Ukraine is participating for the first time in the 48th session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in Malaga on November 3-9, 2025, as a full member. The updated list on the FAO website states that Ukraine became a contracting party on September 11, 2025.
The Commission consists of 24 contracting parties: Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, the European Union, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, and Ukraine. Five cooperating non-contracting parties are also involved in the work: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Jordan, Moldova, and Saudi Arabia.
The official program of the session will take place from November 3 to 9, 2025. The decisions will be published by the FAO after the session closes. FAOHome
