Rabat, 31 October 2013. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean participated in the 4th Dii Desert Energy Conference, held in Rabat on 30-31 October, 2013. During the conference, the UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi explained the common objectives existing between the UfM Secretariat and the Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii) in their long-term strategies, the “Mediterranean Solar Plan” (MSP) and the “Desert Power 2050”. During his participation in the discussion panel “Policy roundtable discussion: What is the political agenda to establish a market for Renewable Energy in EUMENA?”, the UfM Secretary General praised Dii’s active involvement in the collective efforts to… read more
•The event brought together ten Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Presidents of employers’ associations of Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia, as well as 200 business leaders from the region. •The Head of the Spanish Government, Mariano Rajoy, gave an important keynote speech during the inaugural session of the Economic Forum of the Western Mediterranean (Dialogue 5+5)… read more
22 October – Amman, Jordan. Tomorrow, the UfM-labelled project ‘Governance & Financing for the Mediterranean Water Sector’ shall initiate the national policy dialogue in Jordan during a first consultation workshop scheduled for 23 October in Amman. Officially launched in May 2013, this regional project if jointly implemented by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean (GWP-Med). Its core objective is to diagnose key governance bottlenecks to mobilising financing through public private partnerships (PPP) for the Mediterranean water sector and to support the development of consensual action plans based on international good practices. The First… read more
A delegation headed by the Secretary General of the UfM, Mr. Fathallah Sijilmassi, and included the Deputy Secretary General for Social Affairs Mrs. Delphine Borione and the Political Advisor Mr. Alaa Youssef, paid an official visit to Stockholm on 8-9 October 2013, where they were received by the Swedish State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Frank Belfrage, who reiterated his country’s continuous support to the activities of the Secretariat. The Swedish State Secretary expressed appreciation for the progress achieved and commended the Secretariat for its comprehensive and substantial approach focusing on developing concrete projects and strengthening regional cooperation, as… read more
More than 100 young women students attended the first Palestinian Women Entrepreneurship Day, which took place at the Ramallah Chamber of Commerce and Industry as part of the activities implemented within the framework of the UfM Project ‘Young Women as Job Creators’ launched earlier this year. The participants came from three local higher education institutions, the Birzeit University, the Palestinian Technical College for Girls, and the Women Society College. The workshop provided the participants with a valuable opportunity to work actively with local role models and business development trainers in an effort to increase their motivation, and to develop their… read more
Paris in 7 October 2013. The UfM Secretary General Fathallah Sijilmassi participated today in a seminar on Euro-Mediterranean relations by the Commission of Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly of France, chaired by Mrs. Elisabeth Guigou. The seminar brought together parliamentarians, personalities, and policymakers involved in Euro-Mediterranean cooperation to exchange on ways to revitalize the Euro-Mediterranean dialogue, in support of regional cooperation projects, and on how to involve the civil society…. read more
The Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI University) has launched an International call for the election of a new President. The closing date for all applications is 20th of October 2013: http://www.emuni.si/en/novice/id_922 Established in the frame of the Declaration of the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean (Paris, 13th July 2008), the EMUNI University is an international network of over 200 universities with headquarters in Slovenia. The main mission of the EMUNI University is to strengthen mutual understanding and intercultural dialogue among Euro-Mediterranean countries by implementing postgraduate study and research programmes, which will significantly contribute towards the development of Higher Education, Science and Research…. read more
With the labelling of two new regional projects, the UfM Secretariat has doubled the number of labelled projects in the last 18 months…. read more
Lithuania, current President of the EU Council, hosts a Meeting of the Senior Officials of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) on 3-4 October… read more
On 3 October in Vilnius, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Neris Germanas met with Fathallah Sijilmassi, Secretary-General of the Union for the Mediterranean who is paying a visit to Vilnius, and affirmed Lithuania’s commitment to further support the EU and development of the Southern Neighbourhood Partnership. According to N.Germanas, Lithuania supports activities of the Union for the Mediterranean, close cooperation between the EU and Mediterranean countries, and is willing to continue to contribute to its development. F.Sijilmassi attends a Meeting of the Senior Officers of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), which takes place in Vilnius on 3-4 October. The… read more
