2 06 China , theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation misinterpretationofrecentchangesintheregiononthepartofEuropeans. Already , ignoringtheknownlackofcoordination within Latin America , the EuropeanUnionsuspectedthatthenegotiationswith Mercosurwereaclever movetoputNorth AmericaunderpressureintheFreeTradeAreaofthe Americas ( FTAA ) process , and viceversa.Furthermore , theprotracted negotiationsbetweenthe EU and Mercosur , incontrasttothesuccessful associationagreementswith Mexicoin1997andChilein2002 , demonstratein theeyesofLatin Americangovernmentsthatthebilateralapproachis more effective.The European emphasis on regionaland bloc negotiationsis not acceptedbythemajorityofLatinAmericancountries , forseveralreasons.In response , the Europeanshave , forexample , takenaparticularstance with regardtocountrieswhichhaveaspecificprofilewithregardtosize , levelof incomeandroleininternationalpolitics , declaringa “ strategicpartnership ” with Brasilia.ThemeetingofPresidentsattheEuroLatinAmericanLimaSummitin 2008 madeevidentthe EUsnew commitmentto Brazil , which wasafforded prioritysinceitwasconsideredtobeastrategiccounterpartyfortheEUinthe bilateralsummitheldwithBrazilinLisbonon4July2007.Thisdecision , which wassomewhatagainstthegrainoftheinterregionalapproachoftheEUitself , hadinitiallyraised concernsin other Latin American countries , such as Argentina , particularlybecauseofEuropesinterestinboostingcooperationwith Brazilinthesphereofbiofuels.Thissituation , whichinitiallywassomethingof acomplicationforothermembersofMERCOSUR , hassofarhadnofurther impactonbiregionalrelations.Infact , Brazilhashadtodirectallitsdiplomatic effortstowardsensuringthatitsinterestinpromotingbioethanolwasrespected byotherparticipants.Whilebiofuelswereinitiallyseenasaviablealternativetohelp achieveenergysecurity , inthepastyearcriticism hasarisenin Europeand Latin Americawithregardtothesustainabilityofbiofuelproductionanditscompatibility withvarioussocialandenvironmentalstandards.SotheinitialdynamicoftheEuro Brazilianrelationhasbeenabating , whereasacorrespondingstrategicpartnership agreementistobesignedwithMexico ( EuropeanCommission2008 ) . FromthepointofviewofsomeLatinAmericancountriesalltheseelements showthattheEUisonlyveryslowlydrawingconclusionsfromitsanalysisofthe regionsheterogeneityandthenewpresenceofpowerssuchasChina , Iranand Russia.Nevertheless , LatinAmericarespondedtotheEuropeanregionalisation ideaanditsattendantrequirementsbycreatinginpart ( similar ) supranational ( regional ) institutions , suchastheAndeanParliament.Fromtheirperspective , however , itisuptotheEuropeanstoreanimatethefreetradenegotiationswiththe regionandindoingsotofosterrealintegration.WhileinLatinAmericanintellectual
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