Alicante became the venue of the meeting, where the technical foundations of the period in which Spain would take the leadership were laid, through the Casa Mediterráneo. Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). The 27 EU’s director-generals began the international meeting on Wednesday, which were later replaced by their Foreign Affairs counterparts, who will conclude the meeting this Thursday. The first conclusion reached at this meeting is that the Spanish Presidency should serve to advance peace in the Mediterranean region, which is in constant conflict with countries like Syria or Syria, given the geostrategic position occupied by the country. Closed borders like Lebanon, Morocco or Algeria and the pressure of immigration at sea that has claimed thousands of lives.
The four axes on which the Spanish Presidency will turn is one of the reasons for the analysis in this meeting. Axes, EU reindustrialization and strategic autonomy guarantees, progress in ecological transition, a more social justice and strengthening the European Union. Other current issues, especially the results of the war in Ukraine and the ongoing relations with Russia, are also examined by the EU and Foreign Affairs director generals.
Goals
“The goals set by the Spanish Presidency for the Mediterranean are absolutely essential and must include a global policy,” said Casa Mediterráneo’s managing director. Andres Perelloacts as the host of the meeting. He spoke in this way with the aim of giving a message of peace and stability in the middle of the turbulence that the Mediterranean region is passing through. “This house acts as a shuttle to all advanced policies on the environment, gender equality and good neighborliness that the EU wants to implement,” he said.
European delegations arrived in Alicante on Tuesday afternoon and completed a cultural agenda that included a visit to the MARQ facilities and a dinner at Santa Bárbara Castle. On Wednesday, the internal affairs of the 27th were discussed, so EU CEOs They were in charge of getting the singing voice. This Thursday’s meeting, which will put an end to the international meeting, will take the lead this time to the heads of foreign affairs, as the issues will be handled from the outside.
“The attendees greatly valued Spain’s Presidential proposals, as they thought they were very dynamic,” Perelló said. said. “The time has come for a common policy on the Mediterranean, because this is a sea of conflicts. Concerning the most prominent issue on the first day of the conference, we must send a message of peace, tranquility and common progress and metabolize existing conflicts in the space that separates Europe from Africa,” said the managing director of Casa Mediterráneo. peak.
Gender equality
Representatives of European governments attending the meeting are evaluating some of the policies being implemented in Spain, particularly those related to gender equality, the energy model or the gas limit. These last two questions big voltage Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
Perelló before he became CEO Mediterranean House A member of the European Parliament and permanent delegate to Spain’s ambassador to UNESCO, he argued that the Mediterranean region should be an area of peace and an example of coexistence with “three major religions, three major continents and 66 languages”.