Klappentext: Dieses Buch untersucht die Politik der Europäischen Union gegenüber dem Mercosur, dem Staatenverbund bestehend aus Brasilien, Argentinien, Paraguay und Uruguay. Im Zentrum steht die Frage nach der Qualität der EU als internationaler Akteur.

This policy brief examines the latest developments in the EU-Mercosur economic relationship and outlines the existing non-economic relationship in order to contextualise the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement and its potential for strengthening common bonds between both regions.

Regionalism is under stress. The European Union has been challenged by the Eurozone crisis, refugee flows, terrorist attacks, Euroscepticism, and Brexit. In Latin America, regional cooperation has been stagnating. Studying Europe and Latin America within a broader comparative perspective, this...