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UfM Secretariat supports trade development in the Euro-Mediterranean region

The Euro-Mediterranean Trade and Investment Facilitation Mechanism: Training Workshop for Technical Focal Points aims to facilitate closer economic ties between the EU and the Southern Mediterranean countries…. read more

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Euro-Mediterranean Competitiveness Confederation (EMCC) Forum fosters economic regional integration

“Coproduction is a real window of opportunities that can be opened in order to take a step forward towards greater economic regional integration in the Mediterranean”, underlined UfM Deputy Secretary General for Business Development, Claudio Cortese, during the EMCC Forum…. read more

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UfM participates in the 8th Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders, “A need for change”, on the green economy as a driving force for regional development

During the three-day conference, Claudio Cortese, Senior Deputy Secretary General for Business Development; Teresa Ribeiro, Deputy Secretary General for Energy; Naser Tahboub, Deputy Secretary General for Environment and Water; and Salvatore D’Alfonso, UfM Transport and Urban Development project manager, discussed renewable energies, eco-efficiency, green finances, entrepreneurship, education, free zones and the integration of the Maghreb region… read more

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UfM and ASCAME team up to accelerate economic integration in the Mediterranean

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME) have signed an agreement to strengthen the private sector’s involvement in economic and social development in the Mediterranean region…. read more

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5th Global Entrepreneurship Summit: “Harnessing the Power of Technology for Innovation and Entrepreneurship”

The 5th Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Marrakech, Morocco, brought together Heads of State, high level government officials, global entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporate leaders and young entrepreneurs to exchange views and experiences for empowering entrepreneurship and innovation…. read more

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Focus on private sector development: UfM and EU hold seminar gathering EU Heads of cooperation and private sector representatives

Over 25 private sector representatives from more than 10 countries participated in the seminar together with the Heads of Cooperation from EU Delegations in Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia…. read more

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Grasping new financial opportunities for growth at the 14th FEMIP Conference

As the European Investment Bank plans major investments in the Mediterranean region, partner countries and stakeholders met in Naples to identify and take advantage of new opportunities for growth…. read more

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UfM Secretariat to boost private sector’s role on inclusive growth in Euro-Mediterranean countries

• The UfM Secretariat is currently developing a strategy to actively engage the private sector towards greater socio-economic cooperation and development in the Mediterranean region. • “The private sector has a crucial role to play in achieving a more prosperous and integrated Mediterranean, and is thus an essential partner to foster greater investment opportunities and trade as well as technology and knowledge transfer in the region”, said UfM Senior Deputy Secretary General for Business Development, Claudio Cortese, during a meeting with high-level private sector representatives today in Barcelona…. read more

UfM launches project to foster competitiveness and entrepreneurial cooperation in Southern Mediterranean cultural and creative industries

• The UfM Secretariat will help stimulate business development in the region by establishing a platform for dialogue, exchange of experiences, identification of training needs and dissemination of best practices in the context of cultural and creative industries. • The project further develops the regional dimension of the EU/UNIDO’s initiative, “Support for the Development of Cultural and Creative Industries and Clusters in the Southern Mediterranean”…. read more

Boosting employment through job intermediation and placement services in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries: UfM organises workshop in Barcelona

Participants encouraged the establishment of a Euro-Mediterranean network to exchange information, best practices and innovative programmes on job intermediation…. read more

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