Argentina–European Union relations

Argentina–European Union relations

European Union	Argentina

Comparison Table

	European Union	Argentina
Population	447,206,135[1]	44,938,712
Area	4,232,147 km2 (1,634,041 sq mi)[2]	2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi)
Population Density	115/km2 (300 /sq mi)	14.4/km2 (37.3/sq mi)
Capital	Brussels (de facto)	Buenos Aires
Global Cities	Paris, Rome, Berlin, Vienna, Madrid, Amsterdam, Athens, Helsinki, Warsaw, Lisbon, Prague, Nicosia, Stockholm, Bucharest, Copenhagen, Budapest, Bratislava, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Sofia etc.	Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, San Juan, La Rioja, Santiago del Estero, Viedma, Río Gallegos, San Salvador de Jujuy, Mendoza, Paraná, San Luis, Santa Rosa, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Corrientes, San Miguel de Tucumán, Rosario, Formosa, Mar del Plata, Río Cuarto, La Pampa, San Carlos Minas, Villa Fontana, San Javier, Las Heras
Government	Supranational parliamentary democracy based on the European treaties[3]	Federal presidential constitutional republic
First Leader	High Authority President Jean Monnet	President Bartolomé Mitre
Current Leader	Council President Charles Michel Commission President Ursula von der Leyen	President Alberto Fernández
Current Vice Leader	Vice Commission President Frans Timmermans	Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Official languages	24 official languages, of which 3 considered "procedural" (English, French and German)[4]	Spanish
Main Religions	72% Christianity (48% Roman Catholicism, 12% Protestantism, 8% Eastern Orthodoxy, 4% Other Christianity), 23% non-Religious, 3% Other, 2% Islam	62.9% Roman Catholic, 18.9% Irreligious, 15.3% Evangelicalism, 1.4% Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormon, 1.2% Other, 0.3% Unknown
Ethnic groups	Germans (ca. 80 million), French (ca. 67 million), Italians (ca. 60 million), Spanish (ca. 47 million), Poles (ca. 46 million), Romanians (ca. 16 million), Dutch (ca. 13 million), Greeks (ca. 12 million), Portuguese (ca. 11 million), and others	Argentineans (ca. 42.725.833) other nationalities (ca. 2.212.879).
GDP (nominal)	$16.477 trillion ($31,801 per capita)	$445.469 billion ($9,887 per capita)

Agreements

Argentina was the first Latin American country to formalize relations with the EU under a 3rd generation cooperation agreement. The Framework Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement between the EU and Argentina entered into force in 1990 and includes two recurrent principles of their cooperation: the strengthening of democracy and human rights, as well as regional integration. An EU-Argentina Joint Commission has also been established. A number of sectoral agreements were established in the 1990s. The main focuses of cooperation are education and training; economic competitiveness; capacity‑building in the public and academic sectors.^[5]

Argentina is part of the EU's negotiating with the regional bloc Mercosur for a free trade agreement which will form the back bone of EU-Latin American relations.^[6] However, during the 2000s and early 2010s the Kirchner administration developed a protectionist policy and stalled negotiations for a free trade agreement. Mauricio Macri restarted the process in his first months as president.

In 2016, the French government has asked to delay negotiations for a free trade agreement to carry an impact study, which was supported by several European countries. Others like Spain and Italy have asked for immediate negotiations.

Trade

The EU is Argentina's second largest export market (after Brazil). Argentina's exports to the EU are mainly agricultural and other primary goods. The EU exports less goods to Argentina in return (giving the EU a deficit of €3.4 billion) but has a surplus in services of €0.4 billion. The EU is also Argentina's biggest foreign investor, accounting for half of Argentina's foreign direct investment (FDI).^[6]

Argentina's foreign relations with EU member states

See also

• Foreign relations of Argentina
• Foreign relations of the European Union

References

External links

• EU delegation to Argentina (English)

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Foreign relations of the European Union

Bilateral relations

See also: Economic relationships with third countries Africa Algeria Cape Verde Egypt Libya Morocco South Africa Sudan Tunisia Americas Argentina trade Brazil Canada Cuba Greenland Mexico Peru United States Uruguay Asia Bahrain Bangladesh China India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Lebanon Malaysia Nepal North Korea Pakistan Palestine† Philippines South Korea Syria Taiwan Vietnam Yemen Europe Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Faroe Islands Georgia Accession negotiations Iceland Kosovo† Liechtenstein Moldova Accession negotiations Monaco Montenegro North Macedonia Northern Cyprus† Norway Russia San Marino Serbia Sovereign Military Order of Malta Switzerland Turkey Accession negotiations Ukraine Accession negotiations United Kingdom Vatican City Oceania Australia Micronesia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Former Yugoslavia General Overseas territories of member states European microstates Largest trading partners Association Agreements Free trade agreements European Union Sanctions †= Disputed state, may not be recognised as an independent state by some or all European Union members.

Multilateral relations and initiatives

Organisations Arab League ASEAN Council of Europe ECHR G7 ICC IOC Mercosur NATO UN Initiatives African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Asia–Europe Meeting CARIFORUM Customs Union Eastern Partnership Energy Community Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly European Common Aviation Area European Economic Area Euro-Mediterranean free trade area Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Euronest Economic Partnership Agreements EU CBRN Risk Mitigation CoE Initiative Neighbourhood Policy Northern Dimension Mediterranean Union Stabilisation and Association Process

Administration and policies

Foreign and Security Policy Global Strategy Neighbourhood Policy Enlargement Security and Defence Policy Administration Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development External Action Service Foreign Affairs Council High Representative Josep Borrell Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Foreign Policy Instruments Service Diplomatic missions of the EU (ambassadors) / to the EU Special Representatives Funding Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance Global Europe

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