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{{Short description|Euroregion, alliance of seven Southern European Union states}}
{{Infobox Geopolitical organization
|conventional_long_name = EUMED Group<br />EuroMed 9
|linking_name = 
|image_map = Med 9.svg
|map_caption = Map of Europe indicating the member countries of the Med Group
|membership = {{unbulleted list |{{CRO}} {{Small|(joined 2021)}} |{{CYP}} |{{FRA}} |{{GRC}} |{{ITA}} |{{MLT}} |{{PRT}} |{{SLO}} {{Small|(joined 2021)}} |{{SPN}} }}
|leader_title1 = 
|leader_name1 = 
|established = 17 December 2013
| area_km2                    = 1,756,859 
| population_estimate         = {{increase}} 202,842,388<ref name="population">{{cite web|url=https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=proj_18np&lang=en|title=Population on 1st January by age, sex and type of projection|publisher=Eurostat|accessdate=1 February 2020}}</ref>
| population_estimate_year    = 2019
| population_density_km2      = 115
| GDP_PPP_year                = 2021
| GDP_PPP                     = {{increase}} $8.786 trillion<ref name="IMFWEOV4">{{cite web |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2019/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=38&pr.y=13&sy=2019&ey=2019&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=512%2C668%2C914%2C672%2C612%2C946%2C614%2C137%2C311%2C546%2C213%2C674%2C911%2C676%2C314%2C548%2C193%2C556%2C122%2C678%2C912%2C181%2C313%2C867%2C419%2C682%2C513%2C684%2C316%2C273%2C913%2C868%2C124%2C921%2C339%2C948%2C638%2C943%2C514%2C686%2C218%2C688%2C963%2C518%2C616%2C728%2C223%2C836%2C516%2C558%2C918%2C138%2C748%2C196%2C618%2C278%2C624%2C692%2C522%2C694%2C622%2C962%2C156%2C142%2C626%2C449%2C628%2C564%2C228%2C565%2C924%2C283%2C233%2C853%2C632%2C288%2C636%2C293%2C634%2C566%2C238%2C964%2C662%2C182%2C960%2C359%2C423%2C453%2C935%2C968%2C128%2C922%2C611%2C714%2C321%2C862%2C243%2C135%2C248%2C716%2C469%2C456%2C253%2C722%2C642%2C942%2C643%2C718%2C939%2C724%2C734%2C576%2C644%2C936%2C819%2C961%2C172%2C813%2C132%2C726%2C646%2C199%2C648%2C733%2C915%2C184%2C134%2C524%2C652%2C361%2C174%2C362%2C328%2C364%2C258%2C732%2C656%2C366%2C654%2C144%2C336%2C146%2C263%2C463%2C268%2C528%2C532%2C923%2C944%2C738%2C176%2C578%2C534%2C537%2C536%2C742%2C429%2C866%2C433%2C369%2C178%2C744%2C436%2C186%2C136%2C925%2C343%2C869%2C158%2C746%2C439%2C926%2C916%2C466%2C664%2C112%2C826%2C111%2C542%2C298%2C967%2C927%2C443%2C846%2C917%2C299%2C544%2C582%2C941%2C474%2C446%2C754%2C666%2C698&s=PPPGDP&grp=0&a= |title=World Economic Outlook Database, 2019 |publisher=[[Organization:International Monetary Fund|International Monetary Fund]] |website=IMF.org |access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
| GDP_PPP_rank                = 4th
| GDP_nominal_year            = 2021
| GDP_nominal                 = {{increase}} $7.140 trillion<ref name="IMFWEOV4"/>
| GDP_nominal_rank            = 3rd
| website                     = 
}}

'''EU Med''', '''EuroMed 9''', or '''MED9''' (formerly '''MED7''';<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BabQDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA236|page=236|title=Africa and the World: Navigating Shifting Geopolitics|publisher=The Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA)|year=2020|isbn=9780639995564 }}</ref> from '''EU'''rope '''Med'''iterranean),  which is also referred to as "Club Med" and "Med Group", is an alliance of nine Mediterranean and Southern European Union member states: Croatia, [[Place:Cyprus|Cyprus]], {{wipe|France}}, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia and {{wipe|Spain}}. They are part of the [[Place:Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean Basin]]. All nine countries are states of the [[Social:European Union|European Union]], part of the eurozone ([[Finance:Euro|euro]] currency), and all except Cyprus are part of the unbounded Schengen Area.

