31 January 2019, Brussels. UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel met yesterday with the Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, and conveyed his gratitude for the continuous support of the European Commission to the UfM…. Lire la suite
24 janvier 2019, Barcelone. Le Secrétaire Général de l’Union du Maghreb arabe (UMA), Taieb Baccouche, accompagné sa directrice de cabinet et des affaires politiques et de l’information, Besma Soudani Belhadj, ont visité pour la première fois le Secrétariat de l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) à Barcelone et ils ont pu rencontrer son Secrétaire Général, Nasser Kamel. L’objectif de cette visite était d’initier et de structurer la future collaboration entre ces deux organisations. Les Secrétaires Généraux Kamel et Baccouche ont saisi l’occasion pour exposer les rôles respectifs des deux organisations et expliciter comment elles vont pouvoir créer des synergies aux profits… Lire la suite
22 January 2019 in Fes. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the European Commission, in partnership with the Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Euro-Med University of Fes (UEMF), jointly organised, on the 22 of January 2019 in Fes, Morocco, a regional seminar on the last calls of the Horizon 2020 research and innovation (R&I) programme of the European Union (EU) specifically targeting the Euro-Mediterranean region…. Lire la suite
Nasser Kamel, Secrétaire Général de l’Union pour la Méditerranée, a participé à la 15e réunion des ministres des Affaires étrangères du dialogue 5 + 5 à La Valette, Malte. Les ministres ont affirmé la nécessité de renforcer la coopération dans un certain nombre de domaines, notamment le développement durable et les migrations, tout en mettant un accent particulier sur la jeunesse, qui représente le potentiel le plus important pour un avenir meilleur et un avantage net pour notre région. Les ministres ont salué le prochain sommet des chefs d’État et de gouvernement (Sommet des deux rives), qui se tiendra à… Lire la suite
GTMO 5+5 Ministers welcomed the leading role of the UfM in the promotion of regional cooperation, dialogue and the implementation of projects contributing to regional development, stability and integration 12 December 2018, Nouakchott. In the framework of the Ninth Conference of Group of Transport Ministers of the Western Mediterranean (GTMO 5+5) held in Nouakchott (Mauritania) on 11-12 December 2018, the Ministers welcomed the leading role of the UfM in the promotion of regional cooperation, dialogue and the implementation of projects contributing to regional development, stability and integration, and reaffirmed their desire for continued exchange and cooperation in transport and logistics, with… Lire la suite
Le Secrétariat de l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM), participe activement à la COP24 en Pologne, où il présente deux études sur l’impact du changement climatique et sur l’état de la situation en matière de financement climatique dans la région. Sans mesures d’atténuation supplémentaires, l’augmentation de la température régionale sera de 2,2 °C en 2040, pouvant dépasser les 3,8 °C dans certaines régions en 2100. Les précipitations estivales diminueront de 10 à 30% selon les régions. Les régions du Sud et de l’Est de la Méditerranée ont reçu 13% des fonds mondiaux alloués à l’action pour le climat. Katowice, 11 décembre… Lire la suite
The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Nasser Kamel, participated in the Ministerial Meeting of the WestMED initiative, which took place today in Algiers. The WestMED initiative seeks to promote specific measures to secure a sustainable development of the maritime economy in ten Western Mediterranean countries. The UfM is closely associated to the initiative to ensure coherence and synergies with the broader Mediterranean Blue Economy agenda. Algiers, 4 December, 2018. Ministers of the Western Mediterranean countries, together with the European Commission and the Union for the Mediterranean, adopted today a declaration to strengthen regional cooperation on the WestMED… Lire la suite
Fes, 29 November 2018. The Secretary General of the UfM, Nasser Kamel, participated in the annual meetings of the governance bodies of the Euromed University of Fes on 29 November 2018. The SG had a working session with the President of the University, Mr. Mostapha Bousmina and the Chancellor of the University, where they exchanged on various aspects related to the functioning of the university and the joint cooperation projects in the future. To this end, the SG has reiterated the UfM’s commitment and willingness to support and assist the University in its future projects and underlined its willingness to… Lire la suite
Rome, 22-24 November. The Secretary General of the UfM, Nasser Kamel, participated in the Rome MED Dialogues, a three-day annual high–level initiative now at its 4th edition co–organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) on 22-24 November 2018. The event turned Rome into a global hub for discussions on the broader Mediterranean, providing a unique space for genuine dialogue between eminent stakeholders from the region and beyond. The Secretary General took part in a Policy Forum on the theme “Seizing the Future: Employing Youth in the MENA… Lire la suite
Skhirat, 19 Novembre 2018. The UfM Secretariat and the Energy Federation of Morocco (Fédération de l’Energie) co-organized last Monday, 19 November, the 14th Energy Conference in Skhirat, under the High Patronage of His Majesty the King Mohamed VI, to promote regional dialogue towards a sustainable energy transition in the Mediterranean region. Such joint effort comes in line with the UfM mandate on energy and the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the UfMS and the Energy Federation of Morocco in 2017 to foster inter-institutional cooperation and promote regional dialogue. The 14th Energy Conference titled “Energy Transition: What Regional Geostrategy on the Horizon… Lire la suite