Mediterranean Union related content 

Turf war shows deeper problems with the EU's neighbourhood policy. Europe's attitude to its southern neighbours has rarely come under such intense scrutiny as in the first...

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...

Sweden has big plans for land and sea. Most EU presidencies like to use their six months in the spotlight to promote projects in their back yard. The Swedish presidency will...

Baltic Sea Strategy to be launched in October in a bid to ease trade and tackle marine pollution. The EU's ‘Club Baltic' will take shape next week, when the European...

To achieve its goal of Mediterranean unity, the EU needs to be committed to the UN's goal of self-determination for Western Sahara. The EU's attempt to create a union...

A full transcript of European Voice's Interview with José Manuel Barroso.

Nicolas Sarkozy's ‘visionary' EU presidency created a wolf clothed in a ‘great dream'. It is a measure of the EU's desperation for a visionary leader that it fell for...

Angela Merkel's government is increasingly unco-operative, but that does not mean that Germany is losing influence in the EU. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's reputation...

His tireless energy has been unquestionable, but what will be the final verdict on Nicolas Sarkozy's EU presidency? Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France, sets an...

Arab League will be allowed to participate; Mediterranean Union's headquarters will be in Barcelona. The Arab League will be allowed to participate as an observer in the...

Flush with success, Sarkozy pushes for a role that promises nothing but fresh fractures, diminishing returns and a weakening of the eurozone's existing management. Not...

Peace in Palestine is “inconceivable” under current Israeli restrictions. The Middle East peace process is being held up by continued expansion of Israeli settlements in...

If France's presidency of the EU is judged a success, the French government will owe much to Pierre Sellal, its permanent representative to the EU. If France's highly...

Despite himself, the French president pulled off the re-launch of the Barcelona Process. Now we need to make it fly. Maybe it is time to be a bit more generous to...

The Mediterranean Union could help Europe switch to clean energy. Many Europeans assume that renewables can only supply a modest share of Europe's energy in the...

As speechwriter to the president of France, Henri Guaino has used his lyrical power to increase his backstage influence. But can he last? Although French President Nicolas...

The Union for the Mediterranean will be launched by the French presidency in July, but not in the grand form that Nicolas Sarkozy had hoped. The first major...

A communication that is candid on details, but troublingly artful in its messages. The Commission's communication on boosting EU links with the Mediterranean carries some...

France needs to soften its determination to keep Turkey out of the EU if it wants to make progress on its Mediterranean project. As it prepares to take over the presidency...

Agenda of the European Parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg is also topped by debate on the Mediterranean Union and criminalisation of environmental breaches. The...