• The Forum took place in Lisbon, bringing together more than 400 business leaders and high-level representatives of major enterprises and economic institutions from Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia. • Paulo Portas, Deputy Prime Minister of Portugal, gave a keynote speech during the forum’s inaugural session. He reaffirmed Portugal’s full support to this informal but dynamic and efficient process and stressed on the importance of the UfM’s role for its consolidation…. read more
The 9th Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Meeting on Industrial Cooperation took place in Brussels with the aim of discussing the business environment in the Mediterranean member countries, assessing the future strategic directions for Euro-Mediterranean industrial cooperation and moving towards a closer collaboration…. read more
The Third Maghreb Entrepreneurs Forum witnessed the official launch of the Maghreb Initiative on Trade and Investment (IMCI). This initiative was officially announced during the Economic Forum of the Western Mediterranean (5+5 Dialogue), held at the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean in October 2013…. read more
Madrid, 14 February 2014. Following the Economic Forum of the Western Mediterranean (5+5 Dialogue), which was held at the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean on 23 October 2013, and with the aim of presenting its conclusions and results in Madrid, the Secretariat of the UfM, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MAEC), the Confederation of Employers and Industries of Spain (CEOE), the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) and Casa Mediterráneo organised a meeting with Spanish business leaders at the headquarters of the CEOE. The meeting included a presentation of the summary and outcomes of the First… read more
The event brought together more than 300 participants from 25 member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Initiative for Jobs (Med4Jobs), a programme developed by the UfM Secretariat to contribute towards job creation and business development in the region, was launched at the conference…. read more
The Head of the Tunisian Government, Ali Larayedh, gave a keynote speech during the inaugural session of the Mediterranean Economic Conference. The event was co-organised by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Tunisian Government with the aim to address the unemployment and territorial development challenges in the Southern Mediterranean region…. read more
Under the auspices of the Head of the Tunisian Government, the Union for the Mediterranean will hold the Mediterranean Economic Conference in Tunis on 17 and 18 September, 2013. The conference, co-organized with the Tunisian Government, will focus on the theme of ‘Employment and Territorial Development’, offering a platform for reflection and action to address the unemployment challenge in the Southern Mediterranean region…. read more
A High-level meeting with Arab Financial Institutions and Development Agencies was held at the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean on June 26th. Discussions focused on three main areas: Regional Infrastructure Networks, Employment Challenge and Job Creation, as well as Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development…. read more
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…. read more
On the occasion of the International Conference on Productive work for youth in Tunisia and in the MENA region, UfM Secretary General discussed with Tunisian High-level officials concrete ways to support investment, development and employment in the region…. read more
