Hot Topics: Mideast/Mediterranean/EUROMED

Washington Delegation Press Room

• Basic Websites

• EUROMED

• Lebanon

• Mideast Quartet Statement, London (5/2/08)

• EU Pushes on Gaza Fuel Supply (4/24/08)

• EU/Saudi Arabian Research Cooperation (4/15/08)

• EU/Morocco/Tunisia/Egypt/Jordan Relations; EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson's Speech; Website (4/8/08)

• Tony Blair @ European Parliament on Mideast (3/26/08)

• EUR 300 Million under PEGASE & UNRWA for Palestinian People; PEGASE (3/25/08)

• EU Supports Annapolis Peace Process (3/14/08)

• Ambassador John Bruton's Weekly Message, March 13, 2008

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Jerusalem Attack (3/6/08)

• EUR 558 Million Egyptian Aid (3/6/08)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana in Cairo (3/5/08)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana in Ramallah (3/4/08)

• EU Condemns Iranian Officials' Anti-Israeli Statements (2/25/08)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Gaza Situation (2/3/08)

• PEGASE Supporting Palestinian People; PEGASE Overview; PEGASE Origin; PEGASE & Institution-Building; PEGASE & Donor Contributions; PEGASE & Palestinian Reform & Development Plan; PEGASE & Temporary International Mechanism; EU Council on Mideast Peace Process (1/28/08)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana/Palestinian Authority President Abbas Phone Conversation on Gaza (1/24/08)

• 2nd EU/Israel Seminar: The Fight against Racism, Xenophobia & Anti-Semitism, Jerusalem; European Commission VP Frattini: Israel at 60; Remarks at EU/Israel Seminar (1/22/08)

• EU on Cutting Gaza Fuel Supplies (1/21/08)

• Syria: Situation of Human Rights Defenders (12/31/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (12/28/07)

• EU Co-Chairs Palestinian Donors Conference, Pledges $650 Million; EU External Relations Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner; Mideast Quartet Statement; EU Palestinian Aid; EU/Palestinian Relations (12/17/07)

• EU Council on Mideast Peace Process (12/10/07)

• Stronger EU/United Arab Emirates Aviation Ties (12/4/07)

EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana (left) & Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat, just prior to Annapolis Mideast Peace Conference.

• EU External Relations Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner at Annapolis Mideast Peace Conference; More; EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana; EU Portuguese Presidency Statement (11/27/07)

• Mideast Quartet Statement (11/26/07)

• EU/Israel Aviation Negotiations (11/20/07)

• EU Mideast Peace, Progress & Inter-Cultural Dialogue Support (11/5/07)

• EU/Africa/Mideast Energy Conference, Nov. 1, 2007; EU External Relations Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner Major Speech; EU External Relations Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner's Introductory Speech; Background; EU/Jordan Energy Cooperation (10/31/07)

• EU on Israeli Fuel Shipment Cuts to Gaza Strip (10/31/07)

• Israel Joins EU Competitiveness Program; EU/Israel Business Dialogue Launches; EU & Egypt: Partners for the Future (10/31/07)

• EU External Relations/Neighborhood Policy Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner in Mideast, Oct. 28-31 (10/26/07)

• EU Council on Mideast (10/16/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Ad Hoc Liaison Committee Meeting in New York (9/24/07)

• Mideast Quartet Statement, New York (9/23/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Israel Visit; Palestinian Territories Visit (9/3/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana Confers with Palestinian President Abbas (9/2/07)

• EU Resumes Gaza Power Plant Support; Background (8/21/07)

• EU Council on Mideast Peace Process (7/24/07)

• Mideast Quartet (EU, US, UN & Russia) Statement (7/20/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana Urges Continued Israeli/Palestinian Dialogue; More (7/18/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Mideast (7/17/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on US President Bush's Renewed Support of 2-State Arab-Israeli Solution (7/16/07)

• EUROMED 2006 Trade Statistics

• EU on BBC Correspondent Alan Johnston's Release; European Parliament (7/4/07)

• Mideast Quartet (EU, US, UN & Russia) on Tony Blair's Appointment as Its Representative (6/27/07)

• EU Development/Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Michel Urges Immediate Humanitarian Aid Access to Gaza (6/26/07

• EU Council on Palestinian Situation (6/18/07)

