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Introduction to Al-Jisr: Bridging Europe and the Gulf

The Al-Jisr Project on EU-GCC Public Diplomacy and Outreach Activities started in July 2008 and concluded its activities on October 31, 2010. The two-year project supported by the European Commission was led by the Gulf Research in cooperation with eight institutions based in Europe and the Gulf who worked in collaboration to deliver the project activities.

Main project objectives:

◊ Enhance public and well as professional knowledge and understanding of the European Union, its policies and institutions, among GCC citizens
◊ Strives to strengthen reflection and debate about EU-GCC relations and contribute to the future of policy-making between the two regions
◊ Build closer links between the EU and the GCC through the dissemination of information on the EU

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Al-Jisr Workshop, Training and Research Project Activities

During the two years of the project, a total of Seven area specific workshops covering the issues of education, energy and the environment, EU-GCC relations under the Swedish EU presidency; political reform in the GCC countries; the Mediterranean as a region of cooperation; the status of regional security cooperation; and finally EU-GCC relations in the context of global economic developments, were held. While three training sessions brought together over 100 GCC nationals to provide insights into the workings of the European Union. The research project on the future of the GCC economies conducted over three workshops and resulted in the publication of 38 papers.

Activities
EU-GCC Relations and Global Economic Issues Training Session: Understanding the Institutions, Agencies and Polices of the European Union Research Project: Third Workshop Training Session: European Union – Gulf Cooperation Council Relations The EU-GCC Partnership Security and Policy Challenges The Mediterranean: Opportunities to Develop EU-GCC Relations? Political Reform in the GCC and its implications for EU Policy Research Project: Second Workshop The EU-GCC: Challenges and Prospects Under the Swedish EU Presidency The EU-GCC Partnership Cooperation in Higher Education Enhancing the EU-GCC Relations within a New Climate Regime: prospects and opportunities for cooperation Research Project: First Workshop Training Session: Understanding the European Union

Special Announcement

Moving Forward on EU-GCC Relations
		Dr. Christian Koch, Director of International Studies, Gulf Research Center gave a briefing to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament on the status of relations between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council. The public hearing was held as part of a process whereby the parliament is drafting a report on how to improve relations with the strategically important Gulf region.

Previous Announcements Why the EU, for all its problems, is still a model for the Arab world Erasmus Mundus Call for Proposals

Latest Al-Jisr Publication

	THE GULF REGION: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION By: Giacomo Luciani, Steffen Hertog, Eckart Woertz, and Richard Youngs Publication Date: July 2012 Publisher: Gerlach Press Publication Category: GRC Books Price: 335 USD Type: Digital Copy



Abstract: The four volumes in this major research collection address the key economic issues which affect the future development and diversification of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), namely Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE and Oman. Specifically, this recent research covers: ~ Economic Diversification ~ Development of Global Partnerships ~ Labor Markets and Migration ~ Financial Markets as Global Players The work brings together state-of-the-art analysis by some 40 international scholars who participated in a major joint initiative by the EU and the GCC, the al-Jisr project on EU-GCC Public Diplomacy and Outreach headed by the Gulf Research Center and supported by the European Commission. This collection will prove an essential reference work for policy makers and scholars on all the critical issues facing the Gulf countries as their economies develop beyond dependence on the oil and gas sector and forge new international alliances.
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EU-GCC News

EU Parliament committee wants EU to give more attention to ties with GCC

Kuwait News Agency 2011-02-02

The Committee on International Trade (CIT) in the European Parliament has expressed its regrets that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region has been neglected by the EU despite its strategic

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