The Socialist International and the ‘PSOE’ Foreign Policy towards Latin America in three Acts

Since the nineteen seventies, the Socialist International (SI) played a key role in the rapprochement between Europe and Latin-America. Indeed, Felipe González and the PSOE promoted the SI principles at both national and international levels, being at the root of the relationships between Western Europe and Latin America. Within this context, this paper aims at examining the trajectory of the PSOE foreign policy towards Latin America. With this purpose, this paper identifies three crucial moments between the nineteen seventies and the nineteen nineties. The first one coincides with a clear approach between the PSOE and Latin America involving increased mutual knowledge and the strengthening of their links through the SI. The second one took place when previous “political” statements were brought to life. The third and last moment is identified with the re-sizing of “economic” activity in foreign matters after Spain became a member of the EEC.