Secretary General Sijilmassi met with Jordanian ministers and high officials during his visit to Amman. Jordan will assume the southern co-presidency of the Union for the Mediterranean for a two-year term…. Lire la suite
The UfM Secretary General and the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs discussed steps forward to enhance cooperation between Greece and the UfM in the fields of energy, maritime transport, environment and water. Greece will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1st January 2014… Lire la suite
The Tunisian Government is currently working on a new renewable energy strategy and announced a precise target to achieve: 30 % of renewable energy in the electricity mix by 2030…. Lire la suite
“Italy is committed to support the Union for the Mediterranean. Its existing structure constitutes an added-value that will bring immediate benefits, leverage the small and medium-sized enterprises’ sector and increase the confidence in the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation”… Lire la suite
The event was held within the framework of the foundation Catalunya Voluntària’s long-term project called Peace Education and Intercultural Dialogue, funded by the Anna Lindh Foundation. It gathered leading young activists with the aim to exchange views on peace, intercultural dialogue and mobility challenges facing youths in the Euro-Med region…. Lire la suite
The Report draws attention to some of the common enemies in the Mediterranean region, namely water scarcity, climate change and pollution, which in combination greatly constrain human existence…. Lire la suite
During the 20th French Annual Ambassadors’ Conference, President Hollande said: “My priority is to develop what I call a Mediterranean of projects… I want the expertise of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean to be used at maximum”… Lire la suite
The Palestinian Water Authority and the UfM are working together to raise the 310 Million euros necessary investment. Arab countries, coordinated by the Islamic Development Bank, committed to provide half of the necessary funds as a match to European financial commitment. 10 Million euros were already pledged by France during the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille…. Lire la suite
UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi welcomed the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel García-Margallo, at the premises of the UfM. Both parties agreed on continuing to develop common synergies to boost an operational collaboration based on concrete actions…. Lire la suite
The establishment of a Euro-Mediterranean University in Morocco, an employability training program addressed at Southern Mediterranean disadvantaged women, and a plan for overcoming governance challenges to the mobilisation of financing for the Mediterranean water sector are the three new projects recently labelled by the UfM…. Lire la suite
