2 04 China , theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation valuesandsoon ), anapproachlinkedtotheexpectationthatthedevelopmentof therelationshipwouldbesimilarly “ natural ” .Inthemeantime , however , ithas becomeevidentthatthesuccessoftheongoing “ diplomacybysummit ” is limited , notonlyintermsofscope , butalsobythelackofcaretakenindefining anagendaandacoherentstrategyofcooperation. ( 2 ) A numberoffactors , includingtheformatoftherelationship , the numberofandqualitativedifferenceswithregardtoactors , andthetimetables imposedonthe mechanismsinvolved haveraised doubtsandfosteredthe deceptionbecauseofthedeficiencyinimplementingtheresults.Insteadofthe agendaofthepresidentsmeetingsbeingrefocused , however , itwasextended andaprocessofalternativesummitswiththeirownagenda ( BusinessMeeting , AlternativeSummit ) hasbeenputinplace.Thegrowingrivalrybetweenthe officialandthealternativesummitprocessesnowmakesitevenmoredifficultfor governmentstoreshapesummitdevelopmentinamoresoberfashion. 2.犜犺犲犉狅狉犿犪狋犻狅狀狅犳犪犆狅犿犿狅狀犈狌狉狅狆犲犪狀犔犪狋犻狀犃犿犲狉犻犮犪犘狅犾犻犮狔 2.1 TheGlorious?poque:The1980s EuropesrelationswithLatinAmericaevolvedsignificantlyinthe1980s , a decademarked by majorconflictsin Central America.Atthattime , the EuropeanUnionhadtodecidewhetheritcouldandshouldarbitrateinaconflict whichwascharacterisedbyhighlevelsofconfrontationtypicaloftheColdWar. Withitsdecisiontointerfere , despitetheextremelydifficultscenario , inthe UnitedStatessbackyard , theEuropean Unionforthefirsttimeassumedthe roleofaglobalpowerledbyindividualmembercountries , includingFranceand Germany.Thus , the San José Processis sometimes considered to bethe beginningoftheCommonForeignandSecurityPolicy ( CFSP ) andwasvery helpfulfordefiningcommon European positionsininternationalpolitics , in which Latin America wasEuropesfirstcounterpart.TheEuropean Union facilitatedthepeacetalksintheregionandencouragedeachcountrytostartand toadvanceitsnationaldemocratisationprocesses. 2.2 TheCurrentPhaseofStagnation LatinAmericasgovernments , aswellasrepresentativesofcivilsocietyhave startedtofeelacertaindistancefromEurope.Thisfeelingmayinpartberelated to — butalsoconfusedwith — thefactthatLatinAmericaistodayonlyoneof thepartnersEuropeisinterestedincultivating , havingplayedthecentralrole inEUforeignrelationsduringthe1980s.Tosomeobservers , thisfeelingof
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