Martín, Iván (2010) The Priorities of Spain’s EU Presidency in the Mediterranean: Ideal and Reality. Elcano Newsletter (64). 8 p.. ISSN 1698-5184
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Abstract
Spain’s EU Presidency poses major challenges for the country’s interests and strategic clout in the Mediterranean, in the new regional geopolitical context that has emerged in the wake of the creation of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM).
Above and beyond the developments in the disputes that are ongoing in the region, in which Spain has very limited scope for influence, Spain ‘is eagerly awaited’ and is expected to bring the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) back on track after two years of strong leadership –often to the extent of unilateralism– from France, and unprecedented political deadlock since the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership was first launched in 1995. Spain’s prestige and strategic position in the region are at stake: if Spain confines its role to simply ‘managing’ the UfM during its term at the helm of the EU, without giving it a firm political boost based on specific proposals and initiatives, it will have let what is almost certainly a unique opportunity slip by. Its contribution could be more efficient in relation to institutional aspects or in defining and monitoring certain priority sector-specific strategies than in purely political-diplomatic matters.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Estudio sólo disponible en inglés |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Mediterráneo y Mundo Árabe |
Subjects: | INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION > INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION > REGIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION > INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS > REGIONAL INTEGRATION. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION > INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS > SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION > INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS > FOREIGN POLICY. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION > INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS > COUNCIL OF EUROPE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION > COUNTRIES AND REGIONS > MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION > COUNTRIES AND REGIONS > SPAIN INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK > POLITICS > POLITICAL LEADERSHIP |
Divisions: | Real Instituto Elcano, RIE |
Depositing User: | Jorge Horcas Pulido |
Date Deposited: | 01 Apr 2012 13:42 |
Last Modified: | 01 Apr 2012 13:42 |
URI: | http://biblioteca.ribei.org/id/eprint/1933 |