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• The Mediterranean Initiative for Jobs (Med4Jobs) is currently targeting more than 100,000 young beneficiaries and supporting the development of over 800 SMEs from the region.

• More than 20 international high-level experts from international organisations, international financial institutions, European institutions, the private sector, technological centres and industrial clusters met at the UfM headquarters, in Barcelona, to discuss the next steps of the initiative.

• 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 in Amman, Jordan.

Med4Jobs is a flagship initiative of the Union for the Mediterranean to help increase the employability of youth and women, close the gap between labour demand and supply, and foster a culture of entrepreneurship and private sector development. Developed by the UfM Secretariat, Med4Jobs is a cross-sector initiative driven by the need for an integratedRead more

• The Employability in the Mediterranean Conference took place on 14 April in Marseille in the presence of the Minister for Professional Training and Employment of Tunisia, Zied Ladhari, and with the attendance of over 120 participants including Young Mediterranean Leaders and representatives of local, national and international institutions as well as representatives from the Mediterranean private sector. Young beneficiaries of the UfM-labelled project New Chance Mediterranean (MedNC) were also present.

• Minister Ladhari said:“There are many synergies between Mediterranean countries on topics concerning unemployment and there are so many interregional actions that can regenerate opportunities for businesses, people, job seekers, states and governments. This is the time to take action for young people and for all of the Mediterranean. We talk about the neighborhood policy but we are more than neighbors. The Mediterranean is a family. We have a shared history and a common destiny. The future cannot be prosperous on only one side of the Mediterranean.”

Digital Economy: Concrete actions for the current challenges in the region 19-20 April 2016, Barcelona The DEWoG (Digital Economy and Internet Access Working Group) had its inaugural meeting last December in Barcelona. The participating countries agreed by consensus on the DEWoG’s Rules of Procedures, the DEWoG’s Work Plan for 2016 and the list of permanentRead more

Brussels, 14 April 2016 For further information please contact the Business Development divison: business@ufmsecretariat.orgRead more

Villa Méditerranée, Marseille, 14 April 2016 Organised by the Office of Economic Cooperation for Mediterranean and Middle East, the French Development Agency and the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, with the support of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, a Conference on Youth Employability in the Mediterranean will take place on 14th April 2016 inRead more

• 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