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International Migration: The Euro-Mediterranean Area in the Global Agenda

In 2004 there was an important stimulus to incorporate the migration issue into the global agenda, with the creation in February 2004 of the Global Commission on International Migration.

Assessment of the Barcelona Process: From the Mediterranean Partners’ Perspective

The expectation was that the dynamics of the Barcelona Process would induce changes; the shock of competition would push the Mediterranean Partners (MPs) into modernising and would stimulate reforms.

France and Spain Bring Positions Together in the Maghreb

2004 may well go down in history as the year in which Spain and France started, albeit hesitantly, to harmonize some of their policies with regard to the Maghreb region.

Repercussions of the Reform of the Family Code in Morocco

The combined result of a struggle by women for almost three decades and a certain degree of real political will, the Family Code is more than a simple legal reform.

The Future of Turkey in Europe

The Brussels European Council decision of 17 December 2004 to begin accession negotiations with Turkey marks a watershed in the course of Turkey's relations with the EU.

Iraq in 2004: Between Totalitarianism and Uncertainty

The year 2004 was an important juncture for Iraq, forming a mid-way point between the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime on 9th April 2003, and the new phase which began with the Iraqi general elections on 31st January 2005.

Euro-Mediterranean Partnership or Euro-Arab Partnership?

In 1995, the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership first got off the ground in Barcelona. Nine years later, the project is not up there where it should be.

Tourism Competition in the Mediterranean Region

Since the second half of the 1950s, Europeans from the centre and north of the continent return to the Mediterranean each year to find the eternal elixir of relaxation and entertainment on and around its beaches.

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Culture Lies at the Heart of the Mediterranean Construction

The Barcelona Process will soon be celebrating its tenth anniversary. It seems a natural time to take stock of what the MEDA programme has achieved to date.

The Mediterranean Dimension of the Universal Forum of the Cultures

A side from the valuations of its organisation, the very idea of the Forum can be considered one very much adapted to Mediterranean life: to bring together the citizens in a shared environment to enjoy and reflect through culture.

The Elections of 14-M: 2 Days – a Reflection of a Term of Office

Very rarely in general elections in a European country does foreign policy attain the relevance which it did in the Spanish elections in March 2004.