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• BRUSSELS, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier today, Tuesday 3rd October, the European Parliament by an overwhelming majority voted to approve the ITS Directive Revision.
• 5GAA commends policymakers and rapporteur Plumb for the adoption of a forward-looking ITS Directive that promotes technological innovation, and ultimately, the large-scale deployment of intelligent transport systems across Europe.
• 5GAA further welcomes the recognition of the technology neutrality principle, now enshrined within the ITS Directive.
• This commitment, combined with the adoption of the ITS Directive, will give new impetus to connected cars in Europe.

• This meeting is important for both regions but, especially for Europe, given the current geopolitical pressures it is facing.
• We live in a world in transition towards a new model that is still uncertain after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
• Several concerned Latin American countries requested the summit be suspended and called on CELAC to speak out against Nicolás Maduro’s regime.

Cooled relations

• The pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the Spanish presidency are the main factors that reactivated the EU-CELAC relationship at the highest level.
• The first two highlighted some of the EU’s major structural threats and weaknesses in terms of military dependence on NATO, Europe’s essential defence base, strategic industrial dependence and energy dependence – especially on Russia.

Spain takes the initiative

• In this context of European vulnerability, the Foreign Affairs Council of 18 July 2022 agreed to “promote a qualitative leap in relations between the EU and LAC countries”, with Spain taking the initiative to hold the summit under its presidency of the EU Council.
• It also includes green and digital alliances within the framework of the Global Gateway investment strategy.
• The EU needs a real strategic relationship with LAC, however complex and heterogeneous the region may be.
• However, it cannot accompany it in the application of sanctions – its strategic vulnerability can’t assume the cost of sanctions.

What success would look like

• The main success factor of the summit will be the abandonment of Eurocentrism.
• Taking that into account, the international value of Latin America and the Caribbean in the developing global scenario is incalculable.

• Further backsliding for EU values
  MEPs have repeatedly expressed concerns over the state of EU values in Hungary, which have further deteriorated due to the “deliberate and systematic efforts of the government” and despite Parliament’s activation of the Article 7 mechanism.
• The resolution condemns the Hungarian government’s anti-EU campaigns, which aim to divert attention away from a lack of compliance with European values and systemic corruption.
• MEPs urge the government to bring elections in line with international standards, especially in light of the upcoming European elections in 2024.
• Unlocking the frozen funds at this stage would give Fidesz a carte blanche to continue their attacks on fundamental rights.