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The Euro-Mediterranean
partnership and the new
neighbourhood policy
The Euro-Mediterranean partnership and the
MEDA programme
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. The thus‐named
Barcelona Process represents a wide framework of political,
economic and social cohesion between the 15 Member States of the
European Union and their 12 Southern Mediterranean Partners
(Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco,
Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey).
The Barcelona Process is a unique and ambitious initiative, which
lays the foundations of a new regional relationship. The three main
objectives of the Partnership are:
� The definition of a common area of peace and stability through
the reinforcement of dialogue concerning politics and security
(Political and Security Chapter).
� The construction of a zone of shared prosperity through an
economic and financial partnership and the gradual
establishment of a free trade zone (Economic and Financial
Chapter).
� The bringing together of different peoples through a social,
cultural and human partnership aimed at encouraging cultural