The life expectancy of its inhabitants is around 70 years, higher than the average Asian and African. But, in addition, the territory Latin American houses important deposits of oil and gas, as well as other resources and raw materials, agricultural and fishing, not to mention the relevant data that is the first reserve of drinking water in the world. Spain has a privileged relationship with Latin America, but globalization requires us to have a broader framework of Exchange and cooperation with that area, in addition to joint regional strategies. We talked about poverty and inequality, but also of climate change and energy challenges. And we talk about regional integration and social and territorial cohesion. Latin America would have to address some pending reforms that have to do with economic and institutional strengthening, the functioning of the State and the investment in human and physical capital. On the other hand, the European Union should assume the importance of strengthening the relationship with a continent that, increasingly, assumes its role as global player.
Hence the importance that regional integration processes will be concluded successfully, Therefore they will not only mean an important step for American subregions, but also for Europe. The signing of agreements on strategic partnership with Mercosur and the Andean Community, Central America open markets, but also the consideration of political and economic partners of the European Union to a large number of countries, as already are Brazil, Mexico, or Chile. This should be the major task in the coming years. Working together in the coming years will have to give two conditions: that Latin America move forward and that the European Union takes its role of political leadership in this precarious balance international. Leadership that will not only be measured in terms of exercise of power, but in the fact of becoming a reference in a model, capable of solving some of the problems that we have to face. Migration and climate change are just some of them, but we cannot forget the poverty and social exclusion or the extension of human rights to all the places on the planet. Trinidad Jimenez Secretary of State for Ibero-America original author and source of the article.
Hence the importance that regional integration processes will be concluded successfully, Therefore they will not only mean an important step for American subregions, but also for Europe. The signing of agreements on strategic partnership with Mercosur and the Andean Community, Central America open markets, but also the consideration of political and economic partners of the European Union to a large number of countries, as already are Brazil, Mexico, or Chile. This should be the major task in the coming years. Working together in the coming years will have to give two conditions: that Latin America move forward and that the European Union takes its role of political leadership in this precarious balance international. Leadership that will not only be measured in terms of exercise of power, but in the fact of becoming a reference in a model, capable of solving some of the problems that we have to face. Migration and climate change are just some of them, but we cannot forget the poverty and social exclusion or the extension of human rights to all the places on the planet. Trinidad Jimenez Secretary of State for Ibero-America original author and source of the article.
