| Tunisia after 30 years of cooperation with the EU by Samira Sadfi – Tunis, Al-Hayat |
| Thirty years ago, Tunisia was the first Mediterranean country to sign a financial agreement with the European Union. Other countries from the South took Tunisia as an example in this matter. But how did Tunisia benefit from this cooperation? |
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| "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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Your reactions
I would like to be brief and thank Europa Jaratona program for its achievments in Jordan.
On: E-TVET reform (Jordan)
It is good to hear that there is someone who really cares about our historical monuments. While reading the article, I was hoping to find so many Tunisian names to make sure that, also, in our country there are people who are hell-bent on preserving what is left of a glorious history. Tunisia, thanks to its location, welcomed many civilizations whose leaders built huge and glorious buildings. Not only in cities near the shores, but also in the far west cities like Sbitla, Kasserin...
I believe that in order to save the surviving monuments, there should be a campaign to make Tunisians aware of the significance of such a loss if those buildings become ruins.
On: Initiatives to preserve Tunisian architecture
I have read this article with cautious and i was not happy of the approaches being written due i guess to lack of real understanding of current environmental issues we are facing. The problem of pollution will not be tackled only through fundings bec most of the money used is not appropriately used and if ever used we seek the traditional methods the old fashion way. We need to look at alternatives , less costs , better and more sustainable output. Waste problems are derived from mass consumerism and lack of understanding of what our lives should mean to us as far as human values and choices we should take in life. Building waste water treatment is needed but what is more needed is eduation and awereness and return to ethics and values. We can keep dumping money on projects but who would assure me that our resources are being well taken care of and not depleted in a fast way? Where is the concept of sustainibility?
On: Mediterranean pollution “hot spots” under control by 2020?




