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Mediterranean Economic Conference: Union for the Mediterranean promotes employment opportunities and territorial development in the Mediterranean region

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

UfM Mediterranean Economic Conference to be held in Tunis on 17-18 September: focus on employment and territorial development

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

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UfM Secretariat organizes a meeting with Arab Financial Institutions and Development Agencies

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

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Cyprus and the UfM develop stronger cooperation

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

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UfM in Tunisia: supporting investment and employment opportunities

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

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Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Giulio Terzi welcomes UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi in Rome

Minister Terzi confirmed the Italian commitment to reinforce the role of the Union for the Mediterranean, in particular its capacity to develop concrete socio-economic projects that meet the needs of the Mediterranean populations…. read more

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Working session with French Minister Marylise Lebranchu at the premises of the Union for the Mediterranean

The relations between France and the Union for the Mediterranean and the development of an operational collaboration to implement concrete projects in the Mediterranean region were the main subjects of discussion between the Secretary General of the UfM, Fathallah Sijilmassi, and the French Minister of Administrative Reform, Decentralization and the Civil Service, Marylise Lebranchu…. read more

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Meeting between Small business support organisations from Europe, Morocco and Algeria

The European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (UEAPME) and the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) signed yesterday a cooperation agreement to reinforce the exchanges between the European and Moroccan Small business support organizations…. read more

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Italy’s Prime Minister launches a project supported by the UfM for Mediterranean MSMEs

In the framework of the Med Forum Milan 2012, Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti announced the launching in 2013 of a project that the UfM has been supporting since its inception. This project consists in the creation of a Euro-Mediterranean Development Center for MSMEs…. read more

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II Experts Meeting on Employment and Entrepreneurship takes place in Barcelona

Focusing on the improvement of skills for employment and entrepreneurship development in the Mediterranean countries, the UfM Secretariat co-organised the II Experts’ Meeting in Barcelona…. read more

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