Union for the Mediterranean

Intergovernmental organization

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.

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