2.6. MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMME

The Mediterranean area concentrates some of the great political, economic, social and even religious tensions on the planet. It is, moreover, an essential priority for the foreign action of Catalonia, Spain and the EU as a whole. This Programme monitors and promotes research along three lines: (1) coexis- tence of frameworks of regional co-operation in the Mediterranean and in the Arab world; (2) security in the Mediterranean and the Arab world; and (3) processes of political change, democratisation and governability. All of this is done in close collaboration with public entities and, in particular, with the Spanish Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs and Co-operation. Part of the Programme's activity is carried out within the framework of EuroMeSCo, a network financed by the European Commission. The CIDOB Foundation participates in this network's organs of government and shares its research agenda: democracy and human rights, dynamics of integration, challenges for regional security, citizen security, regional initiatives and multilateralism. Added to this is the Programme's broader objective of strengthening Barcelona, Catalonia and Spain as poles of reflection, analysis and proposals on the Mediterranean, especially in the areas of politics and security.

AREAS OF WORK

• Development and relaunching of the Euro-Mediterranean policy • Security in the Mediterranean • Political evolution of the partner countries in the Mediterranean basin

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• LEARNING LESSONS FOR THE • CATALONIA’S MEDITERRANEAN POLICY MEDITERRANEAN FROM THE SECURITY Esther Barbé, Professor of International Relations, SECTOR REFORMS IN TURKEY AND SPAIN Autonomous University of Barcelona, and Eduard Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation; Débora Soler, CIDOB Foundation. Miralles, Head of Information, Patronat Català Pro Europa, Ümit Cizre, Lecturer, Bilkent University, The Ramses 2 research network, stemming from Ankara, and Volkan Aytar, Co-ordinator of the the European Commission’s 6th framework TESEV Democratization Programme, Istanbul. programme, has asked Esther Barbé, Professor of International Relations at the UAB and Eduard Within the 2005/2006 research programme of the Soler, the Co-ordinator of the CIDOB Foundation’s EuroMeSCo network, a research team was Mediterranean Programme, to commission a constituted between the CIDOB Foundation and the study of the Catalan case within their working Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation group on Mediterranean policies. This research (TESEV) to study and compare the reforms made project analyses the limits, motivations and in the security sector in Turkey and Spain. This instruments of Catalonia’s Mediterranean policy, project focuses, first of all, on analysing the role with the study of its priority areas of interest, its played by external actors, especially the EU, and integration with the EU and the Spanish domestic actors, such as political parties, the armed government and its evolution over the course of forces and civil society. Secondly, it shows that the the past two decades. EU has not yet developed a policy for promoting security reform in the Mediterranean and it lists some concrete projects in which this could be done. • TURKEY’S MEDITERRANEAN POLICY Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation.

• THE CRISIS OF THE CARICATURES Over the course of the year, a study has been made Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation. on what the Turkish policy toward the countries of the Mediterranean basin is and its degree of The crisis of the caricatures, which arose after a coherence with the policy maintained by the EU in Danish newspaper published some drawings of such areas as the Barcelona Process and the Arab- Mohammed, is an important event that led to two Israeli conflict. This research project, the results of different research projects. First of all, and as a result which have been published and presented in of a request from the EuroMeSCo network, the different forums, concluded that although one can Programme monitored how Spain experienced the observe a growing Europeanisation of the Turkish crisis, how the media transmitted this episode and policy toward the region, there is still much to be how the most relevant actors (political parties, done in order to complete it. immigrant groups, religious groups, etc.) positioned themselves. At the same time, it also studied the EU’s reaction to this crisis, paying special attention to the coexistence of very different debates in its member countries, and it analysed the decision-making process during the crisis. By way of conclusion, it showed the lack of coherence with regard to sensitive issues in the international arena.

