on matters central to the bi-regional strategic partnership, for example:
1) Joint action to bring about genuine multilateralism
1) Joint action to bring about genuine multilateralism
Entirely in keeping with European security strategy, point 14 of the Guadalajara Declaration stated that strengthening regional organisations was an essential means of consolidating multilateralism.
Entirely in keeping with European security strategy, point 14 of the Guadalajara Declaration stated that strengthening regional organisations was an essential means of consolidating multilateralism.
This assertion is wholly consistent with the experience acquired in regional integration processes in Europe and Latin America, and should make the Vienna Summit establish the basic principle that the bi-regional strategic partnership must take precedence over any attempt to emphasise partial approaches that might detract from an overall vision of integration.
This assertion is wholly consistent with the experience acquired in regional integration processes in Europe and Latin America, and should make the Vienna Summit establish the basic principle that the bi-regional strategic partnership must take precedence over any attempt to emphasise partial approaches that might detract from an overall vision of integration.
The different European and Latin American integration processes have been underpinned from the outset by the fundamental aspiration (more often than not learned the hard way) to rise above the rivalries, fears, and conflicts of the past.
The different European and Latin American integration processes have been underpinned from the outset by the fundamental aspiration (more often than not learned the hard way) to rise above the rivalries, fears, and conflicts of the past.
Contrary to what was the case in previous centuries, the geopolitics of the 21st century are increasingly obliging the various regional blocs to enter into relations of interdependence, generally within the multilateral UN framework.
Contrary to what was the case in previous centuries, the geopolitics of the 21st century are increasingly obliging the various regional blocs to enter into relations of interdependence, generally within the multilateral UN framework.
Isolationism, moreover, even for the most prosperous or powerful, is an impossible dream in the present-day globalised world.
Isolationism, moreover, even for the most prosperous or powerful, is an impossible dream in the present-day globalised world.
In this day and age, politics, security, defence, diplomacy, trade, development aid, culture, and civilisation are intermingling concepts, and it has to be impressed upon the common consciousness that in the face of dangers and threats that affect all in the same way, all must respond in the same way.
In this day and age, politics, security, defence, diplomacy, trade, development aid, culture, and civilisation are intermingling concepts, and it has to be impressed upon the common consciousness that in the face of dangers and threats that affect all in the same way, all must respond in the same way.
In other words, bilateral relations between given partners could significantly strengthen the EU-LAC strategic partnership as a whole, but they can never pretend to succeed in replacing it.
In other words, bilateral relations between given partners could significantly strengthen the EU-LAC strategic partnership as a whole, but they can never pretend to succeed in replacing it.
2) A decisive boost to regional integration processes in Latin America
2) A decisive boost to regional integration processes in Latin America
The Commission is rightly proposing that regional integration should continue to be a priority area of its assistance to Latin America.
The Commission is rightly proposing that regional integration should continue to be a priority area of its assistance to Latin America.
It is therefore essential to give a decisive boost to integration processes in Latin America, in the first place by concluding the negotiations on the EU-MERCOSUR association agreement at the Vienna Summit, opening negotiations on individual association agreements with the Andean and Central American countries, which, with the appropriate adjustments, should take a similar form to the agreements already concluded with Mexico and Chile and now being negotiated with MERCOSUR, and consolidating the existing EU-Mexico and EU-Chile agreements.
It is therefore essential to give a decisive boost to integration processes in Latin America, in the first place by concluding the negotiations on the EU-MERCOSUR association agreement at the Vienna Summit, opening negotiations on individual association agreements with the Andean and Central American countries, which, with the appropriate adjustments, should take a similar form to the agreements already concluded with Mexico and Chile and now being negotiated with MERCOSUR, and consolidating the existing EU-Mexico and EU-Chile agreements.
The necessary consequence of the foregoing would be to widen the strategic objective of the bi-regional partnership, the first step being to launch a feasibility study on the comprehensive interregional partnership agreement and the Euro-Latin American free trade area to be brought into being by 2010, as proposed by the EP before the Second Summit in Madrid.
The necessary consequence of the foregoing would be to widen the strategic objective of the bi-regional partnership, the first step being to launch a feasibility study on the comprehensive interregional partnership agreement and the Euro-Latin American free trade area to be brought into being by 2010, as proposed by the EP before the Second Summit in Madrid.
The Commission communication does not, however, go as far and its strategic significance in that respect undoubtedly falls considerably short of what would have been desirable.
The Commission communication does not, however, go as far and its strategic significance in that respect undoubtedly falls considerably short of what would have been desirable.
Between November 2005 and December 2006, twelve presidential elections will take place in Latin America, including seven of the eight most populous countries, namely Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, and Ecuador.
Between November 2005 and December 2006, twelve presidential elections will take place in Latin America, including seven of the eight most populous countries, namely Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, and Ecuador.
They all have everything to gain allying themselves with the ‘open regionalism’ which EU-AL relations have sought to foster for decades, naturally while allowing for the needs of the moment.
They all have everything to gain allying themselves with the ‘open regionalism’ which EU-AL relations have sought to foster for decades, naturally while allowing for the needs of the moment.