Secretary General discusses the region’s pressing challenges at the European Parliament
Brussels, 18 April 2016. The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Fathallah Sijilmassi, gave a comprehensive presentation about the activities and projects promoted by the UfM in 2015 together with an overview of its work programme for the current year.
Mr Sijilmassi presented the 41 projects labelled by the UfM Member States in the priority areas of youth employability, inclusive growth, women’s empowerment and sustainable development, highlighting the growing number of beneficiaries and the positive impact that these can have in the Euro-Mediterranean region.