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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS –Clusters in Cultural and Creative industries from Southern Mediterranean countries are invited to submit their applications to participate in a cooperation project developed by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) with the support of the UfM Secretariat to promote business development, entrepreneurial cooperation and increased competitiveness in the cultural field.

The 43 countries comprising the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) have approved four new projects promoting mobile financial services, urban sustainable development, private sector development and cooperation among civil society organisations in the field of water and environment, respectively.

• The Forum took place in Lisbon, bringing together more than 400 business leaders and high-level representatives of major enterprises and economic institutions from Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia.

• Paulo Portas, Deputy Prime Minister of Portugal, gave a keynote speech during the forum’s inaugural session. He reaffirmed Portugal’s full support to this informal but dynamic and efficient process and stressed on the importance of the UfM’s role for its consolidation.

The 9th Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Meeting on Industrial Cooperation took place in Brussels with the aim of discussing the business environment in the Mediterranean member countries, assessing the future strategic directions for Euro-Mediterranean industrial cooperation and moving towards a closer collaboration.

Brussels, 19 February, 2014 The 9th UfM Ministerial Meeting on Industrial Cooperation will take place on 19 February 2014 with the following objectives: Present and discuss the findings of the assessment of the business environment in the Mediterranean partner countries, with reference to the “Small Business Act” for Europe and the Euro-Mediterranean Charter for Enterprise;Read more

The Third Maghreb Entrepreneurs Forum witnessed the official launch of the Maghreb Initiative on Trade and Investment (IMCI). This initiative was officially announced during the Economic Forum of the Western Mediterranean (5+5 Dialogue), held at the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean in October 2013.

Promoting Financial Inclusion via Mobile Financial Services in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries Economic Development and Employment Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives The Promoting Mobile Financial Services in Mediterranean Partner Countries project helped the Central Banks of Jordan and Morocco to expand access to financial services across their populations. Access to quality financial services —Read more

Madrid, 14 February 2014. Following the Economic Forum of the Western Mediterranean (5+5 Dialogue), which was held at the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean on 23 October 2013, and with the aim of presenting its conclusions and results in Madrid, the Secretariat of the UfM, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MAEC),Read more

22-23 January 2014. Union for the Mediterranean headquarters. Palau de Pedralbes, Barcelona.   Building on the success of the first seminar on e-signatures for e- business transactions in the Southern Mediterranean region in November 2013 in Amman, the European Commission organises, in cooperation with the UfM Secretariat, the second and final follow-up seminar. In Amman,Read more

Headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean, 16 December 2013 The establishment of an ambitious, shared Euro-Mediterranean free trade area is an ultimate aim as stated in the Marseille Ministerial Conference held in November 2008. This significant objective is centred around actions on how to diversify and enhance trade, to encourage industrial integration and EuropeanRead more