The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Nasser Kamel gave a keynote address at the conference entitled “30 years of the Barcelona Process: Towards a New Euro-Mediterranean Policy,” held on 27 January and hosted by the President of the Parliament of Catalonia. The event, co-organized by the Catalan European Movement and theRead more
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23 January 2025, Brussels – The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Nasser Kamel visited Brussels on January 22 and 23, where he held meetings with the newly appointed EU HR/VP and UfM Co-President Kaja Kallas, and the Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica. He also addressed the Plenary Session of theRead more
Barcelona, 25 November 2024 – Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Secretary General Nasser Kamel took part in the “Diálogos para la Seguridad” event organised by El País in Madrid. The event featured discussions and talks by a number of distinguished speakers on the complex geopolitical and security challenges facing Europe and the Mediterranean region; fromRead more
Representatives from the 43 Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) took part in their 9th Regional Forum to discuss the critical situation in the Middle East and the organisation’s reform. The event was chaired by Josep Borrell, the High Representative of Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the EuropeanRead more
General info Press Corner Previous editions Mediterranean Day Website 9th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean French | Arabic | Spanish Representatives from the 43 Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) took part in their 9th Regional Forum to discuss the critical situation in the Middle East and the organisation’s reform.Read more
26 September 2024, Barcelona – Senior officials from the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) gathered today in Barcelona, to address several key topics, including the reform of UfM and its next steps. Launched in 2023, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the organisation, the reform process aims at reshaping a renewed vision and prioritiesRead more
11 June 2024, Dead Sea, Jordan. Union for the Mediterranean Secretary General Nasser Kamel took part in the “Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza” conference today in Jordan, where he stressed the Euro-Mediterranean intergovernmental organisation’s readiness to play an active role as soon as early recovery can start in Gaza/Palestine. Organised by theRead more
2023 marked a significant milestone for the Union for the Mediterranean – its 15th anniversary. Established in Paris in 2008, the UfM brings together the European Union and countries on the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean. Its mission: to revitalize regional cooperation and unlock the potential for a more integrated and cohesive Mediterranean.Read more
15-16 April 2024, Barcelona – The UfM Secretariat is convening, for the first time, a meeting of UfM Member States’ development actors aiming at identifying synergies and join efforts to translate political and policy achievements into concrete operational programs in a coordinated manner at regional level. The objective of this initiative is to bring togetherRead more
22 February 2024, Barcelona – Representatives of UfM Ministries of Foreign Affairs gathered last week for their first Senior Officials meeting of 2024, to review the situation in the region, and discuss next steps for the UfM reform. In 2023, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the organisation, a reform process was launchedRead more