• Mideast Quartet (EU, US, UN & Russia) Statement (6/16/07)

• European Commission Calls for End to Violence in Gaza Strip (6/14/07)

• EU Commissioner Louis Michel Expresses Concern Over "Growing Humanitarian Tragedy in Gaza" (6/13/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana to European Parliament on Mideast (6/6/07)

• Mideast Quartet (EU, US, UN & Russia) Statement (5/30/07)

• More from EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana in Mideast: Calls for Calm & Unity; On EU at Rafah Gaza/Egypt Crossing Point; More; In Egypt; On Lebanese Government (5/24/07)

• In Mideast, EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana Urges End to Violence; EU External Relations Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner on Mideast Peace Process (5/22/05)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana Confers with Palestinian Foreign Minister Ziad Abu Amr; European Parliament (5/15/07)

• EU/Gulf Cooperation Council Meeting Results (5/8/07)

• EUR 60 Million to Yemen (5/4/07)

• EU To Train Palestinian Customs Officers, Rafah (4/29/07)

• EU Development & Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Michel Makes Humanitarian Appeal (4/27/07)

• EU Council (4/23/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Kidnapping of BBC Correspondent Alan Johnston; European Parliament Resolution (4/20/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana at Arab Summit (3/28/07)

• Mideast Quartet Statement (3/21/07)

• EU Leaders, US Secretary of State Rice Meet (3/19/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana & Syrian Foreign Minister Muallem (3/14/07)

• EU/Egypt European Neighborhood Policy Action Plan (3/6/07)

• Answers to questions to Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the CFSP, from Talaat Wafa, advisor to Al-Riyadh newspaper editor-in-chief (1/23/07)

• EUR 265 Million to Jordan; Background (3/1/07)

• EUR 264 Million for Palestinian Refugees (2/28/07)

• EU External Relations Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner: EU/Israeli Relations (2/27/07)

• EU External Relations Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner in Mideast (2/23/07); EUR 558 Million to Egypt (2/26/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana & Palestinian President Abbas (2/23/07)

• Mideast Quartet (EU, US, UN & Russia) Statement (2/21/07)

• Mideast Quartet (EU, US, UN & Russia) Statement (2/9/07)

• Mideast Quartet (EU, US, UN & Russia) Statement; Ferrero-Waldner Press Briefing (2/2/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana in Mideast Talks: Jordan's King Abdulla II & Foreign Minister Abdelelah Al Khatib (1/21/07); Palestinian President Abbas (1/19/07);

• EU Council on Mideast; EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana; More (1/22/07)

• EU on Mideast Peace Efforts (1/12/07)

• European Parliament Discussions with Olmert & Abbas (12/22/06)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana Supports Palestinian President Abbas (12/16/06)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana in Mideast: Jerusalem (12/3/06); Gaza (12/2/06); Palestine Times (11/30/06)

• EU on Mideast (11/28/06)

• Situation in Gaza (11/15/06)

• EU Council on Mideast Peace Process (11/14/06)

• Regional Integration via Transport (11/10/06)

• EU on Israeli Beit Hanoun Operations (11/8/06)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Talks with Israeli Foreign Minister (10/26/06)

• EU/Syria Association Agreement (10/26/06)

• EU Council on Mideast Situation (10/17/06)

• 40,000 Neediest Palestinian Families to Receive EU Aid (9/25/06)

• Mideast Quartet (EU, US, UN & Russia) UN Statement (9/20/06)

• EU Council on Mideast Peace Process (9/15/06)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana to Palestinian President Abbas on Unity Government (9/12/06)

• European Parliament on Mideast (9/7/06)

• EU Aid to Palestinians under Fully-Operational Temporary International Mechanism (9/1/06)

• EU Election Observation Mission to Yemen (8/14/06)

• 1st Palestinian Health Workers' Payments under TIM (7/27/06)

• EU Foreign Policy High Rep. Solana/Israeli Foreign Minister Livni (7/19/06)

• Council of EU on Mideast (7/17/06)

• Water for Gaza under the TIM (7/17/06)

• EUR 20 Million in Food Aid (7/17/06)

• "The Broader Middle East: The European Approach," EU External Relations/European Neighborhood Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner (7/14/06)

• EUR 50 Million More Emergency Humanitarian Aid to Palestinians (7/14/06)

