Trust and stability in relations between the European Union and the Maghreb

Starting out from the assumption that the Euro-Mediterranean “solidarity” coming out of the Barcelona Declaration of 1995 has played an important role in minimising the effects of September 11 on subsequent events in the Western Mediterranean, the author analyses the Barcelona Process—particularly with respect to Euro-Maghreb relations— and asserts that it needs to be strengthened. Emphasis is on the development of, errors in and the outlook for the three baskets of this process: the political and security basket; the economic basket; and the social, cultural and humanitarian affairs basket.