Presidency pledges balanced progress of Southern and Eastern Neighbourhood dimensions
15-01-2010The Spanish Presidency of the European Union has pledged to emphasise the unitary nature of the European Neighbourhood Policy and boost the balanced progress of its Mediterranean and Eastern dimensions, stressing that the prosperity and stability of Europe and the neighbouring regions are intertwined.
The Programme for the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union said that in the Mediterranean, “special heed will be taken to the progressive implementation of the advanced status of Morocco and the strengthening of the relations with Israel, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan” while efforts would be actively pursued to achieve a global solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
“The consolidation of the Euro-Mediterranean relation will be promoted by developing the large projects of the Union for the Mediterranean, as well as by implementing its institutional structures,” the programme added.
In the East, “efforts will also be made to continue promoting the Eastern Partnership to facilitate the progressive approach of these six countries to the European Union.”
In addition, the programme pledged to promote the building of a strategic relation with Russia, “based on an earnest and constructive approach of our common interdependency.”
