Moreover, some people are still advocating the fact that, to make progress with the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership – which I would remind you is made up of three pillars: politics, economics, and society and culture – we simply need to brush aside the political difficulties in order to make headway with the economic and trade aspect.
Par ailleurs, certains n’ont cessé de prôner le fait que, pour faire progresser le processus euro-méditerranéen – composé, je le rappelle, des trois piliers: politique, économique, social et culturel –, il fallait, face aux difficultés politiques, simplement les écarter pour progresser sur le volet économique et commercial.