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³ These include Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and Russia. The Initiative does not apply to the EU’s relations with the remaining candidate countries (Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria) or to the countries of the Western Balkans. Later the Council decided to include Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in the ENP: see Council of the European Union, 2590th Council Meeting, General Affairs and External Relations—General Affairs, Luxembourg, 14 June 2004, 10189/04 (Press 195), Provisional Version, Press Release 12. See also European Parliament Report, ‘Wider Europe—Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours’, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy, COM(2003)104—2003/2018 (INI), Final A50378/2003, 9 and 17; ‘Beyond Enlargement: Commission shifts European Neighbourhood Policy into higher Gear’ at www.europa.eu.int/comm/world/enp/index_en.htm (last visited 14 May 2005).

⁴ European Parliament Report, above n 3.

⁵ Eg the Council Conclusions on ‘Implementation of the Wider Europe—New Neighbour hood Initiative’, 13 Oct 2003, at http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/world/enp/documents/13102003_en.htm (last visited 18 May 2005).

⁶ Ibid at 10.

⁷ Communication from the Commission, ‘Paving the Way for a New Neighbourhood Policy’, COM(2003)393 final.

⁸ See European Parliament Report, above n 3, at 9.

⁹ See Y Beilin, former Israeli Minister of Justice, in ‘Israel and Wider Europe’, Conference held at the Herzlia Interdisciplinary Centre, 17 Feb 2004. Beilin was of the opinion that enlargement of the EU renders it more and more difficult for the EU to contribute to peace in the Middle East. The European Neighbourhood Policy remains one of the chief means by which the EU can contribute to that process.

¹⁰ ‘Intergovernmentalism’ refers to the traditional structure of international organisations whereby each Member State retains its sovereign powers. See Weiler, JHH, The Constitution of Europe: ‘Do The New Clothes Have an Emperor?’ and other Essays on European Integration (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1999) 273 Google Scholar. The focus is on negotiation, inter-state bargaining and diplomacy. There is a relatively low level of institutionalisation and a premium on informal and unstructured interaction. Formal sovereign equality and the loose reflexes of international law prevail.

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¹² ‘Infranantionalism’ relies on experts’ know-how, manifested in a wide web of advisory committees. See Weiler, above n 10, at 272. It is characterised by the relative unimportance of the national element in the decision-making. Technical expertise, economic and social interests, and administrative turf battles shape the process and outcome rather than ‘national interest’. Infranationalism strikes a balance between political intergovernmentalism and genuine legal supranationalism: Armstrong, KA, ‘Rediscovering Civil Society: The European Union and the White Paper on Governance’ (2002) 8 European Law Journal 102, 145Google Scholar. Infranationalism moves beyond this dual structure in its disregard of the law/politics dichotomy and of the Member State/Community dichotomy. For a strong philippic of Infranationalism, see Weiler, above n 10, at 284ff. For the interplay of these three forces, see ibid, at 264ff.

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¹⁷ Ibid. ‘An ‘undivided Europe’ cannot be a united but inward-looking European Union that does not care about what happens beyond its borders’.

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²⁹ Preamble to and Art 1 and 2 of the Association Agreement.

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³⁷ See European Parliament Report, above n 3, at 18.

³⁸ G Verheugen, former Commissioner for Enlargement, at www.europa.eu.int/comm/world/enp/index_en.htm (last visited 19 May 2004). See also www.europa.eu.int/comm/world/enp/policy_en.htm (last visited 19 May, 2004).

³⁹ CIG 87/1/04 REV 1, Brussels, 13 Oct 2004, at Art I–57; [2004]OJ C/310/1.

⁴⁰ The Initiative, above n 2, at 3.

⁴¹ Ibid.

⁴² Ibid, at 9.

⁴³ For the deficiencies of that Process from an Israel perspective, see Tovias, above n 14, 216ff.

⁴⁴ See EC Commission, above n 3: The Action Plans will be differentiated, i.e. tailor-made to reflect the existing state of relations with each country, its needs and capacities as well as com mon interests. See also ‘EU enlargement and the Union’s Neighbourhood Policy’, Speech by G Verheugen at the Diplomatic Academy Moscow (27 Oct 2003) 6 at http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/world/enp/pdf/Verheugen-Russia-EU_Enlargement_and_the_Union_en.pdf (last visited 18 May 2005): ‘Our Wider Europe—New Neighbourhood Policy will take full account of the differences in relations with each of our neighbours … So do their relationship with us. Ukraine is not Egypt and Israel is not Moldova…. Hence differentiation is a key notion in our neighbourhood policy. Our relations also reflect different sets of common interests, and a different extent of values shared’.