== History ==
The Group was informally established on 17 December 2013 in Brussels at the initiative of the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus and Spain in order to create coordination on issues of common interest within the EU.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 9, 2020 |title=EuroMed 7: Η ταυτότητα και οι στόχοι της Συμμαχίας - Η Διακήρυξη του 2019 με φόντο τις τουρκικές προκλήσεις |url=https://www.enikos.gr/politics/738774/euromed-7-i-taftotita-kai-oi-stochoi-tis-symmachias-i-diakiryxi-t |access-date=September 17, 2020 |publisher=enikos.gr}}</ref>

It was decided that the group would hold an annual meeting at the ministerial level. The first ministerial meeting was to take place in Greece in 2014, during Greece's presidency of the Council, but instead took place on 14 April in Alicante.<ref>{{cite web |title=FM participates in "Med Group" Meeting |url=http://famagusta-gazette.com/fm-participates-in-med-group-meeting-p23193-69.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717030908/http://famagusta-gazette.com/fm-participates-in-med-group-meeting-p23193-69.htm |archive-date=2014-07-17 |accessdate=2016-10-20 |publisher=Famagusta-gazette.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2013-12-30 |title=" Med Group " meeting at the initiative of Cyprus and Spain (Brussels – (...) - La France à Malte |url=http://www.ambafrance-mt.org/Med-Group-meeting-at-the |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020173351/http://www.ambafrance-mt.org/Med-Group-meeting-at-the |archive-date=2016-10-20 |accessdate=2016-10-20 |publisher=Ambafrance-mt.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2014-04-16 |title=Informal Ministerial Meeting of the Mediterranean Group: UfM presents latest updates on regional integration efforts - Union for the Mediterranean - UfM |url=http://ufmsecretariat.org/informal-ministerial-meeting-of-the-mediterranean-group-ufm-presents-latest-updates-on-regional-integration-efforts/ |accessdate=2016-10-20 |publisher=Ufmsecretariat.org}}</ref> 

The second meeting took place in February 2015 in Paris.<ref>{{cite web |date=2015-02-19 |title=FM to attend Med Group ministerial meeting in Paris - ABNA-SE - The Association of the Balkan News Agencies – Southeast Europe |url=http://www.abnaorg.eu/?p=4150 |accessdate=2016-10-20 |publisher=Abnaorg.eu}}</ref> The 3rd Ministerial Meeting of the Mediterranean Group took place in Cyprus in February 2016 which was also attended by the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Fathallah Sijilmassi. The Foreign Ministers discussed security and stability issues in [[Place:North Africa|North Africa]] and the [[Place:Middle East|Middle East]] as well as the handling of the migration crisis.<ref>{{cite web |title=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - News - Med Group's Ministers of Foreign Affairs gave a joint Press Conference |url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/29B7C54EE6ACE4F2C2257F68002EB421?OpenDocument%26print |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509001414/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/29B7C54EE6ACE4F2C2257F68002EB421?OpenDocument |archivedate=2016-05-09 |accessdate=2016-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2016-02-26 |title=Ministerial Meeting of the "Med Group": UfM Secretary General presents state of play and perspectives for regional integration in the Mediterranean - Union for the Mediterranean - UfM |url=http://ufmsecretariat.org/ministerial-meeting-of-the-med-group-ufm-secretary-general-presents-state-of-play-and-perspectives-for-regional-integration-in-the-mediterranean/ |accessdate=2016-10-20 |publisher=Ufmsecretariat.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2016-02-26 |title=Cyprus - 3rd informal Ministerial Meeting of the "Med Group" - Joint Communiqué (25-26.02.16) - France-Diplomatie - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development |url=http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/cyprus/events/article/cyprus-3rd-informal-ministerial-meeting-of-the-med-group-joint-communique-25-26 |accessdate=2016-10-20 |publisher=Diplomatie.gouv.fr}}</ref>

