3 18 China , theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation buthasnotyetgrownup ”( BrazilandSouthernConereportJan.15 , 2009 ) . ( 2 ) Brazilseemswearyofandhasoutgrowntheorganisation ; theprivate sectorurgestheauthoritiestochooseadealwiththeEU overcontinuingin MERCOSUR ( BrazilandSouthernConereport , Jan.15 , 2009 ) . ( 3 ) SmallermembersUruguayandParaguaycontinuallycomplainthattheir interestsarenottakenintoaccount. ( 4 ) TensionswithinMERCOSURattheEURIOGroupministerialmeeting in May2009in Prague weresuchthat MERCOSUR couldnotagreeonthe presenceoftheMERCOSUR “ presidency ” atapressconference. ( 5 ) Thereisalackofastrongendogenousbaseforintegration , includinga productionpatternfittingmoretheinterestsoftherich , lessbroadinternaldemand. Intraregionaltradehasnotgrownasexpected.AccordingtofiguresfromEurostatand theUNEconomicCommissionforLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean ( CEPAL ), the intraregionalshareinoverallexportsofgoodsamountedin2007tojust13percentin MERCOSUR , comparedtoEUfiguresofaround67percent.Chinahasalargershare inBrazilsmarketthanArgentina ( 8.6percentvs.10.5percent ), whileMexico investedsomeUSD3billioninBrazilbetween2003and2007 , ChileinvestedUSD869 million , andColombiainvestedUSD400million ; ArgentinasFDItherewasamere USD388million ( MERCOSURabcMar.26 , 2009 ) . ( 6 ) MERCOSUR wasperceivedashavingdifficultiesinprovidingan efficientframeworktopreventorsettleinternaldisputes.FelixPeasaid: “ We needtobuildaMERCOSURofpartners , notofhostages. ” ( 7 ) MERCOSURhassofarbeenunabletoestablishacommonstanceintheDoha DevelopmentAgenda ( DDA ) negotiations.TheMERCOSUREuropeBusinessForum ( MEBF ) hasrepeatedlyexpressedfrustration , regrettingthat “ thecostsofinternal coordinationofMERCOSURsnegotiatingpositionsgrewsignificantly ”, anddenounced “ MERCOSURsinternaldynamicsas 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
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