• EU Funds Fuel for Palestinian Hospitals: Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) (7/11/06)

• Education in the Mideast (7/7/06)

• EUR 34 Million Humanitarian Aid to Palestinians in W. Bank, Gaza & Lebanon (7/7/06)

• EU on Kidnapped Israeli Soldier & Tensions (7/3/06)

• EUR 105 Million for Palestinian Temporary International Mechanism (6/23/06)

• Quartet Proposal on Palestinian Humanitarian Aid; EU Reaction (6/19/06)

• Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) (6/17/06)

• EU/Mideast/Mediterranean Relations (6/2/06)

• EU Adds €34 in Humanitarian Aid to Palestinians (5/23/06)

• European Parliament, Palestinian President Abbas Meet (5/17/06)

• Mideast Quartet (EU, US, UN & Russia) Proposes Palestinian Aid (5/9/06)

• EU External Relations Commissioner on EU Palestinian Government Aid Halt (4/26/06)

• EU Palestinian Support (4/24/06)

• EU Council Statement (4/11/06)

• "Islam in Europe – From Dialogue to Action" (4/7/06)

• EU External Relations Commissioner at Arab League (3/27/06)

• "Dialogue of Cultures" (3/27/06)

• EU/Mideast Relations Overview (3/15/06)

• EUR 120 Million for Palestinians (2/27/06)

Lebanon:

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Lebanon Violence (5/9/08)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana's Beirut Press Conference (3/4/08)

• EU Council on Lebanon (1/28/08)

• EU External Relations Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner on Beirut Bombing of US Diplomatic Vehicle; EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana (1/16/08)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Arab League Lebanon Agreement (1/7/08)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on General Hajj's Assassination, Beirut (12/12/07)

• EUR 80 Million Macro-Assistance (12/10/07)

• EU Council Conclusions on Lebanon (11/19/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Beirut Attack (9/19/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana in Beirut (9/4/07)

• €4 Million Humanitarian Aid to Nahr el Bared Refugee Camp Conflict Victims; More (8/3)

• EU Council on Lebanon (7/24/07)

• EU Council on Lebanon (6/18/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana Supports Lebanese Government (5/22/07)

• EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana/Lebanese Parliamentary Majority Leader Hariri Meet (2/28/07)

• EUR 400 Million More in EU Aid at Paris Conference (1/24/07)

• EU Council on Lebanon (11/14/06)

• Sakharov Prize Nominee Ghassan Tueni (10/24/06)

• EUR 30 Million More for Lebanese Conflict Victims (10/20/06)

• Lebanese Prime Minister Urges Tackling Mideast Violence Root Causes (9/27/06)

• European Commission President Barroso on EU Aid to Lebanon (9/06)

• European Parliament Committed to Lasting Peace (9/18/06)

• EU Welcomes Israel's Lifting of Lebanon Blockade (9/7/06)

• EU External Relations Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner on Mideast Situation (9/6/06)

• EU Update after Lebanon Donors' Conference, Stockholm (8/31/06)

• EU Action: Humanitarian Aid & Early Recovery (8/31/06)

• EU Pledges EUR 42 Million for Early Recovery (8/30/06)

• European Parliament Endorses EU Troop Contributions to Lebanon Force (8/30/06)

• Results of EU Ministers' Extraordinary Meeting (8/25/06)

• Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Delegation to Visit Mideast (8/25/06)

• European Commission President on EU's Role in Lebanon (8/24/06)

• Lebanon Humanitarian Crisis: EU Development & Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Urges Israeli Blockade End (8/18/06)

• International Environmental Efforts in Lebanon (8/17/06)

• Humanitarian Crisis in Lebanon Continues (8/16/06)

• EU Welcomes UN Resolution 1701: Cessation of Hostilities (8/14/06)

• EU Common Foreign & Security Policy High Rep. Javier Solana: In Jerusalem (8/13/06); On West Bank (8/13/06); In Beirut (8/12/06)

• EU Assists with Environmental Impact of Crisis (8/11/06)

• EU Development & Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Michel to Lebanon & Israel, Aug. 14-17

• EU Foreign Policy High Rep. Solana to Lebanon & Israel, Aug. 11-13

• European Parliament Declaration on Crisis (8/10/06)

• Summary of EU Response to the Crisis to Date (8/8/06)

