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Libya's leader has said the Mediterranean Union has "imperialist" designs (Photo: Wikipedia)

Mediterranean Union to be launched

France will on Sunday (13 July) launch the Union for the Mediterranean – the brainchild of President Nicolas Sarkozy, which will bring together EU member states and a number of North African and Middle East countries.

"Do you know how moving it is for us to see the Arab heads of state sitting at the same table as the Israeli head of state, in a European capital?" Mr Sarkozy told journalists on Thursday.

"For me, the presence of all these European and Mediterranean heads of state i...

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Libya's leader has said the Mediterranean Union has "imperialist" designs (Photo: Wikipedia)

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