1-5 April 2019, Lebanon. The UfM side-event to the Sixth Mediterranean Forest Week will take place in Lebanon on 1-5 April 2019 and will be the opportunity to launch the“Scaling up forest and landscape restoration in order to restore biodiversity and promote joint mitigation and adaptation approaches in the Mediterranean”, labelled by the UfM. This… إقرأ المزيد
Side Event to the 4th UfM Ministerial Conference on Employment and Labour 1 April 2019, Cascais, Portugal. The side event “The employment of Mediterranean university graduates: Bridging the employability gap between advanced skills and markets”, organized by the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean in partnership with FCT – Fundação para… إقرأ المزيد
1-3 April 2019, Cascais, Portugal. The member states of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will convene next 1-3 April in Cascais to give a new impulse to the economic integration efforts in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The Ministerial Conference will be co-chaired by Marianne Thyssen, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and… إقرأ المزيد
25 March 2019, Brussels. The fifth meeting of the Working Group on the Blue Economy (BE WG) will take place at the Centre des Conferences Albert Borschette (CCAB) in Brussels on 25 March 2019. BE WG is an integral part of the UfM Forum on Blue Economy, which is one of the deliverables of the UfM Ministerial Declaration of 17 November 2015 on Blue… إقرأ المزيد
18 March 2019, Barcelona. The challenge of transition from informal economy to formal employment is one that affects both shores of the Mediterranean. In addition to presenting a hurdle to the Sustainable Development Goal of Decent Work (SDG 9), it clearly gets in the way of inclusive development. The escalating migratory pressure witnessed by many… إقرأ المزيد
12-13 March 2019, Brussels. The first UfM meeting of IPR experts to implement the Action Plan on Fight against piracy and counterfeiting will take place in Brussels on 12 March 2019, back to back with the sixth Focal Points meeting on Trade and Investment Facilitation Mechanism, which will take place in Brussels on 13 March 2019.
Event “The Audacity of Choice” International Women’s Day is an opportunity to take stock of the progress made on gender equality and the situation of women, but above all, to anticipate the future and enhance the opportunities that will benefit future generations of women and men. This year, in partnership with the French Institute of Barcelona and… إقرأ المزيد
28 February-1 March 2019, Paris. The Second Meeting of the UfM Thematic Working Group on Affordable and Sustainable Housing is hosted in Paris by the Ministry of Territorial Cohesion of the French Republic. This Thematic Working Group assists the UfM Regional Platform on sustainable urban development in preparing the groundwork for the implementat… إقرأ المزيد
Strasbourg, 13-14 February 2019. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will participate in the 6th Speaker’s Summit and 15th Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the UfM (PA-UfM), which will take place in Strasbourg on 13-14 February 2019. The European Parliament Presidency has set the thematic focus of this plenary s… إقرأ المزيد
12-14 February 2019, Matosinhos, Portugal. The MedNC Steering Committee will take place in Portugal on 12-14 February 2019. The MedNC Steering Committee will focus on developing synergies, exchanging experiences and sharing best practices among the local partners of the MedNC consortium. The main objective of the Mediterranean New Chance (MedNC… إقرأ المزيد