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• THE PROCESS OF PRIVATISATIONS IN points in common but also areas of difference in the MOROCCO state of Mediterranean and Arab world studies in Àngel García Ortiz, Lecturer in the Department their respective countries. Among other issues, they Economics and Statistics, Florida Universitària, debated what the added value of Arab studies today Valencia, and Josep María Jordán Galduf, Professor is and what kind of interaction is produced between of Applied Economics, University of Valencia. the academic world, governments and the media. They also calibrated measures that promote the The CIDOB Foundation has commissioned these revitalisation of these kinds of studies and co- two Valencian scholars to carry out a study on the operation among scholars from different countries. process of privatisations in Morocco in the broader Co-ordinators framework of its process of economic reform. The Richard Gillespie, University of Liverpool and Iván study is carried out from a historical perspective and Martín, Carlos III University. analyses the motivations for and the obstacles to Participants its implementation. It pays special attention to the Richard Gillespie, Department Head, University of role played by external agents, especially the EU. Liverpool; Iván Martín, Lecturer in the Department Thus, it analyses the way the economic reforms and, of Economics, Carlos III University; Haizam Amirah specifically, privatisations are posed in the Barcelona Fernández, Senior Researcher in the area of the Arab Process and the European Neighbourhood Policy. World and the Mediterranean, Elcano Royal Institute; Gemma Aubarell, Director of Planning, IEMed; Bárbara Azaola, Researcher, Toledo • COMPATIBILITY AND OVERLAPPINGS Translation School, University of Castilla-La Mancha; BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN Jordi Bacaria, Lecturer, Autonomous University of NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY AND THE Barcelona; Isaías Barreñada, Associate Researcher, BARCELONA PROCESS Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Andrés Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation. Bassols-Soldevila, European Commission; Miguel Angel Bastenier, Deputy Director of International The Barcelona Process and the European Relations, El País; Imco Brouwer, European Neighbourhood Policy are two frameworks that can University Institute, Florence; Senén Florensa, overlap each other in the Mediterranean region; for General Director of IEMed; Rafael Grasa, Vice this reason, a research project was carried out on Chancellor, Autonomous University of Barcelona; how the tasks of the two policies should be divided Fred Halliday, Lecturer at the London School of up in order to allow for their survival and, if possible, Economics/IBEI; Miguel Hernando de Larramendi, their strengthening, in order for the EU’s foreign Permanent Lecturer, University of Castilla-La action to have greater effectiveness and coherence. Mancha; Patrick Holden, Lecturer at the University The results of this research have been presented and of Plymouth; Ferran Izquierdo, Lecturer, published in different forums. Autonomous University of Barcelona; George Joffé, Lecturer in the Centre of International Studies, Cambridge University; Josep M. Jordán, Professor of SEMINARS Applied Economics, University of Valencia; Bernabé López, Director of the TEIM, Autonomous University • RESEARCHING THE MEDITERRANEAN, A of Madrid; Juan Antonio Macías Amoretti, Research SPANISH-BRITISH MEETING OF EXPERTS ON Fellow, University of Granada; Pedro Martínez THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ARAB STUDIES Montávez; Professor Emeritus, Autonomous This meeting brought together Spanish and British University of Madrid; Joseph Mifsud, Director of the researchers from different disciplines to discuss European Unit, University of Malta; Emma Murphy,

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Lecturer, Durham University; Tim Niblock, Lecturer, Co-ordinated by University of Exeter, Michelle Pace, RCUK Roberts Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation. Fellow at the European Research Institute, University Participants of Birmingham; Ana Isabel Planet, Technical Adviser, Iván Martín, Lecturer, Carlos III University, Madrid; Directorate-General for Religious Affairs, Ministry of Eduard Soler, Co-ordinator of the Mediterranean Justice; Juan Prat Coll, Ambassador on a Special Programme, CIDOB Foundation; Luciano Zaccara, Mission for Mediterranean Affairs, Ministry of TEIM Researcher, Autonomous University of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation; Michael Pugh, Madrid and member of the Alternativas Lecturer at the University of Bradford; Angeles Foundation panel of experts on the Mediterranean; Ramírez, Lecturer at the Autonomous University of Antonio Ávalos, Researcher, Autonomous Madrid; Josep Ribera, Director of the CIDOB University of Madrid; Rafael Bustos, Researcher, Foundation; Oliver Richmond, Lecturer at the IREMAM, Aix-en-Provence and Co-ordinator of the University of St. Andrews; Eduard Soler, CIDOB Alternativas Foundation panel of experts on the Foundation; Frederic Volpi, Lecturer, University of St. Mediterranean; Pau Solanilla, Collaborator with Andrews; Michael Willis, Researcher, Oxford the Rafael Campalans Foundation and Assistant University; Sarah Wolff, Doctoral student in Director of Programming for IEMed; Laura Feliu, International Relations (LSE); Richard Youngs, Co- Lecturer, Autonomous University of Barcelona; Director and Co-ordinator of the Democratisation Carmen Rodríguez, Lecturer, Yeditepe University, Programme, FRIDE. Istanbul; Paqui Santonja, Technician, Barcelona With the collaboration of Provincial Council. British Council, European Institute of the With the collaboration of Mediterranean and Autonomous University of Campalans Foundation and Alternativas Foundation Barcelona. June 12 and 13. Amman, Jordan March 10 and 11. Casa de Convalescència, UAB, Barcelona

