Peace, stability, security and prosperity in the Mediterranean region

Peace, stability, security and prosperity are the key words stressed in the Declaration approved at the Euro-Mediterranean Conference in Barcelona last November. This is understandable considering that these four virtues are markedly scarce in the Mediterranean region. There is no denying however that the four are intimately connected so that it cannot be realistically assumed that one of them could be secured and enjoyed in the long-term without the other three.peer-reviewe