• The Honorable Conseller of Economy and Knowledge, Andreu Mas-Colell, reiterated his commitment to enhance cooperation in higher education across the Euro-Mediterranean region. • Both sides highlighted the importance of the city of Barcelona as an economic hub in the region…. read more
The visit by the Mayors of Naples and Nablus to the UfM Secretariat precedes the Forum of the Mediterranean Cities which will take place in Naples next month…. read more
ERANETMED pre-announces first joint call for transnational research projects. The objective is to develop joint research and enhance new innovative approaches and technologies in the Mediterranean Region. The scope of the call includes renewable energies and energy efficiency, water resources management or a combination of water and energy issues in the same project… read more
“Young Women as Job Creators” provides talented young women finishing university with training and assistance in order to make them become successful businesswomen. The project’s second phase is to be implemented in additional countries and universities with enriched content…. read more
The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Fathallah Sijilmassi, participated today in meetings organised by the École Nationale D’Administration (ENA). Both institutions are currently discussing ways to establish operational collaboration agreements…. read more
UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi welcomed the visit of the Mayor of Barcelona, Xavier Trias, to the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean, where they discussed further cooperation between the UfM Secretariat and its host city…. read more
A lecture on “UfM: an Operational Platform for Dialogue and Regional Integration” will be given by UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi this evening at 7:00 pm at the Barcelona Institute of International Studies (IBEI)…. read more
The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean participated in the 25th Anniversary Event of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed). The event was chaired by the President of the Government of Catalonia, Artur Mas…. read more
The session is held under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic, with support from the Italian Ministries of European Affairs and Regional Affairs…. read more
Barcelona, 20 June 2014. Today UfM Secretary General Fathallah Sijilmassi and UfM Deputy Secretary General for Social and Civil Affairs Delphine Borione participated in the conference “Beyond borders: Euro-Mediterranean partnerships by those who make them”, held in Paris under the high patronage of the President of France. Launched by the former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and former EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, the event was organised by the International Forum for Peace, headed by Ofer Bronchtein, in partnership with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The aim of the meeting was to invite key… read more
