Union for the Mediteraanean: Spotlight on Israel and Syria at Paris summit

Reports of the launch of the Union for the Mediterranean, Paris, 13 July 2008.

France: EU Presidency: Paris Summit for the Mediterranean, July 2008 http://www.ue2008.fr/PFUE/lang/en/accueil/PFUE-07_2008/PFUE-13.07.2008/sommet_de_paris_pour_la_mediterranee_4758

Council of the European Union: Press Release: PRES/08/213: Joint declaration of the Paris summit for the Mediterranean, Paris, 13.7.08 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/er/101847.pdf

France24, 11.7.08: The Union for the Mediterranean is born in Paris http://www.france24.com/en/20080711-union-mediterranean-paris-sarkozy-north-africa

BBC News, 13.7.08: Mediterranean union is launched http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7504214.stm

Deutsche Welle, 13.7.08: Mediterranean Union Launched Amid Hopes for Peace http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3481264,00.html

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 14.7.08: Success for Sarkozy at Paris summit http://www.rnw.nl/english

Deutsche Welle, 14.7.08: Opinion: How Many of Club Med's Promises Will be Kept? http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3483945,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 14.7.08: Sarkozy's 'Club Med' Is Useful But Over-Ambitious http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,565710,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 14.7.08: Nicolas Sarkozy's New 'Club Med' http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,565667,00.html

ESO: Background information: Union for the Mediterranean http://www.europeansources.info/record/union-for-the-mediterranean/

EurActiv, 14.7.08: Paris summit inaugurates 'Mediterranean Union' http://www.euractiv.com/en/east-mediterranean/paris-summit-inaugurates-mediterranean-union/article-174213

European Commission: SPEECH/08/391: Une union de projets et une union pour les peuples (Speech by European Commission President Barroso at the Summit) http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/08/391&format=HTML&aged=0&language=FR&guiLanguage=en

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