⁴⁵ Commission, Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, ‘Reinvigorating EU Actions on Human Rights and Democratisation with Mediterranean Partners, Strategic Guidelines’, COM(2003)294 final, 5. Compared to the other MEDA partners, Israel presents distinct characteristics. It functions as a well-established parliamentary democracy, with an effective separation of power, a functioning system of governance, an active participation of non-governmental organizations and civil society in all aspects of political and social life.

⁴⁶ See Commission Staff Working Paper, ‘European Neighbourhood Policy, Country Report, Israel’, COM(2004)373 final), SEC(2004) 568. It records that Israel is a democratic state with associated political rights, respect for the rule of law and a flourishing civil society. Israel has ratified most of the core UN Human Rights Conventions. Israel also has a high proportion of educated women and their representation in the public administration has increased over the last few years. Economically, Israel has evolved into a knowledge-based economy, with internationally competitive services and industrial sectors. Israel’s workforce is one of the most skilled in the world and its education system is well developed. The Israeli economy is mostly diversified and competitive. The Israeli Antitrust Authority is strong, active, and independent. The financial sector is highly developed, the venture capital market is very strong, and the business regime is generally non-discriminatory for foreign direct investments.

⁴⁷ Eg, the Initiative, above n 2, at 7: ‘Israel is the richest of the EU’s neighbours, with Lebanon second richest, albeit at a considerably lower level of GDP, and Russia some way behind both countries’.

⁴⁸ For the text, see http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/world/enp/pdf/avtion_plans/Proposed_Action_Plan_EU_Israel.pdf (last visited 16 Jan 2005).

⁴⁹ Ibid, Section 1.

⁵⁰ To include facilitating efforts to resolve the Middle East conflict, the exploration of the possibility of joining other international instruments and a protocol dealing with human rights issues, the fight against anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, terrorism and the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, conflict prevention and crisis management.

⁵¹ See Art 2(2) and (3). The parties undertook to promote reciprocal trade and investment. Special emphasis is placed upon the liberalisation of trade in services in general and financial services in particular (Art 2(3)). Art 2(3)(1)(2) declares that the parties will complete all the necessary procedures for enabling Israel to participate in the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean cumulation of origin, as part of the efforts to widen the Euro-Mediterranean links (see the recently signed FTA between Israel and Jordan). They also undertook to develop trade promotion between Israel and other Euro-Mediterranean partners. Provisions are made for enhanced co-operation in other areas such as intellectual property rights and public procurement.

⁵² That includes, under Art 2(4) issues of migration (lawful and unlawful), asylum policy, fighting terrorism and organised crime (including trafficking in human beings), cyber crime, drugs, money laundering and other forms of economic crimes (with special emphasis on financial of terrorism), co-operation in police areas, judicial co-operation (including extradition, data protection, mutual legal assistance, and enhanced co-operation between Israel agencies and EUROPOL).

⁵³ Under Art 2(5) enhanced co-operation is envisaged in the areas of transport, energy, the information society, environment, science and technology.

⁵⁴ Through education, training, and widening youth connections, sport, culture and audiovisual instruments, and increasing the levels of co-operation in the civil societies of both parties, by developing and strengthening the links between NGOs and other civil organisations (see Art 2(6)).

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⁶⁰ Hazan, R, ‘Fostering Democracy through Parliamentary Cooperation: European Lessons from the Middle East?’ in Boehnke, K (ed), Israel and Europe—A Complex Relationship (Wiesbaden, Deutscher Universitäts-Verlag, 2003) 75 CrossRefGoogle Scholar, at 96, who analyses the construction, administration and maintenance of parliaments in the process of democratization in the Middle East.

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⁶² Ibid. Magen further argues that experience of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership shows that Arab reference to lack of progress in the Middle East Peace Process has consistently served to thwart the Barcelona Process.

⁶³ Magen, above n 61, at 115.

⁶⁴ For a theoretical analysis of the attempts of the West to ‘export’ Western values, see by analogy Etzioni, above n 57.

