Who we are
- The Union for the Mediterranean is an intergovernmental institution bringing together the European Union Member States and 15 countries from the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean to promote dialogue and cooperation.
  
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What we do
- The UfM seeks to enhance regional cooperation, dialogue and the implementation of concrete projects and initiatives with tangible impact on our citizens to address three strategic objectives: human development, stability and integration.
  
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Work with us
- The UfM Secretariat is the operational platform of the Union for the Mediterranean. The staff of the UfM is made of more than 17 nationalities working in a multicultural environment that fosters cooperation and intercultural communication and exchange.
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- UfM in the Media
  
  30 July 2021. Global Water Partnership. Interview with UfM’s Almotaz Abadi.
  
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  28 July 2021. Rai1. UN Food Systems Pre-Summit: interview with UfM DSG Grammenos Mastrojeni.
  
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  23 July 2021. France 24. Nasser Kamel (UpM) : les Européens ont eu “des pratiques déplorables au début de la crise Covid-19”
  
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History

Launched in 2008, the Union for the Mediterranean is an intergovernmental Euro-Mediterranean organisation which brings together all countries of the European Union and 15 countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean.

Milestones

1995

Barcelona Process

The Barcelona Process was launched in 1995 with the aim to strengthen relations between Europe and the Southern Mediterranean countries, in the framework of an enhanced Euro-Mediterranean association that contributes to achieve peace and security in the region.

2008

Launch of the Union for
the Mediterranean

The Union for the Mediterranean was launched by a decision of the UfM Heads of State and Government in Paris in July 2008.

2010-12

Setting up of the UfM
Secretariat

The UfM Secretariat was created in Barcelona in 2010 serving as the operational institution that empowers the regional dialogue among the UfM Member States and stakeholders, fostering synergies and coordination among them and promoting regional projects and initiatives with a direct impact on the lives of the citizens.

since 2012

A second phase, since 2012, under the Co-Presidency of the European Union and Jordan, has witnessed a steady increase in the number of activities and partnerships, with more than 50 labelled projects. The need to strengthen was highlighted in the latest review of the EU’s European Neighbourhood Policy. Furthermore, during the second UfM Regional Forum, held in January 2017, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and representatives from the 42 Member States adopted the Roadmap “The Union for the Mediterranean: an action-driven organisation with a common ambition”