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A new arrangement for the Union for the Mediterranean. The Union for the Mediterranean, a vanity project of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been co-chaired by France...

Ugo Bassi has been appointed director of capital and companies in the European Commission's internal market and services department, with effect from 1 March. Bassi is...

There is much to praise in the EU institutions' response to the Arab uprisings, but directionis still lacking. In the past year, democratic uprisings in the southern...

The starting point for a fresh relationship with the southern Mediterranean lies in the EU. Tunisia's parliamentary elections last Sunday and the death on Friday of Muammar...

EU leaders meet to refocus Mediterranean policy but critics fear vague summit conclusions. The European Union's response to the events in north Africa is taking shape ahead...

Humanitarian aid is immediate priority, assistance for transition to democracy and economic development are longer-term goals. Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the...

There's always the Union for the Mediterranean to fall back on for Egypt's president. Could a diplomatic solution to sidelining Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak be modelled...

Leaders press for swift change of power in Egypt and prepare practical support for transition process. Leaders of the EU's 27 member states today called for an “orderly...

Europe needs to go back to basics in its policy towards Egypt and its southern neighbourhood. Events in Tunisia and now Egypt suggest that some countries can break long-term...

The cosy relationships that the EU and its member states have maintained with dictators in northern Africa suddenly look like a big mistake. The European Union has always...

Some guide-rails for the EU as it reconsiders its relationship with Tunisia. Tunisia is one of the EU's oldest partners – the first bilateral agreement dates back to 1969...

The EU needs to work hard on the Middle East peace process. The Union for the Mediterranean has been hampered since its inception with two things: the economic crisis,...

Moratinos's new mission comes unstuck. Miguel Ángel Moratinos was deposed as Spain's foreign minister by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in a government...

Why the cancellation of the Union for the Mediterranean summit matters. The cancellation of the Union for the Mediterranean summit (“EU-Mediterranean summit cancelled”,...

Troubled Middle East peace talks derail summit for second time this year. A summit involving 50 leaders from the European Union and its neighbours around the Mediterranean...

A boycott by Arab states threatens this month's 'Mediterranean union' summit The threat of a boycott by Arab nations is likely to cause the cancellation of a summit between...

An enjoyable book that examines the many challenges facing the European Neighbourhood Policy. From its inception in 2004, the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) has...

Spain's presidency of the Council of Ministers got off to a shaky start but got better. Spain's presidency of the Council of Ministers was not good, but not as bad as it...

EU-Mediterranean summit cancelled, while EU-western Balkans summit downgraded. Before taking up the rotating presidency of the EU's Council of Ministers in January, Spain...

The EU's Mediterranean policy is floundering. It should try a regional approach, particularly in the Maghreb. The EU has traditionally not dealt with the Maghreb as a...