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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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Israel objects to expanded role for the League. Member states of the Union for the Mediterranean are split over whether or not to allow the Arab League to participate in its...