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Algeria: Elections, Social Problems and Freedom of the Press

The year 2004 in Algeria was dominated by the election of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, with a very large majority of votes.

The Arab League and the Challenge of Self-Reform

Throughout the year 2004, the Arab League invited its members to submit proposals for reforming and developing the whole Arab regional system.

The New Prospects for Spanish Development Co-operation in the Mediterranean Region

In January 2005 the new Spanish Co-operation Director Plan 2005-2008 was approved. The elaboration of the new Director Plan coincided with the beginning of this new legislature and the change in Government.

The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Civil Society and Cultural Co-operation: An Uncertain Triangle

The inclusion of the cultural dimension in the Barcelona agreements was far from being a foregone conclusion, but in the end culture was given its place in the definitive text of the agreements.

The First Steps of Establishing the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures

The Foundation, having only a light administrative structure, acts as network of networks of the 35 civil societies forming the Euro-Mediterranean partnership.

The Urban Network as a Vertebral Element of the Euroregion of the Mediterranean Arc

In recent decades, Europe has experienced an important development in geo-economic axes. The territories that form the north western Mediterranean have been forming one of the principal axes of growth on the continent.

Spain, 11th March and International Terrorism

On 11th March 2004, terrorists inspired by a neo-Salafist conception of the Islamic faith perpetrated a slaughter in Madrid.

Barcelona II: Towards a Renewed Commitment?

Investment as Essential Factor of Mediterranean Countries’ Development

The attractiveness of foreign direct investment (FDI) has become not just a priority for the countries of the Mediterranean basin, but an indispensable factor in their socio-economic development.

Iraq Heads Towards a Shia Turning Point

The legislative elections which took place on 30th January in Iraq, the first to deserve that name in the history of this country founded by British mandate in 1922, appear to mark a before and after in the Middle East.

The Barcelona Process from Naples to The Hague

The continuous and consistent pattern of Euro-Mediterranean foreign ministerial meetings throughout 2004 clearly demonstrates an increasing level of engagement between the European Union and the Mediterranean partners.

Environment and Development in the Mediterranean: a New Analysis of the Plan Blue

The Plan Bleu course of action, published in 1989, depicted the possible prospects of one of the richest regions of the world in terms of history and diversity but also one of the most vulnerable ones.