In almost the same period, the European Union stopped having summits with Latin American participation and concentrated its diplomatic influence efforts in its neighborhood, with the crises in Libya Y Syria. The war in ukraine came to further deepen this phenomenon, further fueled by the covid-19 pandemic.
As a clarifying fact of Chinese influence, the SEAE -directed by Joseph Borrellhead of European diplomacy – highlights that 21 of the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean joined the New Silk Road.
Argentina, first step on the new path
Spain he hopes to lead that offensive to restore ties with the region.
To this end, the European Union will culminate with a highest level summit during the second half of 2023, during the Spanish presidency, the “qualitative leap” in the intensity of relations and contacts, reported El País.
“The path to this great event has already begun to clear, with the convening of a ministerial-level summit in Buenos Aires next October,” he added.
According to the plan, it will be key for the European Union to present measures to help Latin American countries overcome the macroeconomic consequences of the war in Ukraine.
The region faces a perfect economic storm, “with rises in interest rates and with the fiscal margin exhausted”, recommended Javier LopezMEP and president of the European delegation in the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly.
Turn to the left in Latin America
The report also highlights what the European Union considers to be “anti-establishment politicians” that have come to power in various countries such as the cases of peter castle in Peru, Gabriel Boric in Chili, Xiomara Castro in Honduras, Rodrigo Chavez in Costa Rica either Gustavo Petro in Colombia.
These governments agree on an international policy “less Atlanticists and more open to alternative alliances to the traditional ones”, which passed through Europe or USAa community source told El País.
An eventual triumph of Lula da Silva in the October elections Brazil It would end up consolidating that “remarkable transition”, as the document defines it, with presidencies that rotate from the right to the left.
For the European Union, all this could translate into China and Russia gaining support in the multilateral forums. “The EU needs to systematically boost its multilateral engagement with Latin American and Caribbean countries in view of increased competition from China, Russia and others for votes in multilateral fora,” the EEAS calls for.
Source: Ambito
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