Challenges and opportunities from deep trade integration between EU-LA after the COVID-19 pandemic (Ninfa Fuentes, Luis A. Barrueta)

Abstract: “The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has had repercussions on regional integration in the EU and Latin America and the relationship between them both. The agreements established by the EU and countries and other regional spaces in Latin America have the potential to contribute to the challenges placed by the economic and sanitary crisis. Further coordination could enhance the economic opportunities of the regions. This paper analyses the status of deep integration in the agreements established between both regions by assessing their operative, coverage and institutional dimensions. Second, the paper schematically assesses the strengths and areas of opportunity to deepen integration across its dimensions. Third, the paper also explores the challenges and opportunities that each area faced with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, it evaluates their potential and opportunity areas in a domestic and international context of increased geopolitical competition, an environmental crisis and the urgency of economic recovery.”

Keywords: Trade Agreements, deep integration, European Union, Latin America

  Challenges and Opportunities from Deep Trade Integration between EU-LA after the COVID-19 Pandemic 

About the authors
Ninfa M. Fuentes Sosa is Chair of the Division of International Studies at Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE-DEI) | ninfa.fuentes@cide.edu

Luis A. Barrueta Ocampo is a business consultant at Exsequor Ventures | lb@exsequor-ventures.com