Last Friday, February 14, Jusaima Moaid-azm Peregrina, researcher at the Euro-Arab Foundation for Higher Studies, specialised in North Africa and the Middle East, participated as a guest expert in the event organised by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed).
The forum brought together more than 120 people from the 43 member states of the Union and aimed to reflect on strengthening cooperation in the North Africa and Middle East region in the coming years, taking into account the critical changes taking place in the region and new European policies, such as the EU Pact for the Mediterranean. Moaid-azm Peregrina participated in this consultative process, offering his views on the need to strengthen governance and inclusion in the UfM, and emphasising gender mainstreaming and the key role of civil society in the implementation of its policies.
Participants also focused on Palestine, and the reconstruction process to be faced in the Gaza Strip, once the attacks are finally brought to an end.
30 years of the Barcelona Process
28 November marks the 30th anniversary of the Barcelona Process, a date that UfM will commemorate during Mediterranean Day, which is celebrated every year, but which will have a special character this year, 2025. Likewise, the Euro-Arab Foundation also celebrates 30 years of its consolidation as a foundation dedicated to promoting dialogue, cooperation and mutual understanding, as well as the transfer of knowledge for social change.
