Barcelona, 23 April, 2013. The UfM Secretariat hosted from 23 to 25 April a seminar organized by the College of Europe on “the Euro‐Mediterranean Partnership and the Union for the Mediterranean”. This seminar is part of an EC funded project targeting EU neighbouring countries. The general objective is to enhance the professional skills of relevant staff from public administrations of these countries and to enable them to gain a better understanding of the European Neighbourhood Policy and other relevant EU policies. This year it was agreed to organize the seminar for southern Mediterranean countries at the premises of the UfM… Lire la suite
The UfM website has been redesigned to offer an improved user experience through better navigation and access to content. The new structure will also set the basis for a multilingual platform. The new UfM website will be available in English, French and Arabic during the second quarter of 2013…. Lire la suite
UfM projects and initiatives on renewable energies, water and climate change were among the main subjects discussed between representatives of the UfM Secretariat and the Commissioner Connie Hedegaard…. Lire la suite
The final declaration adopted praises the “key role of the UfM to reinforce regional and sub-regional cooperation through concrete projects”…. Lire la suite
Speech given by Martin Schulz at the plenary session of the AP-UpM, held on 12 April, 2013…. Lire la suite
Geneva, 17 April 2013. UfM Secretariat Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Yigit Alpogan, and International Road Transport Union (IRU) Secretary General Emeritus, Mr. Martin Marmy, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to further facilitate and secure trade around the Mediterranean basin by implementing key UN multilateral trade and transport facilitation instruments, such as the TIR and Harmonization Conventions. The MoU also focuses on improving professional road transport training in the UfM countries through the IRU Academy. The signature of this MoU will foster the development, in a public-private partnership, technical assistance projects and programmes aiming at effectively harmonising,… Lire la suite
The importance of giving an impetus to the implementation of UfM Secretariat regional cooperation projects was at the center of debates during the Anna Lindh Foundation Mediterranean Forum and the Summit of the Presidents of UfM Parliaments…. Lire la suite
Visite d’État de François Hollande au Royaume du Maroc : « Nos deux pays ont la responsabilité d’imaginer la “Méditerranée des projets”, car la Méditerranée nous unit et nous devons donc nous mobiliser autour de cette belle idée »…. Lire la suite
S.A.S. le Prince Albert II de Monaco a assuré M. Fathallah Sijilmassi, Secrétaire Général de l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM), du “soutien actif” de la Principauté à l’institution que préside le diplomate marocain…. Lire la suite
As we celebrate the UN World Water Day and the international Year of Water Cooperation, the stakes of more sustainable and more accessible water management around the Mediterranean remain high: according to recent figures, the Mediterranean is currently lagging behind by 38% to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of bringing safe water to all…. Lire la suite
