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In the year in which we are celebrating 20 years of Portugal and Spain’s membership of the European Communities, it is appropriate to point out that Europe has stood to gain from the special knowledge of life in Latin America that these countries have brought. It would gain even more besides if it promoted the teaching of Portuguese and Spanish as important world languages.
I agree with the rapporteur that we need closer ties in terms of economic and cultural cooperation with Latin America and I would highlight the vital role in this regard of relations with Brazil, an essential player in this partnership process.
I am alarmed to note that while there has been progress in terms of democracy and freedom in Latin America, this has generally not been matched by progress in combating poverty and social inequality.
The EU should not, in my view, accept flagrant violations of human rights and the scaling back of civil liberties, as we have seen in Cuba and more recently in Hugo Chávez’s Venezuela.
I await with interest the outcome of the Vienna summit and hope that it succeeds in genuinely strengthening relations between the EU and Latin America. `"@en1
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