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2,000 businesspeople from the region are expected to participate in the Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders (MedaWeek) which is to be held in Barcelona on 22-24 November 2017.

Generation Entrepreneur Economic Development and Employment Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives Generation Entrepreneur helped develop an environment of entrepreneurship throughout North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean by providing business skills to young people from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia. The project’s integrated approach considered both the demand and supply sides of theRead more

Creating a Regional Platform for the Development of Cultural and Creative Industries and Clusters in the Southern Mediterranean Economic Development and Employment Completed Context and objectives The European Commission launched a regional programme with the aim of boosting employment and business development in the Southern Mediterranean region by contributing to the growth of creative industries.Read more

Casa Llotja de Mar, Barcelona, 30 November and 1-2 December 2016. The Mediterranean region is experiencing a wide range of far-reaching social, political and economic transformations and growing economic potentialities. Despite its many economic opportunities, the Mediterranean still has a lot to overcome. Some economic, social and environmental challenges are more relevant and urgent thanRead more

Agadir SME Programme: Fostering SME competitiveness and trade Economic Development and Employment Completed Context The Agadir Declaration, signed on 25 February 2004, established a free trade zone (FTZ) between Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. The FTZ was created in order to develop economic activities, support employment, increase production and improve living standards within the member states, and cameRead more

• The UfM Senior Officials representing the 43 Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean held their fourth regular meeting this year to discuss the challenges facing the Euro-Mediterranean region and to approve several initiatives to promote regional stability, regional human development and regional integration.
• Senior Officials approved two new regional cooperation projects to promote urban development and economic integration in the region, bringing the total number of UfM-labelled projects to 47, valued at over 5 billion euros.

INCORPORA Economic Development and Employment Completed Labelled projects Context The Incorpora Programme, established in 2006, aims to help at-risk or marginalised people find work placements in companies. It further aims to: – Offer companies an alternative form of corporate social responsibility, creating more employment for vulnerable people. – Increase the training of professionals within the social organisationsRead more

Amman, date to be confirmed   For further information please contact the Business Development division: business@ufmsecretariat.orgRead more

Today, at the Dead Sea in Jordan, Ministers of International Cooperation and Planning from the 43 member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) defined key steps to enhance the impact of regional cooperation.

YouMatch – Toolbox Project Economic Development and Employment Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives Bringing young people into employment is one of the central issues to be tackled worldwide, especially in the Mediterranean region. Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries have rapidly growing working-age populations, with 33%-50% of the region’s population under the age of 30. Currently,Read more