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I found this: (this is really amazing!)
right now: the “Barcelona process 10 years on!”
“A special Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA) gathered this week in the Moroccan capital Rabat as part of a series of meetings to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Barcelona Conference. The resulting declaration in 1995 launched the Euromed partnership (more commonly known as the Barcelona process) which covers political, economic and cultural cooperation between the European Union and 10 countries from the Mediterranean.... ((Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey))
The opening debates dealt with a variety of issues connected to the Barcelona process. These included EU partnerships with Mediterranean countries, the new European Neighbourhood Policy and prospects for regional integration. Among the issues discussed in the three EMPA committees was the recent Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza strip and the steps required to create a viable Palestinian state....”
The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership / Barcelona Process:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/euromed/index.htm
“The Euro-Mediterranean Conference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, held in Barcelona on 27-28 November 1995, marked the starting point of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (Barcelona Process), a wide framework of political, economic and social relations between the Member States of the European Union and Partners of the Southern Mediterranean.
The latest EU enlargement, on 1st May 2004, has brought two Mediterranean Partners (Cyprus and Malta) into the European Union, while adding a total of 10 to the number of Member States. The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership thus comprises 35 members, 25 EU Member States and 10 Mediterranean Partners (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey). Libya has observer status since 1999.
The Barcelona Process is a unique and ambitious initiative, which laid the foundations of a new regional relationship and which represents a turning point in Euro-Mediterranean relations. In the Barcelona Declaration, the Euro-Mediterranean partners established the three main objectives of the Partnership:
1. The definition of a common area of peace and stability through the reinforcement of political and security dialogue (Political and Security Chapter).
2. The construction of a zone of shared prosperity through an economic and financial partnership and the gradual establishment of a free-trade area (Economic and Financial Chapter).
3. The rapprochement between peoples through a social, cultural and human partnership aimed at encouraging understanding between cultures and exchanges between civil societies (Social, Cultural and Human Chapter)....”
the Barcelona Declaration (adopted at the Euro-Mediterranean Conference November 27 - 28, 1995):
http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/euromed/bd.htm
