The leaders of seven Mediterranean member states – Cyprus, Spain, France, Greece, Malta, Italy and Portugal – sent out a message of unity to their partners whilst emphasising the priorities arising from their specific situation, in Athens on Friday 9 September, a week ahead of the informal summit of the 27 in Bratislava.
As Mediterranean countries, "it is our duty to submit our own approach to the treatment and resolution of the challenges we face, to respond to nationalistic and...