Union Med to be based in Barcelona

More than 40 countries from the European Union, the Balkans, North Africa and the Middle East agreed on the 4 November 2008 to base a new Union for the Mediterranean in Barcelona, ending a dispute that had held up the project for four months.

EurActiv, 6.11.08: Spain strikes diplomatic victory with MedUnion seat http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/spain-strikes-diplomatic-victory-news-220679

ESO: Background information: 'Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean': Ministers meet in Marseille to endorse its working modalities and to agree priorities for 2009 http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-barcelona-process-union-for-the-mediterranean-ministers-meet-in-marseille-to-endorse-its-working-modalities-and-to-agree-priorities-for-2009/

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