| "We cannot be partners only on the economic level" by Maya de Freige |
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What purpose does the European Neighborhood Policy serve? What are the conditions for a balanced European cooperation that can help find a solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Leila Shahid* answers these questions. |
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| A zone of peace and prosperity? Really?! by Eberhard Rhein |
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Economic and political development achieved in the region following the Barcelona declaration is not to be neglected. Still, all countries are not equally gifted. A brief outlook. |
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| Partners in dialogue by Fifi Abou Dib |
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Once every 5 years, the European Union holds a Civil Forum during which Euro-Mediterranean partners outline their concerns about civil society. Habib Maalouf, president of the Lebanese Association for Environment and Development (LAED), and Patrick Renauld, head of the European Union Delegation in Lebanon, have attended the latest Forum. They had different opinions. |
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| EU-Syria: obstruction sequence by Roger Melki |
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Negotiations on the EU-Syria Association Agreement were concluded in October 2004, but the agreement has yet to be ratified. Nobody seems to know when this will happen. |
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| A policy far from walls and stones by Patrick Renauld |
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Images of walls and blocks separating different parts of our world obstruct the efforts of the European partnership aiming at peace and prosperity. The European Neighborhood Policy calls today for a cooperation where different populations are well integrated. A visionary point of view… |
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| News from an expanding Europe by Sibylle Rizk |
| The European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) puts new life into the relationship between Europe and its neighbors by sharing the benefits of the EU’s 2004 enlargement. The novelty of this initiative resides in a simple idea: give the opportunity for each partner to choose his own path. |
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| The European partnership versus Arab tenacity by Rachid Khashaneh |
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The divided Arab countries find themselves compelled to cooperate in the best possible way to benefit from the Euro-Mediterranean partnership. But that "best" way was not good enough. |
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| Tailored Action Plan by Roger Melki |
| The European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) allows building connections between EU partners and the Old Continent based on individualized plans. This is an A la carte option by opposition to the former set menu. |
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| A new life to the Euromed process by Sibylle Rizk |
| Ten years after Barcelona, the European Union launched the European Neighborhood Policy. What is the added value of this initiative? In what ways is it different from the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership? Rutger Wissels, the European Commission's coordinator for the EU's Neighborhood Policy, answers these questions. |
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| Is there still a role for Europe in the ME conflict? by Javier SOLANA |
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Of course. EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana is affirmative. But his reflection herein is also clear about the disappointment of the European policy regarding this never-ending conflict. |
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Guest of the month
Patrick B. Renauld
Patrick B. Renauld, Head of the European Regional Delegation in Jordan.
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• Richard Weber
• Georges Abi Saleh
• Christiane Dabdoub Nasser
• Judith Neisse
• Nabil Ayouch
• Tomás Duplá del Moral
• Kader Arif
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Your reactions
Is it really true that minorities live in non-stop fear and neglect? In 2003, during a visit in England, I felt amazed with the frequent numbers of Indians and Pakistani workers in the United Kingdom. I do not find anybody who criticizes them, although, what happened between India and Pakistan, and still happens these days is really so harsh. Besides, the presence of the Jews as minorities in Europe or in the states has the same discrepancy. So I do wonder why we are always judging the nations by the worst men in it.
On: Arab minorities: a threat or opportunity?
With the low wages and tax exemption policies that our government is applying to encourage foreign investments and injects more hard currency to our troubled economy, I find it very hard to believe that the government will allocate enough financial resources to support its healthcare reform.
On: Well offs in Egypt in support to the bad offs
UNRWA is doing excellent job but need much more support from the UN ,,,,
On: Reducing unemployment and poverty in Palestinian camps
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