Union for the Mediterranean
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The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM; French: Union pour la Méditerranée, Arabic: الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط Al-Ittiḥād min ajl al-Mutawasseṭ) is an intergovernmental organization of 43 member states from Europe and the Mediterranean basin: all 27 European Union member states (including those not on the Mediterranean) and 16 Mediterranean partner countries from North Africa, Southern Europe, and West Asia.
The UfM was founded on 13 July 2008 at the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean, with the aim of reinforcing the Euro-Mediterranean (Euromed) partnership set out in 1995 as the Barcelona Process. It seeks to promote stability, integration, and socioeconomic development throughout the Mediterranean region; to this end, the union identifies and supports regional projects and initiatives spanning six sectors of activity: Business Development & Employment; Higher Education & Research; Social & Civil Affairs; Energy & Climate Action; Transport & Urban Development; and Water, Environment & Blue Economy.
The UfM is governed by a co-presidency shared between the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean; policies and activities are promulgated through regular meetings of senior officials from the foreign ministries of member states, as well as from EU institutions and the Arab League. The organization is administered by a general secretariat based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, which is directed by the secretary general and supported by six deputy secretary generals (DSGs).
Members
The members of the Union of the Mediterranean are the following (those on the Mediterranean in bold):
From the European Union side:
The 27 European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
The European Commission.
From the side of the Mediterranean Partner countries:
16 member states: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Morocco, Palestine, Syria (suspended 2011; reentered in 2025), Tunisia and Turkey.
Additionally, Libya is an observer state. The UfM has expressed a desire to grant Libya full membership, and Mohamed Abdelaziz, Libya's Foreign Minister from January 2013 to August 2014, once stated that his country is "open" to joining.
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