The European Committee of the Regions welcomes the proposal for a brand new Pact for the Mediterranean

The European Commission has formally adopted a Communication proposing a brand new Pact for the Mediterranean, marking a historic step ahead in strengthening Euro-Mediterranean relations. The Committee of the Regions (CoR) and ARLEM — the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly bringing collectively native leaders from the three shores of the Mediterranean — warmly welcome this renewed dedication to deepening cooperation throughout the area.

The Mediterranean is a strategic precedence for the European Union. The Pact, spearheaded by Commissioner Dubravka Šuica, displays the EU’s ambition to co-create an area of peace, prosperity, and stability by way of real partnership.

As the political meeting representing subnational governments throughout the Euro-Mediterranean area, ARLEM strongly helps this new push. The CoR and ARLEM will proceed their discussions with the European Commission to contribute to the implementation of the Pact, making certain that the added worth of native and regional authorities (LRAs) is totally acknowledged and built-in.

In simply three weeks, ARLEM will undertake its flagship report on the Territorial Perspectives for the New Euro-Mediterranean Strategic Agenda at its sixteenth plenary session in Palermo. This report is the results of a novel co-rapporteurship bringing collectively an EU and a Mediterranean accomplice’s viewpoint and displays the outcomes of a large stakeholder session, together with LRA associations from each EU and non-EU nations, in addition to a study.

The CoR and ARLEM reaffirm their dedication to making sure that native voices are heard and that territorial realities form the way forward for Euro-Mediterranean cooperation. The Pact for the Mediterranean is just not solely a coverage framework — it’s a name to motion for all ranges of governance to work collectively towards a shared future.

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