• European Parliament Conference of Presidents Calls for Immediate Ceasefire (8/2/06)

• Council of EU Special Meeting: Full Results; Summary (8/1/06)

• Environmental Aspects (8/2/06)

• EU Reacts to Qana Attack & Prepares to Assess Situation (7/31/06)

• EU on Qana Bombing (7/30/06)

• Council of EU Meets Aug. 1 on Crisis (7/28/06)

• EU Civil Protection Mechanism Aids Lebanon after Major Oil Spill (7/28/06)

• International Conference's Co-Chairmen's Statement (7/26/06)

• EU Visit to Mideast, July 27-28, 2006

• EU Calls for International Force; EU External Relations Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner's Speech at International Conference (7/26/06)

• EU Increases Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon (7/26/06)

• EUR 11 Million to Evacuate Developing Country Citizens (7/26/06)

• EU Actions on Lebanon Crisis to Date (7/25/06)

• EU Foreign Policy High Rep. Solana/Lebanon Parliamentary Majority Leader Hariri (7/24/06)

• EUR 10 Million in Emergency Aid to Lebanon (7/20/06)

• European Parliament's Conference of Presidents Statement on Lebanon (7/20/06)

• EUR 5 Million in Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon (7/18/06)

• EU Foreign Policy High Rep. Solana on Israel/Lebanon Situation (7/16/06)

• EU on Israel/Lebanon Crisis; More (7/13/06)

Controversial Cartoons:

• Arab League at European Parliament (2/22/06)

• European Commission VP Frattini on Freedom of Speech (2/20/06)

• EU External Relations Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner to European Jewish Congress (2/19/06)

• European Commission President Barroso's Statement at European Parliament (2/15/06)

• EU/Organization of the Islamic Conference Meeting Results (2/13/06)

• European Parliament's Actions (2/9/06)

• Joint EU/UN/Organization of the Islamic Conference Statement (2/7/06)

• EU on Resultant Violence & Threats; More (2/5/06)

• Security (2/6/06)

• On Gaza Attacks on EU Office (2/4/06)

• EU Position (2/2/06)

Palestinian Elections:

• EU on 100,000th Border Crossing at Rafah (2/7/06)

• Mideast Quartet (EU, US, UN & Russia) Statement (1/30/06)

• Council of EU (1/30/06)

• Mideast Quartet Early Statement (1/26/06)

• EU External Relations/Neighborhood Policy Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner (1/26/06)

• EU Foreign Policy High Rep. Solana (1/26/06)

• European Commission Supports Palestinians with €280 Million in 2005 (9/19/05)

EUROMED:

• EUROMED Energy Partnership; Speech; Opening Remarks (12/17/07)

• EUROMED Future Energy Relations; More (12/10/07)

• EUROMED Meeting Conclusions; EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana; EUROMED Ministerial (11/6/07); EUROMED Progress & Achievements (10/31/07)

• 4 Multilateral Institutions Coordinate (9/4/07)

• 2006 Trade Statistics

• EUROMED Economics; Education (6/18/07)

• EUROMED Fiscal Consolidation & Reform (3/28/07)

• EU/Med Agriculture (12/4/06)

• 8th EUROMED Foreign Ministers Conference; EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana (11/30/06)

• EUROMED Partnership (11/24/06)

• EUROMED Agenda on Women & Gender Equality (11/23/06)

• EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson at Marrakesh EUROMED Talks (3/24/06)

• EUROMED Talks in Marrakesh: Goals (3/23/06)

• Trade & Barcelona Process (3/23/06)

• Five-Year Work Program (11/28/05)

• European Parliament website on EUROMED 10th Anniversary

• Code of Conduct on Countering Terrorism (11/28/05)

• Euromed and the Media (11/25/06)

• 10 Years after the Barcelona Declaration (11/24/06)

• Euro-Mediterranean Summit, Nov. 27-28, 2005 website

• 5-Year Euro-Med Partnership Work Program (4/12/05)

Basic Websites:

• Political Relations

  • Israel

  • Palestinian Territories

  • Euro-Mediterranean Partnership

  • Lebanon

  • Gulf Region

• Trade Relations

  • Israel

  • Palestinian Authority

  • Euro-Mediterranean Partnership

    • 2006 Statistics

  • Lebanon

  • Gulf Region

• Peace Process

• Press Pack