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Mediterranean countries and international trade issues. WTO and the Euro- Mediterranean relations García Alvarez-Coque J.M. in Laajimi A. (ed.), Arfa L. (ed.). Le futur des échanges agro-alimentaires dans le bassin méditerranéen : Les enjeux de la mondialisation et les défis de la compétitivité Zaragoza : CIHEAM Cahiers Options Méditerranéennes; n. 57 2001 pages 37-48 Article available on line / Article disponible en l igne à l’adresse : /article.php?IDPDF=1600241 To cite this article / Pour citer cet article García Alvarez-Coque J.M. Mediterranean countries and international trade issues. WTO and the Euro-Mediterranean relations. In : Laajimi A. (ed.), Arfa L. (ed.). Le futur des échanges agro- alimentaires dans le bassin méditerranéen : Les enjeux de la mondialisation et les défis de la compétitivité . Zaragoza : CIHEAM, 2001. p. 37-48 (Cahiers Options Méditerranéennes; n. 57) / / Mediterranean countries and international trade issues. WTO and the Euro-Mediterranean relations J.M. Garca Alvarez-Coque Departamento de Economa y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Politcnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera 14, 46022 Valencia, Spain SUMMARY – The Euro-Mediterranean free trade area is usually seen as a challenge by Southern European agriculture. This paper provides an overview of the economic and political constrains on the inclusion of the agricultural trade as an essential element of the Euro-Mediterranean economic space. The discussion includes an assessment of the existing EU trade concessions granted to Southern Mediterranean countries, a reference of the present imbalances of the Common Agricultural Policy and