PAUFM | Parliamentary Assembly Union for the Mediterranean 0% English Français العربية About Introduction News History Members Secretariat Rules and Procedures Contact Us Plenary 17th Plenary Meeting – Rabat 2024 16th Plenary Meeting – Brussels 2021 15th Plenary Meeting — Strasbourg 2019 14th Plenary Meeting – Cairo 2018 13th Plenary Meeting – Italy 2017 12th Plenary Meeting – Morocco 2016 Previous Plenary Sessions Bureau and Presidency Committees Overview Political Economic Culture Energy Women Working Groups Overview Financing & Rules Post-Covid Economy Former Groups Summit of Speakers Union for the Mediterranean PA-UfM Plenary 2019 13-14 February - Strasbourg LEARN MORE... The last Plenary Session of the Pa-UfM took place on February, 15-16 in Rabat. Presidency of the Spanish Congress of Deputies Francina Armengol President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain Committees & Working Groups Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights View More Economic and Financial Affairs, Social Affairs and Education View More Improving Quality of Life, Exchanges Between Civil Societies and Culture View More Energy, Environment and Water View More Women's Rights in Euro-Mediterranean Countries View More Working Group on Financing of The Assembly and Revision of The Rules of Procedure View More David Maria Sassoli 1956-2022 European Parliament President David Maria Sassoli passed away on 11 January 2022. In his capacity as EP President he was the President of the PA-UfM from June 2020 to 3 December 2021. Since 2014 he was the Vice President of the EP replacing the President for Neighbourhood Policy (EUROMED): in this role he attended PA-UFM meetings a number of times. The Secretariat of the Assembly bids an emotional farewell to President Sassoli. Euro-Mediterranean integration must be strengthened by placing the political dimension of the Mediterranean at the heart of our agendas.  The Mediterranean region faces many challenges. They include preventing regional conflicts, managing migration, taking the youth dimension into account, creating jobs, and cooperating in the field of education. In the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) we need to confront these challenges with a spirit of practical cooperation. The COVID Pandemic is showing the crucial need for cooperation between neighbouring countries. The PA-UfM will also focus on how to ensure, within the Mediterranean region, the maximum level of coordination in the recovery from the pandemic.  We must guarantee a fair access and equitable distribution of vaccines for every country of the region. The EU, together with all the UfM partners, can play a key role. The European Parliament presidency of the PA-UfM will focus its annual agenda on one of the most urgent priority topics: the fight against global warming in the region. Global warming is already having a serious impact on the countries bordering the Mediterranean and requires ambitious and credible decisions. The European Union aims for net-zero climate emissions by 2050. Our ambition is to share our experience and knowledge about common climate challenges affecting the region, and to support the development of specific projects and initiatives promoting climate-resilient development. David Maria SASSOLI About Introduction News History Members Bureau and Presidency Rules and Procedures Contact Us Plenary 16th Plenary Meeting – Antalya 2020 15th Plenary Meeting Strasbourg 2019 14th Plenary Meeting – Cairo 2018 13th Plenary Meeting – Italy 2017 12th Plenary Meeting – Morocco 2016 U.F.M. Union for the Mediterranean Committees Overview Political Economic Culture Energy Women Working groups Overview Financing & Rules Former Groups Summit of Speakers Summit of Speakers Copyright 2019 PA-UfM | All rights reserved 12th Plenary Meeting Morocco 2016 13th Plenary Meeting Italy 2017 14th Plenary Meeting Cairo 2018 15th Plenary Meeting Strasbourg 2019 15th Plenary Meeting Strasbourg 2019 16th Plenary Meeting Brussels 2021 17th Plenary Meeting Rabat 2024 Bureau and Presidency Contact Us Economic & Financial Affairs, Social Affairs & Education Energy, Environment and Water Former Working Groups History Homepage Improving Quality of Life, Exchanges Between Civil Societies & Culture Introduction Members News Overview Overview Photos Photos Political Affairs, Security & Human Rights Previous Plenary Sessions Rules and Procedures Secretariat Summit of Speakers The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) webtv.camera.it Womens Rights in Euro-Mediterranean Countries Working Group on Financing of the Assembly & Revision of the Rules of Procedure Working Group on the post-Covid economy in the Mediterranean