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6th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean

The 6^th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) took place on 29 November 2021 in Barcelona, Spain, in the framework of the celebrations of the first Day of the Mediterranean.

The meeting was an opportunity to share an overview of the progress made since the adoption of the UfM Roadmap for Action in 2017, and within the priorities decided last year, in 5 areas of action where the UfM can play a crucial role towards an inclusive and sustainable post-pandemic recovery, namely Environmental and climate action, Sustainable and inclusive economic and human development, Social inclusiveness and equality, Digital transformation and not least civil protection. The meeting was also a chance to acknowledge the three interlinked UfM Ministerial declarations on Blue Economy, Energy as well as Environment and Climate Action, unanimously endorsed by all UfM Member States this year. Since 2017, the political dialogue within the UfM has been consistently enhanced, with four UfM Regional Fora at the level of Foreign Affairs Ministers and nine UfM Sectorial Ministerial Meetings endorsing ambitious declarations in key sectoral areas, from water to women’s empowerment. Likewise, more than 400 Experts fora and UfM Working Groups, involving at least 30.000 key stakeholders from the region, have also facilitated policymaking and the implementation of more than 50 cooperation projects across the region.

As part of the 6^th UfM Regional Forum, the UfM Secretariat hosted a conference to present and discuss the main results of the first comprehensive report on the state of play of the Euro-Mediterranean integration. Commissioned by the UfM and developed by the OECD, the report analyses five domains – trade, finance, infrastructure, the movement of people, and research and higher education – presenting key findings, clear indicators to track future progress, and policy recommendations for each of these areas.

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UfM Side Event on Regional Integration

On the occasion of the Regional Forum, the UfM Secretariat also organized a side-event to yield the key takeaways of the first UfM Progress Report on Regional Integration, which informed future activities by the UfM and its Member States on promoting economic regional integration over the coming years. The Report, commissioned by the UfM to the OECD, provides key findings and policy recommendations in trade, finance, infrastructure, movement of people, and research and higher education.

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The UfM side-event on Regional Integration took place on November 29, at 9h30 in Barcelona.

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Previous editions

5th Regional Forum, 27 November 2020

The 5^th UfM Regional Forum brought 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. They also declared 28 November as the ‘International Day of the Mediterranean’, to be observed from now on each year.

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 10^th 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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