In September 2005, Egypt witnessed its first presidential election (with the presidential poll open to more than one candidate) after 25 years of authoritarian rule.
The year 2005 saw the first meeting of the Mediterranean Social Forum (FSMed), a process that forms a part of the World Social Forum and is in keeping with its Charter of Principles.
Ten years on, after the Declaration of Barcelona, all analysts agree and emphasize the fact that one of the most important advances in the Process has arisen in the field of educational cooperation.
As members of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Maghreb countries (Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia) look after their own interests and pursue different strategies to achieve economic advantage and political support.
108 years after they were first held, the modern Olympic Games have returned to Greece, their birthplace.