Working gradually towards achieving free movement of persons and transfer of. Traite instituant lunion du maghreb arabe avec declara tion. The first maghreb summit of the five heads of state, held at zeralda algeria in june 1988, resulted in a decision to set up the maghreb high commission and various specialized commissions. The union of the arab maghreb uam was founded on 17 february 1989. This article is brought to you for free and open access by penn state. Treaty instituting the arab maghreb union with declara tion. Indeed, the launching of the maghreb initiative for commerce and investment imci and the arab maghreb union investment bank bmice in 2014 were rooted in the desire to develop the framework and networks necessary to start the process of dismantling barriers to the growth of intraregional commerce and industry and connecting maghrebi markets. The latter was adopted by the council of the presidency of ras lanuf in 1991, with the aim of creating an economic union in four stages. The union of the arab maghreb and regional integration. Uma union du maghreb arabe nations unies commission.
Its members are the nations of algeria, libya, mauritania, morocco and. Issues of the maghreb integration the cost of non maghreb. Independants, les etats dafrique du nord ont echoue a realiser lunite du maghreb. The region includes algeria, libya, mauritania part of west africa, morocco, and. The arab maghreb union amu is a trade agreement aiming for economic and future political. The marrakech treaty was signed in 1989, included among its objectives to work gradually to achieve free movement of people, goods and capital, and particularly pointing the maghreb strategy for common development. Amu arab maghreb union united nations economic commission. Sep 17, 2015 figure principale du groupe gnawa diffusion groupe ne en 1992 et fils du celebre ecrivain kateb yacine.
Arab maghreb union article about arab maghreb union by the. Lalgerie, lunion du maghreb arabe et lintegration regionale. This image is a derivative work of the following images. It is generally applied to all of morocco, algeria, and tunisia but actually pertains only to the area of the three countries between the high ranges of the atlas mts. The arab maghreb union amu was founded in february 1989 in marrakech with the approval of the treaty instituting the arab maghreb union. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. At the treaty approval, the member states agreed to coordinate, harmonize and rationalize their policies and strategies to achieve sustainable development in all sectors of human activities. On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the arab maghreb union amu, this contribution discusses the state of play since its creation. F international economics f1 trade f15 economic integration. Union du maghreb arabe, uma is a trade agreement aiming for economic and future political unity among arab countries of the maghreb in north africa. The travails of the agadir free trade regional agreement is revealing in. This desire is all the more motivated by the fact that many events have taken place since the beginning of year 2019. Arabi, and barbary, is a subregion of north africa that is effectively a western part of the arab world and is predominantly muslim. Le 17 fevrier 1989 a ete creee l union du maghreb arabe uma.
North african leaders during the maghreb union summit, february 1, 1989. Its members are the nations of algeria, libya, mauritania, morocco and tunisia. Evolution, challenges and prospects of the arab maghreb. Dissertations gratuites sur expose union du maghreb arabe. The treaty creating the union of the arab maghreb was supplied by the. Amu arab maghreb union asean association of southeast asian nations bmice the maghreb bank for investment and foreign trade censad community of sahelsaharan states comesa common market for eastern and southern africa eu european union fdi foreign direct investment gafta greater arab free trade agreement gcc gulf cooperation council. Finally, on february 17, 1989 in marrakech, the treaty establishing the amu was signed by the heads of state of the five countries.
Algerie, the arab maghreb union and regional integration. The union has been unable to achieve tangible progress on its. The article analyzes and evaluates the experience of maghreb integration in terms of the interaction of endogenous and exogenous factors that influence it, the. The presidency, for its part, will continue to support moroccos efforts in regional and subregional cooperation, such as the arab maghreb union and the agadir process. Introduction on february 17, 1989, algeria, libya, mauritania, morocco, and tunisia signed the treaty to constitute the union of the arab. The members of the arab maghreb union amu are algeria, libya, mauritania, morocco, and tunisia. Arab maghreb union article about arab maghreb union by. Greater arab free trade area gafta eastern east african. Maghreb arab union article about maghreb arab union by the. The first conference of maghreb economic ministers, which took place in tunis in 1964, established the conseil permanent consultativ du maghreb cpcm between algeria, libya, morocco and tunisia, to coordinate and harmonise the development plans of the four countries as well as interregional trade and relations with the european union. Le 17 fevrier 2019, lunion du maghreb arabe uma fetera son 29e anniversaire. Likewise, as provided for in the arrangement, the member states are free to withdraw from it, or to limit their participation, without legal consequences. Evolution, challenges and prospects of the arab maghreb union.
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