Économie et finances

Is the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Interested in the Common Agricultural Policy ?

Within the European area, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has long been accepted as a formidable machine to distribute public assistance, and a way of supporting unlimited productivity.

Agriculture and the Euro-Mediterranean Space

Nobody seems to doubt, at least officially, the many economic, social and environmental functions performed by agriculture in many parts of the countries that border the Mediterranean basin.

Development of Transport in the Western Mediterranean Region

Transport in the Mediterranean region constitutes an opportunity for integrated social and economic development in the area.

Ports of the Mediterranean

The ports have always been the «lungs» of trade across the Mediterranean, and meeting points for culture, diaspora and crossbreeding.

Concern about the Condition of the Labour Market in Mediterranean Countries

The condition of the labour market in the Mediterranean has proved to be far more worrying than was first anticipated in the early stages of the Partnership.

The Social Agents and the Advance of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership

In European and southern Mediterranean public opinion, the Barcelona Process and the successive Association agreements have constituted a state matter.

Good Performances of Mediterranean Tourism Despite Uncertainties

Although worldwide tourism may have enjoyed a slight growth in 2003, constant pressure on prices means that the same cannot be said for its earnings.

The Mediterranean Prepares for Cairo +10

Deterrents to Private Investment in North Africa

What has been the experience of the North African region with respect to exchange rate management?

Tourism in the Mediterranean: Trends and Perspectives

In the last fifty years, the number of non-resident tourists has multiplied exponentially in the Mediterranean.

Institutional Reforms in Support of Economic Transition in Arab-Mediterranean Countries

During recent years, Arab-Mediterranean countries have gone through various processes of institutional reform, which has topped the agenda of Arab development in the 1990s.

Advances in the Association Agreements and Free Trade Zone

When the Toledo meeting was held, of the twelve EU Mediterranean partners only in Syria was the establishment of an association agreement still pending.