• GIVING IMPETUS TO DEMOCRACY, GOVERNANCE AND DIALOGUE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST: SPANISH POLICIES In the Second World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES), two panels were presented in which analysis was made of Spain’s policies with regard to democracy, governance and the fostering of dialogue in the Mediterranean and the Middle East. The first one dealt with the participation of the Spanish government in two multilateral initiatives: the Barcelona Process and the Alliance of Civilisations. The second one was devoted to the bilateral dimension and went beyond the actors in classical diplomacy. It analysed such diverse topics as police co-operation, the role of local administrations and the role of the foundations of political parties. Giving Impetus to Democracy, Governance and Dialogue in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Spanish Policies

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• EUROMESCO SEMINAR ON ALGERIAN- Algeria; Aurèlia Mañé, Lecturer, University of MOROCCAN RELATIONS Barcelona; Claire Spencer, Head of the Middle East This seminar brought together experts and actors Programme, Chatham House, London; Eduard from different origins and disciplines to discuss Soler, CIDOB Foundation; Fouad Ammor, Deputy the current state and the future of relations Secretary of GERM, Morocco; Haizam Amirah between Algeria and Morocco and Maghrebi Fernández, Researcher for the Elcano Royal Institute; integration. They discussed the causes of the poor Iván Martín, Head of the Socio-economic Forum, state of these relations, the hindrances to Casa Árabe, Madrid; Khadija Finan, Researcher for improvement, the actors that could promote this IFRI, Paris; Laura Feliu, Lecturer, Autonomous improvement and the role that the international University of Barcelona; Lurdes Vidal, IEMed - Afkar; community could play, especially the European Mehdi Lahlou, Lecturer, INSEA, Rabat; Miguel Union and its member countries. The objective Hernando de Larramendi, Lecturer, University of of this first seminar was to create a discussion Castilla-La Mancha; Mohamed Khalil, MP for the forum and to think about concrete aspects of JDP, Morocco; Nadir Benseba, Programmes Co- action that could be developed in subsequent ordinator, International Federation of Journalists seminars. (FIJ) in Algiers and journalist with the newspaper, Le Co-ordinated by Matin; Rafael Bustos, Co-ordinator of the Panel of Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation, and Laura Feliu, Experts on the Mediterranean and Middle East of Autonomous University of Barcelona. OPEX, Alternativas Foundation; Robert Prince, Participants Lecturer, University of Denver; Tarik Yahia, President Abdelkrim Dahmen, MP for the MSP, Algeria; of the Nador Chamber of Commerce, former MP Ahmed Driss, Association d’Études Internationales and former mayor; Yahia Zoubir, Lecturer in the and University of Tunis; Ali Amar, Director-General Euromed School of Management, Marseilles. of Le Journal Hebdomadaire and former banker; With the collaboration of Alvaro de Vasconcelos, Director of the IEEI, Lisbon; EuroMeSCo Aomar Baghzouz, Lecturer, University of Batna, December 3. Hotel Senator, Barcelona

EuroMeSCo Seminar On Algerian-Moroccan Relations Eduard Soler, Álvaro de Vasconcelos and Laura Feliu

