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• In order to stimulate job creation and foster youth employability in the region, urgent measures need to be taken such as increasing labour demand, improving policies for demand-supply matching and promoting the transition from informal to formal employment, among others.

• Fostering youth employment is a key priority for the UfM as it is essential for regional human development, stability and integration. Ministers of Employment from the 43 UfM member States will meet at the 3rd UfM Ministerial Meeting on Employment and Labour on 26 September 2016.

11-13 April, 2016. Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE The Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) 2016, organised by the UAE Ministry of Economy, is one of the most celebrated exhibitions in the area and connects the top Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) investors, experts, and practitioners in the world. The theme of this edition is “The New WorldRead more

The UfM Secretariat and ANIMA Investment Network launched two Euro-Mediterranean projects aimed at developing investments that contribute to inclusive growth in the Mediterranean.
A more effective regional integration is crucial to ensure a better socio-economic future for the region. Broader connectivity, trade and investment, as well as a steadier path towards sustainable development could greatly increase the competitiveness of the whole Euro-Mediterranean region in the global economy.

14-15 March 2016, Barcelona Under the UfM strategy for the private sector, the two projects “Economic Development through Inclusive and Local Empowerment – EDILE” and “EUROMED Invest Promotion & Observatory – EMIPO” were labelled on November 26, 2015 to promote investment and support the development of the private sector in the Mediterranean region. Participants from theRead more

• The UfM Secretariat, ANIMA, the cooperation platform for economic development in the Mediterranean; and iesMed, the cooperative platform to boost the Mediterranean Social Economy are organising a seminar in Barcelona, on 14 and 15 March 2016, about inclusive investment in the Mediterranean.
• The seminar will be based around the launch of two UfM projects – EDILE and EMIPO – two Euro-Mediterranean initiatives aimed at developing investments that contribute to inclusive growth in the Mediterranean.

• HOMERe stakeholders sign a cooperation charter and adopt action plan for 2016-2017 to improve employability prospects of talented postgraduates through internship mobility experiences in transnational companies in the Mediterranean.

• Labelled under the Mediterranean Initiative for Jobs (Med4Jobs), the project will be implemented during this pilot phase in nine Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Spain, Morocco and Tunisia.

Villa Méditerranée (Marseille), 2 March 2016 The objective of the HOMERe project, labelled by the UfM in the framework of the Med4Jobs Initiative, is to improve the competencies and employability prospects of talented postgraduates through internship mobility experiences in transnational companies in the Mediterranean. During their meeting, the members of the euro-mediterranean consortium will take stockRead more

HOMERe stakeholders have signed a cooperation charter and adopted an action plan for 2016-2017 to improve the employability prospects of talented postgraduates through internship mobility experiences in transnational companies in the Mediterranean.

Labelled under the Mediterranean Initiative for Jobs (Med4Jobs), the project will be implemented during this pilot phase in 9 Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Spain, Morocco and Tunisia.

Marseille, 24-26 February 2016 For further information please contact the Business Development divison: business@ufmsecretariat.org  Read more

23 February 2016, Conference Centre “Albert Borschette”, Brussels Implementing the 2014-2016 work programme on Euro-Mediterranean industrial cooperation At the invitation of the Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROWTH), of the European Commission, the UfM Secretariat will participate on the 23rd of February to the meeting of the Working Party onRead more