23-24 June 2022. The UfM Secretary general was invited to participate in the Tunisia Investment Forum and the ANIMA Investment Network Annual Conference held on 21-24 June 2022 in Tunis. In addition to the Forum, the ANIMA network organized a series of events in the sidelines of the Tunisia Investment Forum from 21 to 24 June 2022 in association with the Confédération des Entreprises Citoyennes de Tunisia (CONECT) and the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA Tunisia). In addition, the UfM Secretary General had a working lunch with Samir SAÏED, Minister of Economy and Planning of Tunisia, and gave a live interview… Lire la suite
UfM Member States met today at the level of Senior Officials to discuss the activities and projects of the Union for the Mediterranean for the second semester 2022. They exchanged on the state-of-play of the preparations for the upcoming Ministerial Meetings on Research and Innovation (27 June 2022), on Transport (3 October 2022), and on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society (26 October 2022). They further granted the UfM label to the project ‘Euro-Mediterranean Guarantee Network (EMGN)’, which aims at facilitating access to finance, in particular for MSMEs, by in four areas: training, research and development, advocacy and communication… Lire la suite
Tangier, 10 June 2022. The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Nasser Kamel, participated today in the Tangier Dialogues, a prestigious conference co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, the UN Alliance of Civilizations and Project Aladdin, in Tangier on 10-11 June 2022. This high-level gathering saw the participation of Arab, African, European, and Asian countries, notably through the presence of Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Miguel Angel Moratinos, High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, Moussa Faki, President of the African Union Commission, Pierre… Lire la suite
8 May 2022. Invited by Princess Rym Al Ali, President of the Anna Lindh Foundation, the UfM Secretary General, Nasser Kamel, visited Amman on Sunday 8 of May 2022 and held several meetings with the representatives of the Anna Lindh Foundation and the Co-Presidency of the UfM. The Secretary General first took part in a joint coordination meeting conveyed at the initiative of Princess Rym Al Ali and gathering the co-president of the UfM, both the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jordan, Ambassador Yousef Bataineh and Birgit Loeser, Head of MENA Region at the EU External… Lire la suite
7-8 April 2022, Paris – The UfM Secretary General, Nasser Kamel, visited Paris on 7 and 8 April 2022. He met with several officials from the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the diplomatic cell of the Elysée Palace. He also met with the ambassador Karim Amellal, Interministerial Delegate for the Mediterranean to discuss the follow-up of the “Forum des mondes méditerranéens” and in particular the “Plaidoyer 2030”, an advocacy work led by nearly 150 young people from the Mediterranean for a more sustainable and inclusive cooperation in the region. The Secretary General participated in the preview screening… Lire la suite
10-13 March 2022. The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Nasser Kamel, participated in the “Second Antalya Diplomacy Forum – Recoding Diplomacy”, which took place on 10-13 March 2022 in Turkey. The Secretary General of the UfM moderated the opening panel of the first day of the Conference on the thematic: “Post-Pandemic Recovery, Livelihoods and Localities”. In a panel that was broadcasted live, Secretary General of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, Lazār Comānescu, the Secretary General of the D-8, Isiaka A. Imam, the Minister of State, African Integration and Diaspora of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Kandia… Lire la suite
7 March 2022. Senior Officials of the Union for the Mediterranean held virtually their first meeting of the year 2022 to review the upcoming ministerial meetings that will take place this year, namely on Employment and Labor (Marrakech, 17-18 May) and on Research and Innovation (France, virtual, 27 June). They were also updated on the potential Ministerial meeting on Transport, as well as on the proposal for a UfM Ministerial Conference on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society. Senior Officials were also briefed on the activities related to the UfM 2022 work program in several key sectors, including Urban… Lire la suite
The event gathered governments, industry organizations, private companies, international organisations and think tanks to discuss the current challenges of the energy markets today and the road to energy transition. 14 February 2022, Cairo. UfM Secretary General, Nasser Kamel, took part in the 5th Egypt Petroleum Show in Cairo, in the panel on “Modernising global energy dialogue for industry”. The event was inaugurated by the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El Sisi, and gathered global and regional energy stakeholders including governments, heads of international organisations, private companies and think tanks. In his intervention, UfM SG pointed… Lire la suite
Le Forum des Mondes Méditerranéens a réuni 1000 participants du pourtour méditerranéen, autour de 25 tables-rondes et un village de la société civile pendant 2 jours à Marseille. Une séance de restitution d’un travail de « Plaidoyer Méditerranée 2030 » de 200 jeunes de la région, au Secrétaire général de l’UpM et à la Présidente de la Fondation Anna Lindh a eu lieu à la veille du Forum. La cérémonie de clôture a donné lieu à la présentation des rapports des tables-rondes, par les jeunes, devant le Ministre Franck Riester, le Commissaire européen Olivér Várhelyi, la Présidente de la Fondation… Lire la suite
31 January- 2 February 2022, Brussels. UfM Secretary General, Nasser Kamel, visited the main counterparts of the UfMS within the EEAS and DG NEAR and held bilateral meetings with the European Commission DGs directly involved in the organization of the Ministerial meetings scheduled in 2022. The Secretary General met with Head of Division Birgit Loeser and Managing Director Fernando Gentilini and Deputy Managing Director Carl Hallergard. From DG NEAR, the meeting was hosted by Acting Director Neighborhood South Henrike Trautmann. The Secretary General shared his vision and priorities for the UfM, as well as the main initiatives and projects that… Lire la suite
