Civil Society Democracy And The Muslim World

At the Barcelona conference held in Spain on 27 and 28 november,1995,the fifteen member states of the european Union,eleven Mediterranean countries and the Palestinian(National) Authority decided to set up a new form of partnership.The so-called Barcelona Declaration,adopted by the 27 participiants ,aims at creating long-term stability based on three pillars :a political and security dialogue that emphasized human rights;economic and financial incentives to create a free-trade zone covering.Europe and Mediterranean countries by the year 2000;and the establishment of relationship amongthe people of the region themselves to foster the values of civil society.The participants also agreed on the importance of improving mutual understanding by promoting cultural exchanges.Officials and experts should meet in order to make concrete proposal for action.Support,it was declared,would be given to periodic meetings of representatives of academics and others concerned.

At the Barcelona conference held in Spain on 27 and 28 november,1995,the fifteen member states of the european Union,eleven Mediterranean countries and the Palestinian(National) Authority decided to set up a new form of partnership.The so-called Barcelona Declaration,adopted by the 27 participiants ,aims at creating long-term stability based on three pillars :a political and security dialogue that emphasized human rights;economic and financial incentives to create a free-trade zone covering.Europe and Mediterranean countries by the year 2000;and the establishment of relationship amongthe people of the region themselves to foster the values of civil society.The participants also agreed on the importance of improving mutual understanding by promoting cultural exchanges.Officials and experts should meet in order to make concrete proposal for action.Support,it was declared,would be given to periodic meetings of representatives of academics and others concerned.