The European Union recently published a new agenda for the EU's relations with Latin America and the Caribbean in June. BDI and LADW welcome this initiative. The new geopolitical reality has a major impact on international economic relations. The wish to diversify markets is great and Latin America has much to offer. The EU shares this view and proposes the following priorities in its cooperation.

With Trump II, the rules-based world order is increasingly being shaken and is gradually being replaced by the law of the strongest. Although African countries have always criticized the constitution and the overrepresentation of “Western” countries in intergovernmental organizations such as the UN, the continent is hit particularly hard by geopolitical disruption. The geopolitical implications of the U.S. president's disruptive foreign policy style are having a decisive impact on the continent's economy. This is a forecast for Africa for the year 2026.