Meeting between Mr. Rafik Abdesselam and Mr. Fathallah Sijilmassi: Tunisia supports the Union for the Mediterranean. Istanbul, 6 June 2012. On the margins of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia (Istanbul, 4-6 June 2012), the Secretary General of the UfM, Fathallah Sijilmassi, held a meeting with the Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rafik Abdesselam, who expressed the full support of Tunisia to the UfM and stressed on the opportunities to strengthen the cooperation between the UfM and Tunisia. Mr. Sijilmassi highlighted the strategic role of Tunisia in the Maghreb and in the Mediterranean region. He reiterated the willingness of… إقرأ المزيد
Environmental activists, journalists and scientists agreed on the importance of raising awareness of sustainable development among civil society in a workshop hosted by the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean…. إقرأ المزيد
Prof. Chet stressed in Dubrovnik the role of the Diplomacy to facilitate the implementation of projects which involve various countries…. إقرأ المزيد
The UfM Euro-Mediterranean Sustainable Urban Development Strategy Second Senior Official Experts (SOEs) Meeting was held in Barcelona on 25th May 2012 with the participation of 8 countries and 14 institutions…. إقرأ المزيد
The President of the European Parliament stated that the European Union should seize the opportunity for mutual growth that there is in the Union for the Mediterranean…. إقرأ المزيد
Secretary General Sijilmassi and Mr. Alistair Burt discussed the state of play of the activities and projects promoted by the UfM during a working meeting held at the premises of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office…. إقرأ المزيد
The UfM Secretariat participated at the Annual Summit of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and presented the main highlights of the Mediterranean Solar Plan in the panel debate Towards a Secure and Sustainable Energy Future…. إقرأ المزيد
The Transport and Urban Development Division of the UfM is actively working on the promotion of two labeled projects that will improve the level of qualifications in the logistics sector and will enhance regional trade in Southern Mediterranean Member countries, respectively…. إقرأ المزيد
The UfM Secretariat and the Observatoire Méditerranéen de l’Energie (OME) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate for the effective implementation of the Mediterranean Solar Plan. The signature took place on the occasion of MENAREC 5 Conference, a large Euro-Med Renewable Energy Conference co-hosted by the governments of Morocco and Germany…. إقرأ المزيد
The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean actively participated in the MENAREC 5 Conference in Marrakech, which brings together ministers and senior representatives from Mediterranean countries, international organizations and the private sector…. إقرأ المزيد