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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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ChallengestoEUPoliciesonDevelopmentCooperationwithLatinAmerica 35 whoseprioritiesincludeexpandingtheparticipationofthemanystakeholders involvedinbiregionalrelationsand monitoringthebiregionalagenda.This organisation alreadyproposedasaEuroLatin AmericaFoundation wouldbea publicprivateinitiative withtheCommissionandtheEuropeanParliamentplayingan importantroleinitsimplementation strategicorientationandfunding. 犆狅犿狆狉犲犺犲狀狊犻狏犲犛狋狉犪狋犲犵狔犳狅狉犆狅狅狆犲狉犪狋犻狅狀犻狀犛犮犻犲狀犮犲犪狀犱犜犲犮犺狀狅犾狅犵狔 Theincreasingimportanceofresearch developmentandinnovation forLatinAmericanandCaribbeanMICsrequiresacomprehensivestrategythat encompasses EULatin American Caribbean LAC relations as whole. Politicaldialogue at ministeriallevel has already begun and significant developmentcooperationinitiativesexist.Itisneverthelessimportanttoensure theconsistency oftechnology transfer commitments adopted within such dialogue thecurrentdesignoftheassociationagreementsregardingrulesfor protectingintellectualpropertyrightsandtheneedtointroducepoliciesfor improvingcompetitiveness.ThecurrentdispersalofECinstrumentsmustbe correctedinordertoensurethattheyhelptostrengthennationalR capacities. 10 犜狅狑犪狉犱狊犪犈狌狉狅犔犪狋犻狀犃犿犲狉犻犮犪狀犪狀犱犆犪狉犻犫犫犲犪狀 犎犻犵犺犲狉犈犱狌犮犪狋犻狅狀 犃狉犲犪 :ThebuildingofanEULACcommonareaofhighereducationandresearch ispartofthebiregionalagendaofsocialcohesion regionalintegrationand mutualknowledgeofthe strategicpartnership .A broad programmeof academicmobilitybetweenthetworegionsmustbedesigned anditcouldbe basedon existing educationaland researchinstitutionsand networks.Itis thereforeimportanttoensuretheconvergencebetweenaccreditationsystems. Morethanofferingindividualscholarships thisprogramme mustfosterand developresearchbasedcentresofexcellenceandmustbringmobilityintoboth partiesresearchprojects. Notes 1.Thesenewinstrumentsare:theEuropeanNeighbourhoodandPartnershipInstrument the InstrumentforPreAccession Assistance and covering Latin America theFinancial Instrumentfor Development Cooperation DCI ); the FinancialInstrumentforthe PromotionofDemocracyand Human Rights whichreplacesthepreviousEuropean InitiativeforDemocracyand HumanRights ); aswellastheInstrumentforStability whichreplacesthepreviousRapidReactionMechanism .Themostimportant because ofitscoverageandresources isthenewDCI. 2. 犐狀狏犲狊狋犻狀犵犻狀狆犲狅狆犾犲 socialandhumandevelopment withabudgetofEUR1 060million 狀狅狀狊狋犪狋犲犪犮狋狅狉狊犪狀犱犾狅犮犪犾犪狌狋犺狅狉犻狋犻犲狊犻狀犱犲狏犲犾狅狆犿犲狀狋 cofinancingwithNGOsandlocal governments ), withabudgetofEUR 639 million 犲狀狏犻狉狅狀犿犲狀狋犪狀犱狊狌狊狋犪犻狀犪犫犾犲