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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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20 China theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation whichmighthavepoliticalandsocialramificationswhichwouldnotsuitthem. 5.犆狅狀犮犾狌犱犻狀犵犜犲犮犺狀犻犮犪犾犪狀犱犃犱犿犻狀犻狊狋狉犪狋犻狏犲犆狅犿犿犲狀狋狊 Fortriangularcooperationbasedonconcreteprojects wealsoneedpolitical guidancebeyondpurelycommercialinterests.Chinahasrecentlytakensuch stepsamongitsministries butitsstateownedenterprisesshouldfollowsuit. Corporatesocialresponsibilityisgaininggroundandshouldbepromotedinthese timesofcrisis. Donorcoordinationandsimplificationofproceduresisessentialtoavoid wasteandtheoverloadofbeneficiariesadministrations.TheParisDeclarationof the OECDDAC the Accra Agenda and the European consensus for development help.National ownership mustberespectedbutalsodemanded. Thegoalistoactinconcert creatinglocallyownedsolutionsfordevelopment onvariouslevels. Inplanningandimplementingpossibletriangularcooperation wemustall beawarethatournationalandregionaldecisionmakingsystemsinvolveelements ofdecentralisation localpoliticalautonomy liberalelementsinthebusiness sector andsometimesproblemsofoverarchingcontrol bothinChinaandthe EU.WhentalkingabouttheEU weshouldmentiontheEuropeanInvestment Bank EIB ), withitslargecapacities butalsospecificandindependentrules. Triangularcooperationcomplicatescoordination and maycausehigher transactioncosts.Heretheremaybeaproblem withtheoverlycomplexEU internaldecisionmakingandaccountability process created withthebest intentionsoftransparencybutoftencriticisedasslowandinflexible.Whereas VenezuelasPresidentChavezliterallycanpullachequeoutofhispocketwhen accompanyingPresident Moralesto meetpeasantsinBolivia theEuropean Commissionmustsubmitprojectsofacertainsizeforapprovalbymemberstates andsometimes bythe European Parliament negotiateacceptance bythe beneficiarycountrywithinitsownprogramme thenlaunchEUwidetenders obtainsignaturesfromvariousDirectorateGeneralsandlevelswithinCOMand otherthingsbesides. ThecurrentcrisisillustratestheEUsweaknesses.Intrilateralcooperation therefore itwouldbewisetotakethemintoaccount butalsototrytodeal withthem includingstructuralproblemswhichdonotaffectonlyemerging powers such associalcohesion sustainabledevelopment infrastructure administrativeculturesandtheenvironment.Reducingexpenditureonsuch fieldsinneedofreformcanbedangerousinthelongterm.Trilateralcooperation isanopportunityforlearning.