European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean Relations 2100-ERASMUS-EULA
The following topics will be discussed:
1. History of interregional cooperation. Conditions of cooperation in the past and present.
2. Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union as actors in international relations.
3. Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union in the global economy.
4. Main issues in interregional cooperation. Interregional and multilateral dialogue.
5. Bilateral relations between the countries of both regions.
6. Integration agreements in Latin America and the Caribbean.
7. The MERCOSUR-European Union Agreement.
8. The EU-Central America Agreement.
9. Prospects for cooperation.
The course will also include meetings with experts and diplomats specializing in EU-Latin American relations.
Students will prepare their own projects; the classes will largely be workshop-based.
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE
Students have knowledge of the internal and external conditions of international relations in the Latin America and Caribbean region.
Students have knowledge of the specific nature of the European Union's relations with Latin America and the Caribbean.
SKILLS
Students can identify and analyze the main areas of cooperation between EU member states and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Students have the ability to independently formulate opinions, support them with extensive arguments using a wide range of theoretical approaches and perspectives, formulate coherent conclusions, and summarize them concisely.
SOCIAL COMPETENCES
Students are prepared to perform professional tasks requiring knowledge of the EU's relations with Latin America and the Caribbean.
Students can work collaboratively in a group, assuming various roles.
Students can present one's point of view and support one's position with prepared arguments.
Assessment criteria
Basic elements of course credit:
- presentation of a project prepared in class (80%)
- active participation (20%)
- attendance is mandatory (two absences are permitted).
Methods:
Comprises elements of a discussion and lecture, along with analysis of source texts, monographic studies, and statistical data. Part of the course is held in a workshop format, based on student group work.
Students' own work (in groups and individually) is required.
Practical placement
Not required.
Bibliography
Obligatory reading:
Revisiting bi-regional relations: The EU-Latin American dialogue and diversification of interregional cooperation. Coord. by Wolfgang Haider and Isabel Clemente Batalla. EULAC Foundation, 2020. https://eulacfoundation.org/system/files/web-version-revisiting-relations-eu-lac-dialogue_end.pdf
https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/latin-america-and-caribbean_en
Cecilia Malmström, The European Union is forging a new strategic alliance with Latin America, (PIIE), November 6, 2025 https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2025/european-union-forging-new-strategic-alliance-latin-america
EEAS, EU and Latin America and the Caribbean: partners of choice for a changing world, Sept 2025, https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/eu-and-latin-america-and-caribbean-partners-choice-changing-world_en
Further reading: other articles will be indicated on an ongoing basis by the course instructor
Additional information
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