PRESS RELEASE BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER: Speaker of the House of Representatives departs for Spain to participate in the parliamentary forum on the future of the Mediterranean

Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta, Dr Anġlu Farrugia, has left Malta for Granada, Spain, where he will be participating in the Forum on the Future of the Mediterranean.

The Forum is being organised within the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM), at the invitation of the Speaker of the Spanish Congress of Deputies, Francina Armengol Socias, and the Speaker of the Senate, Pedro Rollán Ojeda.

Speaker Farrugia is leading a parliamentary delegation composed of Carmelo Abela and Bernice Bonello. During this important Conference, which marks 30 years since the launching of the Barcelona Process, Speaker Farrugia is expected to deliver a keynote speech today focusing on climate change in the Euro-Mediterranean region, addressing the urgent need for strengthened cooperation and sustainable solutions.

The Forum will gather Presidents of Parliaments and parliamentary representatives from member states of the PA-UfM, along with civil society and youth representatives, to engage in discussions across four main themes: peace and stability, migration, climate change, and youth employment and gender equality.