AFormatinSearchofSubstance AnOverviewofRelationsbetweentheEUandLatinAmericainaEuropeanPerspective 2 13 betweengovernmentsbutalsobetweencivilsocieties , traditionallythemostactive playerswithregardtoEuropeanLatinAmericanunderstanding. 3.犈狌狉狅狆犲犪狀犐狀狋犲狉犲狊狋狊犪狀犱狋犺犲犇犲狊犻犵狀狅犳狋犺犲犚犲犾犪狋犻狅狀狊犺犻狆 Thestagnationofitsownintegrationprocessduetothestruggletoachieve consensusontheConstitutionalTreaty — anessentialelementindeepeningthe CommonForeignandSecurityPolicy ( CFSP )— isaseriouslimitationonthe EuropeaninterestinexpandingthecooperationwithLatinAmerica.Secondly , theEuropeanCommissionandEU memberstatesconsiderthatLatinAmerica andthe Caribbean nationsareinsufficiently activein developing acommon positionininternationalaffairs , forexamplebyeffectivecoordinationoftheir foreignpoliciesoratleastbyattemptingtodefineacommonforeignpolicywith regardtotheEUinthecurrentandupcomingnegotiations.TheRioGrouphas notprovedtobetheforumforpoliticaldialoguethattheEUexpectedittobe. Ontheotherhand , theEuropeansaretryingtopromotetheirmodelofeffective multilateralismasdefinedintheEuropeanSecurityDoctrine.Thisapproach , however , demandsfromtheEUspartners — withregardtobiregionalrelations — highlevelsof policycoordinationandtheabilitytocommitthemselvesininternationalconflicts. Theseareelements whichuptonow seem underdevelopedin Latin Americaand representamajorchallengeforthecountriesoftheregion.Nevertheless , theEuropean Unioninsistsonmakingitsconceptofpoliticaldialoguebetweenregionalblocsthe centralmodalityofinterchangewithitsLatinAmericancounterparts. ThemajorproblemtheEuropean Unionisfacinginitspoliticaldialogue withtheLatinAmericanstatesisthelattersdifferentinterpretationoftheterm “ multilateralism ” :whiletheEuropeanstatesarelivingan “ effectivemultila teralism ”, intheLatin Americanstatesasortof “ defensive multilateralism ” predominates , whichmeansthatthereisalackofwilltotransfersovereigntyto superiorinstitutions , such asinternationalorganisationsorregimes.The primaryconcernofmostLatin Americancountriesisstilltheguaranteeof nationalsovereignty.The European Union has not yetrecognised Latin Americandifficultieswithitsnewheterogeneityandregionalcohesion. Lastbutnotleast , theEUisdiscoveringthatLatin Americahaslost importanceincomparisontootherworldregions , afactorwhichreducesthe attractivenessofLatinAmericaasanessentialEUpartner. Concerningimplementationofitspoliticalinterests , theEuropean Union facesaproblem ofdeficientcongruency withtheLatin Americansubregion. ThisisrevealedclearlybyarecentcommunicationoftheEuropeanCommission , inwhichitstatesthat:
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