Thursday, 18th January 2024, from 17:00 to 18:30 CET (UTC+1). Venue: Organización Internacional Ítalo–Latinoamericana (IILA), Via Giovanni Paisiello 24, 00198, Roma.
The Elcano Report “Why Latin America Matters” identifies the position of the region in the new global geopolitics and aims to attract Europe’s interest towards the importance of Euro-Latin American relations. The effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent isolation of the EU from the so-called “Global South”, as well as Spain’s six-month presidency of the Council of the Union, are an excellent opportunity to discuss these issues.
The document focuses on four topics, based on the rigorous use of the data, to question the dominant narrative: 1) Latin America is a political disaster; 2) Latin America is an economic failure; 3) the EU and the US have abandoned Latin America allowing China to become a hegemonic actor in the region; 4) European companies, particularly Spanish ones, are abandoning Latin America to invest in more profitable and safer destinations.
The Report closes by emphasizing the priorities of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU and the need to close an agreement of key strategic importance: the EU-Mercosur Association Treaty.
Participants:
- Giorgio Silli, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italia| @GiorgioSilli
- Miguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios, Ambassador of Spain to Italy | @EmbEspItalia
- Laura Carpini, Deputy Director General Global Affairs, Director Latin America and the Caribbean, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italia | @LauraCarpini
- Charles Powell, Director, Elcano Royal Institute | @CharlesTPowell
- Antonella Mori, Director of the Latin America Programme, ISPI; Professor at Bocconi University.
The editors of the Report, Senior Analysts at Elcano Royal Institute:
- Carlos Malamud, Senior Analyst, Elcano Royal Institute | @CarlosMalamud
- Ernesto Talvi, Senior Analyst, Elcano Royal Institute | @ernesto_talvi
- Moderator: Antonella Cavallari, Secretary General, Organización Internacional Ítalo-latinoamericana (IILA) | @iila_org
Hashtag: #ElcanoAmLat
– The event will be held in Spanish an Italian without simultaneous translation.
– If you are planning to attend in-person, please send RSVP to cerimoniale@iila.org
– The event will also be live streamed on IILA’s Zoom channel: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81410313705
