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Poland and Spain: Partnership for a Stronger Europe

Ian Britton

A stronger relationship between Poland and Spain could provide alternative solutions and help to achieve a stronger and more united Europe. Both countries share the experience of democratic transitions intrinsically linked to the European integration process and are the clearest examples of the benefits that come with EU membership.


Spanish foreign policy monitor: January-March 2012

By Manuel Manrique (27/03/2012) Policy Brief
The Council of the European Union

The first 100 days of the new Spanish government have been characterised by a low international profile. Its main priorities have been determined by the economic crisis: Europe as the main reference and a major boost to economic diplomacy.


Towards an Enhanced Polish-Spanish Partnership

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Despite the EU’s internal and broader external concerns, Poland and Spain have potential to bolster their relationship, in particular through further development of its institutional framework and from recasting the dialogue on questions such as European neighbourhood or European defense cooperation.


Post-election Spain must maintain its development commitments

By Manuel Manrique (02/11/2011) Policy Brief
María Manrique

The current international context requires that Spain continue to support development and seek greater coherence between cooperation and external action.


Time for Spain to lead the EU's Mediterranean Policy

By Ana Echagüe (18/04/2011) Policy Brief
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Spain's profile in the Mediterranean has diminished in recent years. Current events provide an opportunity for Spain to lead an enthusiastic European policy backing potential democratisation.


EU Blending Facilities: Implications for Future Governance Options

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This study by the European Think Tanks Group – FRIDE, DIE, ECDPM and ODI – offers an independent contribution to the European Union’s internal discussions on its future mechanisms for the complementary use of grants and loans (blending). It reviews the existing EU blending mechanisms, comparing their different governance arrangements, drawing lessons from each, and considers the pros and cons of possible future governance options for blending operations.


Spain's foreign policy in Africa: time to reassess the vision

By Manuel Manrique (15/11/2010) Policy Brief
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It is time for Spain to reassess its African foreign policy and develop a strategic, forward-looking vision that recognises the continent’s complex reality and goes beyond charitable rhetoric centred on development aid.


10 Tasks for the New Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister

MAEC

Spain has lost influence at the international level. The new Foreign Affairs Minister, Trinidad Jiménez, has neither much time nor much room for manoeuvre. FRIDE presents 10 ways in which the new minister must improve Spain’s foreign policy.


Spain's War in Afghanistan

By Edward Burke (12/01/2010) Policy Brief

Spain has been a useful but low-key contributor to the mission in Afghanistan. It has undertaken valuable civilian work, but its military role has been more circumscribed.


Why does Spain not have a policy for Latin America?

By Susanne Gratius (12/01/2010) Policy Brief

Like the previous administration, the current Spanish government has failed to articulate a policy towards Latin America which focuses on cooperation and investment.


Spain's Diminished Policy in the Mediterranean

By Kristina Kausch (12/01/2010) Policy Brief

Spain’s weight and presence in the southern Mediterranean have declined in recent years.


Spain in Africa: The Reluctant Newcomer

By Stefan Meyer (12/01/2010) Policy Brief

Spain is a newcomer to Africa. Since 2004, remarkable efforts have been undertaken to put Sub-Saharan Africa on the map of Spanish foreign policy.


Spanish Development Policies: The Obstacles to Progress

When the Spanish Socialist party came to power in 2004, it was faced with an aid system in decline.


Spanish Foreign Policy in the Balkans: Wasted Potential

Spanish foreign policy in the Balkans dates back almost exclusively to the 1990s with the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, and its participation in the region has been guided by its interest in maintaining peace and stability there.


Does Spain have an Ostpolitik?

Spain has never had a particularly strong interest in Eastern Europe. In recent years Spain has rushed to engage with Russia, due to Moscow’s importance for European security.


Immigration and Foreign Policy: The Economic Crisis and its Challenges

By Laura Tedesco (12/01/2010) Policy Brief

The PSOE government has adopted one of the most progressive immigration policies of all EU member states, and this has had a positive impact on its foreign policy.