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	Marking 10 Years of the Barcelona Process \| Europe \| Deutsche Welle \| 05.06.2005
		In 1995, the Barcelona Process was launched to improve ties between the EU and its southern neighbors and to promote justice and prosperity.
		The Barcelona forum is seen as a counter model to the American Middle East policy with its focus on negotiation and dialogue.
		The Barcelona process continues to work towards the goals set out in 1995 with the Israelis and Palestinians due to meet at another hosted summit sometime possibly in June.
	www.dw-world.de /popups/popup_printcontent/0,,1603020,00.html (769 words)

	Barcelona Conference - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Javier Solana opened the conference saying that they were brought together to straighten out the "clash of civilizations" and misunderstandings that there had been between them, many of which date back to the, and that it "was auspicious" that they had convened on the 900th anniversary of the First Crusade.
		The Barcelona Treaty was drawn up by the 27 countries in attendance, and Javier Solana, who represented Spain as their foreign minister during their turn at the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, was credited with the diplomatic accomplishment.
		The Barcelona Process, developed after the Conference in successive annual meetings, is a set of goals designed to lead to a free trade zone in the Middle East by 2010.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barcelona_Process (361 words)

	II Euromed FORUM
		The Barcelona process, established in 1995, is a regional framework which brings partners together at both political and technical level to promote their common interests.
		The need to re-invigorate the Barcelona process Recognising the strategic importance of their relations, all partners are committed to the further development of the process.
		It would not replace nor supersede the Barcelona Declaration, but serve as an instrument for the implementation of the Barcelona Declaration where issues of peace and stability are concerned, while recognising that all aspects of the Barcelona Process have their part to play in reinforcing peace and stability.
	www.europarl.eu.int /conferences/euromed/instorgs/comcom_en.htm (8756 words)

	Northern European Perceptions of the Barcelona Process. Richard Gillespie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		For while the process has been joined relatively late by the north, and with numerous reservations, the northern states are today effective partners in the Euro-Med process, with the same rights and at least as much influence as the Mediterranean countries themselves.
		Although a compromise was reached and approved at Barcelona, lingering northern and southern preferences remain as a backdrop to future decisions on disbursements under the MEDA programme and to the overall development of the partnership project.
		While the economic agenda of Barcelona –by far the most defined outcome of the Conference– has been pushed much more forcefully by the EU as a whole, the insistence upon political liberalisation and human rights (which receive direct mention in each of the Euro-Mediterranean association agreements) should not be seen as mere rhetoric.
	www.cidob.org /ingles/publicaciones/Afers/37gillespie.cfm (3786 words)

	Promoting Middle East Democracy: European Initiatives: Special Reports: Publications: U.S. Institute of Peace
		The Barcelona Process was launched using the momentum of the 1993 Oslo Accords, thereby tying the fate of the EMP—at least in part—to the Middle East peace process.
		The basic precept of the Barcelona Process is to exploit the deliberate linkage of political and economic policies and extract better performance on the former through the latter.
		It reiterates the centrality of the Barcelona Process and, by extension, the ENP.
	www.usip.org /pubs/specialreports/sr127.html (8376 words)

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		Barcelona started the process of promoting the Agenda 21 in the year 1995, with the formal and unanimous commitment of the Plenary Council to the Aalborg Charter, a document that has provided great impetus to the Local Agenda 21s in the European setting, ratified by 1200 cities.
		Justification of the implementation of a set of indicators for Barcelona A21 Thus, since the beginning of their work, the 13 groups of CMMAS have thought that one of their objectives was to propose indicators in order to evaluate the actions proposed for the Agenda 21.
		Barcelona was one of the signing parties that committed to adopting these indicators as a work tool.
	www.bcn.es /agenda21/A21_text/indicadors/Int_indicators.doc (1496 words)

	The Barcelona Process, Israel’s Perspective
		Israel, in the spirit of the Barcelona Declaration, saw the Barcelona process then as it does today, as an important and a correct means to fulfilling Israel’s long-standing dream.
		The Barcelona process can and should serve as the catalyst for as many projects as possible in those areas in which we can identify interests common to us all.
		Those who claim that the main obstacle before advancing in the Barcelona process is the stalemate in the Middle East peace process, represent an attitude that prevents the parties to the Barcelona process from fulfilling its full potential.
	nyjtimes.com /cover/12-19-05/TheBarcelonaProcess-Israel.htm (2852 words)

	MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network
		The Barcelona Process has failed to fulfil the expectations of the Mediterranean countries, which had hoped for more assistance and loans, more technology transfer, more investments, and more joint ventures, charged Finance Minister Bassem Awadallah.
		The process has, more often than not, become a forum for regional key players to delve into the major themes of the peace process, while issues related to the partnership itself were relegated to the back-burner.
		In frank self-criticism, Borrell admitted that European institutions have dedicated a great deal of energy to the EU enlargement process, which culminated last May with the entry into the union of 10 new member states, and have not concentrated as much on fostering the partnership with their Mediterranean neighbours.
	www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=92576 (814 words)

