Introducción
Author | Francisco J. Fonseca Morillo |
Pages | 15-22 |
INTRODUCCIÓN
Francisco J. FONSECA MORILLO 1
Las relaciones de la Unión Europea con América Latina y el Ca-
ribe nunca han podido estar de mayor actualidad. En este contexto,
España está llamada a seguir desempeñando un papel fundamental,
no solo como interlocutor privilegiado, sino como verdadero y au-
téntico garante de que la realidad americana es entendida y tenida
debidamente en cuenta por los socios europeos. Las identidades
culturales son demasiadas como para poder obviar esto, y la expe-
riencia nos demuestra que el crecimiento exponencial de las relacio-
nes comerciales, económicas y estratégicas entre Europa y América
Latina ha ido vinculado a la pertenencia y afirmación de las relacio-
nes transatlánticas de España y Portugal a la Unión Europea en los
últimos treinta y cinco años.
Algunas cifras globales así lo demuestran. La UE es el tercer so-
cio comercial más grande de Latinoamérica y el Caribe, y el primer
inversor. El volumen total de comercio de mercancías ascendió a
225.400 millones de euros en 2018, mientras que la inversión finan-
ciera directa alcanzó los 784.600 millones en 2017.
La UE ha sido el mayor donante de ayuda al desarrollo a sus
socios en Latinoamérica y el Caribe, con 3.600 millones de euros
entre 2014 y 2020, y más de 1.200 millones en ayuda humanitaria
durante los últimos veinte años.
1 Las opiniones reflejadas en este trabajo son de la exclusiva responsabilidad del
autor y no comprometen a la institución para la que trabaja.
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