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UfM Member States met today at the level of Senior Officials to discuss the activities and projects of the Union for the Mediterranean for the second semester 2022. They exchanged on the state-of-play of the preparations for the upcoming Ministerial Meetings on Research and Innovation (27 June 2022), on Transport (3 October 2022), and on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society (26 October 2022). They further granted the UfM label to the project ‘Euro-Mediterranean Guarantee Network (EMGN)’, which aims at facilitating access to finance, in particular for MSMEs, by in four areas: training, research and development, advocacy and communication… إقرأ المزيد

14 June 2022, Online-  The UfM Regional Platform on Industrial Cooperation convened on 14 June 2022, bringing together, along with the EU and Jordanian UfM Co-presidencies as well as the UfM Secretariat, representatives of Embassies, Small Business Act “SBA” coordinators and Senior Officials in charge of industrial cooperation from the UfM Member States. On this occasion, the most recent EU policies (EU Standardisation Strategy, EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles and Team Europe Initiative on Jobs through Trade and Investment) were presented and discussed. Within the framework of the implementation of its new Work Programme for the period 2021-2024, the discussion focused… إقرأ المزيد

Tangier, 10 June 2022. The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Nasser Kamel, participated today in the Tangier Dialogues, a prestigious conference co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, the UN Alliance of Civilizations and Project Aladdin, in Tangier on 10-11 June 2022. This high-level gathering saw the participation of Arab, African, European, and Asian countries, notably through the presence of Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Miguel Angel Moratinos, High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, Moussa Faki, President of the African Union Commission, Pierre… إقرأ المزيد

Barcelona, 31 May 2022. UfM Deputy Secretary General for Transport and Urban Development, Amb. Erdal Sabri Ergen, participated in the official opening of the 18th Mediterranean Logistics & Transport Forum alongside eminent speakers including Adina Välean and EU Commissioner for Transport, as well as Anwar Zibaoui ans Ahmed El Wakil, President and General Coordinator of ASCAME, Pere Navarro, Special Delegate of the State to the Barcelona “Zona Franca” Consortium, and Elisabet Camprubí, President of the International Commission at the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona. The MedaLogistics Week, which is held in the framework of SIL Barcelona, is a major meeting… إقرأ المزيد

5 June 2022. The World Environment Day 2022  calls for transformative changes in policies, including ensuring that maritime activities are sustainable, innovative and job-creation oriented. In order to tackle blue economy challenges, the UfM and the European Commission Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG Mare) are organising the UfM Blue Finance Conference on 22 June in Barcelona, bringing together financial institutions, banks, private investors as well as key representatives of the UfM countries.  “The ocean economy is expected to double to $3 trillion by 2030, employing 40 million people, as compared to 2010” highlights the UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel…. إقرأ المزيد

Barcelona, 19 May 2022.  The Union for the Mediterranean organised a Regional Dialogue Meeting in the framework of the 3rd UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022), held in Barcelona from 18 to 20 may. The meeting was an opportunity for qualified exchanges between representatives from Ministries of Higher Education of the UfM Member States, the European Commission, and key regional partner organizations and relevant academic stakeholders. UNESCO and the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi), the local organizers of the World Conference, were also present. The UfM Secretary General, Nasser Kamel, addressed the following message: “As the last Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial… إقرأ المزيد

اتفق وزراء الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط ​​المسؤولون عن التوظيف والعمل على تبني إجراءات مشتركة لتعزيز التكامل بين الأسواق الاجتماعية وأسواق العمل في المنطقة الأورومتوسطية. • ستركز الحكومات على زيادة مشاركة الشباب والنساء في مجتمعاتهم واقتصاداتهم، حيث تم التأكيد على الحاجة لمواصلة قياس تأثير سياسات سوق العمل والاتفاق على إنشاء مجتمع للممارسات لتبادل أفضل الممارسات حول توظيف الشباب.• أطلق الاتحاد الأوروبي مبادرة فريق أوروبا الإقليمية “الوظائف من خلال التجارة والاستثمار في الجوار الجنوبي”. وبهذه المناسبة، أطلقت ألمانيا وإسبانيا مركز الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط للوظائف والتجارة والاستثمار مراكش، 18 مايو 2022. ركز الاجتماع الوزاري الخامس للاتحاد من أجل المتوسط ​​حول التوظيف والعمل، الذي انعقد يومي 17… إقرأ المزيد

Marrakech, 17 May 2022. The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Nasser Kamel; and the Director a.i. of the European Training Foundation (ETF), Xavier Matheu , have signed today a Declaration of Intent during the UfM Ministerial Policy Conference held within the framework of the fifth UfM Ministerial on Employment and Labour hosted by Marrakech, Morocco, on 17-18 May 2022. Under this Declaration, the UfM and ETF express their wish to share knowledge, expertise, and networks in order to follow up on the regional dialogue on Employment and Labour; contribute to the UfM Community of Practice on… إقرأ المزيد

بميزانية قدرها 11 مليون يورو، سيساهم مركز الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط للوظائف والتجارة والاستثمار في تعزيز التوظيف، ودمج بلدان جنوب المتوسط ​​في سلاسل القيمة الإقليمية للسلع والخدمات، فضلاً عن تيسير التجارة والاستثمارات المستدامة في المنطقة. —————————————————————————— شاب من بين كل ثلاثة شباب في جنوب المتوسط ​​عاطل عن العمل، في حين أن امرأة من بين كل خمس نساء فقط في بلدان منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا تشارك في سوق العمل مراكش، 18 مايو 2022. بمناسبة الاجتماع الوزاري الخامس للاتحاد من أجل المتوسط ​​حول التوظيف والعمل في مراكش، وقعت أمانة الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط ​​اليوم إعلان نوايا مشترك مع الوزارة الاتحادية الألمانية للتنمية الاقتصادية… إقرأ المزيد

Barcelona, 10 May 2022 – In view of the next UfM Ministerial Conference on Transport to be held in Cairo on 3 October 2022, and following the conclusion of the preparations at the technical level within the UfM Regional Platform on Transport Connectivity, a UfM Ad-Hoc Senior Officials Meeting on Transport convened online on 10 May 2022. The meeting brought together representatives from the Ministries of Transport as well as from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of UfM Member States, and representatives of several Directorates-General of the European Commission, including DG MOVE and DG NEAR. The meeting presented and discussed the… إقرأ المزيد