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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9701

11 July 2008
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
Union for Mediterranean: A birth marked by Ambiguity and misunderstanding

Rhetoric and reality. The Paris ceremony this Sunday, marking the birth of the Union for the Mediterranean will undoubtedly be a media success. There will be a sumptuous flow of important figures and the echo in the media will be quite noticeable but the follow-up and results will have to be gauged later. Despite the radical adjustments to the project since its launch, there are still concerns. There is moderate enthusiasm in Mediterranean third countries (this adjective is a euphemism)....

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS