Activites

• #2406
• 2002/01/28 Council Meeting
  • 2406 summary

    The Council took note of the Presidency's work plan on the implementation of the EU Common Strategy on the Mediterranean region. The work plan places emphasis on the following objectives: - strengthening political and security dialogue; - achieving a dynamic and mutually beneficial financial and economic partnership; - making progress towards a social, cultural and human partnership, bringing the peoples of the two shores of the Mediterranean closer together; - paying special attention to the Middle East Peace Process, and in particular using the mechanisms based on the Barcelona process to offer a framework for dialogue within which the opposing parties can pave the way for normal co-operation in the future.�

• 2001/09/21 Final act published in Official Journal
• #2356
• 2001/06/11 Council Meeting
  • 2356 summary

    The Council approved a report to the Gothenburg European Council on the implementation of the Common Strategy on the Mediterranean Region. This report set out to examine all the initiatives implemented under the Common Strategy in the context of the priorities of the French and Swedish Presidencies. The priorities of these successive presidencies were as follows: - to reinvigorate the Barcelona Process; - to strengthen the political and security-related dialogue; - to establish and develop a dynamic as well as human economic and financial partnership; - to promote cooperation in the JHA area as well as in social, cultural and human affairs; - to ensure that the EU assumed its rightful role within the Middle East Peace Process.

• 2001/02/01 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0053/2001 summary

    The European Parliament adopted the report by Mrs Christiana MUSCARDINI (UEN, I). (Please refer to the previous text). In addition, a series of amendments were adopted that seek to strengthen the wording of the resolution. A couple of amendments urge the Commission to prohibit European countries from exporting to Mediterranean partner countries food products intended for stockbreeding purposes that are made from substances banned in Europe. The Commission is also urged to establish monitoring systems to ensure that these exports do not take place.�

• 2001/01/31 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• #2327
• 2001/01/22 Council Meeting
  • 2327 summary

    The Council took note of the Presidency priorities for implementing the EU's Common Strategy on the Mediterranean Region drawn up under the aegis of the Presidency. The priorities of Swedish Presidency are as follows: - to reinvigorate the Barcelona Process; - to strengthen the political and security-related dialogue; - to pursue the establishment of a dynamic as well as human economic and financial partnership; - to promote cooperation in the area of Justice and Home Affairs as well as in social, cultural and human affairs - to ensure the the European Union assumes its rightful role within the Middle East Peace Process and lends its support to the parties to this Process. �

• 2001/01/16 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0008/2001
• 2000/10/23 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2000/06/19 Non-legislative basic document published
  • N5-0510/2000 summary

    PURPOSE : to present the Common Strategy of the European Council on the Mediterranean region. CONTENT : the Mediterranean region is of strategic importance to the EU. However, it continues to be faced with political, economic, judicial, ecological and social challenges. The EU and the Mediterranean partners must work together with a common vision. This Common Strategy builds on the Euro-Mediterranean partnership established by the Barcelona Declaration and its subsequent acquis the Berlin Declaration and the European Unions's long-standing policy towards the Mediterranean with its bilateral and regional components. This strategy covers all the EU relations with all its partners in the Barcelona process and Libya. The European Union has the following goals in its policy towards the Mediterranean region: - to make significant and measurable progress towards achieving the objectives of the Barcelona Declaration; - to establish a common area of peace and stability through a political and security partnership; - to create an area of shared prosperity through an economic and financial partnership; - to establish a partnership in social, cultural and human affairs; - to promote the core values embraced by the EU and its Member States, including human rights, democracy, good governance,etc, - to encourage and assist Mediterranean partners with free trade; - to strengthen cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs; - to combat racism and xenophobia.�

Documents

• Non-legislative basic document published: N5-0510/2000
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A5-0008/2001
• Debate in Council: 2327
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0053/2001
• Debate in Council: 2356
• Debate in Council: 2406

History

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