Is the Barcelona Process working? EU policy in the Mediterranean. ZEI Discussion Paper: 2000, C 75

Calleya, Stephen C. (2000) Is the Barcelona Process working? EU policy in the Mediterranean. ZEI Discussion Paper: 2000, C 75

Abstract

[Introduction.] Developments around the Mediterranean since the launching of the Euro-Mediterranean Process (EMP) in November 1995 have underlined the fundamental fact that this geo-strategic area continues to be dominated by a mosaic of distinct sub-regional constellations, each evolving according to their own indigenous pattern of relations: Given such a heterogeneous cluster of regional dynamics, is the EMP the correct mechanism to contend with the plethora of security challenges largely emanating along Europe’s southern periphery? What can be done to make this process more effective and sustainable than it has been to date? What are the issues at stake in this process and what relevance is this multilateral initiative having on the daily lives of the Euro-Mediterranean citizens essentially seeking to address?