Bouteflexit: Leave means leave in the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood. CEPS Commentary, 23 April 2019

Debuysere, Loes (2019) Bouteflexit: Leave means leave in the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood. CEPS Commentary, 23 April 2019. [Policy Paper]

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Abstract

The popular protests in Algeria are, once again, a powerful reminder that the EU’s quiet endorsement of authoritarian regimes, for the sake of regional stability, will not prevent the people in the Southern Neighbourhood from voicing legitimate demands for social justice and democratic representation. Finding new, non-paternalistic ways to support and engage with grassroots movements and local civil society, rather than with the oppressive elites in power, is the only approach that can meet local calls for dignity while securing the EU’s long-term interests in stability in its neighbourhood.

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