Translation of "central american isthmus " (English → French) :

1. After having played a decisive role in the process of peace and democratisation of the Central American isthmus in the 1980s, there is no doubt that the EU’s political influence in the region is now clearly declining.

L. whereas the so-called Puebla-Panama project for a comprehensive programme of infrastructure to integrate fully the south of Mexico with the Central American isthmus could prove to be of geopolitical importance and of great socio-economic significance, but should give due consideration to the potentially negative impact of a plan of such scope on social structures, on business for small- and medium-scale producers and on the environment,

24. Acknowledging that certain factors limited the growth of trade flows, such as the high costs of transport and inadequate investment and production technology, Ministers agreed that the Central American side would draw up an integral programme for the development of exports from the Central American Isthmus to the Community Market, with the aim of revitalizing trade relations between the two regions.

M3'emo 13/87 .- - 4 - Pattern of trade between the EEC and the Central American Isthmus countries (CACM + Panama) in 1985 : ----------------------------------------------------------------- In the period since 1981, the Community's trade with Central America has not followed the same pattern as its trade with the 20 countries of Latin America as a whole, viz. considerable reduction in Community exports as a result of restrictions introduced by certain Latin American countries to alleviate their foreign debt, coupled with an almost equal increase in imports from Latin America, resulting in sudden huge increase in the Community's trade def ...[+++]icit with that region.

The Conference will be attended, on the European side, by the Foreign Ministers of the 12 Community Member States and the Member of the Commission with special responsibility for relations with Latin America, Mr Abel Matutes. The Latin American side will be represented by the Foreign Ministers of the countries of the Central American isthmus (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador) and their counterparts from Panama, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela as cooperating countries.

Since "San José II" in Luxembourg, two major forms of cooperation between the Community and Central America have emerged: - an institutionalized political dialogue; - the conclusion of a framework agreement on economic cooperation with Central America (it entered into force on 1 March 1987 and includes the five countries of the Central American isthmus and Panama).