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Presidency

Tunisian Presidency 2025


In accordance with the Declaration of Intent signed in Paris on 21 December 2004 by the Ministers of Defence of Member States (Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia), the presidency of this Initiative is annual and rotates according to the alphabetical order of the English-speaking countries. In 2025, the presidency competes to Tunisia. The previous presidency, in 2024, went to Spain, and the next one will be held by Algeria.

Regarding the country that holds the presidency, it is noted that it has the incumbency to hold, during its mandate, four high-level meetings, namely: two Steering Committee meetings, a meeting of the Chiefs of Defence and a Defence Ministerial meeting. Besides these, the country may also propose the holding of other activities, provided they are in the domain of the agreed areas of cooperation (maritime surveillance, air security, armed forces support to civilian protection, education and research, special forces, and cyber defence).

Apart from the country holding the presidency, the other member states also propose to hold various activities in their countries.

Given the current conjuncture, the initiative is aware of the new lines of action, trying to adapt and remain up-to-date in order to face the new challenges ahead.



Presidency History


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Initial Official Logo - 2004





Algeria - 2006​




France - 2007​




Italy - 2008​


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Libya - 2009




Malta - 2010​

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Mauritania - 2011

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Morocco - 2012

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Portugal - 2013


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Spain - 2014

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Tunisia - 2015


Algeria - 2016

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France - 2017


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Italy - 2018

Libya - 2019​

Malta - 2020​


Mauritania - 2021


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Marocco - 2022

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Portugal - 2023

Spain - 2024

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Tunisia - 2025 (ongoing)


  




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Since January 1, 2017, France took, for one year, the rotating Presidency of the "5 + 5 defence" Initiative, which brings together five States from the South Shore  of the Mediterranean (Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia) and five States of the North Shore (France, Italy Malta, Portugal and Spain). France succeeds to Algeria.

Under the French Presidency, the 2017 action plan includes 38 activities. Ten activities are planned in France by 2017, including:

- The Meeting of the Ministers of Defence (December 2017);

- Two meetings of the Steering Committee (March and November 2017);

- The Armed Forces Chiefs of Staff Meeting (October 2017);

- The Organization of the naval exercise SEABORDER in partnership with Morocco and Portugal. This exercise is organized once a year since 2008. It allows the naval forces of the North and South of the Mediterranean shores to gain more experience in the field of maritime safety as well as to develop interoperability;

- The management of the CEMRES research , structure which leads the annual research work of The 5+5 Defence Initiative. This year, the theme of the research will be: "Security issues related to climate change in space 5 + 5: implications for defence policy?"

- The 5+5 Defence College Educational Meeting (October 2017), France serving as the permanent secretariat of this Committee;

Furthermore, several high-level meetings abroad in 2017, as:

- The Navy Chiefs of staff Meeting, in Algeria (April 2017);

- The Air Force Chiefs of Staff Meeting, in Spain (October 2017);

- The Defence General Inspectors , in Tunisia (second semester 2017).

 


Learn more

"French Presidency of the 5 + 5 defence Initiative" Press Kit http://www.defense.gouv.fr/content/download/494122/8432690/DossierPresse_HD-def.pdf