EU- Mercosur relations

Abstract

The emergence of a new, decentralized international system, after the end of the Cold War era, has given way to new forms of regional integration and interregional interaction and cooperation, realizing new forces in the international arena and enabling the forming of economic and political alliances. The cooperation of the European Union with the countries of Mercosur originates from Mercosur’s establishment as a regional bloc and is considered on the most important processes of interregional cooperation globally. However, the EU – Mercosur lengthy negotiations have encountered significant difficulties over time. The present study aims at investigating the nature of these negotiations, their origins and present status, the obstacles that they have encountered and their importance for the concept of interregionalism in modern international relations and politics.