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Latin America is historically very similar to the EU: we share the same values, language, religion, democracy. The EU and Latin America and the Caribbean together represent 14% of the world's population and 21% of global GDP. And almost one third of all the votes in the UN General Assembly.
Moreover, the EU has to face a new global order: By 2050, four of the five largest economies (China, India, Indonesia and Brazil) will come from the so called Global South.
EU might be losing ground: already today China has economically outranked the EU in Latin America, a region in which Europe had traditionally a dominant role: China has overtaken the EU and is the region`s second biggest trading partner after the US.
📺 Watch the second episode of the Latin America chronicles: 'China's influence in Latin America': youtu.be/Q-EKSeXhVqs
📺 Watch the third episode of the Latin America chronicles: 'Critical raw materials and Latin America': youtu.be/8-aEvp3oMQ0
📖 Dig deeper into the migration to the EU in our publications:
• EU trade with Latin America and the Caribbean: Overview and figures: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_STU(2023)751413
• Strengthening ties: A new agenda for the EU's relations with Latin America and the Caribbean: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2023)749791
• Latin America Outlook 2023: EU-LAC relations at a time of geopolitical upheaval: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_IDA(2023)739372
📲 Find all our publications on our EPRS app:
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CONTENT:
00:00 Geopolitical importance of Latin America
01:30 Challenges for the European Union
02:13 Latina America's stance to the war in Ukraine
03:13 EU’s approach to relations with Latin America
04:19 The benefits for Latin America
05:01 State of play of EU-Latin America relations
06:18 Outro
Latin America is historically very similar to the EU: we share the same values, language, religion, democracy. The EU and Latin America and the Caribbean together represent 14% of the world's population and 21% of global GDP. And almost one third of all the votes in the UN General Assembly.
Moreover, the EU has to face a new global order: By 2050, four of the five largest economies (China, India, Indonesia and Brazil) will come from the so called Global South.
EU might be losing ground: already today China has economically outranked the EU in Latin America, a region in which Europe had traditionally a dominant role: China has overtaken the EU and is the region`s second biggest trading partner after the US.
📺 Watch the second episode of the Latin America chronicles: 'China's influence in Latin America': youtu.be/Q-EKSeXhVqs
📺 Watch the third episode of the Latin America chronicles: 'Critical raw materials and Latin America': youtu.be/8-aEvp3oMQ0
📖 Dig deeper into the migration to the EU in our publications:
• EU trade with Latin America and the Caribbean: Overview and figures: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_STU(2023)751413
• Strengthening ties: A new agenda for the EU's relations with Latin America and the Caribbean: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2023)749791
• Latin America Outlook 2023: EU-LAC relations at a time of geopolitical upheaval: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_IDA(2023)739372
📲 Find all our publications on our EPRS app:
• iOS: http://epyoutube.eu/q57W
• Android: http://epyoutube.eu/q57X
CONTENT:
00:00 Geopolitical importance of Latin America
01:30 Challenges for the European Union
02:13 Latina America's stance to the war in Ukraine
03:13 EU’s approach to relations with Latin America
04:19 The benefits for Latin America
05:01 State of play of EU-Latin America relations
06:18 Outro
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