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Papers / Reports
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Education, Research and Gender: The Sources of Progress
Southern and eastern Mediterranean governments have developed major education reforms in order to improve access, especially for women. Nevertheless, there is still much to do, mainly in terms of gender socialisation and higher education.
18 February 2010
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Human Security: A New Perspective for Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation
There is a need to reevaluate the EU’s policies towards the region in the light of the changing international context: a multilateralist approach by the EU towards the partner countries is key to an improvement of the security dialogue.
17 February 2010
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Why Europe Must Engage With Political Islam
Without the EU dialogue with Islamic political movements in the MENA region there will be no prospect of a credible democratic transformation in the Arab world.
12 February 2010
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Barcelona Euromed Forum Union for the Mediterranean: Projects for the Future
This publication brings together the recommendations and proposals of each of the four chief projects of the Union for the Mediterranean.
18 January 2010
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Spain-Turkey Civic Forum. Reinforcing Bilateral Relations for a Common European Vision
Coinciding with the meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations’ high level group, the IEMed organised the first Spain-Turkey Civic Forum to support the growing strength of Spanish and Turkish relationships.
14 December 2009
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Report On The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. Status & Progress 2009
This report takes stock of the developments and initiatives undertaken in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership since 2005, including the ENP and the UfM.
23 November 2009
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Energy and Global Economic Crisis: The Chances for Progress
The authors look at the EU strategy in terms of energy security and how the EU and the Mediterranean partner countries could benefit from a renewed energy model based on strengthened Euro-Mediterranean cooperation.
12 October 2009
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Le développement d’entreprises dans les pays méditerranéens. Constats. Stratégies. Actions
Le défi le plus immédiat posé à la plupart des pays méditerranéens concerne la création d’emplois. L’accroissement d’emplois ne pourra reposer en très large partie que sur de nombreuses créations de petites et moyennes entreprises.
14 September 2009
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No Euro-Mediterranean Community without Peace
The authors look at the prospects for Euro-Mediterranean initiatives against the current troubled backdrop of the Middle East, and in particular the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
7 September 2009
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1975-2008: Pulling Lebanon Together
The Lebanese polity is faced today with two clashing visions. The first is a neo-liberal vision based on respect for basic freedoms and an economy based on a capitalist free market. The other vision is that of a totalitarian religious ideology.
17 November 2008
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Musulmans a Catalunya. Radiografia d´un islam implantat
La primera capella musulmana es va obrir a Catalunya fa 34 anys. Des de llavors, la societat catalana ha canviat. Un dels motius d’aquesta evolució ha estat la presència d’un nou grup, els musulmans.
15 October 2008