Central American Economic Council

Ecofin [ Ecofin Council | Economic and Financial Affairs Council | EURO.X ]

Central American Monetary Council | CMC [Abbr.]

Joint Economic Communiqué of the European Community and the Countries Parties to the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration and Panama

Pacific Basin Economic Council | PBEC [Abbr.]

Ecosoc [ UN Economic and Social Council | United Nations Economic and Social Council ]

Central American Economic Union

Central American Bank for Economic Integration [ CABEI ]

Agreement establishing the Central American Bank for Economic Integration

recommend economic development | recommend economic progress | advise on economic development | instruct on economic progress

The Council approved the European Union's position in preparation for the XIIIth San José Ministerial Conference (Ministerial Conference on Political Dialogue and Economic Cooperation between the EU and the Member States of the Central American Integration System), which is scheduled to take place in the Hague on 25 and 26 February 1997.

The Commission has adopted a recommendation to the Council concerning the opening of negotiations with Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador, as members of the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration, and with Panama, with a view to the conclusion of a cooperation agreement.

II. SOLEMN DECLARATION OF FLORENCE ON THE RENEWAL OF THE SAN JOSÉ PROCESS The European Union and the Member Countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA), - recalling the Final Act of the Luxembourg Conference of 11 and 12 November 1985 giving institutional shape to the political and economic dialogue, - aware of their espousal of common values and principles, such as representative democracy, the Rule of Law and constitutionalism and full respect for universal human rights and fundamental freedoms, - recognizing the significant contribution of the San José Dialogue's first decade and ensuing cooperation to the peace proce ...[+++]ss, the consolidation of democracy, social and economic development in Central America and revitalizing and strengthening the integration process in the region, - persuaded that these achievements should be consolidated and that their relations should be deepened by gearing the objectives and mechanisms of the dialogue and also its content and methods of cooperation to the fresh challenges and new priorities facing them, - highlighting the consistency of the General Guidelines recently adopted by the European Council for Cooperation with Latin America and the priorities defined by the Central American Presidents in the Alliance for Sustainable Development, have, on the occasion of the Twelfth Ministerial Conference in Florence on 21 March 1996, decided to strengthen the San José process along the following lines: Objectives of the San José process The Parties have reaffirmed their resolve to continue the political and economic dialogue launched in 1984 at the San José Conference.