Barcelone, le 21 janvier 2015. M. Michel Vauzelle, Président de la Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur et de la Commission Inter-Méditerranéenne (CIM) de la Conférence des Régions Périphériques Maritimes (CRPM), a rencontré au siège de l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) le Secrétaire Général, M. Fathallah Sijilmassi, en présence de M. Jean-Claude Gayssot, Vice-président de la Région Languedoc-Roussillon, des représentants du gouvernement de la Generalitat de Catalunya, et de la Secrétaire Générale adjointe de l’UpM, Mme Delphine Borione. Ils étaient accompagnés de M. Davide Strangis, Secrétaire Exécutif de la CIM-CRPM. « Je crois beaucoup à la dimension territoriale du partenariat euro-méditerranéen – a précisé… Lire la suite
Le secrétariat de l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) et le Comité économique et social européen (CESE) ont signé un protocole d’accord en vue de collaborer plus étroitement dans des domaines d’intérêt commun, notamment la création d’emplois, l’autonomisation socioéconomique des femmes, l’esprit d’entreprise, l’économie sociale, la sécurité alimentaire et le changement climatique…. Lire la suite
Barcelona, 22 December 2014. The recently appointed Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ignacio Ybáñez, and the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Fathallah Sijilmassi, held a bilateral meeting yesterday at the Secretariat’s headquarters, in Barcelona, to exchange views on UfM activities and discuss Euro-Mediterranean cooperation and regional challenges. The Secretary General praised the strong commitment of Spain to the UfM, and in view of the current discussions aimed at giving a new impulse to the European Neighborhood Policy, agreed with the Secretary of State Ybáñez on the need to continue working together and build on existing achievements to… Lire la suite
The creation of the Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Technology as part of the University, the launch of a recruiting campaign for executive staff and professors and the commencement of the first two accredited Master’s degree programmes in temporary offices are among the main project’s achievements of 2014…. Lire la suite
Barcelona, 18 December 2014. With an overall goal of enhancing regional integration and boosting trade between the two shores of the Mediterranean, the UfM Secretariat hosted the worskshop “Inter-Trade development and supporting SMEs in Agadir Agreement member countries” on 14 December in Cairo. The event was organised together with the Agadir Technical Unit and the Egyptian Ministry of Trade, Industry and SMEs with the aim to stimulate South-South industrial cooperation. It was opened by the Egyptian Industry Minister, H.E. Mounir Fakhry AbdelNour, who underlined the importance of joining forces and exerting more efforts to reap the benefits offered by the… Lire la suite
Des représentants nationaux en charge de l’environnement de plus de 20 pays méditerranéens conjointement avec des participants d’institutions financières internationales, d’organisations régionales et d’autres acteurs clés, ont adopté un document stratégique exposant les grandes lignes des objectifs clés pour les 5 prochaines années pour l’Initiative H2020, dans les domaines « Investissements pour réduire la pollution », « Examen, surveillance et recherche », ainsi que « Renforcement des capacités »…. Lire la suite
Le Secrétariat de l’UpM a participé à la 6e séance plénière de l’Assemblée régionale et locale euro-méditerranéenne (ARLEM) les 14 et 15 décembre à Antalya, en Turquie, au cours de laquelle les responsables et représentants locaux et régionaux de l’Union européenne et leurs partenaires méditerranéens ont réclamé des mesures pour donner un nouvel élan à la politique européenne de voisinage…. Lire la suite
The Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production is launching the Catalonia Ecodesign Award 2015. This is an initiative organized by the Government of Catalonia and it is open to candidates based in Mediterranean neighbouring countries. The award counts on the support of SWITCH-Med, the EU funded Programme to support Mediterranean countries to shift to Sustainable Patterns of Consumption and Production, and on the collaboration of UNEP/Mediterranean Action Plan, UNEP/Division of Technology Industry and Economics and the Secretariat of Union for the Mediterranean. The Catalonia Ecodesign Award is addressed to designers (both professionals and students), manufacturers or promoters who… Lire la suite
December, 2014. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) has collaborated with RES4MED (Renewable Energy Solutions for the Mediterranean) and Enel Foundation in the first edition of the Advanced Training Course “Integration of Renewable Energy Solutions in the Mediterranean electricity markets” that was successfully concluded in November. RES4MED and Enel Foundation have organized this course during two weeks in November 2014, also in collaboration with Politecnico di Milano. The training programme was addressed to a selected group of candidates from Energy Regulatory Authorities, Ministries and Energy Companies of Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries, Ph.D. and researchers as well… Lire la suite
Project Approval Committee selects 14 high-potential Cultural and Creative Industries clusters in participating countries of the Southern Mediterranean; pilot initiatives will demonstrate that, by working together as clusters in cultural and creative sector, additional business can be derived that will lead to job creation and by extension to economic growth…. Lire la suite