1 July 2025, Athens – The Union for the Mediterranean with the support of the German Development Cooperation and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL) launched the second edition of its Community of Practice (CoP) on Youth Employment focusing on Supporting Transition from Education to Employment Readiness (STEER) toRead more
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6-7 May 2025, Porto, Portugal – The Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and Social Partners will convene for the 18th UfM Regional Platform on Employment and Labour in Porto, Portugal. This key meeting will help prepare for the 6th UfM Ministerial Meeting on Employment and Labour, scheduled for 14 October 2025Read more
5 May 2025, Porto, Portugal – The voluntary and observer UfM Member States of the UfM Community of Practice on Monitoring employment and labour will meet in Porto, Portugal, to discuss the draft cross-country report and the Online Tracking Tool being developed to store and visualise information and trends, both thematically and geographically. These willRead more
The UfM Forum “Green Entrepreneurship: A Pathway to Sustainable and Inclusive Employment” Forum explored the intersection of green entrepreneurship and just transition. It highlighted EU-funded regional initiatives supporting the green economy, social entrepreneurship, and economic inclusion of women and youth. The Forum was jointly organised by the European Commission and the Business Development Centre (BDC)Read more
Barcelona, 11 April 2025 — Over 80 project promoters, partners, beneficiaries, entrepreneurs, and donors from 11 UfM countries gathered today in Barcelona to review the state-of-play and the progress of the UfM Grant Schemes, which have provided over €3 million in funding to support employment, green jobs, and entrepreneurship among youth and women in theRead more
2–4 April 2025, Granada, Spain – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean will convene in Granada under the leadership of the Spanish Presidency. The Forum on the Future of the Mediterranean will bring together Speakers and Deputy Speakers from the Parliaments of all Assembly Member States to address key regional challenges acrossRead more
The UfM undertakes a first landmark step towards engaging policymakers from the UfM Member States in the formulation of multilateral trade and investment policies, leveraging the expertise of international trade and investment organisations. The study visit will pave the way for enhanced collaboration between UfM Member States and international trade institutions, aiming at greater regionalRead more
29 and 30 January 2025, Thessaloniki/Greece – in line with Marrakech Ministerial Declaration of May 2022, in the context of the 5th Ministerial Meeting on Employment and Labour, the 12 volunteering UfM Member States of the UfM Community of Practice on Monitoring will meet in Thessaloniki- Greece to continue discussing the state of play ofRead more
The UfM participated in the Meeting of the New Regional Programme of Spanish Cooperation with the Arab World: Mas’ar Al’an, hosted by Casa Mediterráneo in Alicante, Spain. The meeting saw a presentation of two UfM Grant Scheme beneficiary projects, namely Get Into Green and Women on the Green Path, both in the phase of implementation,Read more
4 December 2024, Marseille – The UfM participated in the HOMERe Conference held in Marseille, France, under the theme “International Mobility as a Driver for Employability and the Professionalisation of Careers.” The event, organised by HOMERe France, gathered stakeholders from various countries across the Euro-Mediterranean region and focused on the role of academic mobility andRead more
