page_title: Union for the Mediterranean
section_title: Members
hierarchical_section_title: Union for the Mediterranean / Members
caption_attribution_description: Español: Banderas de los países de la Unión por el Mediterráneo (UpM), situadas en la entrada del Palacio de Pedralbes, en Barcelona, España.
context_page_description: The Union for the Mediterranean is an intergovernmental organization of 43 member states from Europe and the Mediterranean Basin: the 27 EU member states, the United Kingdom and 15 Mediterranean partner countries from North Africa, Western Asia and Southern Europe. It was founded on 13 July 2008 at the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean, with an aim of reinforcing the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership that was set up in 1995 as the Barcelona Process. Its general secretariat is located in Barcelona, Spain.
  The Union has the aim of promoting stability and integration throughout the Mediterranean region. It is a forum for discussing regional strategic issues, based on the principles of shared ownership, shared decision-making and shared responsibility between the two shores of the Mediterranean. Its main goal is to increase both North-South and South-South integration in the Mediterranean region, in order to support the countries' socioeconomic development and ensure stability in the region. The institution, through its course of actions, focuses on two main pillars: fostering human development and promoting sustainable development.
context_section_description: The members of the Union of the Mediterranean are the following:
  The United Kingdom.
  From the European Union side:
  The 27 European Union member states (those on the Mediterranean in bold): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
  The European Commission.
  From the side of the Mediterranean Partner countries:
  15 member states: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, State of Palestine, Syria (suspended 2011), Tunisia and Turkey.
  Additionally, Libya is an observer state. The UfM has expressed a desire to grant Libya full membership, and Mohamed Abdelaziz, Libya's Foreign Minister, has stated that his country is "open" to joining.  The Arab League also participates in UfM meetings.
caption: Flags of UfM members, located at the Royal Palace of Pedralbes, in Barcelona (UfM headquarters)
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