5-7 October 2026, Barcelona, Spain – The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will organize the UfM Higher Education and Research Week from 5 to 7 October 2026 at the UfM premises in Barcelona, Spain, bringing together national representatives designated by UfM Member States, alongside representatives of relevant regional and international institution… read more
OPENING REMARKS CONCLUSIONS Read news on the Meeting Second UfM Ministerial Meeting on Water Rome, Italy, 28 September 2026. Water Ministers from the 43 UfM member states meet in Rome, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on 28 September 2026 for the Second UfM Ministerial Meeting on Water, nine years after the first Mi… read more
28-29 September 2026, Barcelona – The UfM will host the second edition of its Regional Training on the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) at its headquarters, the Palau de Pedralbes. Organised with the financial and technical support of GIZ and in cooperation with the European Commission (DG TAXUD and DG CLIMA), the training will gather s… read more
23-24 September 2026, Cairo – The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), UN Women and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding in Africa (CCCPA), will organize the 2… read more
22 September 2026, Barcelona – The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Secretariat will convene the Third edition of the UfM Development Actors meeting on 22 September 2026 in Barcelona, bringing together representatives from national development agencies and relevant ministerial departments across UfM Member States. Taking place in the framework of… read more
9-10 September 2026, Barcelona – The Research to Business (R2B) Programme is a 24-month regional initiative designed to strengthen research commercialization across the Mediterranean. R2B empowers research teams to transform their applied knowledge and scientific discoveries into market-ready and viable innovations through structured commercializat… read more
Barcelona, 8-9 July 2026. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will host International Knowledge Exchanges in Architecture and Urban Planning: Exploring Med Urban Solutions in Barcelona on 8–9 July 2026. Centred around the award ceremony of the UfM Student Competition Exploring Mediterranean Urban Solutions to Climate Change and Resilience, the ev… read more
The 3rd edition will take place fully online (30 June – 3 July 2026) and will bring together UfM Member States, institutional partners, civil society organisations, financial institutions, experts and the wider public around four connected priorities: climate action, energy transition, water resilience, and civil protection and disaster risk manage… read more
16-18 June 2026, Geneva, Switzerland. Building on the successful first edition of the UfM Study Visit on International Trade and Investment Policy, the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean will join hands with the World Trade Organization (WTO), UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the International Trade Centre (ITC) to organize a UfM… read more
11-12 June 2026, Barcelona. The UfM will host a two-day in-person training session for representatives from the 13 universities and 13 municipalities from Morocco, Lebanon and Syria participating in the Women Leading Change initiative. The programme will include: a 6-hour in-person training session on recruitment and promotion without gender bias;… read more
