The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, with the support of the German Development Cooperation, will be hosting the 5th UfM Trade and Investment Forum on 4 December 2023 in Brussels/Belgium.

Since its first edition in 2019, the UfM Trade and Investment Forum has become a well-established dialogue platform, which addresses the most pressing issues and the current dynamics in the area of trade and investment in the Euro-Mediterranean region. As part of this fifth edition, the Forum will discuss the regional Team Europe Initiative “Jobs through Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood” by the European Commission and the EU Member States Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The Forum will thereby provide a unique opportunity to debate the initiative’s three priorities for the Southern Mediterranean per pillar: Sustainable Trade and Investment, Vocational Training and Skills, and Inclusive Entrepreneurship.

To this end, the Forum will bring together a broad spectrum of actors, partners and stakeholders from both shores of the Mediterranean region. Recommendations emanating from the Forum will guide the future agenda of the Union for the Mediterranean.

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Agenda

Biographies of Speakers and Panelists.