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The EU’s New Agenda for its Southern Neighbourhood: The Case for a

27 Apr 2021

In 2010 he was seconded to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an advisor in the Directorate-General for the Mediterranean, the Maghreb and the Middle East. [...] When the situation rapidly deteriorated in the form of counter-revolutionary operations, multi-layered conflicts, the rise of ISIS, an increase in areas of limited statehood, repression and societal fatigue, as well as the further erosion of the legitimacy of governments and institutions, EU leaders rediscov- ered the importance of the neighbourhood. [...] This has clear implications when it comes to the EU policies and programmes in the southern neighbourhood and is already reflected both in the discussions within the Union for the Mediterranean and in the ENP policy review. [...] The effects of the pandemic in the EU are also shaping the ambition and orientation of EU policies to- wards the neighbourhood. [...] Through the analysis of the EU Global Strategy and Europe’s foreign policy instruments, the project assesses how the preparedness of the EU and its member states can be strengthened to better anticipate, prevent and respond to threats of governance breakdown and to foster resilience in Europe’s neighbourhoods.
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Spain