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•5th SEMINAR ON SECURITY AND DEFENCE IN Director-General of Foreign Policy, Ministry of THE MEDITERRANEAN Foreign Affairs and Co-operation; Pablo Benavides This seminar, which is held annually in Barcelona, Orgaz, Spanish Ambassador to NATO; Sven has the objective of creating propitious conditions Biscop, Royal Institute for International Relations, for deep, sincere dialogue among government Belgium; Jean François Coustillière, Rear Admiral representatives, scholars and members of civil (2s), France; Máximo Cajal, Representative of the society from the two sides of the Mediterranean. Presidency of the Government for the Alliance of This seminar is, therefore, a measure of trust in Civilisations; Juan Prat, Ambassador on a Special itself. Among the topics that were discussed in the Mission for the Mediterranean; Mokhtar Marsou, 5th seminar were: the progress made in the Moroccan Colonel; Jesús Castilla Paz, Civil Guard Barcelona Process, the NATO Mediterranean Commander; Luis Meléndez Pasquín, Marine Dialogue, 5+5, the ESDP and the Alliance of Infantry Colonel; Pinar Bilgin, Lecturer at Bilkent Civilisations; practical co-operation experiences University, Ankara, and Visiting Researcher at the and challenges to security in the region, such as Wilson Center in Washington; Jorge Segrelles, energy, migrations and governance. Managing Director, Repsol YPF Foundation; John Co-ordinated by Roberts, Platts Energy Group, Jedburgh; Bichara Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation; Luis Oráa, Khader, Lecturer, University of Louvain; Alberto Lieutenant-Colonel, DIGERINS - Ministry of Bin, Head of the NATO Mediterranean Dialogue; Defence; Lluís Solà, Director of the Observatory on Haizam Amirah Fernández, Senior Researcher for Defence in the Mediterranean. the Mediterranean and Arab World, Elcano Royal Participants Institute; Senén Florensa, General Director, José Antonio Alonso, Minister of Defence; Narcís IEMed; Mehdi Lahlou, Lecturer in INSEA, Rabat; Serra, President of the CIDOB Foundation; Celia Martin Baldwin-Edwards, Co-Director of the Abenza, Director-General Institutional Relations, Mediterranean Migrations Observatory, Athens; Ministry of Defence; Álvaro de Vasconcelos, Gil Arias, Deputy Director of Frontex; Ricard Director of the IEEI, Lisbon; Rafael Dezcallar, Zapata, Lecturer, Pompeu Fabra University; Leopoldo Stampa, Spanish Ambassador; Claire Spencer, Head of the Middle East Area, Chatham House, London; Clare Lockhart, Àgora; Yahia Zoubir, Lecturer, Euromed Marseilles School of Management; Stuart Reigeluth, Projects Manager, Toledo International Centre for Peace; Jesús Núñez Villaverde, Director of the IECAH, Madrid; Jordi Marsal, MP, Spanish Chamber of Deputies. With the collaboration of Ministry of Defence, Directorate-General of Institutional Relations December 3 and 4. Pedralbes Palace, Barcelona

5th Seminar on Security and Defence in the Mediterranean Narcís Serra and José Antonio Alonso

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LECTURES AND DEBATES With the collaboration of Official Association of Holders of Doctoral and • ELECTIONS IN PALESTINE: ANALYSIS OF Bachelor’s Degrees in Political Science and RESULTS Sociology of Catalonia. This round table took place a few days after the February 2. CIDOB Foundation Palestinian legislative election. It dealt with the Palestinian political and electoral system, it looked • THE CHALLENGES FOR YOUNG at the development and transparency of the election, RESEARCHERS SPECIALISING IN THE and, finally, it evaluated the results of the election. MEDITERRANEAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST. A Thus, participants discussed the principal reasons SPANISH-BRITISH DIALOGUE for the Hamas victory, how this could influence the In this seminar, participants debated the challenges conflict and peace process and what the reaction facing the new generations of researchers dedicated of the international community would be. to the Mediterranean and the Middle East. They Co-ordinated by compared the situations in the United Kingdom and Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation, and Jordi Pujol, Spain and examined such topics as scholarship Official Association of Holders of Doctoral and systems, job prospects, the need to carry out field Bachelor’s Degrees in Political Science and work and the learning of languages. Sociology of Catalonia. Co-ordinated by Participants Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation. Josep Ribera, Director, CIDOB Foundation; Anna Participants Parès, Dean of the Official Association of Holders Fred Halliday, Lecturer, London School of of Doctoral and Bachelor’s Degrees in Political Economics and IBEI; Eduard Soler, CIDOB Science and Sociology of Catalonia; Pere Vilanova, Foundation; Laura Rodríguez del Pozo, Researcher, Professor of Political Science, University of Autonomous University of Madrid; Fiona McCallum, Barcelona; Joan Roure, Journalist for TV3; Ferran Doctoral student, University of Saint Andrews, Izquierdo, Lecturer, Autonomous University of Scotland. Barcelona. March 9. CIDOB Foundation