	"The European Union and the Middle East Peace Process" by Gerald M. Steinberg
		In the event of sharp disagreement and the end of the Oslo process, it is important to prepare a safety net to preserve the gains that have been achieved, one that will also prevent violent conflict and escalation which would be damaging for all the parties.
		In this process, Israel often faces additional pressures (sometimes economic) from the EU or some of its members, and demands for concessions which are deemed unacceptable but are an additional source of friction between Europe and Israel.
		While the EU trumpets the meetings of foreign ministers in the Barcelona process as major diplomatic triumphs (Barcelona in 1995, followed by Malta in 1997, Palermo in 1998, and Stuttgart in 1999), it is difficult to discern significant substantive contributions.
	www.jcpa.org /jl/vp418.htm (3897 words)

	1999-2000 - Europaudvalget, Alm. del - bilag 1479
		Despite awareness of the Barcelona process at political level, there is insufficient awareness of the opportunities and benefits of the process in society at large.
		In order to encourage this process of sub-regional co-operation among the partners concerned the Commission calls on the Mediterranean partners to adopt the harmonised protocol on ru les of origin (as already accepted with Jordan and the PLO) which is the basic condition for the functioning of a system of diagonal cumulation between all partners..
		The Palestinian Authority participated in the Barcelona Conference in November 1995 and the Palestinians continue as full and equal partners in the Barcelona process and are eligible for MEDA funding.
	www.folketinget.dk /Samling/19991/udvbilag/EUU/Almdel_bilag1479.htm (9176 words)

	The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership - Overview
		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 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:
	europa.eu.int /comm/external_relations/euromed (480 words)

	The Barcelona Process (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Agreements are the main instrument of the Barcelona Process and it is time for all parties to commit to signature (at least) by the middle of 2001.
		The reason for the increased commitment marked by the Barcelona Declaration is the vital strategic interest the EU holds in its immediate southern neighbourhood: the Barcelona Process is therefore considered a proximity policy.
		The MEDA [1] Programme is the main financial instrument of the Barcelona Process.
	www.deljor.cec.eu.int /en/eu_and_jordan/fainal.htm (5241 words)

	House of Lords - European Union - Ninth Report
		Barcelona was always as much about stability as development—"rich" societies attempting to subsidize (but not too heavily) stability across a "poor" southern periphery" (p83).
		The answer, according to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, is that "It adds to the Barcelona process by putting the EU's input into relations with the Mediterranean into a coherent framework, thus speeding up internal EU decision-making on Mediterranean Issues." (p12) But other witnesses have found it hard to define what this means.
		One area in which the CMS differs from the Barcelona process is in the former's explicit inclusion of the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP), although it is only in the context of a comprehensive settlement that the strategy envisages any participation by Member States in the implementation of security arrangements on the ground.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/ld200001/ldselect/ldeucom/51/5103.htm (3401 words)

	EUROPEAN UNION DEEPENS PARTNERSHIP AND SOLIDARITY WITH NON-EU COUNTRIES AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN
		The so-called Barcelona Process to date has overseen a wide framework of political, economic and social relations between the Member States of the European Union and 12 Partners of the Southern Mediterranean (Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey).
		The Barcelona Process is now approaching its 10th year and remains the framework for co-operation activities in the region.
		This initiative plans to build on the Barcelona Process on the basis of jointly agreed action plans with each of the partners which allow the EU offer a more intensive political dialogue and greater access for partners to EU programs and policies including integration into the EU single market.
	www.eurunion.org /news/press/2004/20040071.htm (1041 words)

	The Egyptian State Information Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		After all, the Barcelona process is not about the Arabs and Israel, but rather the northern and southern Mediterranean regions," said an Egyptian diplomatic source.
		Meanwhile, Egypt presented the Marseilles meeting with a number of domestic projects that could be implemented in the framework of the Barcelona process, including the establishment of a forum on poverty alleviation and human resources development.
		The long-term objective of the Barcelona process is to reduce, if not erase, tension in the area and start a Mediterranean free-trade area by 2010.
	www.sis.gov.eg /online/note/html/n231120b.htm (1024 words)

	Gaudi and Barcelona Club
		The Architect Antoni Gaudí i Cornet died in the Hospital of the Holy Cross in Barcelona (which was a hospital dedicated to charity) on June 10, 1926.
		This means that the process was not promoted by any religious institution, the Archbishopric of Barcelona or the Board of Works of the Expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Familia, but just by a group of seculars.
		The Association pro Beatification of Antoni Gaudí will deliver the deeds of the process in Barcelona in the coming days - 1.024 pages and one CD ROM - to the Christendom of the processes of the saints, an organism belonging to the Holy See that is in charge of these matters.
	www.gaudiclub.com /ingles/i_links/i_beat9.asp (922 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Economy \| Barcelona process survives hijacking
		For two days in the French coastal city of Marseilles, most of the foreign ministers present were talking about how the peace process could be saved and how they might keep to a minimum its negative impact on the Barcelona Process, which aims to establish political and economic cooperation amongst Mediterranean basin countries.
		Meanwhile, Egypt presented the Marseilles meeting with a number of domestic projects that could be implemented in the framework of the Barcelona process, including the establishment of a forum on poverty alleviation and human resources development.
		The long-term objective of the Barcelona process is to reduce, if not erase, tension in the area and start a Mediterranean free-trade area by 2010.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2000/509/ec3.htm (987 words)

	Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EMP) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		This was finally shaped at the Barcelona Conference on 27 and 28 November 1995 when the Barcelona Process was initiated.
		The Barcelona Process is based on respect for human rights and the development of democracy, which are essential factors in working towards peace, stability and prosperity in the region.
		The objective of the Barcelona Process is to shape a free trade area by 2010.
	www.sigov.si /mzz/eng/slovenia_and_the_eu/emp.html (975 words)

	Luxembourg Presidency - Nicolas Schmit: "Assessment and definition of new orientations for the Barcelona Process"
		It aims to bolster the Barcelona Process by using action plans negotiated within the institutional framework established by the Europe-Mediterranean association agreements.
		As a parliamentary institution of the Barcelona Process in an advisory capacity, it contributes to the reinforcing the visibility and the transparency of the process, and it therefore brings the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership closer to the interests and expectations of public opinions.
		The Barcelona Process has not had all the desired impact in the resolution of regional conflicts.
	www.eu2005.lu /en/actualites/discours/2005/03/14nscaire (1611 words)

	The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership - Barcelona declaration
		Appropriate preparatory and followup work for the meetings resulting from the Barcelona work programme and from the conclusions of the "EuroMediterranean Committee for the Barcelona process" will be undertaken by the Commission departments.
		The aim of this programme is to implement the objectives of the Barcelona Declaration, and to respect its principles, through regional and multilateral actions.
		The establishment of a free trade area in accordance with the principles contained in the Barcelona Declaration is an essential element of the EuroMediterranean partnership.
	ec.europa.eu /external_relations/euromed/bd.htm (5818 words)

	ARCHIVE OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION - "Theory and the process: Political science interpretations of the Barcelona ...
		The paper analyzes some interpretations of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, also know as the Barcelona Process, and the role of the European Union in the Mediterranean.
		The study of the Process has been increasing since the Barcelona Declaration was approved in 1995.
		The paper discusses two main views on the Barcelona Process - the hegemonic and liberal views- and invites for further theory debate on the construction of the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation process.
	aei.pitt.edu /archive/00002816 (210 words)

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		After the beginning of a peace process between Israel and its neighbours at the beginning of the 1990s, the EMP aimed at supporting the path of change on which many states in the area had started to embark.
		Theoretical considerations The declared aim of the EMP — or Barcelona process — is to turn the Mediterranean region into an area of peace, stability and prosperity. To be sure, the launching of the EMP was not an altruistic gesture, but clearly followed the strategic considerations of the different participants.
		In fact, collective identities are in a permanent process of formation, maintenance, and modification over time. In the case of the Barcelona process, the attempts to alter the identity of the southern participants has come from outside, as the main promoter of the Mediterranean theme has been the EU.
	ies.berkeley.edu /research/DelSartoIsraelMed.doc (11015 words)

	The Daily Star - Business Articles - European Union kicks off review of Barcelona Process (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Mideast political issues have dominated the Euro-Med ministers meeting, which was called to start a review of the Barcelona Process and celebrate the 10th anniversary of the partnership between the EU and Mideast states.
		The Euro-Med process is the only regional forum where Israel and its Arab neighbors sit together for dialogue, albeit anchored on Mediterranean nations' trade and political ties with the EU.
		Libya, though not yet a member of the Barcelona Process, attended as a guest of the Netherlands in another sign of its re-emergence onto the global stage.
	www.dailystar.com.lb /article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=3&article_id=10531 (564 words)

	JMWP17
		After analysing both processes, this paper concludes by highlighting a core set of issues and lessons drawn from the HP that are particularly relevant to the BP with regard to the limits and possibilities of creating adequate institutional mechanisms to accomplish its declared principles and objectives in the Mediterranean.
		The rationale of the Barcelona Conference was to link the region through political, economic and social ties, contributing to the improvement of conditions for peace and economic development in the 12 Mediterranean countries.
		The Barcelona Declaration recognised the future challenges posed by the demographic trends in the southern Mediterranean states and declared that they must be counterbalanced by the appropriate policy measures to accelerate economic take-off.
	www.fscpo.unict.it /EuroMed/jmwp17.htm (8038 words)

	The Leonard Davis Institute For International Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Colette Avital (Member of Knesset, Labor Party) gave the keynote address on ``The Barcelona Process: Six Years Later.'' Whereas this process, she maintained, was rooted in the vision of a New Middle East fostered by the peace process, the main problem that emerged was a clash between theory and reality.
		In her view, theattempt to disconnect the process from the course of events in the Middle East has not succeeded, as witnessed by Syria and Lebanon's withdrawal from the talks in Paris upon the outbreak of the second intifada.
		She concluded by suggesting that even though some have characterized the Barcelona process as detached from reality, the aspiration itself is not necessarily illogical or unrealistic.
	davis.huji.ac.il /act4.htm (1155 words)

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