⁶⁵ See speech by Commissioner G Verheugen, Speech 04/141, Prime Ministerial Conference of the Vilnius and Visegrad Democracies ‘Towards a Wider Europe: The New Agenda’ Bratislava (19 Mar 2004) at http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/04/141&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en (last visited 18 May 2005): The closer we move together in our political dialogue, the more we shall be able to do in economic areas as well.

⁶⁶ See the words of Y Beilin, above n 9.

⁶⁷ EC Commission, above n 58.

⁶⁸ Ibid.

⁶⁹ See Magen, above n 61, at 129.

⁷⁰ Eg Commission, ‘Communication of 8 May 2001 on the ‘European Union’s Role in Promoting Human Rights and Democratisation in Third Countries”, COM(2001)252 final.

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⁷⁵ Kagan, above n 1.

⁷⁶ Aoun, above n 18, at 299.

⁷⁷ Kagan, above n 1.

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⁸⁰ R Cooper, The Observer (7 Apr 2002).

⁸¹ Kagan, above n 1.

⁸² Aoun, above n 18, at 289–90 and 310.

⁸³ Ibid, at 310.

⁸⁴ G Steinberg, ‘Kantian Pegs into Hobbesian Holes: Europe’s Policy in Arab-Israeli Peace Efforts’, Paper presented at the conference ‘The EU in Regional and Bilateral Dispute Settlement’ organised by the Israeli Association for the Study of European Integration in cooperation with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, The EU-Israel Forum, The German Innovation Centre and the Interdisciplinary Centre, Herzlia (24–25 Oct 2004) 8 and 20 at http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/iasei/ (last visited 18 May 2005).

⁸⁵ R Pirouz and M Leonard, ‘How to Change the Middle East’, Financial Times (15 Sept 2003).

⁸⁶ Steinberg, above n 84.

⁸⁷ Haaretz, 13 Oct 2004.

⁸⁸ Tovias, above n 60, at 43.

⁸⁹ Sofer, above n 30, at 6.

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⁹³ See ibid, at 102–4.

⁹⁴ Chevallard, above n 72, at 15.

⁹⁵ Resolution Number 796, ‘Israeli Reaction to the Decision of the European Countries in Venice, 15 June 1980’ as translated by the present author (on file with author).

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⁹⁷ See above n 13.

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¹⁰⁹ See Chevallard, above n 72, at 14. For further analysis, see A Timm, ‘Germany—USA—Israel: Current Attitudes and the Historical Legacy’ in Kühnel, above n 33, at 77.

¹¹⁰ T Broude, ‘From Pax Mercatoria to Pax Europea: How Trade Dispute Procedures Serve the EC’s Regional Hegemony’, Paper presented at the conference ‘The EU in Regional and Bilateral Dispute Settlement’, organised by the Israeli Association for the Study of European Integration in co-operation with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, The EU–Israel Forum, The German Innovation Centre and the Interdisciplinary Centre, Herzlia (24–25 Oct 2004) at http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/iasei/ (last visited 18 May 2005). The success of the EU in imposing its own solution must be examined in wider contexts. As Broude has argued, the dispute settlement provisions of most of the EC’s free trade agreements with third parties contribute to the maintenance and management of the EC’s regional economic and political pre-eminence, by encouraging and perpetuating non-judicialised, bilateral diplomatic dispute settlement in which the EC enjoys distinct advantages.

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¹¹⁵ Above n 48, at Art 2(1).

¹¹⁶ Eg R Nachman, Mayor of the City of Ariel in the West Bank, was quick to link in a radio interview with Reshet Bcit (6 Aug 2004) the EU stance with the practice of discriminating against Jews in the Holocaust.

¹¹⁷ Kagan, above n 1.

¹¹⁸ See Magen, above n 61, at 116–17 and 119: close and sustained co-operation between the US and EU Member States is essential if an effective peace and reform strategy for IsraelPalestinians/Eastern Mediterranean is to materialise. Just as America cannot go it alone with ‘hard power’, Europe is unable to deal with the multiple threats emanating from its volatile eastern and southern peripheries by itself.

¹¹⁹ C Patten (then EU External Relations Commissioner), ‘Europe and America—has the Transatlantic Relationship run out of Road?’, Speech made at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (13 Feb 2004) as quoted in Magen, above n 61, at 117.

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