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DMED: Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean
The European Parliament's Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (DMED) is the group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who participate in the parliamentary arm of the Union for the Mediterranean, an intergovernmental assembly established to promote peace and stability around the Mediterranean.
The Union for the Mediterranean and its parliamentary arm
The Union for the Mediterranean was created in July 2008 at the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean. The Union represented an expansion of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, which had been instituted more than a decade previously.
The final declaration of the 2008 Paris Summit also spelled out the creation of the Union's Parliamentary Assembly, a forum for parliamentarians to convene. This Assembly also represented an expansion of an existing structure: the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.
The delegation's composition
The European Parliament's delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean counts 51 full members, backed up by a substantial corps of substitute members.
The Delegation's president is Roberta metsola, a Maltese member of the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) in the European Parliament. Ms Metsola is also currently President of the European Parliament.
The president and the members of the delegation normally remain in place until the end of the European Parliament's term. The Parliament's current ninth term will conclude with the European elections in mid-2024.
Meetings
All members of the delegation may participate in the annual plenary session of the Union for the Mediterranean's Parliamentary Assembly. These take place in different cities in the countries composing the Assembly. Several recent plenary sessions have been held in Brussels (in 2006, 2009, 2013 and 2021) and Strasbourg (2019). Plenary meetings have also convened in Rabat (February 2024), Rome (May 2017), Tangiers (2016), Lisbon (2015) and Jordan (2014).
Additionally, some members of the European Parliament's delegation may travel to join the Assembly's committee and working group meetings. As with the plenary sessions, these gatherings are frequently held in Brussels, complemented by sittings in other cities.
Aside from these meetings with other members of the Assembly, the Parliament's delegation meets on its own, approximately every two months, in Strasbourg. These meetings serve to:
The Union for the Mediterranean and its parliamentary arm
The Union for the Mediterranean was created in July 2008 at the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean. The Union represented an expansion of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, which had been instituted more than a decade previously.
The final declaration of the 2008 Paris Summit also spelled out the creation of the Union's Parliamentary Assembly, a forum for parliamentarians to convene. This Assembly also represented an expansion of an existing structure: the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.
The delegation's composition
The European Parliament's delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean counts 51 full members, backed up by a substantial corps of substitute members.
The Delegation's president is Roberta metsola, a Maltese member of the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) in the European Parliament. Ms Metsola is also currently President of the European Parliament.
The president and the members of the delegation normally remain in place until the end of the European Parliament's term. The Parliament's current ninth term will conclude with the European elections in mid-2024.
Meetings
All members of the delegation may participate in the annual plenary session of the Union for the Mediterranean's Parliamentary Assembly. These take place in different cities in the countries composing the Assembly. Several recent plenary sessions have been held in Brussels (in 2006, 2009, 2013 and 2021) and Strasbourg (2019). Plenary meetings have also convened in Rabat (February 2024), Rome (May 2017), Tangiers (2016), Lisbon (2015) and Jordan (2014).
Additionally, some members of the European Parliament's delegation may travel to join the Assembly's committee and working group meetings. As with the plenary sessions, these gatherings are frequently held in Brussels, complemented by sittings in other cities.
Aside from these meetings with other members of the Assembly, the Parliament's delegation meets on its own, approximately every two months, in Strasbourg. These meetings serve to:
- contribute to the Assembly's activities,
- prepare the Assembly's committee and plenary meetings,
- host debates on the latest developments in the region with stakeholders and partner institutions, such as the European Investment Bank, the European Commission, the European External Action service or the Union for the Mediterranean.