Elections in Palestine: Analysis of Results Ferran Izquierdo, Pere Vilanova, Josep Ribera, Anna Parès and Joan Roura

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Elections in Israel: Analysis of Results Lluís Foix, Albert Moreno, Josep Ribera, Anna Parès and Pere Vilanova

• ELECTIONS IN ISRAEL: ANALYSIS OF RESULTS Participants This round table was held a few days after the Josep Ribera, Director, CIDOB Foundation; Anna Israeli legislative election. The participants, Parès, Dean of the Official Association of Holders logically, commented on the results of the election of Doctoral and Bachelor’s Degrees in Political and the scenarios for pacts and governing in the Science and Sociology of Catalonia; Albert always complicated Israeli parliamentary system. Moreno, Deputy Director-General for the Near They also dealt extensively with the significance East, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co- of the Kadima party’s bursting onto the scene, they operation; Pere Vilanova, Professor of Political examined its sociological foundation and its Science, University of Barcelona; Lluís Foix, Editor- political future, and, of course, they analysed what in-Chief of the Vanguardia Digital. effect its victory could have on the unstable With the collaboration of situation in the Near East. Official Association of Holders of Doctoral and Co-ordinated by Bachelor’s Degrees in Political Science and Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation, and Montserrat Sociology of Catalonia. Ortigosa, Head of Communication for the Official April 3. CIDOB Foundation, Barcelona Association of Holders of Doctoral and Bachelor’s Degrees in Political Science and Sociology of Catalonia.

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• RESULTS OF THE EUROMEDITERRANEAN • EGYPT, ITS FIT IN TRANSITION SUMMIT IN BARCELONA Egypt is a country with Arab, Mediterranean and In this seminar, held a few months after the Euro- African dimensions, and, therefore, it is a key actor Mediterranean Summit in Barcelona, also known as in the region. Taking advantage of the publication Barcelona + 10, participants analysed the results of issue number 97 of DCIDOB, devoted to and impact of this summit. They dealt with general contemporary Egypt, a debate table was convened aspects and other, much more concrete ones, such to discuss some of the large questions about its as local actors. Two of the points at the centre of political and social evolution. Participants dealt discussions were the future compatibility between with the weight of political Islamism, the scope the European Neighbourhood Policy and the of the political reform process, the questions Barcelona Process and the possible reorientations concerning the possible succession of Mubarak and strengthening of Spain’s Mediterranean policy. and Egypt’s loss of centrality in favour of the Gulf Co-ordinated by monarchies. Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation Co-ordinated by Participants Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation. Josep Ribera, Director of the CIDOB Foundation; Participants Jesús Núñez, Director of the Institute of Studies on Pedro López de Aguirrebengoa, former Spanish Conflicts and Humanitarian Action; Eduard Soler, Ambassador to Egypt, and Gema Martín Muñoz, CIDOB Foundation; Paqui Santonja, Technician in Lecturer in the Sociology of the Arab and Islamic Institutional Relations, Barcelona Provincial World, Autonomous University of Madrid. Council; Joan Prat, Ambassador in Special Mission June 20. CIDOB Foundation for Mediterranean Affairs, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. April 7. CIDOB Foundation

Results of the Euromediterranean Summit in Barcelona Jesús Núñez, Joan Prat, Josep Ribera, Paqui Santonja and Eduard Soler

