EFE news agency will distribute photos and videos of the Ministerial Meeting on 27 November.
The UfM Secretariat is publishing photos and videos in the Media Corner of the event
5th UfM Regional Forum: 25th anniversary of the Barcelona Process
The year 2020 marks the 25th Anniversary of the launch of the Barcelona Process. It is the time to take stock of what has been achieved during a quarter of a century of dialogue and cooperation as well as to reflect on the future of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.
The 5th UfM Regional Forum will bring together the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the UfM Member States on 27 November 2020 to reaffirm their commitment to the principles of the Barcelona Process and reiterate their engagement in Euro-Mediterranean dialogue and cooperation.
The Forum will be preceded on the 26 of November by a EU-Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial Meeting .
A virtual civil society conference will also be held on the 25 of November with a view to showcasing successful initiatives and projects from relevant actors that promote on a daily basis Euro-Mediterranean cooperation on the ground.
Civil Society Forum
On 25 November 2020, two panels will be held, where key representatives of institutions promoting civil society across the Euro-Mediterranean region, along with prominent civil society actors, will be invited to discuss in an open and participatory way on the role of civil society in Euro-Mediterranean relations, take stock of the achievements since the launch of the Barcelona Process and explore the role it would play in the next 25 years.
Media Corner
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10h30 CET – Meeting of UfM Foreign Affairs Ministers. Opening speeches by Spain, the UfM Co-Presidency and the UfM Secretariat
13h00 CET – Virtual Press Conference in ES, AR, EN, FR (online)
- Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission
- Ayman Safadi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan
- Arancha González Laya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain
- Nasser Kamel, Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean
EFE news agency will distribute photos and videos of the Ministerial Meeting on 27 November.
The UfM Secretariat will also publish photos and videos in the Media Corner of the event
Previous editions
4th Regional Forum, 10 October 2019
The 4th UfM Regional Forum provided the occasion to present ground-breaking findings of the first-ever scientific report on climate and environmental change in the Mediterranean area. Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the UfM gathered in Barcelona to the regional priorities for the coming year and reaffirmed their strong commitment to Euro-Mediterranean cooperation and to the region’s inclusive and sustainable development.
Third Regional Forum, 8 October 2018
The third Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Regional Forum was held in Barcelona under the title ‘10 years: Building together the future of regional. cooperation’. Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the organisation, UfM countries took stock of the progress achieved to date, and discussed the way forward to build inclusive human and sustainable development. They confirmed the strategic link between Europe and the Mediterranean as a firm basis for progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the UfM.
Second Regional Forum, 23 January 2017
In January 2017, under the EU and Jordan UfM Co-presidency, the UfM Member States gave a strong political commitment to strengthen regional cooperation in the Mediterranean by endorsing a roadmap for action at the second Regional Forum of the UfM under the theme of Mediterranean in Action: Youth for Stability and Development.
First Regional Forum, 26 November 2015
The UfM Co-presidency, the EU and Jordan, and the 43 Member called for unity and collective work during their high level meeting held in Barcelona in November 2015. Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Nasser Judeh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan, and José Manuel García-Margallo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, stressed the importance of the UfM as the regional framework for political dialogue and cooperation in the Mediterranean.
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