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.
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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
Barcelona, 18 June, 2013. Amb. Yigit Alpogan, UfM Deputy Secretary General for Transport and Urban Development, participated today in the 15th International Logistics & Material Handling Exhibition (SIL) held in Barcelona during 18-20 June 2013. This Exhibition is the meeting point for all the logistics activity from the South of Europe, the Mediterranean and LatinRead more
The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) launched today the LOGISMED Training Activities (LOGISMED-TA) project, which aims at reinforcing the Mediterranean logistics sector. This key project will serve as a vector for development in the Southern Mediterranean countries in view of facilitating transport and strengthening trade flows in the region.
The LOGISMED Training Activities (LOGISMED-TA) project will contribute to the creation of a more competitive and efficient network of Euro-Mediterranean Logistics Platforms by increasing the training offer and improving the level of qualifications of the logistics platforms’ personnel. These series of training activities will be implemented during the period 2013-2018 in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.
UfM headquarters. Barcelona – Start date: 22.04.2013 The meeting is organised in the framework of the Euro-Med Transport Cooperation. It follows from the conclusions and recommendations of the 12th Working Group Infrastructure & Regulatory issues and the 10th Euro-Mediterranean Transport Forum that were held in January 2013, with the aim to create an ad-hoc Committee toRead more
Geneva, 17 April 2013. UfM Secretariat Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Yigit Alpogan, and International Road Transport Union (IRU) Secretary General Emeritus, Mr. Martin Marmy, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to further facilitate and secure trade around the Mediterranean basin by implementing key UN multilateral trade and transport facilitation instruments, such asRead more
Discussions between UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi and Turkish Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Transport focused on possible ways of operational cooperation between Turkey and the Secretariat of the UfM, especially in the area of transport.
