A compromise having been reached within the EU, for better or for worse, on the dossier of the Union for the Mediterranean, it is unsurprising to hear that the official circles are satisfied. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the commissioner for this dossier, stressed the positive: “renewed political ambition which will be placed in concrete projects” and “a better division of responsibilities: Europe must ensure the management of this with its Mediterranean partners”, whilst “speaking with...