Regional Transport Action Plan (RTAP 2021-2027) Mid-Term review

At the UfM Ministerial Conference on Transport held online on February 9, 2023, UfM Member States reiterated their commitment to ongoing cooperation in the field of transport within the Mediterranean region. During the conference, a Ministerial Declaration and the newly established Regional Transport Action Plan (RTAP 2021-2027) were endorsed. The RTAP outlines priority actions across all transport modes and addresses horizontal policy issues in the transport area.

Action 28 of the RTAP on “Implementation of the RTAP, monitoring and evaluation” establishes that the UfM Regional Platform on Transport Connectivity, as the main platform for discussion, monitoring and update of the RTAP, will deliver a mid-term review of the RTAP by the end of 2024. Consequently, discussions on the progress in the RTAP were held during the UfM Regional Platform and its Thematic Working Groups on 27-28 November 2024 in Barcelona. In addition, UfM Member States were invited to share input in writing on their progress in the implementation of the RTAP.

This document summarises the progress achieved as reported by the countries as part of this mid-term review and the challenges encountered. Next to summarizing the progress already achieved, the document also particularly sets the scene for the final years of implementation of the RTAP until 2027. It does so by providing recommendations for priority areas of work and cooperation in the years to come. These recommendations are based on the stated priorities by the UfM Member States and the progress already achieved.

This report concerns the EU Southern Neighbourhood countries and Mauritania. It is to be noted that valuable contributions were also received by EU Member States and other non-EU Mediterranean countries. While this report does not refer specifically to those, these have been invaluable in serving as a benchmark to assess progress against.

January 2026