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EU Foreign Policy towards Latin America pp 144–171Cite as

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Tense Relationships

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The European Union has made significant progress in its relationship with Latin American countries through association agreements, strategic partnerships, and free trade agreements. However, due to a clash of policies and practices dealing with free markets and democracy, the relationship between the European Union and some Latin American countries has experienced a more limited progress. While nationalization of private companies in Venezuela and Argentina has produced disputes with the European Union, both sides of the Atlantic have been able to find solutions. Cuba and Venezuela are the two countries where tensions have reached levels of hostility. In this regard, this chapter explores the relationship between the European Union and these three countries and explains under what conditions the EU policies of political engagement face limitations, as well as the scope of sanctions in some cases.

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Dominguez, R. (2015). Tense Relationships. In: EU Foreign Policy towards Latin America. The European Union in International Affairs Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137321282_8

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