CurrentandFutureCooperationundertheEUMERCOSURAgreement 3 23 outorbecomingviolent.TheregionofLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeancan buildonthereinforcedmultilevelprocessofpoliticalconcertation , suchasthe “ new ” RIOGroup , meanwhilecoveringallLatinAmericaandagrowingnumber ofCaribbeancountries , or UNASUR.Suchprocesseshavebeenextended beyond the political area into security and health care. This creates psychological , socialanddiplomaticgroundsformoreandregularcoordination. Sofar , politicaldialogue with MERCOSUR — aswithotherintegration schemes — hasbeenuseful , butbynomeansasmuchasitmighthavebeen:ina biregionalcontext , issues concerning single member countries cannot be discussed ; butthisistrueforbothsides ( Buck2009a ) .Tocircumventthis , such dialoguemustnotbelimitedtothelevelofministersorhighofficials.The growingcontactsbetweenparliamentariansonbothsides , orcivilsocietiesand theirorganisations , suchastheEuropeanEconomicandSocialCommitteeand theCommitteeoftheRegionsormeetingsbetweenlocaladministrationsofthe kindwhichtookplacein2007inParis , areencouraginginitiatives.Itisalso strikingthatallofthesixpoliticalfoundationsinGermanyhavetakenupthe issuesofsecurityinLatin AmericaandtheCaribbean.Some , suchasthe KonradAdenauerStiftung or the FriedrichEbertStiftung , already have longstandingexperiencethrough biregionalseminars , which bringtogether researchers , politicians , securityexpertsandactors. Sofar , theissueseemstohavebeenoffthepoliticalagenda , butsituations likethosein Mexicoand Haitiorthefightagainstdrugshaveledtoconcrete cooperation , experienceandexchangeofbestpractices. 5.2 OtherIssuesofa “ PostliberalAgenda ”( Sanahuja2008 ) Theissueswhichwouldbenefitfrom morebiregionalcooperationinclude energy , infrastructure , migration , environment , healthcare , andsocialand regionalasymmetries.Inrecentyears , atEULAC , biregionalorbilaterallevels ( cf.thestrategicpartnershipswithBraziland Mexicoandtheirjointaction plans , ortheEUChileAssociationforDevelopmentandInnovation ), numerous 狊犲犮狋狅狉犪犾 dialogueshavebeencreatedandshowntheirvalue , leadingtobetter understanding , technicalassistanceandeventoinitiativesatthe multilateral level ( Buck2008 ) .AttheirministerialmeetinginPraguein2009 , theEU Troikaand MERCOSURagreedonsuchconcreteinitiativesand workshopsin ordertotakethediscussionsforward ( EUCouncil2009 ) . Opponentsoffreetradeareas ( FTAs ) underlinedtherisktothe weaker partyinasymmetricalrelations.Againstthat , one mightreplythat , when talkingwithLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean , theEUknowsasaconsequence
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