First meeting of the UfM Platform on Gas

The first meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Platform on Gas was held on 9 March 2016 in Barcelona. Hosted by the UfM Secretariat, the meeting gathered around 90 participants representing 20 UfM member States and 12 stakeholders in addition to the UfM co-presidency, the European Commission, the UfM Gas Platform Secretariat and the UfM Secretariat.

After a rich session on Recent developments in Euro-Mediterranean Gas Activities moderated by OME with contribution from EC, OME, Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Israel and Turkey and a fruitful exchange with participants, the draft work programme of the Platform was discussed along with next steps.

The UfM co-presidency and the Platform members conveyed their satisfaction on the efforts deployed by OME as Secretariat of the Platform.