Politics & Cooperation

The European Faces the Challenges of 21st Century

It would surprise many to hear the year 2003 described as one of the most transcendent periods in the Middle East.

Serbia and Montenegro and their New Union

The two old Balkan states of Serbia and Montenegro decided in March 2002 to bring the idea of a Yugoslav federation to an end.

The United States and the Democratisation of the Middle East

Slovenia – An Area of Contact between the EU and South-Eastern Europe

As it has been at so many points in its history, in the current time Slovenia is once again acting as a passage country, on the border between the West and East of Europe.

New Visions of the Mediterranean: the New EU Members

The enlargement of the European Union on 1st May 2004 will bring ten new members into the Union, and the process clearly represents an event of supreme importance for all the new member states and the European Union as a whole.

The Greek Presidency of the EU

At the end of the year 2002, observers in the European Union were predicting that the forthcoming year 2003 would be a difficult and decisive one.

The Barcelona Process from Valencia to Crete

The second half of 2002 and the first half of 2003 would not prove to be an easy time for achieving progress in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.

Spain-Maghreb. Heading Toward More Structured Relations

Relations in 2003 between Spain and the three central countries of the Maghreb have been characterised by their greater complexity and increasingly strong links, and the ties have been completed with the Spanish president’s official visit to Libya....

Bàltic i Mediterrània. Diàleg i cooperació regional

Aquesta publicació recull les contribucions dels qui van participar en la conferència "La cooperació regional al Bàltic i a la Mediterrània".

Balance of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership

It seems evident that, in the last few years, a new strategic scenario has been established in the Mediterranean.

Maghreb-Spain Relations: a View From the Maghreb

Three strategic stakes warrant particular attention in any analysis of the relations between the Maghreb and Spain.

Has the Mediterranean any Need to Fear the Enlargement of the EU ?

With the enlargement process, the EU has temporarily evaded the dilemma of deepening vs. enlarging, but this dilemma is once again to raise its head.