Relations between the EU and the Central American region are structured by an Association Agreement, signed in June 2012.
This association agreement includes sections on trade, political dialogue, and cooperation. It aims to support economic growth, democracy and political stability in Central America.
The Central American countries included are Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
The trade part of the association agreement has been provisionally applied at different times for different countries in the region:
This association agreement includes sections on trade, political dialogue, and cooperation. It aims to support economic growth, democracy and political stability in Central America.
The Central American countries included are Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
The trade part of the association agreement has been provisionally applied at different times for different countries in the region:
- Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama since August 2013,
- Costa Rica and El Salvador since October 2013,
- Guatemala since December 2016.
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