The Union's Mediterranean policy

The Parliament adopted its report, drafted by Mr. Jannis Sakellariou (PES, Germany), on the Community's Mediterranean policy. The Parliament calls for the ratification of the association agreements signed between the EU and five other countries under the Barcelona process, which aims to promote links between the EU and other countries bordering the Mediterranean. It urges an end to the current deadlock in the Middle East peace process and calls on the Eu to play a more prominent role in the process. The Resolution goes on to call for Libya to be invited to the next conference of the Barcelona process that will be held in Stuttgart, and for other countries not currently involved to be granted observer status.