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“More for More” - Redefining the strategy
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The revolutionary upheavals in North Africa have triggered a debate on the future of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). In light of the recent events across the Mediterranean region, the Commission is currently reviewing the Southern dimension o...
The State of the Disunion – Inconsistency Backfires on European Union’s Foreign Policy
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The revolutionary uprisings in North Africa have been a true earthquake for Europe’s foreign policy standing in the region. The way how the EU reacted on this critical challenge tells a lot about the state of disunion in regard to its foreign polic...
Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution unmasks the EU’s misguided policy approach in the Southern Backyard
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The Crumbling Façade of Europe’s Bulwark of Stability The events in Tunisia are a bitter lesson for the EU’s indulgent policy towards Ben Ali’s repressive regime. Europe has remained silent for a long time and did not show any intention to int...
Libya and the EU - The new partnership against illegal immigration
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Two years after the start of negotiations on the EU-Libya Framework Agreement the European Commission and Libya agreed on a common migration agreement for the period 2011- 2013. The agreement was signed by the Commissioner for Home Affairs and the Co...
EuroMed Intercultural Trends 2010
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A small but important stone in the mosaic of Euro-Mediterranean relationsOn 15th September, the Anna Lindh Report "EuroMed Intercultural Trends 2010", a public opinion poll on intercultural trends and values in the Euro-Mediterranean region, was laun...
THINK EU-MED #3
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Europeanization beyond the EU: The Dynamics of Europeanization in the Southern Mediterranean Partner Statesby Moritz SchneiderSince the European Union has almost reached its natural geographical borders the process of exporting European values, laws...
THINK EU-MED #2
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The Union for the Mediterranean -Evolution and ProspectsRoberto Aliboni’s 8-page long paper assesses the nature of the Union for the Mediterranean. The author sheds light on the various dimensions contributing to the failing of the UfM after its in...
THINK EU-MED #1
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What future for the Union for the Mediterranean?Timo Behr asks in his 2-page comment for the Finnish Institute of International Affairs about the future for the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) after the cancellation of the biannual summit.The curre...
Failed Summits -The Union for the Mediterranean at a standstill
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After being in place for two years the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) has not achieved any policy outcome and still lacks a visible rapprochement between the two shores. This is even more frustrating when considering that the Spanish EU presidency...
Masade, Masa'deh, Massedeh
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Since the 4th of March 2010 the organisational structure of the secretariat of the Mediterranean Union is in place. The capital of Catalonia, Barcelona, is the home of the new Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, where already the Euro-Med...
The Mediterranean Solar Plan
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One of Europe’s most demanding future challenges will be to find an answer how to address the increasing energy demand without harming the environment. Renewable Energy could offer sustainable solutions to these challenges at a stroke as climate ch...
A revised Foreign Policy under the Lisbon Treaty?
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Under the new Lisbon Treaty the European Union will have a genuine foreign policy chief and a full-fledged foreign service. It is expected that the Union’s foreign policy will be better coordinated and there are high hopes that the Union will final...
North Africa a Transit Region for International Migration
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Copyright (C) Hein de Haas (2007), The Myth of Invasion In the year 2009 the European continent saw a decrease of 17 percent in irregular border crossings from the Southern Mediterranean rim. This sharp drop of the immigration flow headin...
The Israeli-Palestinian Movement “Combatants for Peace”
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مقاتلون من اجل السلام / לוחמים לשלום An open dialogue, cultural initiatives and exchanges between Palestinians and Israelis are rare and difficult to obtain. The ongoing military conflict, fixed prejudices and imagina...
Italy and Recent Developments in the Area of Asylum
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Lampedusa, Sicily or Sardinia... when you hear about these Italian islands in the Mediterranean you won’t automatically associate these spots with beaches and holidays nowadays but rather with floods of refugees, reception centres and human rights...
Europa Jaratouna - أوروبا جارتنا على
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A new communication project of the European Commission, Eurojar, is officially being launched in Beirut on 24 June 2009. The project’s name “Eurojar” stands for Europa Jaratouna (Europe our neighbour) and aims to maximize the visibility of the...
Hibernation, Celebration and Revitalisation
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The next 13th of July will mark the first anniversary of the Union for the Mediterranean. However, there is not an occasion to celebrate. Despite of the structural reforms with the establishment of the general secretariat in Barcelona and the Mediter...
Mapping the Arabic Blogosphere
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Copyright (C) Bruce Etling, John Kelly, Rob Faris, John Palfrey; 2009The Internet and Democracy project at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society has produced a map of the Arabic blogosphere. In the report approximately 35,000 active Ara...
Obama offers a New Beginning
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US President Barack Obama's speech at Cairo University marks an important step toward a new American policy in the Middle East. Obama extended a hand to world Islam by emphasizing that a two-state solution is the only viable solution and that Israe...
Shared Euro-Mediterranean news –a shared destiny?
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On 15 April, the European Commission launched a new media project to foster co-operation and dialogue with the Middle East and North African neighbours. The new television channel EuroMed-News aims to promote the EU’s neighbourhood policy and boost...
