Role Unii Europejskiej w regionie Afryki Północnej i Bliskiego Wschodu

The turn of the 80s and 90s brought political changes in Eastern Europe and the fall bipolar, Cold War balance of power, which resulted in ambivalent Community action. Most members supported the increase in aid former socialist countries, while others, like Spain or Italy, they turned the need for example for security reasons the actual institutionalization increased cooperation and economic assistance in the Mediterranean.