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This regional dialogue process aims at strengthening regional cooperation and synergies on Higher Education Internationalization and Academic Mobility in view of amplifying quality partnerships between educational institutions throughout the Mediterranean and enhancing further North-South, South-North as well as South-South academic mobility, at a time when the need for mutual understanding and youth opportunities (in particularRead more

MedaWeek 2017 brought together more than 1,500 business people to discuss the untapped human and economic potential of the Mediterranean region from a wide variety of angles.

Athens, 20 October 2017.- FCM, the Mediterranean Federation for the accountancy profession in association with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece (SOEL), will celebrate its 15th FCM Annual Conference in Athens on 20th October 2017 (Electra Palace Hotel -Athens). The 15th FCM Annual Conference under the heading of “A Window into the Future:Read more

The Euro-Mediterranean Digital Economy and Internet Access Expert Working Group (DEWoG), has been foreseen by the Ministerial Declaration on Digital Economy (2014) and its objective is the implementation of the Declaration, in order to remove the regional barriers in the digital sector such as: e-trust services including e-signatures, e-health, connectivity for research & education institutions,Read more

On 10-11 October 2017, the Euro-Mediterranean Social Partners held the third Union for the Mediterranean Social Dialogue Forum. About 40 representatives of trade unions and employers’ organisations from both shores of the Mediterranean gathered in Brussels to discuss priorities and the state of implementation of the “Declaration on Social Dialogue” (presented at the UfM MinisterialRead more

Berlin, 5 October 2017.  With this joint declaration the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) enter into a stronger partnership that seeks to push forward regional integration, support the creation of a wide range of employment opportunities, in particular for young women andRead more

Cairo, 13 September 2017.- Boosting the Mediterranean region’s economic growth and resilience requires upgrading and developing social and economic infrastructure and stimulating private sector development. This conference will address the challenges and obstacles in the region, focusing on how to boost public and private investments to promote job creation, especially for young people and women, and toRead more

20 July 2017, Barcelona. The objective of the conference is to present the results and conclusions of the study co-led by IEMed – EMEA and with the collaboration of the EMNES network entitled “Youth employment and regional integration in the Euro-Mediterranean region”. The study examines how regional integration can provide both short-term and long-term solutionsRead more

– Private companies, universities, students met at the UfM to enhance internships in the Mediterranean region.
– Internships are win win opportunities for business development and youth employability

13 July 2017, Barcelona.- The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean holds a workshop on “Boosting employability in the Mediterranean region: which role for internships? Lessons learnt and future perspectives of HOMERe UfM labelled project” on Thursday 13 July 2017 at the UfM headquarters in Barcelona. The objective is to discuss opportunities and challengesRead more