Algeria
Egypt
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Palestine *
Syria *
TunisiaEuro-Mediterranean actors call for strengthening of regional cooperation ahead of 30th anniversary of Barcelona Process
In anticipation of the 30th anniversary of the Barcelona Process, a landmark Euro-Mediterranean initiative to bring the region’s countries together to address common challenges, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) gathered more than 120 institutional and civil society actors as well as senior officials from the organisation’s 43 Member States over three days to provide inputs on how to strengthen regional cooperation with a view to redefining it for the years to come.
Against the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East and other critical issues such as alarming climate trends and widening socioeconomic disparities, the UfM held an inclusive and participatory consultative session co-organised with the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) to address what the organisation’s future vision, priorities and mandate should be. This comes following the realisation that the UfM needs profound strengthening to better respond to the current geopolitical and socio-economic context, prompting it to initiate a reform process, including with the definition of new strategic priorities to be implemented over the 2026-2030 period. This consultative process stressed the need for synergies between relevant policies such as the new EU Pact for the Mediterranean and the UfM’s work, as well as the need to bolster the organisation’s capacities to maximise its impact on the ground.
Countries covered:
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Algeria
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Egypt
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Israel
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Jordan
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Lebanon
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Libya
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Morocco
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Palestine *
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Syria *
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Tunisia
