Table of Contents


PRESENTATION
   Senén Florensa, Embajador. General Director of the European Institute of the Mediterranean, (IEMed)
   Narcís Serra, President of the Fundació CIDOB

PERSPECTIVES
   Building Bridges Across the Mediterranean, Recep Tayyip Erdogan

KEYS

Barcelona+10
   Tenth Anniversary Summit Underlines Maturity of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Benita Ferrero-Waldner
   Barcelona 2005: The Democratic Issue Comes into the Picture, Álvaro Vasconcelos
   Challenges and Opportunities of the Working Program from the Algerian Point of View, Halim Benattallah
   Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and Terrorism: from Rhetoric to Action, Yasar A. Qatarneh

Middle East at the Crossroads
   Israel’s Disengagement Plan: Conception and Implementation, Jonathan Spyer
   Syrian Withdraw from Lebanon, Walid Choucair
   Elections and Constitution Writing in Iraq, 2005, Joost R. Hiltermann

Frontiers and identities in Europe
   The New EU Strategy for Africa, Louis Michel
   Euroscepticism in Turkey: Europeans Ambiguities Fuels Nationalism, Claire Visier
   The Jolt Evolution of European Islam, Felice Dassetto

DOSSIER: GOVERNABILITY AND DEMOCRACY
   The Euro-Mediterranean Community of Democratic States, Pedro Courela
   The ‘Spring of Arab Reform’ Has Yet to Bloom, Nader Fergany
   Islam, Democracy and Secularisation, Mohamed Cherif Ferjani
   The Arab World and Democratisation, Gema Martín Muñoz.
   The European Democracy-Promotion Policy in the Mediterranean Region, Dorothée Schmid
   Let them democratise themselves? The Common Dilemmas in the Mediterranean Regarding the Processes of Democratic Deepening and Social Transformation, Joan Subirats
   The Euro-Mediterranean Non-Discourse on Political Participation of “Mediterranean Immigrants” in the EU, Ricard Zapata-Barrero y Elisabet González

PANORAMA: THE MEDITERRANEAN YEAR

The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
   Spain and the Mediterranean, Senén Florensa
   The British Presidency of the European Union and the Mediterranean in 2005, George Joffé
   The Barcelona Process Ten Wears on. An Assessment from the Point of View of Civil Society, Gemma Aubarell, Helena Oliván y Marta Rovira

Seccurity
   The Doctrine of Human Security in the Mediterranean, Pol Morillas y Eduard Soler i Lecha
   International Terrorism and Islamic Politics in the Mediterranean Region, Fred Halliday
   Consolidation of the European Defence Policy, Martín Ortega

Mediterranean Politics

Europe
   European Union in 2005: Internal Crisis, Lack of External Projection, José Ignacio Torreblanca y Alicia Sorroza
   Violence in France: A Borderline Case, Michel Wieviorka
   Turkish Membership of the EU and the Fears of European Public Opinion, Eduard Soler i Lecha

Maghreb
   Western Sahara: A Difficult Crisis to Resolve, Khadija Mohsen-Finan
   The Algerian National Reconciliation Referendum of 2005, Rafael Bustos
   Provisional Balance of the Justice and Reconciliation Commission, Laura Feliu i Martínez
   The Coup d’Etat in Mauritania and the Repercussions on its Relationship with the EU, Seyid Ouldbah

Middle East
   Palestinian Municipal Elections: A Gradual Change, Hassan Balawi
   Egypt: The Year of the Elections and of Elusive Political Reforms, Emad El-Din Shahin
   Political Evolution and the State of Reforms in Syria, Bassam Haddad
   Lebanon 2005, Nadim Shehadi

Turkey and the Balkans
   EU Relations with Croatia in 2005, Visnja Samardzija
   Turkey and European Union in 2005, Atila Eralp

Economy and Territory

Productive structure and labour market
   Female Employment in Mediterranean Arab Countries: Much More than an Economic Issue, Iván Martín
   Microfinance South of the Mediterranean- the Arab Region’s Perspective, Ahmed El-Ashmawi
   Libya Looks to a Bright Future Post-Sanctions, Gawdat Bahgat
   The Role of Gas in Mediterranean Integration, Aurèlia Mañé Estrada

Commercial Relations
   The Consequences of Trade Liberalisation in the Textiles and Clothing Sector in Mediterranean Countries, Can Erbil
   The Emergence of the “Multi Meda”, Iñigo Moré
   Multilateral Trade Negotiations and Euro-Mediterranean Trade, Gonzalo Escribano

Sustainable Development
   The Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development: A Framework for Regional Partnership, Arab Hoballah
   Kyoto in the Mediterranean: Climatic Risks, International Agreements and Economic Opportunities, Oriol Costa
   GAP: A Grand Design for Sustainable Development, Aysegul Kibaroglu

Territory and Transport
   The Great Challenges of Mediterranean Cities, Jean-Claude Tourret

Culture and Society

Development and Cooperation
   Decentralized Cooperation in the Mediterranean: Perspectives for the Period 2007-2013, Philippe Chichowlaz
   The Millennium Development Goals and the Mediterranean Region, Adib Nehmeh y Sonya Knox
   The Millennium Development Goals in the Arab Region, Ahmed Hussein
   Strengthen Women’s Role in Society, Maria-Àngels Roque
   Press Freedom in a Complex Context, Aidan White
   Mediterranean Social Forum 2005: A First Step in the Process, Mónica Sabata

Migrations
   The External Dimension of the UE Immigration Policy. Relations with the Countries of Origin and Transit, Gemma Pinyol
   Migrations within the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Catherine Wihtol de Wenden
   Ceuta and Melilla: Security, Human Rights and Frontier Control, Pietro Soddu
   Immigration: Let’s Listen to what our Southern Neighbours Have to Tell Us, Philippe Fargues

Cultural Dialogue
   The Alliance of Civilizations. The Double Meaning of the Palma de Mallorca Meeting, Máximo Cajal
   Arab media: What Has this to Do with Europe? Noha Mellor


APPENDICES

Maps

Chronologies
   General Chronology of the Mediterranean
   Chronology of Events: Israel-Palestine
   Chronology of the Barcelona Process

Other Co-operation Initiatives in the Mediterranean

Mediterranean Electoral Observatory

Cooperation in the Mediterranean
   European Union Cooperation
   Spanish Cooperation in the Mediterranean

Migrations in the Mediterranean

Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreements

Signature of Multilateral Treaties and Conventions

The Mediterranean in Brief

Definitions

List of the Organisms Consulted for the Realisation of the Tables, Graphics and Maps

Country Abbreviations List Used in Graphics and Maps

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Index of Boxes

Index of Tables

Index of Graphics

Index of Maps

Authors