Regional
Seminar on “Economic Relations
between
the European
Union
and Latin
America and the Caribbean”
Venue:
Headquarters of the Permanent Secretariat
Torre Europa, 5th
Floor, Sala Andrés Bello,
Campo Alegre.
Caracas, Venezuela
February 26th,
2007
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Agenda
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Background
Relations
of LAC countries with the European Union (EU) are of the utmost importance in
view of their weight in commercial, financial and political terms, as well as
the leadership that the European block has in several forums for debate and
negotiation of key issues in the international agenda. The regional meeting held
at the Permanent Secretariat in February 2006 evaluated the status of biregional
relations, prior to the IV EU-LAC Summit, held in May 2006 (Vienna).
Participants in that meeting recognized, among other things, that:
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In order to give new impulse to biregional relations, the
region needs to make great efforts to become a well-organized interlocutor
vis-à-vis the EU.
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It is absolutely necessary to discuss and design a Latin
American and Caribbean strategy for relations with the EU. It is necessary
for Latin America and the Caribbean to analyze and adopt common positions to
speak with a single voice vis-à-vis the European Union.
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It is possible to reach common positions in spite of the
existing heterogeneous economic conditions of Latin American and Caribbean
countries, as reflected in their dissimilar patterns for international
economic insertion and their different interests as regards their relations
with Europe. As the European experience has shown, recognizing such
differences within the same region is the first step to adopting common
positions and strategies.
The
representatives of SELA’s Member States who participated in the regional meeting
of March 2006 took note with interest of the analysis of the results of the
Vienna EU-LAC Summit and the European strategy for cooperation for the period
2007-2013, which the Permanent Secretariat would start to prepare in the last
quarter of 2006. Furthermore, they agreed that the Permanent Secretariat should
convene a regional meeting to follow up and deepen the analysis of key issues
concerning biregional relations after the Vienna Summit.
In accordance with
this mandate, the Permanent Secretariat has convened the Regional Seminary on
Economic Relations between the European Union and Latin America and the
Caribbean, to be held in Caracas on 26 February 2007. The debates at the seminar
will be based on the document “From Vienna to Lima: Follow-up to the economic
and cooperation relations between the European Union and Latin America and the
Caribbean”, which was prepared by SELA in late 2006.
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Objectives:
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To conduct an analysis of the main results of the IV EU-LAC
Summit and their possible implications for the economic cooperation
relations between the two regions.
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To associate the analysis mentioned above with the EU’s
foreign cooperation strategy for the period 2007-2013, as adopted by the
European Commission late last year.
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To propose possible joint actions to the Member States of
SELA, with a view to preparing the region for the next EU-LAC Summit, to be
held in Lima in 2008.
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Agenda
Venue:
Headquarters of the Permanent Secretariat
Torre Europa,
5th Floor, Sala Andrés Bello,
Campo Alegre.
Caracas, Venezuela.
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Monday, 26 February
Morning |
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08:30 a.m. – 09:00 a.m....... |
REGISTRATION
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09:00 a.m. – 09:30 a.m....... |
OPENING SESSION
Opening speech by the Permanent
Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System, Ambassador Floria
Caricote Lovera. |
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09:30 a.m. – 10:00
a.m....... |
Break
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10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m....... |
Moderator: Dr. Antonio Romero,
Coordinator for relations with Regional and Extra-regional
Organizations, Permanent Secretariat of SELA
Presentation of the
document entitled
“From Vienna
to Lima: Follow-up to the economic and cooperation relations between
the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean”
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10:30 a.m. – 11:30
a.m....... |
CAN’s and
MERCOSUR’s perspective on relations with the European Union.
