This volume, Scopes and Challenges for Regional Integration: A Comparative Perspective with the European Union (EU), is the result of research carried out within the Jean Monnet Module "EU Cultural Diplomacy in the Andean Community" (2020-2023). The paper addresses, in essence, the process of regional integration through the creation of EU institutions that respond to common problems that go beyond and cross national borders. While the supranational structure of the European Union is clearly defined, in South America there are several regional integration initiatives - such as the Andean...