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• This contribution draws partially from an article published in Mediterranean Politics, Vol. 1, No. 3, 1996.
• 2 Bleda, Tanşuğ (1996), ‘The Mediterranean and the Black Sea’, Perceptions, Vol. 1, No. 3, Ankara.
• 3 Referred to as Euro-Mediterranean Pact in the Barcelona Declaration, the French and Maltese suggested first a Stability Pact for the Mediterranean, then variably a Mediterranean Pact or a Mediterranean Charter. This article uses the term Mediterranean Pact, except in cases where official language explicitly refers to another term. 4 ‘La politique Mediterraneennee de la France et de l'Union Europeenne a la veille de la Conference de Barcelone-Intervention du minister des Affaires etrangeres’, M. Herve de Charette a l'Assemble nationale, Textes et Documents, November 1996, pp. 86-91.
• 5 Malta, Cyprus and Turkey.
• 6 Barbe, Esther, ‘The Barcelona Conference: Launching Pad of a Process’, Mediterranean Politics, Vol. 1, No.1, p. 36.
• 7 Brief on WEU Mediterranean Activities: OSCE Seminar, Tel Aviv, Sem.Med./TA/11, 3 June 1996.
• 8 They include: 1. dialogue to contribute to stability in the region; 2. transparency in the field of military activities; 3. confidence-building measures on the OSCE patterns; and 4. conflict prevention based on the development of common security perceptions.
• 9 The themes of the Multilateral Track include: Refugees, Water, Economic Development, Environment and Arms Control.