The UfM Ministerial Meeting on Trade has been postponed. 19 October 2023- Valencia. The Trade Ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will convene for the 12th UfM Ministerial on Trade on October 19, 2023, in Valencia, Spain. The European Union (EU) and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will jointly preside over this conference as part ofRead more
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17 October 2023, Barcelona – Over 80 social economy actors and entrepreneurs gathered in Barcelona to participate in the fourth edition of the UfM Social Economy Conference. Co-organised by the UfM Secretariat, the Spanish Confederation of Social Economy Entrepreneurs (CEPES) and the German Development Cooperation, and co-sponsored by the European Union, this year’s event focusedRead more
17 October 2023, Barcelona, Spain – In the Ministerial Declaration emanating from the UfM Ministerial on Employment and Labour (Marrakech, 18 May 2022), the Ministers recognized “social economy, social entrepreneurship and social innovation as a resilient model – as emphasized by the COVID-19 crisis – and a vector for more decent job creation and expansion of economic opportunities, especiallyRead more
6-7 October, 2023, Tunis. The UfM Workshops on Rules of Origin were held in Tunis on October 6-7, 2023 to provide both government and private sector stakeholders in Tunisia with insights into rules of origin, including transitional rules, and information on specific Harmonized System Codes relevant to various industries operating within pertinent trade agreements. OrganizedRead more
3-4 October, 2023, Rabat. The UfM Workshops on Rules of Origin were held in Rabat on October 3 and 4, 2023 to impart knowledge of trade regulations to both government and private sector stakeholders in Morocco. Organised by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) with the support of the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), they providedRead more
14-15 September 2023, Trieste – Organised by the European House/Ambrosetti Forum, the first edition of the forum Risorsa Mare was organised in collaboration with the Italian Ministry for Civil Protection and Sea Policies. The Secretary General was invited to exchange with Roberta Giani (Editor-in-chief, Il Piccolo), in a session on the economic, social and geopoliticalRead more
Led by the Government of Italy, in collaboration with the UfM and PRIMA, a session on the Mediterranean Diet and its lessons for the world, was held on 24 July in Rome, in the framework of the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment. On its margins, UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel participated as wellRead more
20 and 21 July 2023 / Rabat. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) jointly organise a seminar on Economic Diplomacy as a lever of Regional Integration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region, on 20 and 21 July 2023, at the premises of the Policy Center for the NewRead more
16-17 July 2023, Algiers – The UfM with the support of the German Development Cooperation organized two workshops for Government and Private Sector stakeholders respectively in Algiers, each consisting of a basic course on Rules of Origin, transitional rules as well as information on specific Harmonized System Codes for the respective industries under the most pertinentRead more
The UfM High-Level Meeting on Skills in the Mediterranean recognized that the region has one of the youngest populations in the world and that skills are critical to leveraging the youth’s potential for bringing innovation and digitalisation to the dynamics of recovery, economic growth, decent work and social inclusion. Skilling, upskilling and reskilling boost employability,Read more
