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10/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/25/2024 07:35

Media Advisory: High Representative Josep Borrell travels to Barcelona for the Euro-Med Civil Society Conference and the 9th Union for Mediterranean Regional forum

On 26-28 October the High Representative Josep Borrell (HR/VP) will travel to Barcelona to attend the EuroMed Civil Society Conference and to co-chair the 9th Union for Mediterranean Regional Forum.

On Sunday 27 October, the High Representative will give a concluding address at the final session, from 15:00-17:30, of the Euro-Mediterranean civil society conference "Reclaiming Our Shared Humanity" organized by the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) on 26 and 27 October. The HR/VP address will be broadcast on EbS at 16:30. Against the background of increasingly polarized societies, and a worrisome trend of discrimination, incitement to hatred, and de-humanization, this event aims to foster intercultural dialogue and promote peacebuilding initiatives, especially in the Middle East. Journalists interested to follow the sessions on Sunday in person can register to the IEMed event web-page.

On Monday 28, at the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, the High Representative will co-chair the 9th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) alongside Ayman Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan, and in the presence of Nasser Kamel, the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean. The Forum - hosted by Spain - will be an occasion for the 43 UfM Member States to exchange on how to find common ground on the way forward for the conflict in the Middle East. Ministers will also discuss how to re-asses priorities and build a renewed vision for the UfM to make it fit for the evolving and shared challenges faced by both shores of the Mediterranean.
At 9:15, the High Representative will do his opening statement. The meeting will be followed by a press conference at 13:00. Both events will be broadcast on EbS.

Audiovisual material will be available on EbS. Follow the High Representative and the European External Action Service on social media for live updates.