The UfM brought together young entrepreneurs and leaders from both shores of the Mediterranean and beyond to showcase their work, build synergies, seek complementarities, and reflect on the future of work in the aftermath of the recent disruptions. The Conference also served to showcase the work done on youth guarantee schemes in the Western Balkans Region. Outcome Document – UfM Conference on Youth Entrepreneurship and the Future of Work Tirana, 13 June 2023. Acting upon pertinent Ministerial Declarations and anchoring to the “UfM Youth Strategy 2030: Euro-Mediterranean Youth towards a Common Goal”, the UfM Secretariat partnered with the German Development Cooperation… Lire la suite
The UfM Regional Platform on Trade and Investment convened its sixth meeting in Brussels to discuss areas of priority ahead of the 12th UfM Ministerial on trade to be held in Valencia (Spain) on October 19th ,2023 . 07 June 2023. Brussels. The Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean held today the sixth meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Trade and Investment in Brussels. During the meeting, they discussed priorities under three main headline topics of Sustainable Trade, Sustainable Investment and Regional Integration. The meeting of the Platform was chaired by the UfM Co-Presidency; the European Commission (DG TRADE) and Jordan (Ministry… Lire la suite
24, 25 et 26 mai 2023, Barcelone – L’Union pour la Méditerranée, en collaboration avec ANIMA Investment Network, a organisé la conférence « Réconcilier l’investissement avec le développement durable et la responsabilité des entreprises – La numérisation de l’évaluation de l’impact », à Barcelone, avec le soutien de la Coopération allemande au développement et EBSOMED. Cette conférence conjointe a été l’occasion de présenter plusieurs initiatives visant à orienter les investissements privés vers la réalisation des objectifs de développement durable et d’échanger sur la manière d’utiliser des outils concrets pour évaluer leur performance en termes d’effets économiques, environnementaux et sociaux. Au cours… Lire la suite
Following the publication of the first edition of the UfM Progress Report on Regional Integration in May 2021, the UfM has been mobilising its ecosystem of partners and stakeholders to act upon the recommendations emanating from the Report and the obstacles identified in all five domains of economic integration. Barcelona, 27 April 2023 – The UfM and the German Development Cooperation co-organised the Online UfM Conference on Regional Integration and Regional Value Chains on 27 April 2023 under the auspices of The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Malta. The Conference focused on two thematics… Lire la suite
14 – 15 March 2023, Nice. The Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean held the 14th meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Employment and Labour in Nice, France, as part of the Roadmap implementing the Declaration of the 5th UfM Ministerial on Employment and Labour that took place in Marrakech on 17-18 May 2022. The meeting of the Platform was chaired by the UfM Co-Presidency: the European Commission (DG EMPL) and Jordan (Ministry of Labour), and the discussions covered the following areas: Youth Employment: there was a session dedicated to youth employment, during which the state of… Lire la suite
Appel à candidatures ouvert pour les organisations à but non lucratif de la région euro-méditerranéenne Barcelone, le 16 mars 2023. L’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) a lancé un programme de subventions pour promouvoir l’emploi et l’entrepreneuriat dans le secteur de l’économie verte. Avec pour objectif de soutenir la transition environnementale des économies du sud de la Méditerranée, cet appel à candidatures est destiné aux populations vulnérables, qui sont affectées de manière disproportionnée par les conséquences du changement climatique et par l’évolution du contexte socio-économique. L’économie verte, ainsi que les compétences et emplois dits « verts », sont destinés à jouer un… Lire la suite
7th March 2023, Barcelona. The members of the UfM Community of Practice on Youth Employment in the Southern Mediterranean gathered in an online format for their 3rd meeting. On this occasion, the main priorities of the CoP and modalities for the upcoming meetings in 2023 were discussed. The UfM Community of Practice on Youth Employment in the Southern Mediterranean was launched by the UfM following the Ministerial Declaration of the UfM Employment and Labour Ministers adopted in 2022 in Marrakech, Morocco. Acting upon this mandate, the Community of Practice on Youth Employment in the Southern Mediterranean aims to use the convening… Lire la suite
La nouvelle édition du Prix ARLEM (Assemblée régionale et locale euro-méditerranéenne), qui se tiendra lors des célébrations de la Journée de la Méditerranée, vise une nouvelle fois à dynamiser les communautés locales du sud de la Méditerranée. #ARLEMaward 22 février 2023. L’UpM soutient cette année encore le Prix ARLEM du jeune entrepreneur local méditerranéen. Le prix est ouvert aux jeunes entrepreneurs (moins de 35 ans), dirigeant une entreprise depuis au moins 3 ans et basés en Albanie, Algérie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Égypte, Israël, Jordanie, Liban, Libye, Mauritanie, Monaco, Monténégro, Maroc, Macédoine du Nord, Palestine, Tunisie et Türkiye. L’enregistrement des candidatures pour le… Lire la suite
The UfM Regional Platform on Trade and Investment convened its fourth meeting by videoconference to discuss areas of priority ahead of the 12th Ministerial Meeting of the UfM Trade Ministers in October 2023 in Spain. 19 December 2022. The Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean held today the fourth meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Trade and Investment in an online format. During the meeting, they discussed priorities under three main headline topics of Sustainable Trade, Sustainable Investment and Regional Integration. The meeting of the Platform was chaired by the UfM Co-Presidency; the European Commission (DG TRADE)… Lire la suite
Algiers, 15 December 2022 – The Union for the Mediterranean organized a Workshop on “Green Economy Promotion: how to make green economy work for sustainable development and regional integration?” in Algiers on 15 December in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry of Algeria and with the support of GIZ. This event, that brought together over 100 participants representing a wide range of relevant stakeholders coming from different UfM countries, aimed at discussing three axes as follows: The importance of green economy in terms of sustainable economic development, fight against climate change and environment protection, job creation and developmental gap reduction. The… Lire la suite
