Cooperation of Spain’s Local World in the Euro-Mediterranean Space

The growing participation of Spain’s regions, provinces and municipalities in international cooperation has had and continues to have a particular importance in the Mediterranean area, though this has not always been sufficiently acknowledged and supported by the relevant Mediterranean and European...

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Main Author: Paqui Santonja Mayor
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) 2007-12-01
Series:Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals
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Online Access:http://www.cidob.org/es/content/download/6551/65473/file/santonja_79_80.pdf
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description The growing participation of Spain’s regions, provinces and municipalities in international cooperation has had and continues to have a particular importance in the Mediterranean area, though this has not always been sufficiently acknowledged and supported by the relevant Mediterranean and European authorities. In this cooperation space, two key elements are conjugated: firstly, the process of regional integration in the European space and, secondly, thepromotion of a common area around the Mediterranean. At a time in which foreign policies and classic means of cooperation have shown signs of limitation in terms of the way in which they operate in the region, it seems a suitable moment to reflect on the role that public decentralised cooperation organised by Spain’s local governments could have in the framework of the EU’s new European Policy of Neighbourhood and Association.
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Cooperation of Spain’s Local World in the Euro-Mediterranean Space
Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals
Spain
Mediterranean
foreign policy
decentralized cooperation
EU
title Cooperation of Spain’s Local World in the Euro-Mediterranean Space
title_full Cooperation of Spain’s Local World in the Euro-Mediterranean Space
title_fullStr Cooperation of Spain’s Local World in the Euro-Mediterranean Space
title_full_unstemmed Cooperation of Spain’s Local World in the Euro-Mediterranean Space
title_short Cooperation of Spain’s Local World in the Euro-Mediterranean Space
title_sort cooperation of spain s local world in the euro mediterranean space
topic Spain
Mediterranean
foreign policy
decentralized cooperation
EU
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