The success of the New Pact will depend on its capacity to turn consultation into genuine partnership, to balance ambition with realism and to show it has learned from past experience.
Una vez asumido el éxito diplomático de París, la Unión Europea debe definir una política exterior consistente y coherente con los valores fundamentales.
The Mediterranean has reappeared on the European agenda with the background of the debates produced by the initiative of President Sarkozy of a Union for the Mediterranean.
Following the dramatic events of 2006, few expected that such an upheaval concerning the Mediterranean was going to emerge at the heart of the EU during 2007.
When a new European policy is born it is not easy to understand immediately the real motivations. The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) is no exception to that rule.
2007 was an important year in regards to Turkish development assistance. Not only were there developments in terms of development cooperation, but also important institutional changes.
The signing of the Treaty of Lisbon on 13th December 2007 represents a positive release of the Gordian knot that was constricting the European Union.
Agricultura, educación, gestión del agua, urbanismo, patrimonio, son algunos campos de la cooperación española.
Ante las tensiones alimentadas por los entusiastas del choque de civilizaciones, la acción humanitaria pierde espacio: es necesario el diálogo entre todos los actores implicados.
La región despierta el interés de Rusia,gracias a sus recursos energéticos, susceptibles de generar acuerdos especiales hacia Europa y por su condición de demandante de armas.
Es necesario diversificar las relaciones más allá de la energía y establecer una pauta de interdependencia ampliada.