2 32 China , theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation regionalintegrationnotonlydamagesthereputationofthesegroupsandits members , butalsoaffectstheEC. Therelationshipbetweensocialcohesionandfreetradeagreementsalso raisesanimportantissueofpolicycoherenceforthe EU asitconcernsthe treatmentofasymmetriesandthelinksbetweentrade , employmentandthe environment.Itisdoubtfulwhetherthistypeofagreementfostersapositive relationship between free trade and social cohesion , a crucialissue in developmentandthepovertyreductionagendainLatinAmerica.Inparticular , thepossiblenegotiationofassociationagreementswithCentralAmericanand Andeancountriesraisesmajorproblemsregardingthetreatmentofasymmetries andtheirimpactonsocialcohesion. 6.犚狅犪犱狊犃犺犲犪犱牶犚犲犾犲狏犪狀狋犛狋狉犪狋犲犵犻犲狊犳狅狉犈犝犔犪狋犻狀犃犿犲狉犻犮犪狀犆狅狅狆犲狉犪狋犻狅狀 Thischapter has highlightedthe principalchangesarisinginthe EUs developmentcooperation with Latin America , includingtheadoptionofan internationaldevelopmentandantipovertyagendadominatedbytheMillennium DevelopmentGoals ( MDGs ) .Moreover , ithashighlightedthestrategiesfor achievingthosegoalsinthe middleincomecountries ( MICs ), theincreasing involvementofthelatterindevelopmentcooperationbymeansof “ postliberal regionalism ” policiesandthegrowthof “ SouthSouth ” cooperation , aswellas thenewprinciplesoftheParisDeclarationonAidEffectiveness. Againstthisbackground , EU developmentcooperationoverthepastten yearshaschanged positively and significantlyto adaptitselftothe above requirements , particularlyinitsstrategicorientationtowardsthe Millennium DevelopmentGoalsandpovertyreduction , administrativereform , planningand programming.Ithasalsoadaptedthethree “ Cs ”( coordination , complementarity andcoherence ) andtherationalisationofbudgetinstrumentsandlines. 6 AgreatefforthasbeenmadeintheareaofcooperationwithLatinAmerica toadapttotheabovedemands , notablyintermsofnationalandsubregional programming.Significantchallengesremain , however , partlyduetothechange intheeconomicandpoliticalcycletakingplaceintheregion.Thesechallenges areespeciallyvisibleinregionalcooperation.Throughthestrategydevisedby theEUfor “ strongerpartnership ” andthecommitmentsassumedattheVienna Summitin2006 , EULatinAmericarelationsaremovingtowardsthebuildingof a “ network ” ofassociationagreementsthatwillrequiresignificantchangesinthe yearsto come.Inthiscontext , thefollowing strategiesand proposalsare relevanttoEULatinAmericacooperation: ( 1 ) 犕犪犻狀狋犪犻狀犃犻犱狋狅犔犪狋犻狀犃犿犲狉犻犮犪狀犕犐犆狊 :Developmentcooperationisa
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