Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/256148 
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Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comments No. 10/2011
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
Just like the rest of the international community, the European Union was caught by surprise by the events in North Africa. It was only after the former rulers of Tunisia and Egypt had been overthrown that the member states succeeded in forming a unified position vis-à-vis the developments in both countries. Now Brussels wishes to energetically support the democratic transition. Still, the planned realignment of the Union for the Mediterranean and the European Neighbourhood Policy as well as the planned trade facilitation will, at best, have an impact over the longer term. Over the short and medium run, however, the EU lacks the structures and instruments, which would enable it to contribute to conflict resolution and the containment of potential violence during the particularly critical political transition phase
Document Type: 
Research Report

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