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11:30
a.m. – 12:00 a.m....... |
Debate
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12:00
a.m. – 12:30 p.m....... |
Chile’s
experience
Mr. Enrique Ceppi di Lecco,
Economic Adviser, PROCHILE
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12:30
p.m. – 01:00 p.m....... |
Debate
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Evening
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03:00 p.m. – 04:00
p.m....... |
The
vision of CARICOM and CACM on relations with the European Union
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04:00 p.m. – 04:30 p.m....... |
Debate
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04:30 p.m. – 05:00 p.m....... |
Mexico’s experience
Nayeli Damián, Counsellor, Embassy of
Mexico,
Former Head, Department for the
European Union and
Regional
Organizations, Foreign Affairs Secretariat of Mexico.
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05:00 p.m. – 05:30 p.m....... |
Debate
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05:30 p.m. – 06:00
p.m....... |
Peru’s perspective
in relation to the forthcoming Biregional Summit for the year 2008
Ambassador Javier Manuel Paulinich Velarde,
Director
General of WTO and International Economic Negotiations, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Peru.
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06:00 p.m. – 06:30
p.m....... |
Summary
and Conclusions
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06:30
p.m........................... |
Cocktail |
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Documents
Final Report on the Regional Seminar on “Economic
Relations
between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean”
SP/SR-REUE-ALC/IF-07
Conclusions and Recommendations
SP/SR-REUE-ALC/DT Nº 1 –07
Base documents for the Seminar:
Documents submitted during the
Seminar:
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List of
participants
(SP/SR-REUE-ALC/Di
Nº 1 – 07)
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Opening speech
by Ambassador Floria Caricote Lovera, SELA Permanent Secretary
(SP/SR-REUE-ALC/Di
Nº 2 – 07)
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From Vienna to
Lima: Follow-up to the economic and cooperation relations between the
European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean (presentation)
Dr.
Christian Ghymers, European Specialist, and Dr. Carlos Quenan, Professor
“Institut des Hautes Etudes D’Amerique Latine, Sorbonne University”
(SP/SR-REUE-ALC/Di
Nº 3 – 07)
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CAN’s and
MERCOSUR perspective on relations with the European Union
Ariela
Ruiz-Caro, Economist, Adviser to the Presidency, MERCOSUR’s Permanent
Representative Commission
(SP/SR-REUE-ALC/Di
Nº 4 – 07)
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Chile’s
Experience
Dr.
Enrique Ceppi di Lecco, General Direction of International Economic
Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile
(SP/SR-REUE-ALC/Di
Nº 5 – 07)
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The
vision of CARICOM on relations with the European Union
Dr.
Neville J. Bissember, Jr., Assistant General Counsel and
Officer-in-Charge of the Legal Division, CARICOM
(SP/SR-REUE-ALC/Di Nº 6 – 07)
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Commercial
relations between Central America and the European Union
Dr.
José Carlos García, Secretary General’s Adviser, SIECA
(SP/SR-REUE-ALC/Di
Nº 7 – 07)
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Relations
between Central America and the European Union (presentation)
Dr.
José Carlos García, Secretary General’s Adviser, SIECA
(SP/SR-REUE-ALC/Di
Nº 7 – 07 / Add.)
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Mexico’s
experience
Mtra.
Nayeli Damián, Officer-in-Charge of Cultural Affairs, Embassy of Mexico
in Venezuela
(SP/SR-REUE-ALC/Di
Nº 8 – 07)
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Peru’s
perspective in relation to the forthcoming Biregional Summit for the
year 2008
Ambassador Javier M. Paulinich, Director General of WTO and
International Economic Negotiations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru
(SP/SR-REUE-ALC/Di
Nº 9 – 07) |
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Contact us
Permanent
Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
http://www.sela.org
Coordination at SELA:
Dr. Antonio Romero, Coordinator of Relations with Regional and
Extra-regional Organizations, and Ms. Patricia de Larrosa.
Telephones: 58-212-9557111 / 9557115 / 9557121;
Fax: 58-212-9515292 / 9516901;
E-mails:
aromero@sela.org;
plarrosa@sela.org
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