As a small and vulnerable region, the Caribbean is likely to be even more affected by the international economic crisis and new global challenges. The Caribbean has had longstanding relations with the European Union since 1975, but both are redefining their external relations priorities in the context of a rapidly evolving geopolitical scene. The challenge now it seems is to start a joint reflection process on a future partnership that enables both parties to better respond to global challenges. Caribbean integration and the future Caribbean-EU partnership is one area addressed under the recently established Memorandum of Understanding between ECDPM and the Institute of International Relations at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. In the run up to the EU-Latin America/Caribbean Summit of Heads of State in mid-May in Madrid, the current Spanish EU Presidency, with the support of ECDPM, will stimulate reflection on the future of the Caribbean-EU partnership. Click here to read more.
February 1, 2010
