31 January, 2013. Headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean, Barcelona A preparatory meeting prior to the High-level seminar on the UfM-labelled project “Completion of the Central Section of the Trans-Maghreb Motorway Axis”, set to take place in April, 2014 will be held on 31 January, 2014. The meeting will focus on the horizontal actionsRead more
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Over the course of an initial 5-year period, the project will contribute majorly to the depollution of the Lake of Bizerte, in northern Tunisia, and reduce indirect pollution impacting the Mediterranean Sea, through an integrated and concerted approach involving local stakeholders while investing in facilities to reduce liquid or solid waste and air emissions around the Lake.
The project will streamline the flow of trade and enhance the competitiveness of the logistics in the region, complementing existing training programmes and supporting Mediterranean partners in their efforts to improve the qualifications of personnel in the logistics sector.
On the occasion of the 18th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of Mediterranean and its Protocols, the UfM Secretariat, along with partners of the H2020 Steering Committee, briefed member states and stakeholders of the convention on the findings of a comprehensive study to protect the Mediterranean sea from pollution.
Istanbul, 3 December 2013, 1:15 to 2:00 pm The Programme for the Assessment and Control of Marine Pollution in the Mediterranean Region (UNEP/MAP/ MED POL) and the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will organise a joint conference on: ‘The implementation of depollution regional and national action plans’ The event will be heldRead more
Brussels, 14 November, 2013 The first Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Transport took place in Marrakech in 2005, ten years after the launch of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (Euro-Med), also known as the Barcelona process. On this occasion, the Ministers called for the intensification of cooperation within the Mediterranean region in the field of transport. In orderRead more
Ministers in charge of transport from the 43 countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) gathered on 14 November 2013, in Brussels on the occasion of the Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Transport.
The UfM Secretariat works in close collaboration with the Group of Transport Ministers of the Western Mediterranean (GTMO 5+5), and will participate in its next Expert Meeting, to be held on 4 July 2013 in Barcelona. Among other issues, the working session will cover the common work carried out on concrete transport projects. More information: www.cetmo.orgRead more
Completion of the Central Section of the Trans-Maghreb Motorway Axis Transport & Urban Development Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The “Central Section of Trans-Maghreb Motorway Axis” project aims at completing the missing links of the Central Section of the Trans-Maghreb Motorway Axis, connecting the Algerian, Moroccan and Tunisian national motorway networks. The project will provideRead more
Jordanian Railway Network Transport & Urban Development Ongoing Context and objectives The Jordanian Railway Network project will expand the Jordanian railway system, and ultimately connect it with the rest of the Mediterranean region. Closer integration of transport systems will make connections faster, cheaper and more efficient, benefitting citizens and businesses across the Mediterranean. The mainRead more
