The Head of the Tunisian Government, Ali Larayedh, gave a keynote speech during the inaugural session of the Mediterranean Economic Conference. The event was co-organised by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Tunisian Government with the aim to address the unemployment and territorial development challenges in the Southern Mediterranean region.
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Under the auspices of the Head of the Tunisian Government, the Union for the Mediterranean will hold the Mediterranean Economic Conference in Tunis on 17 and 18 September, 2013. The conference, co-organized with the Tunisian Government, will focus on the theme of ‘Employment and Territorial Development’, offering a platform for reflection and action to address the unemployment challenge in the Southern Mediterranean region.
A High-level meeting with Arab Financial Institutions and Development Agencies was held at the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean on June 26th. Discussions focused on three main areas: Regional Infrastructure Networks, Employment Challenge and Job Creation, as well as Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development.
On the occasion of the International Conference on Productive work for youth in Tunisia and in the MENA region, UfM Secretary General discussed with Tunisian High-level officials concrete ways to support investment, development and employment in the region.
The relations between France and the Union for the Mediterranean and the development of an operational collaboration to implement concrete projects in the Mediterranean region were the main subjects of discussion between the Secretary General of the UfM, Fathallah Sijilmassi, and the French Minister of Administrative Reform, Decentralization and the Civil Service, Marylise Lebranchu.
Focusing on the improvement of skills for employment and entrepreneurship development in the Mediterranean countries, the UfM Secretariat co-organised the II Experts’ Meeting in Barcelona.
The UfM Secretariat held a joint session with 40 Directors and Researchers of Euro-Mediterranean Think Tanks. The event, organised in collaboration with the IEMed and EuroMesCo, aimed to discuss the future of the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation and the role of the UfM.
The meeting was an occasion to reiterate Sweden’s support to the UfM and to explore ways to enhance joint work on the concrete projects the UfM is leading.
UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi welcomed the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel García-Margallo, at the premises of the UfM. Both parties agreed on continuing to develop common synergies to boost an operational collaboration based on concrete actions.
A workshop on “The Methods of Formulation and Presentation of Economic Projects” was held in Tunis on Tuesday 10th July by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) in collaboration with Tunisia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
