Argentina’s former president, Mauricio Macri, has asked Spain to “open” the relationship between the European Union and Mercosur so that Latin America can become one country. “great supplier of services and goods” for Europe.
In his speech at the La Toja-Vínculo Atlántico Forum, Macri urged the Spanish authorities, who will head the EU in the second half of 2023, to assist in this economic opening of Latin markets to Europe.
Behind “criminal invasion” Ukraine by Russia and “discomfortArgentine leader, stating that this provoked European economies, argued that Iberian-America could meet Europe’s energy or food demand.
So far, according to the former president of Argentina, Latin America “most reluctant region to this opening”something that, in his view, is causing its economic growth to be “the world’s lowest” despite having “all kinds of resources.”
“Those who grow the most are open to competition”, Mauricio Macri emphasized that “we need to strengthen our democratic system and institutionalism” in order to embark on this new path in Latin America.
To do this, according to Macri, the region needs to get rid of populism, “A curse that brings us only poverty” and predicted that they would “reverse, starting with Argentina”.
In this context, the former president of Argentina warned Europe of the rise of extremism because “We have already experienced what they are currently testing here” From being “one of the richest countries in the world” to “structural poverty”.
Andrés Allamand, Secretary General of the Ibero-Americanstrong relationship“A union with Europe that is “below its potential and need not stay that way”.
To move forward in this new phase, Allamand sought the support of Spain. “tell” a better political dialogue With the EU, to “unlock” trade agreements between the two regions, enable greater flows of European investment in Latin America and improve cooperation.
“America must reintegrate into the world with a greater power” According to the Ibero-American Secretary General, where Europe is a “definitely capital and natural” partner.
In addition, the entire region “think inside” and solving the three problems he identified as improving the path to economic growth, improving governance, and solving citizens’ low trust in their legislative and judicial powers.