Security Considerations in the Euro-Mediterranean Area

The geopolitical shifts that have taken place throughout the Mediterranean since the Barcelona conference in November 1995 and the course of events at the Malta EuroMediterranean conference in April 1997 have made it blatantly clear that a strategic reassessment on how to implement the goals outlined in the Barcelona Declaration must take into consideration the particular subregional trends that are currently manifesting themselves if the objectives of the Euro – Mediterranean Partnership (EMP) to be successfully realised.