14 June 2022, Online- The UfM Regional Platform on Industrial Cooperation convened on 14 June 2022, bringing together, along with the EU and Jordanian UfM Co-presidencies as well as the UfM Secretariat, representatives of Embassies, Small Business Act “SBA” coordinators and Senior Officials in charge of industrial cooperation from the UfM Member States. On this occasion, the mostRead more
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Union for Mediterranean (UfM) Ministers in charge of employment and labour have agreed joint actions for a better integration of social and labour markets in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Governments will focus on a stronger participation of young people and women in their societies and economies. They also stressed the need to continue measuring the impactRead more
Marrakech, 17 May 2022. The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Nasser Kamel; and the Director a.i. of the European Training Foundation (ETF), Xavier Matheu , have signed today a Declaration of Intent during the UfM Ministerial Policy Conference held within the framework of the fifth UfM Ministerial on Employment and LabourRead more
With a budget of €11 million, the UfM Hub for Jobs, Trade and Investment will contribute to employment promotion, the integration of Southern Mediterranean countries into regional value chains in goods and services, as well as to trade facilitation and sustainable investments in the region. Every third young person in the Southern Mediterranean is unemployed, whileRead more
17-18 May 2022, Marrakech – The Ministers of the Member States from the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will gather in Marrakech for the 5th UfM Ministerial on Employment and Labour, hosted by Morocco. The Ministerial meeting will be preceded by a Ministerial policy conference on employment and employability of the most vulnerable, especially among youthRead more
Barcelona, 28 April 2022. The first edition of the Med4Jobs Stakeholders Dialogue took place on 8 October 2018 within the framework of the Third UfM Regional Forum with the aim of taking stock of the progress achieved and the lessons learned with a focus on testimonials by project beneficiaries and discussions tackling the role ofRead more
7 March 2022. Senior Officials of the Union for the Mediterranean held virtually their first meeting of the year 2022 to review the upcoming ministerial meetings that will take place this year, namely on Employment and Labor (Marrakech, 17-18 May) and on Research and Innovation (France, virtual, 27 June). They were also updated on theRead more
27 January 2022 | Online meeting | 10.00 AM – 12.00 PM CET. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises (BUSINESSMED) are pleased to invite you to the Digital event on “Higher Education and Vocational Training as tools for employability: Which strategies for the UfM region?” that will be held on JanuaryRead more
30 November and 1st December 2021. In collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), a UfM Practical Educational Workshop on “e-governance” was implemented by the Estonian ICT Cluster for the benefit of Mauritania in a hybrid format on 30th November and 1st December 2021. The third in a series of UfM e-governance Workshops organized throughoutRead more
SEARChED – Strengthening Employment and entrepreneurial Activities to Recover COVID-19 Epidemic Damages Economic Development and Employment Completed Grant scheme projects Context and objectives The SEARChED project aims to promote the economic growth of enterprises and improve the business environment by developing resources and services for MSMEs, focusing on the agri-food sector in Tunisia and Jordan, andRead more
