Relations between the EU and the southern Mediterranean have almost always been incoherent and contradictory. Several regional initiatives have been exposed after popular revolts against Arab regimes that were allies of the European Governments....

In November 1995, it was the Euro-Mediterranean partnership in Barcelona. And Barcelona has also been the chosen, in November 2008, to host the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean. It’s a touching...

The unexpected and overwhelming wave against authoritarianism began in 2011 likely will continue touring the Maghreb and the Middle East for years, and is not to be expected that this trend will be reversed. This new stage represents a great...

The next 12-24 months will determine the forward or reverse of the democratic tide in North Africa. Despite internal concerns about the euro zone, the EU has and must do more in the Mediterranean, both collectively as each country separately. The...