REGIONAL MEETING: THE VI BI-REGIONAL SUMMIT OF MADRID, THE RECESSIVE DYNAMICS IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND PROSPECTS FOR THE ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN LAC AND THE EU
Caracas, Venezuela. March  22,  2011

OBJECTIVES

  1. Conduct an analysis of the results of the latest LAC-EU Summit in Madrid and its expected implications for the economic relations (including trade, finances and cooperation) between both parties.
  2. Present the main trends characterizing the economic situation of European countries and estimate its foreseeable impacts on the economies and economic relations between LAC and the EU.
  3. Propose courses of action to Member States for possible mitigation of the negative effects of the economic situation in some European countries on the region, and for strengthening the economic relations between LAC and the EU.