The year 2020 marked the 25th Anniversary of the launch of the Barcelona Process, which laid the foundations of a renewed regional partnership in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
The Fifth UfM Regional Forum, held on 27 November 2020, was therefore a timely occasion for the UfM Member States to reaffirm their commitment to the principles of the Union for the Mediterranean and to reiterate their engagement in the Euro-Mediterranean dialogue within the UfM framework.
It also offered an ideal opportunity to discuss in an open and participatory way the role of civil society in Euro-Mediterranean relations, as well as its action in addressing emerging challenges across the region, and the forms it will take in the years to come.
This report reviews the main events that were organised during this Forum.