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- Policy Study
Infrastructures, energy and digitalisation: pillars for the sustainable development of transport in the Western Mediterranean
This Policy Study by IEMed and CETMO aims at giving response to the challenges posed by climate change in the region and how the transport sector can counter it and adapt to it through digitalisation, the transformation and connection of transport wi...
26 February 2024
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The Migration Agreements in Euro-Mediterranean Relations for a Geopolitical Europe
This paper undertakes a comprehensive examination of the geopolitical objectives pursued by the EU within the context of Euro-Mediterranean relations.
25 February 2024
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Securing European Interests from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf: Rethinking EU Strategic Autonomy at Sea
This paper aims to assess the concurrent need to secure European interests in the maritime domain vis-à-vis threats originating from the area going from the Mediterranean to the Strait of Hormuz.
12 February 2024
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Türkiye-EU Relations and the European Political Community in the Aftermath of Russian Invasion: Is the Transactional Turn Here to Stay?
Are the EU foreign policy, on the one hand, and the bilateral Türkiye-EU relations, on the other, to evolve in a completely transactional and security-based manner?
12 February 2024
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Mask Off: Implications of the EU’s “Geopolitical Awakening” for its Relations with the MENA Region
What does a more geopolitical EU foreign policy entail? What would be the implications of such a new approach regarding the European Neighbourhood, in particular the MENA region? And how can such an approach be reconciled with the EU’s liberal prin...
12 February 2024
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Europe as a Geopolitical Actor: Reforming the EU’s Narrative in North Africa
Which is the gap between the promises and self-perception of the EU and its member states in North Africa, and the realities of implemented policies?
12 February 2024
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Exploring the Potential of Minilateralism for the Europe-Mediterranean Partnership
The Mediterranean and Europe, as interconnected regions sharing geographical spaces and proximity, severe challenges, common interests and intertwined goals, present a compelling opportunity to explore minilateralism as a framework for fostering coop...
12 February 2024
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Business Platform 2023: The Global Gateway, a New Paradigm for Relations between the European Union and its Partners in the Mediterranean and Beyond
The EU’s ‘Global Gateway’ connectivity strategy has become a flagship of EU’s global agenda. It is also likely to impose itself as a distinct cooperation paradigm in Euro-Mediterranean relations. The EuroMeSCo Business Platform will offer a u...
20 November 2023
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EuroMeSCo Annual Conference 2023: “From the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership to a Euro-Mediterranean Geostrategic Alliance”
“From the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership to a Euro-Mediterranean Geostrategic Alliance” was the theme of the EuroMeSCo Annual Conference which took place at the Spanish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation in Madrid on 1...
20 November 2023
- Policy Study
Towards a Renewed Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation on Sustainable Agri-Food Systems for Food Security in the Region
This joint Policy Study discusses the vulnerabilities of the Mediterranean agri-food system exposed by the food and energy price spikes caused by the war in Ukraine and the implications for human security in the region.
22 May 2023
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Green Recovery and Balancing Between Paradoxes: The Egyptian Holistic Approach to Promote Food Security and Tackle Related Challenges
This policy paper discusses the challenges to food security in Egypt, including climate change, water scarcity, global instability, and disruptions to supply chains.
27 April 2023
- Policy Study
Cooperation on Readmission in the Euro-Mediterranean Area and Beyond: Lessons Learned and Unlearned
This joint policy study examines the European Union’s (EU) readmission system in the context of the Euro-Mediterranean and Euro-African regions and its impact on interstate cooperation, human rights observance, and migrants’ conditions.
27 April 2023