Although progress was made, mainly in recognising the Palestinian Authority as an equal Partner, neither did the Barcelona Process have a decisive positive impact on solving any of the major lasting conflicts in the region (Israeli-Arab, Western Sahara, Cyprus) -quite on the reverse, the persistence of such conflicts acted in turn negatively on the Process-, nor did it manage to convince all the partner countries to engage into an effective dialogue.
Although progress was made, mainly in recognising the Palestinian Authority as an equal Partner, neither did the Barcelona Process have a decisive positive impact on solving any of the major lasting conflicts in the region (Israeli-Arab, Western Sahara, Cyprus) -quite on the reverse, the persistence of such conflicts acted in turn negatively on the Process-, nor did it manage to convince all the partner countries to engage into an effective dialogue.