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Marseille, France, 29-30 November 2016. For further information about the event, please contact Transport & Urban Development Division: transport@ufmsecretariat.org  Read more

Quito, 18 October 2016 – 16:30-18:30 Additional Information For further information please contact the Transport and Urban Development division:transport@ufmsecretariat.orgRead more

The project Motorways of the Sea OPTIMED, IMPLEMENTATION – Towards a new Mediterranean Corridor: from South-Eastern to North-Western ports was granted the UfM labelling from 01-06-2016 to 18-12-2019 The main objective of the Project is the optimisation and strengthening of the trade connections among the ports of the Mediterranean area by means of improvements toRead more

• The 1st informal Expert Meeting on Road Safety in the Mediterranean gathered experts from key institutions to agree on further action to improve road safety in the region.

• “The UfM is very well placed to coordinate road safety prevention efforts in the Mediterranean”, said Jean Todt, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Road Safety.

• “The UfM Secretariat stands ready to contribute to road safety efforts in the region within the framework of its activities in the transport sector, by providing a wide intergovernmental and multi-stakeholder platform to build on a concerted agenda”, said UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi. “The figures on road traffic accident victims and the socio-economic impact are staggering. It is time for action”, he added.

Barcelona, 17 March 2016 For further information please contact the Transport and Urban Development division: transport@ufmsecretariat.org  Read more

The Project aims at developing a seamless intermodal goods transport service that will bridge Turkey (Izmir) with the Maghreb area through Tunisia (Tunis and Rades). The service will call in the Italian ports of Bari, Brindisi and Taranto.

The Project will aim to optimize freight transport, logistics chain and the connection of the different shores of the Mediterranean through offering a high frequency port-to-port Roll-on-Roll-off (Ro-Ro) service. The service will positively contribute to the expansion of trade relations among UfM countries through a combination of Short Sea Shipping with other modes of transport (road and rail). Further, it will enhance the global competitiveness of the Mediterranean while complementing and create synergies with the existing Mediterranean transport system.

• The projects will directly benefit the development of sustainable urban areas in nine countries on the southern and eastern shores.

• According to the European Investment Bank, urban infrastructure in the region will require an investment of €60 billion in the next 20 years.

• The Union for the Mediterranean fosters social and urban infrastructure initiatives with a regional scope to raise strategic investments amongst the stakeholders in the region (governments, multilateral organisations and promoters).

Barcelona, 9 June 2015 The Urban Project Finance Initiative (UPFI) is one of the pillars of the Euro-Mediterranean Sustainable Urban Development Strategy, as stated in the declaration of the First Ministerial Conference of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) on sustainable urban development held in Strasbourg on 10 November 2011. It was launched during theRead more

The UfM High-Level Conference on the Financing of the Future Trans-Mediterranean Transport Network (TMN-T) successfully gathered over 120 participants before the Euro-Mediterranean Partners. The event was attended by the Minister of Transport of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, H.E. Lina Shbeeb, in her capacity as Co-Chair of the UfM, as well as by the main European and international financial institutions, donors and private companies.

Port of Rome (Civitavecchia, Italy) – 10 December 2014 [ufm_tabs][ufm_tab title=”About the Conference”] The Conference The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) High-Level Conference will be held at the Port of Rome (Civitavecchia, Italy) on 10 December 2014. The conference is a direct result of the UfM Ministers’ Declaration adopted in November 2013 at the MinisterialRead more