The Group held its 1st Southern EU countries' Summit on 9 September 2016 at the Zappeion Palace in [[Place:Athens|Athens]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kambas |first=Michele |date=2016-09-09 |title=EU Med nations hold summit on growth, EU paymasters question motive &#124; Reuters |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-deficits-clubmed-idUKKCN11F2EF |accessdate=2016-10-20 |publisher=Uk.reuters.com}}</ref> Following the summit, the Athens Declaration was issued calling for investment to tackle youth unemployment and support growth, as well as stronger EU cooperation on issues of security and migration.<ref>{{cite web |author=Dr. Michael Ivanovitch |date=2016-09-11 |title=Bratislava EU talkfest will ignore pain in Club Med economies |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/11/bratislava-eu-talkfest-will-ignore-pain-in-club-med-economies.html |accessdate=2016-10-20 |publisher=Cnbc.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kostaki |first=Irene |date=2016-09-11 |title=Club Med does Bratislava |url=https://www.neweurope.eu/article/club-med-bratislava/ |accessdate=2016-10-20 |publisher=Neweurope.eu}}</ref> The next summit is scheduled to take place in Spain, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 30, 2017 |title=Spain to host southern EU leaders Brexit meeting |url=http://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/spain-to-host-southern-eu-leaders-brexit-meeting |access-date=September 17, 2020 |publisher=EURACTIV}}</ref>

The seventh meeting was made on 10 September 2020 in Porticcio, [[Place:Corsica|Corsica]], and concerned Turkey's concurrent unilateral activities in the eastern Mediterranean.<ref>{{cite web |title=EU Med leaders threaten Turkey with sanctions for 'unilateral' actions in Mediterranean |url=https://seenews.com/news/eu-med-leaders-threaten-turkey-with-sanctions-for-unilateral-actions-in-mediterranean-713204 |accessdate=11 September 2020 |website=seenews.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2021 it was announced during the Prime Minister Janez Janša's visit to Greece that Slovenia will join the group with a support of France, Spain and Greece.

Croatia and Slovenia first attended the 17th September 2021 Athens meeting. <ref>{{cite web |title=Cyprus problem to be discussed at upcoming EUMed summit |url=https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/09/15/cyprus-problem-to-be-discussed-at-upcoming-eumed-summit/ |accessdate=17 September 2021 |website=cyprus-mail.com |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |title=Hrvatska je od danas dio EU MED, osnažujemo utjecaj i mediteransku pripadnost [Croatia part of EU MED from today, strengthening our influence and Mediterranean affilitation] |url=https://vlada.gov.hr/vijesti/hrvatska-je-od-danas-dio-eu-med-osnazujemo-utjecaj-i-mediteransku-pripadnost/32964 |accessdate=24 September 2021 |website=vlada.gov.hr |language=hr}}</ref>

