Union for the Mediterranean

The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is a multilateral partnership that encompasses 43 countries from Europe and the Mediterranean Basin : the 27 Member States of the EU and 16 Mediterranean Partner Countries from North Africa,the Middle East  and the Balkans.

The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) was created in July 2008.

Members of the Union of the Mediterranean are -

1)27 European Union Member States

2)Mediterranean Partner countries -
Albania,Algeria,Bosnia Herzegovina,Croatia,Egypt,Israel,Jordan,Lebanon,Mauritania,Monaco,Montenegro, Morocco,Syria(self-suspended on 22 June 2011)Tunisia,Turkey and Libya as Observer State

Secretariat/Headquarters
The former Royal Palace of Pedralbes (Barcelona), headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean

The UFM 2009 and 2010 Summits could not be held due to the stalemate of the Arab-Israeli Peace Process after the Gaza War.

A summit of Heads of State and Government are intended to be held every two years to foster political dialogue at the highest level.
The first summit was held in Paris,France on July 07,2008.

The second summit should have taken place in a non-EU country in July 2010 but the Euro-Mediterranean countries agreed to hold the summit in Barcelona,Spain on June 07,2010, under the Spanish Presidency of the EU instead.However, on May 20,2010 the Egyptian and French  co-presidency along with Spain decided to postpone the summit. The two co-presidencies and Spain decided on 15 November to postpone the summit sine die, alleging that the stagnation of the Middle East Peace Process would hinder a "satisfactory participation."