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18 China theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation buthasnotyetgrownup BrazilandSouthernConereportJan.15 2009 Brazilseemswearyofandhasoutgrowntheorganisation theprivate sectorurgestheauthoritiestochooseadealwiththeEU overcontinuingin MERCOSUR BrazilandSouthernConereport Jan.15 2009 SmallermembersUruguayandParaguaycontinuallycomplainthattheir interestsarenottakenintoaccount. TensionswithinMERCOSURattheEURIOGroupministerialmeeting in May2009in Prague weresuchthat MERCOSUR couldnotagreeonthe presenceoftheMERCOSUR presidency atapressconference. Thereisalackofastrongendogenousbaseforintegration includinga productionpatternfittingmoretheinterestsoftherich lessbroadinternaldemand. Intraregionaltradehasnotgrownasexpected.AccordingtofiguresfromEurostatand theUNEconomicCommissionforLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean CEPAL ), the intraregionalshareinoverallexportsofgoodsamountedin2007tojust13percentin MERCOSUR comparedtoEUfiguresofaround67percent.Chinahasalargershare inBrazilsmarketthanArgentina 8.6percentvs.10.5percent ), whileMexico investedsomeUSD3billioninBrazilbetween2003and2007 ChileinvestedUSD869 million andColombiainvestedUSD400million ArgentinasFDItherewasamere USD388million MERCOSURabcMar.26 2009 MERCOSUR wasperceivedashavingdifficultiesinprovidingan efficientframeworktopreventorsettleinternaldisputes.FelixPeasaid: We needtobuildaMERCOSURofpartners notofhostages. MERCOSURhassofarbeenunabletoestablishacommonstanceintheDoha DevelopmentAgenda DDA negotiations.TheMERCOSUREuropeBusinessForum MEBF hasrepeatedlyexpressedfrustration regrettingthat thecostsofinternal coordinationofMERCOSURsnegotiatingpositionsgrewsignificantly anddenounced MERCOSURsinternaldynamicsas morean obstaclethan anincentivefor negotiations ElPaisDec.25 2009 .Theysaw MERCOSURasjustaplatformfor foreignpolicyposturing andclaimeditiseasiertoexporttotheEU recentlyaccused ofbeinga fortress thanwithinMERCOSUR. 3.犈狌狉狅狆犲犪狀犐狀狋犲犵狉犪狋犻狅狀 Europeanintegrationisneitherauniversal model norperfect.Nevertheless it showsanumberofthingsthatareessentialforprogress butmeanwhilealsothata lackofpoliticalwillandseriousnesscanundoit.Itwasbuiltonastrong sustained politicalcommitment theconstructionofajudicialsystemandsomesupranational institutions aswellascommonpoliciesandjointactions.Memberstatesusually complywithit.JeanMonnetsaidthattogeneratenewideasyouneedpersons butto