On the 6th of May, the Secretary General met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs of Belgium, Mr. Didier Reynders. The Secretary General holds regular visits to the capitals of the UfM Member countries to discuss developments in the region, the work progress of the Secretariat and the engagement of the countries in the UfM projects and presents the latest developments and achievements of the UFMS. During his meeting with Minister Reynders, the Secretary General thanked the Minister for the active participation of Belgium in the UfM official meetings and projects. Minister… إقرأ المزيد
The project Young Women as Job Creators intends to inform, motivate and train about 10.000 young women university students to become future successful businesswomen and employers. It will be implemented between May and November 2013 in Morocco, Palestine, Jordan and Spain…. إقرأ المزيد
Barcelona, 23 April, 2013. The UfM Secretariat hosted from 23 to 25 April a seminar organized by the College of Europe on “the Euro‐Mediterranean Partnership and the Union for the Mediterranean”. This seminar is part of an EC funded project targeting EU neighbouring countries. The general objective is to enhance the professional skills of relevant staff from public administrations of these countries and to enable them to gain a better understanding of the European Neighbourhood Policy and other relevant EU policies. This year it was agreed to organize the seminar for southern Mediterranean countries at the premises of the UfM… إقرأ المزيد
The UfM website has been redesigned to offer an improved user experience through better navigation and access to content. The new structure will also set the basis for a multilingual platform. The new UfM website will be available in English, French and Arabic during the second quarter of 2013…. إقرأ المزيد
UfM projects and initiatives on renewable energies, water and climate change were among the main subjects discussed between representatives of the UfM Secretariat and the Commissioner Connie Hedegaard…. إقرأ المزيد
The final declaration adopted praises the “key role of the UfM to reinforce regional and sub-regional cooperation through concrete projects”…. إقرأ المزيد
Speech given by Martin Schulz at the plenary session of the AP-UpM, held on 12 April, 2013…. إقرأ المزيد
Geneva, 17 April 2013. UfM Secretariat Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Yigit Alpogan, and International Road Transport Union (IRU) Secretary General Emeritus, Mr. Martin Marmy, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to further facilitate and secure trade around the Mediterranean basin by implementing key UN multilateral trade and transport facilitation instruments, such as the TIR and Harmonization Conventions. The MoU also focuses on improving professional road transport training in the UfM countries through the IRU Academy. The signature of this MoU will foster the development, in a public-private partnership, technical assistance projects and programmes aiming at effectively harmonising,… إقرأ المزيد
The importance of giving an impetus to the implementation of UfM Secretariat regional cooperation projects was at the center of debates during the Anna Lindh Foundation Mediterranean Forum and the Summit of the Presidents of UfM Parliaments…. إقرأ المزيد
Visite d’État de François Hollande au Royaume du Maroc : « Nos deux pays ont la responsabilité d’imaginer la “Méditerranée des projets”, car la Méditerranée nous unit et nous devons donc nous mobiliser autour de cette belle idée »…. إقرأ المزيد