El interés español por América Latina y la adhesión a la Comunidad Europea

Abstract

This article reflects the author’s experience as a high official in the European Commission in charge of relations with Latin America once Spain became a member of today’s European Union. It makes some comments about a strategy document submitted to the Policy Planners Group within the European Political Cooperation by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the end of 1986. Planning is confronted with reality: a low level of interest in the European Commission towards Latin America, the existence of a wide variety of prejudices against Latin Americans and the possibilities which were open to a new member state to export towards the Community acquis its political interests within a spirit of cooperation and advancement of European positions worldwide.