Mexico's Foreign Policy towards the European Union 1990-1995

This essay has two main objectives: the first is to analyze the scope of the Framework Accord, which has been in force between Mexico and the EU since 1991; the second, is to evaluate whether the EU can, at this Lime, be constituted into a viable option which will ensure external resources that are necessary for Mexico's future development. To achieve this, the essay is divided into three sections. The first of these describes the approaches made by Mexico towards the then European Economic Community (EEC), and the type of relations which prevailed between 1960 and 1989. The second section studies, firstly, the process of negotiation which led to the signing of the 1991 Accord between Mexico and the European Community (EC), and secondly, the contents of the Accord itself. The third section describes the changes that have evinced the need for a new accord between Mexico and the EU. The perspectives for such an accord, and, in particular, the state of negotiations are also examined.