UNWE - Host of the 30th Anniversary of MERCOSUR

The report of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mrs. Zaritsa Dinkova was presented in Spanish and its topic was "The European Union and MERCOSUR - Partnership and Problems". In it she focuses on the EU-MERCOSUR Association Agreement analyzing the predominantly positive but ambiguous reaction of EU member-states having in mind the forthcoming ratification of the document. She also drew attention to the most significant results of the EU-Latin America strategic partnership: the development of an intensive network for bilateral regional integration, including in the digital, scientific and educational spheres; the closer linking of economies of the two regions; increasing coordination within the UN; regulatory convergence in the framework of environmental protection, etc. "All this is a prerequisite for constructive efforts to overcome the serious challenges facing the partnership between the two regions", pointed out Mrs. Dinkova.