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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...

The question for Israel and its friends to address the risks of recognition of a Palestinian state, and to calibrate their reaction accordingly. Shortly before Israeli Prime...

Call for a common approach to dealing with Israel and Palestine. We believe that Europe and the US should have a common approach toward the Middle East. Our countries should...

EU monitoring mission keeps on going (sort of). This week marked the fourth anniversary of the moment that the EU monitoring mission at the border crossing between Gaza and...

Foreign ministers to make bid to revive stalled peace process. Fresh attempts to revive the Middle East peace process will top the agenda when member states' foreign...

US president reaffirms commitment to 1967 borders, two-state solution. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, has welcomed a policy speech made yesterday (19 May)...

The five principles we should apply in considering the use of force. All the world hates a hypocrite. When states preach virtues they do not practice, or set lower hurdles...

We are obliged to say ‘freedom' is our objective in the Middle East when really what we crave is stability. The political and social turmoil in north Africa and the Middle...

Concern over what regime will emerge in Egypt and Negative impact feared on Middle East peace process. European Union foreign ministers will meet on Sunday evening (20...

An EU border assistance mission may soon be back in business. Many tourists in Egypt have been cutting short their stays because of the turmoil. But such are the regional...

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...

'No alternative' to two-state solution, foreign policy chief says. Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has called on Israelis and Palestinians to...

Israeli authorities to ease export restrictions on certain products from Gaza. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, has welcomed a decision by the Israeli...

Palestine's prime minister wants a de facto state within a year. The EU police mission in Palestine believes the Palestinian police and judiciary may be ready in time. EU...

Israel's ambassador to the EU says that Chris Patten's piece "The Gaza Prison", which was published on this website on 5 August, fails to take into account the wider context...

It is time that Israel took its boot off Gaza's windpipe. It is easier to enter a maximum-security prison than it is to enter the strip of land – 45 kilometres long and...

Five EU foreign ministers to travel to Gaza as Israel allows in more goods. Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has welcomed measures announced by...

Israel to allow more goods into Hamas-run territory. The European Union has welcomed yesterday's announcement by Israel that it will relax its blockade of the Gaza strip.

The EU and Turkey should have a role in preventing weapons entering Gaza. I write with reference to the  editorial “More than ritual response needed to Gaza...

EU foreign policy chief reiterates EU's desire for more goods to be allowed into Gaza. Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has greeted with caution...