Middle East Monitor

May 12, 2014

Muslim Brotherhood welcomes the Brussels Declaration

The Muslim Brotherhood praised the Brussels Declaration which was announced last week by a number of leading Egyptian political figures. The initiative seeks to unite all the revolutionary forces...

Published in: Africa, Egypt, EU, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, News
Publications

May 10, 2014

An upgrade of the EU-Israel Trade Agreement demands conditions

The EU move to upgrade formally its Association Agreement with Israel, giving the latter even greater preferential access to European markets, has come under criticism since its announcement...

Published in: EU, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Publications, Reports
Article

May 9, 2014

EU sees no evil in Egypt

Egypt's next president could not have made himself clearer. In two sessions of television interview that marked the start and mostly likely the end, too, of his election campaign,...

Published in: Africa, Article, Egypt, EU, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, Opinion
May 9, 2014

The EU should not be sucked into Egypt's 'Dirty War'

They could have gone to another friendly city in the Middle East or Europe, but a group of leading Egyptian opposition figures chose Brussels to launch their initiative to...

Published in: Africa, Commentary & Analysis, Egypt, EU, Europe & Russia, Opinion
Article

March 29, 2014 | Ben White

Under pressure, a strong EU-Israel relationship faces uncertain future

Last week, EU Ambassador to Israel Lars Faaborg-Andersen warned on Israeli television that the country would face "increasing isolation" if the peace process collapsed, echoing remarks he made in...

Published in: Article, Debates, EU, International Organisations, Israel, Opinion, Palestine