Mediterranean related content 

Maria Damanaki, the European commissioner for fisheries, has reprimanded five Mediterranean member states for failing to curb unsustainable fishing in the sea. The...

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...

Spain says more time needed for Middle East peace talks. Spain has postponed a Union for the Mediterranean summit with more than 40 countries that was scheduled to take...

Mediterranean scheme slow off the ground, while soft power of Eastern Partnership in question A year ago, the EU launched a new flagship programme to deepen links with its...

European Commission reports decline in number of species at grave risk. The number of fish species in European waters that have reached dangerously low levels has fallen...

Decision comes ahead of international convention on endangered species. EU member states have agreed to support a trade ban in bluefin tuna from 2011, bringing an end...

Commission resolves its differences but member states divided over exemptions. National governments will argue next week over the scope and severity of a proposed ban on...

Proposal would ban industrial vessels from catching the at-risk species in the Mediterranean. The European Commission today called for a ban on trade in bluefin tuna from...

The Commission decides to back a ban on trade in bluefin tune. The European Commission is set to throw its weight behind a near-total trade ban in bluefin tuna in a bid to...

A moment of truth is at hand for the European Commission Timidity and procrastination are once again the order of the day for the European Commission in the face of protests...

Operation was intended to catch illegal immigrants off Malta. An EU-led operation to catch illegal immigrants off Malta this summer was a failure, according to a paper...

Bluefin tuna is a litmus test of the EU's ability to reform the much-maligned common fisheries policy. And it cannot afford to fail. In the European Union, there is good...

Bluefin tuna has been overfished for decades and could disappear from European waters, taking the EU's credibility on fisheries with it. The European Union's Common...

The Barcelona Process was scrapped without thought for its strengths or weaknesses. The result is a replacement that is worse. The Union for the Mediterranean was born a...

Tobias Billström, Sweden's minister for migration and asylum policy, speaks of his plans and concerns. Migration is one of the  most delicate policy areas handled...

Commission will make new attempt to convince member states to help Italy and Malta handle claims for asylum. Immigration and asylum will top the agenda when EU interior...

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...

EU leaders are expected to respond to Italy's request for greater solidarity on immigration at their meeting in Brussels next month. Italy and other Mediterranean member...

For Joseph Mifsud, of the Euro-Mediterranean University, creating dialogue is more effective than resorting to confrontation. When Israel launched its military offensive on...