The official launch of the UfM-project Young Women as Job Creators will take place before May 2013. The initiative aims at promoting self-employment and entrepreneurship among young women university students who are about to graduate and have interest in starting their own business…. Lire la suite
A two-day working seminar was held at the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean with the aim to increase information exchange and operational cooperation between EU Delegations in Mediterranean countries and the UfM Secretariat…. Lire la suite
Discussions focused on the development of existing synergies between the Secretariat of the UfM and the Agadir Technical Unit (ATU), especially in the fields of SMEs and Transport…. Lire la suite
Three new projects adopted by the Union for the Mediterranean envisage the construction of a Jordanian National Railway as part of a regional railway network; the improvement of Higher education on food security and rural development; and the creation of a Euro-Mediterranean Development Centre for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises…. Lire la suite
Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal received on Sunday in Algiers the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). This working visit took place upon the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mourad Medelci…. Lire la suite
The project is about to formally take off with the aim to address the challenging governance-financing nexus with regard to the Mediterranean water sector. The financial contribution of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) accounts for about 40% of the project and will finance primarily the project’s regional component, consisting of regional consultation meetings and dialogue events as well as the regional coordination, administration and communication of the project…. Lire la suite
During his visit to the premises of the Union for the Mediterranean, in Barcelona, the Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Gonzalo de Benito, met with the Secretary General of the UfM, Fathallah Sijilmassi. Both parties discussed the agenda of projects of the UfM and defined the priority areas of cooperation between Spain and the organization…. Lire la suite
The meeting was an excellent opportunity to assess the progress achieved and the tasks yet to be delivered for an enhanced participation of women in the political, economic, social and cultural life of the Mediterranean region…. Lire la suite
The Secretary General of the UfM, Fathallah Sijilmassi, welcomed the Ambassador of Cyprus, Antonis Toumazis, at the UfM premises, in Barcelona. Both parties signed a cooperation agreement that foresees the support of the Government of Cyprus to the UfM work and initiatives…. Lire la suite
During a working meeting held at the UfM premises, both institutions defined concrete synergies and ways to advance complementary activities on environmental and water issues and on Energy and the Mediterranean Solar Plan…. Lire la suite
