Barcelona, 6 September, 2013. The new Euro-Mediterranean Women’s Foundation was launched on 6 September 2013 in Barcelona, Spain, with the aim of supporting women of the Euro-Mediterranean in their quest for empowerment and gender equality. More concretely, the Foundation will implement the Union for the Mediterranean labelled project Developing Women Empowerment, approved by the 43 Members of the Union for the Mediterranean. The newly launched Foundation, whose headquarters are in Barcelona, is composed and governed by representatives from the North and the South of the Mediterranean, including non-governmental organizations, academic and research community, and local and national public authorities. The… read more
HE Dr Jorge Sampaio held consultations with Secretary General Sijilmassi and UfM representatives regarding the development of common synergies for the implementation of concrete regional cooperation projects in the area of students’ mobility…. read more
الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط يواصل دعم جهود مصر فى تحقيق التنمية الاقتصادية والاجتماعية صرح السيد فتح الله السجلماسى أمين عام الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط أن أمانة الاتحاد تعكف فى الوقت الحالى على اعداد عدد من المشروعات لتنفيذها فى مصر بالتعاون مع الوزارات المصرية المختلفة، ومن خلال التنسيق والتشاور الدائمين مع وزارة الخارجية، ولاسيما فى مجالات الطاقة المتجددة والنقل والتنمية الاجتماعية ودعم الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة. وأضاف الأمين العام أن ذلك يأتى فى إطار دعم أمانة الاتحاد لجهود مصر فى تحقيق التنمية الاقتصادية والاجتماعية وتلبية طموحات الشعب المصرى. وأكد أمين عام الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط على أهمية مساعدة مصر فى هذه… read more
Bled, 2-3 September, 2013. In the framework of an official visit to Slovenia, UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi was invited to address the Bled Strategic Forum, a platform for high-level strategic dialogue among leaders from the private and public sectors on key issues facing the world in the 21st century. The Forum held a special session on the Water challenge in the Mediterranean region. Secretary General Sijilmassi explained the activities and projects undertaken in this sector by the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, namely the Desalination facility for the Gaza Strip and the “Governance & Financing for the Mediterranean… read more
Barcelona, 2 September, 2013. UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi held a meeting today with Mr Karel ERJAVEC, Minister of Foreign Affairs, during an official visit to Slovenia, a country actively committed for years in support of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation. Minister Erjavek expressed full support to the development of the activities of the UfM Secretariat and confirmed Slovenian commitment in key areas of cooperation. A working meeting will be held tomorrow with Mr Jernej PIKALO, Minister of Education, Science and Sport to discuss the development of institutions and projects in the area of Higher Education and Research, as the EMUNI University of Piran-Portoroz… read more
While preparations for the official endorsement of the Mediterranean Solar Plan Master Plan during the upcoming UfM Ministerial meeting on Energy take place, UfM Deputy Secretary General for Energy, Teresa Ribeiro, gave a keynote speech on the Mediterranean Solar Plan (MSP) at the closing conference of the PWMSP (Paving the Way for the Mediterranean Solar Plan)…. read more
During an official visit to Malta, UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi held a meeting with Malta’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE George W. Vella. Both parties signed a bilateral agreement to foster the working relations between the UfM and Malta, thus contributing to strengthening cooperation in the Mediterranean…. read more
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
During their last Summit in Malta, the Heads of State and Government of the 5+5 dialogue mandated the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean to organize the Business Forum of the Western Mediterranean. This decision was confirmed by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the 5+5 after their meeting in Mauritania, last April…. read more
UfM Secretary General, Mr. Fathallah Sijilmassi, welcomed today a delegation from the Conseil du Dévelopement et de la Solidarité (CDS) from Morocco. The CDS is a major independent think tank. The Delegation was chaired by the President of CDS, Mr. Mohamed Benamour. The Delegation was participating in Barcelona in a Spanish-Moroccan Forum organized by CDS, the European Institute of the Mediterranean – IEMED, and the Círculo Ecuestre, a major institution of the Civil Society from Barcelona. During their visit to the UfM, the objectives and main projects of the Secretariat were presented to the delegation followed by a discussion with… read more
