Publications Reports of the Observatories

Mediterranean Observatory – An overview of the present situation in the Mediterranean region

The Euromediterranean Conference held in Barcelona on 27/28 November 1995 adopted the so-called “Barcelona Declaration”. It was approved by the then 17 EU Member States (MS) and its 10 Mediterranean partners, including Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The Declaration was a landmark in the EU’s policy vis-á.-vis its Southern neighbors, encompassing wide economic, cultural, political and human cooperation.

Media/Opinion pieces Publications

Challenges in the Sahel: Opportunities for Europe

The Sahel (in Arabic literally means “shore, coast”) the semi-arid African region that encompasses the southern transitional strip – between the Sahara and the arable areas – runs from the western coasts in Mauritania to the coasts of the Red Sea in Sudan. It is dotted with many threats and risks, not only to the people living in these vast lands, but also to the neighbouring countries, the stability in the Mediterranean and ultimately to Europe.

Activities Past activities

Webinar on the EU’s new pact on migration and asylum

The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) organized on February 5, 2021, a webinar under the title “A way forward on migration under the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union?” The MPI is an independent think-tank dealing with migration issues, based in Washington DC (USA). The webinar was presented by Demetrios G. Papademetriou, Distinguished Transatlantic Fellow and President Emeritus, MPI.

Publications Media/Opinion pieces

The Disruptive Impact of the Cyber Domain on International Security Policy

Every second, 127 new devices are accessing the world wide web for the first time, while estimates suggest that the total number of appliances connected to the internet, including cars, fridges, smartphones, and watches, amounted to more than 31 billion in late 2020.

Publications Newsletters

Newsletter of EuroDefense-Portugal – N1 JAN2021

The monthly publication of the EuroDefense-Portugal Newsletter, with content in Portuguese and the language in which the original articles were published, aims to bring to everyone’s attention the opinions of some experts on European Security and Defence, and on the issues that have marked the current month in Portugal, Europe and the world.

Publications National publications

Comments on the proposal to introduce a screening of third country nationals at the external borders

The European Commission has opened the possibility for interested parties to provide comments and feedback regarding the proposed Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council introducing a screening of third country nationals at the EU’s external borders (COM (2020) 612 final 2020/0278). EURODEFENSE-ESPAÑA would like to avail itself of this possibility to make the following comments:

Publications Media/Opinion pieces

L’Europe de la cybersécurité au prisme de la souveraineté, des flux et de l’intégration. Trois lectures distinctes d’une « sécurité collective et collaborative »

L’objectif de cet article est de présenter une lecture conceptuelle de la cybersécurité européenne voulue comme « collective et collaborative ». En prenant appui sur ces théories, il est possible de dégager trois lectures distinctes : une sécurité par « le bas » en adoptant une approche par la souveraineté nationale, une sécurité transversale en privilégiant une approche par les flux transnationaux et une sécurité par « le haut » en optant en faveur d’une approche par l’intégration européenne.

Reports of the Observatories National publications Publications

The European Union pact on migration and asylum

On 23 September 2020, the European Commission proposed a so-called “New Pact on Migration and Asylum” -document COM (2020) 609 final-. In August 2020, EURODEFENSE-ESPAÑA presented to the Commission a paper on The New Pact, responding to the opportunity offered for interested parties to contribute to this debate. This paper was later distributed within the EURODEFENSE network.