Talk:Euro-Mediterranean Partnership

Merge
See: Talk:Barcelona Conference

Iraq?
Why isn't Iraq a part of this? 90.196.221.182 (talk) 07:18, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

The subtle difference between Mediterranean and Persian seas
Because Iraq is not on the Mediterranean: could you even point it on a map!? Anyway, the EMP membership has changed through time: Albania and Mauritania are full members. Could anyone update this all? 151.97.230.36 (talk) 15:10, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Mediterranean coastline not essential
Jordan is not on the Mediterranean either, but is included. Iraq is part of the Fertile Crescent which is historically and culturally linked with the Mediterranean and if Mauritania qualifies for entry then Iraq is 100% eligible. 90.193.39.195 (talk) 03:59, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * So what? We are reporting on what the situation is; not on what you might wish it is.  Iraq is not a member.  End of.  Skinsmoke (talk) 18:33, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Membership
This article contradicts itself on membership. The lead paragraph states that membership comsists of the 27 countries of the European Union plus 16 partner countries. The accompanying map excludes Monaco, includes Turkey, and has Libya as an observer. The paragraph under "Euromediterranean Summit 2005" states that Libya and Mauretania are observers, includes Turkey as a full member, and does not mention Monaco at all. This is confused further, by the paragraph under "Conference members" including a long list, with flag icons, of the situation at the inaugural meeting in 1995. Surely the present position, if anyone ever sorts out what that is, should be the appropriate list to receive such prominence. Skinsmoke (talk) 18:45, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Union for the Mediterranean, Libya
The article says: "The partnership laid the foundations for what came to be the Union for the Mediterranean, an institution building on, but not replacing, the EuroMed Partnership.", but says: " Euro-Mediterranean partnership (now integrated in the Union for the Mediterranean)"

About Libya: "Libya belongs to the Union for the Mediterranean, but was not a member of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: negotiations are currently on-going on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and Libya, they have started in November 2008." - this is somewhat contradictory to the UfM article where Libya is mentioned as "observer" and this quote implies "member" (but doesn't explicitly say so)

For both topics (Libya and UfM/EMP relationship) the source I gave can be wrong (as it is not "focused" exactly on these issues and just mentions them as remarks), but we need to have firm sources having explicit statements for "UfM has not replaced EMP" and "Libya is UfM observer" - and coming from EU ENP Commissioner or EU High Representative (journalistic reports, statements by MEPs, MPs, ministers, head of states, etc. often lack in detail for such things as "UfM replacing EMP" vs. "UfM building on EMP") or better yet from the ENP reports. Alinor (talk) 08:57, 31 October 2010 (UTC)