Egypt, Its Fit in Transition Pedro López de Aguirrebengoa, Carmen Claudín and Gema Martín Muñoz

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• TURKISH MEDITERRANEAN POLICY Beirut, Lebanon; Fred Halliday, Lecturer, London This lecture analysed the endogenic and exogenic School of Economics and IBEI; Álvaro Iranzo, factors that mark the direction of Turkish foreign Director-General of Foreign Policy for the policy, especially the importance of the political Mediterranean, Near East and Africa, Spanish changes in Turkey for Europe, the Middle East and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation; Rosa Central Asia, in the face of the strategic weight that Meneses, Journalist for the newspaper, El Mundo; the country has acquired over the past few years. In Samir Moubarak, Lebanese Ambassador to Spain; the debate, participants also analysed the Cyprus Nadim Shehadi, Researcher for Chatham House, issue, Turkey’s relations with Armenia, the tension London; Senén Florensa, Director-General of IEMed; between the promoting of a model of moderate Narcís Serra, President of the CIDOB Foundation. Islam and the secular nature of the Turkish state. With the collaboration of Co-ordinated by IEMed Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation, and Laura Feliu, November 6. IEMed, Barcelona Autonomous University of Barcelona. Participants • PRESENTATION OF THE PUBLICATION, Fatih Tayfur Lecturer at the Middle East Technical RESEARCHING THE MEDITERRANEAN University (METU), Ankara. Taking advantage of the launching of the publication, With the collaboration of Investigando el Mediterráneo, the Programme Emerging Study Group on Turkey, Autonomous resumed work in some areas initiated in the University of Barcelona. Spanish-British encounter for improving the quality October 27. CIDOB Foundation of research on these issues in the United Kingdom and Spain. Different initiatives were laid out, which, • LEBANON AFTER THE CONFLICT: THE ROLE OF if they are carried to fruition, will allow channels to THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY be kept open between the academic communities of After the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah Spain, the United Kingdom and different during the summer of 2006, with grave Mediterranean and European countries. consequences for Lebanon as a whole, this round Co-ordinated by table analysed the future of Lebanon in the domestic Iván Martín, Lecturer, Carlos III University, and and international spheres. With regard to the Richard Gillespie, Department Head, University of domestic aspect, the participants debated the Liverpool. weakness of the Siniora Government, the possibility Participants of rebalancing the political weights of the different Chris Brandwood, Director of the British Council in religious communities and the factors in favour of Barcelona; Senén Florensa, General Director of the and against the Lebanese communtarian system. European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed); With regard to the second dimension, the Josep Ribera, Director of the CIDOB Foundation; participants discussed the nature of UNIFIL 2 and Emma Murphy, Lecturer in Middle East Policy, the perception of its mission on the part of the Durham University; Miguel Larramendi, Permanent Lebanese population, as well as the role of external Lecturer in Arab and Islamic Studies, University of powers (such as Iran, Syria, and the United States). Castilla-La Mancha; Iván Martín, Lecturer at Carlos Co-ordinated by III University in Madrid and co-ordinator of the Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation, and Helena publication. Oliván, IEMed. With the collaboration of Participants British Council and European Institute of the Mosbah- al-Ahdab, Sunni MP in Lebanon; Tomás Mediterranean (IEMed). Alcoverro, Correspondent for La Vanguardia in November 22. CIDOB Foundation

