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The EU's trade relations with dictatorships in the world (I)

I refuse to talk in my blog of what the media offer us as subjects "of fashion." It seems, according to the information we read in recent weeks in the media and the blogosphere that dictators are something new, something very destructive to our beautiful bitter stability and global coexistence. I listen to all political of all signs, to bloggers who blog need to reassert its rejection of violence, the King of Spain himself and any citizen who has a chance to speak, the systematic condemnation of oppression and dictatorship and the Defense of Human Rights and Democracy.

Well, I do not think from this blog without saying something that seems obvious, it seems much more useful to provide data that would lead us, no doubt look a little further away from the obvious to express my revulsion at something that would all agree. It seems more constructive to talk about those who have consented to, supported, assisted, or looked the other way when they had the opportunity to do something . Reminds me of those tragic scenes of a person lying on the floor and everyone passing around doing nothing. I never liked to ride the wave when it was up, so this post to contribute to look a little further, (but from the bottom of the wave) of what they tell us the media "traditional."

is right to recall first that these dictatorships are not new, some are over 40 years standing, and the dictators to blame, but certainly the system has not worked, or at less seems to have helped them endure over time. There is always a reason things happen, and the reason is none other money, trade and Power.

Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's president. He had been in power since 1981 (30 years) acting as a true dictator. Trade relations with the U.S. and the European Union itself is very intense. U.S. gives Egypt
1.3 billion in military aid each year. The EU is Egypt's main trading partner, representing about 35% of total trade in this country , ie Egypt is a "good customer" of the EU. EU-Egypt Association Agreement signed in 2001 (which is part of the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreements or Process Barcelona), entered into force in 2004, ie signed an agreement and maintain a free trade area with a country whose regime is a dictatorship and we pledge to maintain for a period of 10 years . Clear that the Association Agreement is seen as an "instrument" within the European Neighbourhood Policy, whose mission is to help neighboring countries spread of the values \u200b\u200band objectives of the EU , remember that these are: " v alues \u200b\u200bof respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law and respect for human rights, including minority " . Therefore the EU, since Very large 1996 allocates funds to achieve these ends.

Egypt is also a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since 1995, the G20 and IMF .

Tunisia: Ben Ali, President of Tunisia . 23 years of government, member of the Socialist International (which did not seem to be suspected of anti-democratic). Tunisia is formally a parliamentary republic. Commercial and political pressure from the EU forced the president to conduct a constitutional reform, creating a second chamber representing, which should lead to an expansion of rights and freedoms of citizens, questionable efficacy of reform. Likewise, the trade relations between the EU and Tunisia are reflected in the Partnership Agreement signed on July 17, 1995, entered into force on 98. The main countries of the EU and Tunisia's main trading partners are France, Italy, Spain and Germany . This was probably the reason why France supported initially dictator Ben Ali. As shown, commercial relations are impossible to separate policies, even above moral values. That is why reactions to the riots in the Arab world will always preceded by a detailed study of advantages or disadvantages in economic and political terms, not values \u200b\u200bor principles.

While understanding the political relationships follow from the only economic prism, these situations are still occurring in the world. The EU values \u200b\u200bproclaimed universal values \u200b\u200bproclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights can not be carried out under the prism of money and power. Never mind that these countries feel democratic that democratic elections are no guarantee of democracy at least understood the point of view of a Westerner. What should we say If, after the democratic elections in Tunisia and Egypt won a radical Islamist party, as happened in Algeria 15 years ago? Is the Muslim Brotherhood an alternative to restore democracy?

The list of dictatorships that commercial relations with the European Union is extensive. Today I talked to two, the next time I will talk to other dictatorships and different situations, the answers are different. As we will see the strength in the responses by the EU will in relation to their business relationship with them.

will always be wolves in sheep waiting for their chance to replace the overthrown puffed by the slogan of democracy claimed for the Western world, finding their shelter under the protective mantle of bodies like the EU, WTO, IMF and United Nations. And as this happens, nothing, nothing will change, and this means that the system as currently organized, the world is only made for a live well and others may live badly.