Association / free trade agreement – bi-regional partnership between european union and andean community

Abstract

This article discusses current European Union foreign policy developments and their application in Latin America including the possibility
of negotiating a bi-regional partnership agreement between the European Union and the Andean Community. The way from an Association
Agreement to a Free Trade Agreement is also analysed presenting the
different viewpoints of the negotiating parties and possible ideological
differences. The Eurolatinamerican interregional space theory and its
application in the bi-regional integration process are also presented.
In the conclusions concerns are expressed regarding the future of biregional partnership negotiations especially between integrations with
asymmetries.