Under the Presidency of Morocco, the House of Representatives hosts the meetings of the Bureau and Expanded Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean

The House of Representatives will host on Monday, October 10, 2022, the meetings of the Bureau and Expanded Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM), with the participation of the European Parliament, the Spanish Chamber of Deputies, the Egyptian House of Representatives, the Turkish, Portuguese, and Italian Parliaments, as well as the Moroccan Parliament.

On this occasion, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean, Hon. Rachid Talbi El Alami will address the participants, who will also discuss the situation in the Mediterranean region and the future prospects and challenges of Mediterranean cooperation. The participants will also go over the activities of the Assembly’s Committees and Working Group, in addition to several questions related to its management.

The House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco is one of the founders of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean and previously held its presidency. The House had also hosted several of the Assembly’s plenary sessions and meetings of its Standing Committees.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean is a space for Mediterranean dialogue and cooperation that convenes in a plenary session at least once a year. The Assembly involves elected representatives of the EU and its Southern Mediterranean partner countries. The members of the Assembly amount to 280, divided equally between the countries of the two Mediterranean shores. Besides, the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, Libya, the European Committee of the Regions, and the European Economic and Social Committee participate as permanent observers in the works of the Assembly.

The Bureau of the Assembly coordinates its works and represents it. The Bureau includes four members elected for a four-year term, of which two represent the countries of the Southern shore of the Mediterranean while the other two represent the countries of the Northern one. In the meantime, the Expanded Bureau includes the members of the Bureau in addition to the Chairs of the Standing Committees and the Chair of the Working Group.