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22 June, 9:00 – 18:00h, World Trade Center, Barcelona – The UfM Blue Finance Conference took place on the 22nd of June, 2022, at World Trade Center in Barcelona.  The goal of the Conference was to encourage investments in- and funding of- Sustainable Blue Economy projects and initiatives in the Mediterranean region, especially in the Southern countries.إقرأ المزيد

22 June 2022, World Trade Centre, Barcelona (in person only). Following up on the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy and on the ten priorities agreed upon by the countries, this UfM Conference will bring together financial institutions, banks, private investors, and UfM country and industry representatives to promote and advance investment opportunities inإقرأ المزيد

21 June 2022, Barcelona. The 11th meeting of the UfM Working Group on Blue Economy will take place on June 21st, in the afternoon, back-to-back with the UfM Conference on Blue Finance of June 22nd (Barcelona). Following the previous UfM Working Group on Blue Economy, countries and stakeholders will continue fine-tuning the Roadmap for the implementation of theإقرأ المزيد

Helsinki, 16 June 2022. The Workshop “Housing cooperatives: a sustainable model for European and Mediterranean countries”, held on 16 June in Helsinki in the margins of the International Social Housing Festival 2022, was co-organised by the UfM Secretariat and Housing Europe and gathered representatives of both Housing Cooperatives and the Ministries in charge of Housingإقرأ المزيد

16 June 2022, Helsinki. UfM will co-organise a side event “Housing cooperatives: a sustainable model for European and Mediterranean countries”, which will be held in Helsinki on the margins of the International Social Housing Festival 2022, will gather representatives of both Housing Cooperatives and the Ministries in charge of Housing, of EU and EU neighbourhoodإقرأ المزيد

14 June, Barcelona. UfM will organise the Urban Project Finance Initiative (UPFI) Workshop with the support of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). The workshop will gather UPFI partners, namely the European Commission, AFD and EIB as well as UPFI project promoters. It aims to take stock of UPFIإقرأ 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 ofإقرأ 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 22إقرأ المزيد

4 July, online-The Webinar on Environment and Health in Seaport Cities, will take place on 4th of July  in an online format. Co-organised by the UfM and WHO/Europe, this webinar will follow up on the first one organised in June 2021. An overview of environmental and health aspects of seaport cities will be presented, and theإقرأ المزيد

25 May 2022, 09:00-10:30 CEST. In the framework of the Urban Food Agenda, the SFS-MED platform is organizing this webinar to bring together stakeholders from across the Mediterranean to share practical experiences of their engagement in circular economy practices for food waste management at urban/local level. Tackling food waste and circularity from diverse angles of theإقرأ المزيد