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The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) launched today the LOGISMED Training Activities (LOGISMED-TA) project, which aims at reinforcing the Mediterranean logistics sector. This key project will serve as a vector for development in the Southern Mediterranean countries in view of facilitating transport and strengthening trade flows in the region…. إقرأ المزيد

Barcelona, 17 June, 2013. With more than 180 million people in the Mediterranean region being considered ‘water poor’ (disposing of less than 1000 m3 of renewable water per capita per year) and 60 million facing water stress (less than 500 m3 of renewable water per capita per year) according to recent figures by the Global Water Partnership, this year’s World Day to combat Desertification highlights crucial issues for the region and focuses on drought and water scarcity. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), along with its partners, is engaged in a number of actions to meet these urgent water… إقرأ المزيد

Tangiers, 12 June, 2013. The Secretary General attended the final conference of the New Medina Cooperation program under the chairmanship of his Excellency, the Minister for Urban and City Planning of Moroco, Mr. Nabil Benabdellah. The program New Medina is a program of cooperation between new cities, financed by the European Commission under CIUDAD (Cooperation and Dialogue on Urban Development), with the objective of identifying best practices for sustainable new cities in the southern shore of the Mediterranean.   The consortium of the project is composed of the Agglomération nouvelle Marne La Vallée, the Platforme des villes Nouvelles and TOUZIA Solidarité…. إقرأ المزيد

Málaga, 11 June, 2013. The municipality of Málaga hosted a meeting of the Senior Officials of the Union for the Mediterranean on 10-11 June.  The meeting discussed future projects of the Secretariat to be labelled and the state of play of the implementation of already labelled projects…. إقرأ المزيد

A delegation of parlamentarians from the Bundestag had a working meeting with Secretary General Sijilmassi at the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean…. إقرأ المزيد

Barcelona, 1 June, 2013. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) participated in the first Arab-Euro Conference on Higher Education (AECHE), held on 30th -31st May and 1st June in Barcelona. The UfM Secretariat presented the numerous projects it is currently working on, highlighting the creation of the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes (EMUF), project endorsed by the 43 UfM member countries during the Senior Official Meeting held in Barcelona in June 2012. The major objectives of Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes are fostering cooperation with other universities of the Euro-Mediterranean region and enhancing cultural dialogue among countries in order… إقرأ المزيد

UfM Senior Officials met at the Dead Sea to advance the preparations of the Mediterranean Solar Plan and prepare the upcoming Union for the Mediterranean’s Ministerial meeting on Energy, foreseen to take place next December, 2013 in Brussels…. إقرأ المزيد

The project addresses the obstacles to the mobilization of financing in the Mediterranean Water Sector and aims to improve public governance and attract important investments. It involves work at national and regional level over three years (2013-2015) in six Mediterranean countries, with the potential of more countries joining at later stages…. إقرأ المزيد

The Secretary General met with high representatives from Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KFW) in Frankfurt on May 22. The meeting was the occasion to review the work of KfW in the region and for the Secretary General to present the mandate of the UfM Secretariat on promoting flagship regional projects, its main sectors of work as well as specific projects and initiatives that it is undertaking. KFW and the Secretariat highlighted the strong similarities of their priorities and concrete activities in the region and analysed in particular their engagement on issues such as renewable energy, water and environmental protection, job creation and… إقرأ المزيد

The Secretary General of the UfM participated earlier this week in the panel discussion organized by the Körber Foundation and the German-Arab Friendship Association (DAFG) in Hamburg in the presence of an audience. The event, which took place on May 21, tackled the topic ‘Future in the South? How Europe and North Africa are linked.’ Mr Sijilmassi joined as a panellist in a discussion that also featured the prominent political scientist, Prof. Dr. Claus Leggewie. Among the topics discussed were the importance of Germany as a key trading partner in the region, the growing need for further regional economic and… إقرأ المزيد