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• PRESENTATION-LECTURE OF THE JOURNAL, EXERNAL PARTICIPATION ÀMBITS: THE EMERGING MIDDLE EAST On the occasion of the presentation of the • THE NEW ROLE OF SPAIN IN FOREIGN monograph of the journal, Àmbits, dedicated to POLICY AND NATIONAL CONSENSUS: FROM the delicate situation in the Middle East, the CIDOB AZNAR TO RODRÍGUEZ ZAPATERO Foundation hosted a lecture which dealt with the Lecture: “The Barcelona Process and Spain’s situation of some key countries in the region. Mediterranean Policy”. Concretely, the current state and possible evolution Organised by of events in Syria, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq Science and Politics Foundation (Stiftung and Iran were the axes of this analysis. Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP) Co-ordinated by March 30. Berlin Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation, and Montserrat Ortigosa, Official Association of Holders of Doctoral • EURO-MEDITERRANEAN POLICY AND THE and Bachelor’s Degrees in Political Science and NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY: A NEW Sociology of Catalonia. ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CO- Participants OPERATION PROGRAMME FOR THE NEXT Josep Ribera, Director of the CIDOB Foundation; FIVE YEARS Anna Parès, Dean of the Official Association of Lecture: “The Participation of Sub-National Holders of Doctoral and Bachelor’s Degrees in Administrations in Mediterranean Policy”. Political Science and Sociology of Catalonia; Ignacio Organised by Álvarez-Ossorio, Lecturer in Arab and Islamic University of Girona Studies, University of Alicante; Eduard Soler, CIDOB March 31. Girona Foundation. With the collaboration of • CIVILISATIONS AND WORLD ORDERS Official Association of Holders of Doctoral and Lecture: “The Alliance of Civilisations: Analysing Bachelor’s Degrees in Political Science and a Spanish-Turkish Initiative”. Sociology of Catalonia. Organised by December 13. CIDOB Foundation Bilim ve Sanat Vakfi (Foundation for the Arts and Sciences) and the City Council of Istanbul. May 12-14. Istanbul

• SECOND JEAN MONNET SEMINAR ON EUROPEANISATION Lecture: “What Europeanising Policy Toward the Mediterranean and Middle East Means: The Turkish and Spanish Cases”. Organised by Institute of the European Community, Marmara University. May 25 and 26. Istanbul

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• REFORMATION OF THE SECURITY SECTOR IN • SECURITY IN A GLOBALISED WORLD THE ARAB WORLD Lecture: “The European Neighbourhood Policy Lecture: “Learning from the Spanish and Turkish and the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: Experiences”. Exploring a Division of Tasks among Overlapping Organised by Initiatives”. Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) and the Organised by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS). Norwegian Institute of Foreign Affairs (NUPI) and July 7 and 8. Beirut the German Council for Foreign Relations (DGAP). October 20-22, Oslo • ANNUAL FORUM OF RESEARCHERS ON THE ARAB AND MUSLIM WORLD (FIMAM) • SECOND GRANADA INTERNATIONAL Lecture: “Reformation of the Security Sector in the CONGRESS ON SECURITY AND DEFENCE Mediterranean Countries”. Lecture: “Turkey and the EU: Convergence and Organised by Divergence with Regard to the Mediterranean and FIMAM the Middle East”. September 14-16. Miraflores de la Sierra, Madrid Organised by Centre for Security Analysis Studies (CEAS). • MEDITERRANEAN POLICIES November 8-10, Granada Lecture: “Catalonia’s Mediterranean Policy: Interests, Impact and Actors”. • SECURITY AND DIVERSITY IN THE ARAB- Organised by MUSLIM WORLD: THE CASE OF TURKEY RAMSES 2 Lecture: “The EU Policy on Political, Cultural and September 22 and 23. Aix-en-Provence, France Religious Diversity in Turkey”. Organised by • ANNUAL EUROMESCO CONFERENCE: PATHS Euro-Arab Foundation FOR DEMOCRACY AND INCLUSION IN December 5, Granada DIVERSITY Lecture: “Evaluation of Political Reforms and Benchmarking in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: The Case of Reformation of the NETWORKS TO WHICH THE PROGRAMME Security Sector”. BELONGS Organised by EuroMeSCo • EUROMESCO October 5-7. Istanbul www.euromesco.net • RÉSEAU D’EXCELLENCE DES CENTRES DE • THE ROLE OF THE PARLIAMENT AND THE RECHERCHE EN SCIENCES HUMAINES SUR EUROPEAN UNION IN THE WORLD LA MÉDITERRANÉE (RAMSES 2) Lecture: “The Prospects of the EU Neighbourhood http://ramses2.mmsh.univ-aix.fr Policy. In Search of a Possible Compatibility with the Barcelona Process”. Organised by University Institute of European Studies and the Office of the European Parliament in Barcelona. October 19. Barcelona

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