17 June 2021. UfM member states met on 17 June 2021 to review the activities of the UfM Secretariat in the first semester of 2021 and discuss the preparation of the post-Covid19 recovery across the Euro-Mediterranean region. They notably discussed the future Research and Innovation agenda of the UfM Regional Platform on Research and Innovation, withRead more
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The Mediterranean has long been a hub of trade, cultural exchange, scientific exploration and leaps forward in human development. In modern times, many of these existing networks and connections have been codified and deepened into formal processes of regional integration – an important means of driving forward shared prosperity. The current pandemic crisis has forcedRead more
Launch Event: UfM Progress Report on Regional Integration Economic Development and Employment Read the report and discover its key conclusions 27 May 2021, online event, 10:00 (CET). The UfM, in partnership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) is launching the first Progress Report on Regional Integration onRead more
Trade accounts for 35% of GDP in the Mediterranean region, and the intra-regional trade market is one of the most important in the world. Today, the first edition of the UfM Progress Report on Regional Integration, commissioned by the UfM, and prepared by the OECD, was presented in an online event along with policy recommendationsRead more
Regional Integration in the Union for the Mediterranean: Progress Report monitors major trends and evolutions of integration in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The Report examines five domains of regional integration, namely trade integration, financial integration, infrastructure integration, movement of people, as well as research and higher education. It presents an original analysis of the patterns and challengesRead more
The importance of the marine and maritime industries will continue to grow in the Mediterranean area, as the “Blue Economy” sector is an engine of human and economic development. Yet, skills gap between education offer and labour market needs is accentuated by the digital and climate transitions. For instance, capture fisheries in the Mediterranean supportRead more
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The Med4Jobs Advisory Board Meeting 2021 brought together prominent stakeholders to take stock of the state-of-play of employment-related challenges and the efforts undertaken towards a sustainable and inclusive socio-economic recovery. The Mediterranean Initiative for Jobs (Med4Jobs) is a major building block of the UfM response to the unemployment challenge in the region. With over 100,000Read more
The registration is now closed. The event can be followed in English on livestream here: https://ufmsecretariat.org//event/regional-integration-report-launch/ Read more
Erilda Krasi of 1001 Albanian Adventures, a tour operator based in the city of Berat, has won the third edition of ARLEM Young Entrepreneurs Award, reflecting as well the efforts of the city of Berat to support the development of the local tourism industry. The award, which has been presented annually since 2019 by theRead more
