The UfM Secretariat and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development discussed with EU mayors and other local and regional authorities the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. 17 April 2020. The UfM Secretariat participated in an online discussion organised by PLATFORMA, the pan-European coalition of towns and regions, along with their national, EU and global associations that areRead more
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16 April 2020. PLATFORMA – European platform of local and regional authorities for development is holding a webinar supported by the European Commission to discuss and explore the ongoing pandemic that has hit all over the world. Pandemics know no borders and the impact of COVID-19 is enormous and has disrupted everyone’s daily lives inRead more
More than 7000 participants gathered at the third Edition of the World Youth Forum in Egypt, where the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, attended the closing session and commended youth on their crucial role in shaping the future of the region. In a unique partnership, the World Youth Forum hosted the first-ever Model UnionRead more
Union for the Mediterranean Model at the Youth Forum in Egypt 14 -17 December 2019, Sharm El-Sheikh. The third edition of the World Youth Forum will hold the Model of the Union for the Mediterranean, where young people representing nations from the European Union and the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries will be working togetherRead more
25-27 November 2019. The MedNC Network Annual Conference will take place in the Barcelona organised by the Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement (IECD), in partnership with the UfM. View full agenda of the event Read more
Representing more than half of the total population, young people constitute one of the greatest assets for stability and development in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Yet, more than a quarter of the region’s youth are unemployed and youth unemployment has been twice higher than adult unemployment in recent years. To face this, the UfM Mediterranean InitiativeRead more
The “Summit of the Two Shores” brings together the Ministers of Foreign Affairs from the ten countries of the Western Mediterranean and Germany as well as the Heads of the main International and Regional Organisations active in the Mediterranean area. The event features a pragmatic socio-political exchange with prominent civil society representatives. The Union forRead more
5 April 2019, Barcelona. The Diamed Meeting will take place in Barcelona on 5 April 2019. For more information, please contact: socialaffairs@ufmsecretariat.orgRead more
Civil society and youth’s views for an inclusive and sustainable future in the Mediterranean 100 representatives of civil society, youth organisations and non-state actors from the Euro-Mediterranean met to discuss regional challenges during the UfM Regional Dialogue on “Shared views on key issues in the Mediterranean”, on 22-23 May 2019, at the Pedralbes Palace in Barcelona.Read more
