Aybars Görgülü is a founding member and Executive Director at the Center for Public Policy and Democracy Studies (PODEM). He worked for the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) from 2007 to 2015. Dr Görgülü teaches on Turkey’s foreign policy and Caucasus politics at Istanbul Kültür University and has several publications on Turkey’s domestic and foreign policy issues.Gülşah Dark Kahyaoğlu is a Project Officer at the Center for Public Policy and Democracy Studies (PODEM), where she is pursuing research and coordination of projects in the areas of the European Union, the MENA region and migration.

• AbbreviationsPrefaceIntroduction1. An Outlook on Tunisian Elite Stakeholders’ Perspectives on the EU and Its Policy Preferences in Tunisia and the Mediterranean2. Attitudes towards the EU and Its Presence in the Mediterranean: Perceptions of Elite Actors in Turkey3. Egyptian Elite’s Views on Egypt, and Its Relations with the EU4. EU–Iran Relations: Iranian Perceptions and European Policy5. Lebanese Elites’ Views on Lebanon and Its Relations with the EU6. Israel, the EU and the Mediterranean: Understanding the Perceptions of Israeli Elite Actors7. Revisiting the Role of the EU in the Neighbourhood: Moroccan Elite Perceptions on the EU and Its Policy Impact in the Mediterranean8. Saudi Arabia’s Relations with the EU and Its Perception of EU Policies in MENA9. Towards a Viable EU–Gulf Engagement: Qatari Perceptions of the EU and Its Policies in the RegionConclusionsAuthors

Aybars Görgülü is a founding member and Executive Director at the Center for Public Policy and Democracy Studies (PODEM). He worked for the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) from 2007 to 2015. Dr Görgülü teaches on Turkey’s foreign policy and Caucasus politics at Istanbul Kültür University and has several publications on Turkey’s domestic and foreign policy issues.Gülşah Dark Kahyaoğlu is a Project Officer at the Center for Public Policy and Democracy Studies (PODEM), where she is pursuing research and coordination of projects in the areas of the European Union, the MENA region and migration.

• AbbreviationsPrefaceIntroduction1. An Outlook on Tunisian Elite Stakeholders’ Perspectives on the EU and Its Policy Preferences in Tunisia and the Mediterranean2. Attitudes towards the EU and Its Presence in the Mediterranean: Perceptions of Elite Actors in Turkey3. Egyptian Elite’s Views on Egypt, and Its Relations with the EU4. EU–Iran Relations: Iranian Perceptions and European Policy5. Lebanese Elites’ Views on Lebanon and Its Relations with the EU6. Israel, the EU and the Mediterranean: Understanding the Perceptions of Israeli Elite Actors7. Revisiting the Role of the EU in the Neighbourhood: Moroccan Elite Perceptions on the EU and Its Policy Impact in the Mediterranean8. Saudi Arabia’s Relations with the EU and Its Perception of EU Policies in MENA9. Towards a Viable EU–Gulf Engagement: Qatari Perceptions of the EU and Its Policies in the RegionConclusionsAuthors

Aybars Görgülü is a founding member and Executive Director at the Center for Public Policy and Democracy Studies (PODEM). He worked for the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) from 2007 to 2015. Dr Görgülü teaches on Turkey’s foreign policy and Caucasus politics at Istanbul Kültür University and has several publications on Turkey’s domestic and foreign policy issues.Gülşah Dark Kahyaoğlu is a Project Officer at the Center for Public Policy and Democracy Studies (PODEM), where she is pursuing research and coordination of projects in the areas of the European Union, the MENA region and migration.

• AbbreviationsPrefaceIntroduction1. An Outlook on Tunisian Elite Stakeholders’ Perspectives on the EU and Its Policy Preferences in Tunisia and the Mediterranean2. Attitudes towards the EU and Its Presence in the Mediterranean: Perceptions of Elite Actors in Turkey3. Egyptian Elite’s Views on Egypt, and Its Relations with the EU4. EU–Iran Relations: Iranian Perceptions and European Policy5. Lebanese Elites’ Views on Lebanon and Its Relations with the EU6. Israel, the EU and the Mediterranean: Understanding the Perceptions of Israeli Elite Actors7. Revisiting the Role of the EU in the Neighbourhood: Moroccan Elite Perceptions on the EU and Its Policy Impact in the Mediterranean8. Saudi Arabia’s Relations with the EU and Its Perception of EU Policies in MENA9. Towards a Viable EU–Gulf Engagement: Qatari Perceptions of the EU and Its Policies in the RegionConclusionsAuthors