== Members ==

{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="margin:2px auto"
|-
!class="unsortable"| Arms
!class="unsortable"| Flag
! State
! Capital
! [[ISO 3166-1 alpha-2|Code]]
! Population<br /> (2019)<ref name="population"/>
! Area
! Population<br /> density
! [[Finance:List of countries by GDP (nominal)|GDP (nominal)]]<br/>US$ million
! colspan="3" |Head of Government
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Croatia|size=30px|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Croatia}}
| {{flagg|pxx|Croatia|size=45}}
| Croatia
| [[Place:Zagreb|Zagreb]]
| HR
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|4067500}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|56594|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|{{#expr:(4067500/56594) round 0}}|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|65217}}
| [[File:Andrej Plenković 2019 (cropped).jpg|112x112px]]
| Andrej Plenković
|style="width:4px;background:{{Party color|European People's Party}}"|
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Cyprus|size=30px|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Cyprus}}
| {{flagg|pxx|Cyprus|size=45}}
| [[Place:Cyprus|Cyprus]]
| [[Place:Nicosia|Nicosia]]
| CY
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|875898}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|9251|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|{{#expr:(875898/9251) round 0}}|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|26479}}
| [[File:Níkos Christodoulídis, 23.03.23.jpg|110x110px]]
| Nikos Christodoulides
|style="width:4px;background:{{Party color|Independent politician}}"|
|-
| {{Coat of arms|France|size=30px|text=none|link=Coat of arms of France}}
| {{flagg|pxx|France|size=45}}
| {{wipe|France}}
| [[Place:Paris|Paris]]
| FR
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|67813396}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|640679|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|{{#expr:(67028048/640679) round 0}}|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|2938271}}
| [[File:Valditara_Attal_2023_(cropped).jpg|110x110px]]
| Gabriel Attal
|style="width:4px;background:{{Party color|Renew Europe}}"|
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Greece|size=30px|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Greece}}
| {{flagg|pxx|Greece|size=45}}
| Greece
| [[Place:Athens|Athens]]
| GR
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|10722287}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|131990|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|{{#expr:(10722287/131990) round 0}}|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|209857}}
| [[File:Kyriakos Mitsotakis (45387475571).jpg|112x112px]]
| Kyriakos Mitsotakis
|style="width:4px;background:{{Party color|European People's Party}}"|
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Italy|size=30px|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Italy}}
| {{flagg|pxx|Italy|size=45}}
| Italy
| [[Place:Rome|Rome]]
| IT
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|60359546}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|301338|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|{{#expr:(60359546/301338) round 0}}|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|2106287}}
| [[File:Giorgia Meloni Official 2023 crop.jpg|106x106px]]
| Giorgia Meloni
|style="width:4px;background:{{Party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Malta|size=30px|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Malta}}
| {{flagg|pxx|Malta|size=45}}
| Malta
| [[Place:Valletta|Valletta]]
| MT
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|493559}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|316|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|{{#expr:(493559/316) round 0}}|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|16476}}
| [[File:Robert Abela 2022.jpg|98x98px]]
| Robert Abela
|style="width:4px;background:{{Party color|Party of European Socialists}}"|
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Portugal|size=30px|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Portugal}}
| {{flagg|pxx|Portugal|size=45}}
| Portugal
| [[Place:Lisbon|Lisbon]]
| PT
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|10276617}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|92390|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|{{#expr:(10276617/92390) round 0}}|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|257391}}
| [[File:António Costa em 2017.jpg|107x107px]]
| António Costa
|style="width:4px;background:{{Party color|Party of European Socialists}}"|
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Slovenia|size=30px|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Slovenia}}
| {{flagg|pxx|Slovenia|size=45}}
| Slovenia
| [[Place:Ljubljana|Ljubljana]]
| SI
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|2084301}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|20271|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|{{#expr:(2084301/20271) round 0}}|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|59132}}
| [[File:Robert Golob - 52114942369 (cropped) v2.jpg|100x100px]]
| Robert Golob
|style="width:4px;background:{{Party color|Renew Europe}}"|
|-
| {{Coat of arms|Spain|size=30px|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Spain}}
| {{flagg|pxx|Spain|size=45}}
| {{wipe|Spain}}
| [[Place:Madrid|Madrid]]
| ES
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|46934632}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|504030|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Cvt|{{#expr:(46934632/504030) round 0}}|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
|style="text-align:right"| {{Nts|1461552}}
| [[File:Pedro Sánchez in 2023.jpg|104x104px]]
| Pedro Sánchez
|style="width:4px;background:{{Party color|Party of European Socialists}}"|
|-class="sortbottom"
!style="background:#CFF" colspan="5"| 9 total
!style="background:#CFF;text-align:right"| {{Nts|202842388}}
!style="background:#CFF;text-align:right"| {{Cvt|1756859|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
!style="background:#CFF;text-align:right"| {{Cvt|{{#expr:(202842388/1756859) round 0}}|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}
!style="background:#CFF;text-align:right"| {{Nts|7140662}}
!style="background:#CFF" colspan="3"|
|}
{{clear}}

== Summits ==
* 09 September 2016 in [[Place:Athens|Athens]], {{GRE}}
* 28 January 2017 in [[Place:Lisbon|Lisbon]], {{PRT}}
* 10 April 2017 in [[Place:Madrid|Madrid]], {{ESP}}
* 10 January 2018 in [[Place:Rome|Rome]], {{ITA}}
* 29 January 2019 in [[Place:Nicosia|Nicosia]], {{CYP}}
* 14 June 2019 in [[Place:Valletta|Valletta]], {{MLT}}
* 10 September 2020 in Porticcio ([[Place:Corsica|Corsica]]), {{FRA}}
* 17 September 2021 in [[Place:Athens|Athens]], {{GRE}}
* 09 December 2022 in Alicante, {{ESP}}
* 29 September 2023 in [[Place:Mdina|Mdina]], {{MLT}}

== See also ==
* [[Organization:Craiova Group|Craiova Group]]
* Open Balkan
* [[Organization:Three Seas Initiative|Three Seas Initiative]]
* European integration
* Multi-speed Europe
* New Hanseatic League
* Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
* [[Organization:Visegrád Group|Visegrád Group]]

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