Facts and figures
- Rules of Procedure of the EMPA
- Presidency Conclusions of the Euro-Mediterranean Conference of Foreign Ministers, 2-3 December 2003
Aims:
As the parliamentary dimension of the Barcelona Process, to bring parliamentary support, impetus and influence to the consolidation and development of the Barcelona Process; to play a consultative role in the intergovernmental process; to promote peace and stability in the Mediterranean region; and to act as a dialogue forum for European, Arab and Israeli partners.
Number of Member States:
Likely to involve all 25 EU Member States, 10 Mediterranean partners, and the Balkan countries and Libya as observers
German membership since:
2004
Total number of seats:
- EU Member States: 3 Members from each national parliament
- European Parliament: 45 Members
- EU's 10 Mediterranean partner countries: maximum of 12 Members from each national parliament
3 Members (2:1)
Head of delegation:
Deputy head:
Institutions:
- Assembly
- Presidency and Bureau (1 President and 3 Vice-Presidents)
- 3 committees
President:
Josep Borrell Fontelles, President of the European Parliament
Headquarters:
No permanent secretariat
Sessions:
Meets once a year
Place of meeting:
Meetings are held in the various Member States
Committees:
- Committee on Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights
- Committee on Economic and Financial Affairs, Social Affairs and Education
- Committee on Improving Quality of Life, Exchanges between Civil Societies and Culture
Committee meetings:
Committees meet at least once a year
Place of meeting: In Brussels or, by invitation, in a Member State
Official languages:
The official languages of the EU + Arabic, Hebrew and Turkish
Working languages:
English, French, Arabic
