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Tag: North Africa

Democratisation in the neighbourhood: noble declarations and unavoidable dilemmas - 20 May 2011 - Analysis

Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz analyzes the unavoidable dilemmas that prevent the EU from consistently applying its democratic values in its relations with its neighbourhood.

France-Italy border row 'shameful race to the bottom' - 02 May 2011 - News

A Brussels-based think-tank has slammed the way in which France and Italy are dealing with immigrants fleeing unrest in Northern Africa, labelling their actions a "shameful race to the bottom".

25 March: Freedom Day in the state of Europe's last dictator - 25 March 2011 - Analysis

Today the Belarusian opposition is celebrating Freedom Day and this should be an occasion for the EU to remember its duty to promote democracy in these times of political turmoil: not just in North Africa, but also on its own doorstep, write Jacek Protasiewicz, Christofer Fjellner and Alexandr Milinkevich in this commentary.

Decision time for EU foreign policy - 17 March 2011 - Analysis

The Arab upheavals present a unique opportunity for the EU, if only it can formulate a cohesive foreign policy firmly behind democratic forces, writes Tunne Kelam, an Estonian member of the European Parliament for the centre-right EPP group.

Imagining a New Mediterranean World - 16 March 2011 - Analysis

The upheaval in North Africa holds the possibility of a renewal of the Mediterranean Union, if Europe can overcome its obsession with Islamic fundamentalism and the 'Muslim Question', argues Mustapha Tlili of New York University.

The EU and the Mediterranean democratic awakening - 02 March 2011 - Analysis

When Southern and Eastern European countries rebelled against their non-democratic governments, the European Union supported their path to democracy and its influence was vital, writes Brussels-based researcher Hendrik Tiesinga, arguing that it would bring great advantages for all sides if the EU were to extend the same assistance to the Southern Mediterranean now.

How to make up with Ankara - 25 February 2011 - Analysis

Although France's opposition to Turkish accession creates tension in the two countries' relations, events in Southern Mediterranean offer a unique opportunity for strategic cooperation between the European Union and Turkey, writes Sinan Ülgen, a former diplomat, visiting scholar with Carnegie Europe in Brussels and president of Turkish think-tank EDAM in Istanbul.

Time to overhaul the European Union’s role in North Africa - 10 February 2011 - Analysis

The relationship between North Africa and Europe has always been a special one, and the EU has developed schemes to help the economic development of the region. Without liberalising agricultural imports, this development is unlikely to succeed though, writes Sinan Ülgen of the Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM), an Istanbul-based think-tank.

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