Progresses in the negotiation between the EU and Central American region bring us closer to a conclusion of the association agreement in Madrid in May

The European Union represented by the European Commission and the Central American region (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama as observer) concluded on February 2010 an intense week of negotiations for an Association Agreement between both regions.

The discussions, addressing simultaneously the three pillars of the Agreement (political dialogue, cooperation and trade), made significant progresses, thus confirming the objective of a conclusion of the Agreement in during the EU LAC summit in Madrid in May 2010.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication, MEMO/10/44: EU-Central America negotiations resume in Brussels on 22 February http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-10-44_en.htm?locale=en

ESO: Background information: Relations between Guatemala and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-guatemala-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Relations between Nicargua and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-nicargua-and-the-european-union/

European Commission: DG Trade: Countries and regions: Central America http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/regions/central-america/

ESO: Background information: Relations between El Salvador and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-el-salvador-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Relations between the European Union and Costa Rica http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-the-european-union-and-costa-rica/

ESO: Background information: Relations between Panama and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-panama-and-the-european-union/

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