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      23 July 2023 – Diário de Notícias – União para o Mediterrâneo, 15 anos de cooperação regional
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      21 July 2023 – Al Masry al Youm – جوزيب بوريل وأيمن الصفدى وناصر كامل يكتبون: 15 عامًا من التعاون الإقليمى
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UfM Workshops on rules of origin schemes to government, private sector and other relevant stakeholders in Algeria

16-17 July 2023, Algiers – The UfM with the support of the German Development Cooperation organized two workshops for Government and Private Sector stakeholders respectively in Algiers, each consisting of a basic course on Rules of Origin, transitional rules as well as information on specific Harmonized System Codes for the respective industries under the most pertinent agreements, including through training exercises. The workshops encompassed a training module for responsible staff officers from the Government with a more extensive conceptual and legal focus on the concept of rules of origin, in order to facilitate the stakeholder consultation process when conducting trade negotiations…. read more

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Ministers and stakeholders discuss ways to address the skills-related challenges in the UfM Region

The UfM High-Level Meeting on Skills in the Mediterranean recognized that the region has one of the youngest populations in the world and that skills are critical to leveraging the youth’s potential for bringing innovation and digitalisation to the dynamics of recovery, economic growth, decent work and social inclusion. Skilling, upskilling and reskilling boost employability, inclusiveness, competitiveness and growth, allowing to better address the challenges of technological and non-technological transformations such as green transition, demographic change, and digitalisation of the economy in the region, as well as addressing persistent issues of skill gaps and mismatches. Madrid, 12 July 2023.  The… read more

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Promoting decent job creation and quality education in the UfM region

The UfM convened the 4th Meeting of the UfM Community of Practice (CoP) on Youth Employment in the Southern Mediterranean in Madrid on 11-12 July 2023, with another CoP Meeting planned for December 2023 in Turin, Italy. Composed mostly of young experts and entrepreneurs as well as UfM government representatives, the CoP made use of presentations, exchange of best practices, breakout discussions and a practical workshop on skills. Madrid, 11-12 July 2023. The UfM held its 4th Meeting of the UfM Community of Practice on Youth Employment in the Southern Mediterranean on 11-12 July 2023 in Madrid with the support… read more

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The UfM promotes young talent in the region

The UfM brought together young entrepreneurs and leaders from both shores of the Mediterranean and beyond to showcase their work, build synergies, seek complementarities, and reflect on the future of work in the aftermath of the recent disruptions. The Conference also served to showcase the work done on youth guarantee schemes in the Western Balkans Region. Outcome Document – UfM Conference on Youth Entrepreneurship and the Future of Work Tirana, 13 June 2023. Acting upon pertinent Ministerial Declarations and anchoring to the “UfM Youth Strategy 2030: Euro-Mediterranean Youth towards a Common Goal”, the UfM Secretariat partnered with the German Development Cooperation… read more

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The UfM Regional Platform on Trade and Investment convenes its sixth meeting

The UfM Regional Platform on Trade and Investment  convened its sixth meeting in Brussels to discuss areas of priority ahead of the 12th UfM Ministerial on trade to be held in Valencia  (Spain)  on October 19th ,2023 . 07 June 2023. Brussels. The Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean held today the sixth meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Trade and Investment in Brussels. During the meeting, they discussed priorities under three main headline topics of Sustainable Trade, Sustainable Investment and Regional Integration. The meeting of the Platform was chaired by the UfM Co-Presidency; the European Commission (DG TRADE) and Jordan (Ministry… read more

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Empowering businesses to drive sustainable change

24, 25, and 26 May 2023, Barcelona – The Union for the Mediterranean, in collaboration with ANIMA Investment Network organised the Conference on “Aligning investments with sustainability and corporate responsibility – The digitalization of impact measurement’’, in Barcelona with the support of the German Development Cooperation and EBSOMED. This joint Conference was the occasion to showcase several initiatives aiming at driving private investments towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals as well as to have an exchange on how to use concrete tools to assess their performance in terms of economic, environmental, and social effects. During the first day, the European Union and other… read more

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Euro-Med Economic & Banking Summit 2023

The UfM Secretary-General was a guest speaker at the Opening Ceremony of the Euro-Med Economic & Banking Summit 2023.  This was the occasion for him to share his views on economic sustainability in the Euro-Mediterranean region and to recall the role of the UfM in tackling climate change.  Secretary-General Kamel partook in several bilateral meetings, including with with Mrs. Catherine Colonna, French Minister of European and Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Hélène Le Gal, Managing Director for MENA at EEAS, Mr. Karim Amellal, Ambassador for the Mediterranean and UfM Senior Official, and Mr. Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic adviser, and Sherpa to the President… read more

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Regional integration: towards an inclusive value chain strategy in the Mediterranean

Following the publication of the first edition of the UfM Progress Report on Regional Integration in May 2021, the UfM has been mobilising its ecosystem of partners and stakeholders to act upon the recommendations emanating from the Report and the obstacles identified in all five domains of economic integration. Barcelona, 27 April 2023 – The UfM and the German Development Cooperation co-organised the Online UfM Conference on Regional Integration and Regional Value Chains on 27 April 2023 under the auspices of The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Malta. The Conference focused on two thematics… read more

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The UfM Regional Platform on Employment and Labour convenes its 14th meeting

14 – 15 March 2023, Nice. The Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean held the 14th meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Employment and Labour in Nice, France, as part of the Roadmap implementing the Declaration of the 5th UfM Ministerial on Employment and Labour that took place in Marrakech on 17-18 May 2022. The meeting of the Platform was chaired by the UfM Co-Presidency: the European Commission  (DG EMPL) and Jordan (Ministry of Labour), and the discussions covered the following areas: Youth Employment: there was a session dedicated to youth employment, during which the state of… read more

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UfM Grant Scheme to promote employment and entrepreneurship in the Green Economy

Open call for non-profit organizations in the Euro-Mediterranean Region Barcelona, 16 March 2023. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) has launched a Grant Scheme to promote employment and entrepreneurship in the green economy. Aiming to support the green transformation of the Southern Mediterranean economies, this call for proposals is especially targeted to benefit vulnerable groups, which are disproportionately affected by the consequences of climate change and the related changing socio-economic landscape. The green economy, green skills and green jobs are poised to play a key role in a sustainable recovery of the Southern Mediterranean region in the aftermath of the COVID-19… read more

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