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
“Le Maroc est disposé à oeuvrer, aux côtés de la France, pour une reconfiguration ambitieuse des relations euro-méditerranéennes sur la base de mécanismes performants, de projets concrets et novateurs, d’une méthodologie efficace et d’une vision renouvelée”, a souligné, mardi à Rabat, le ministre délégué aux Affaires étrangères et à la coopération, Youssef Amrani…. read more
Amman, 4 July, 2013. Today, the UfM Deputy Secretary General for Energy, Teresa Ribeiro, held a working meeting with the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, H.E. Malek Kabariti. Discussions focused on the Ministerial Meeting on Energy that will be held in Brussels on 11 December 2013. It is expected that the Ministerial Meeting on Energy officially endorses the Mediterranean Solar Plan (MSP) Master Plan. The MSP Master Plan will constitute the first comprehensive official strategy document exclusively concerned with region-specific renewable energy and energy efficiency issues and is jointly developed by the main… read more
Barcelona, 2 July, 2013. The UfM Secretariat participated in the seminar “Restoring the Broken Link: a joined approach to Security, Development, and Democracy in North Africa”, organized by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB), the National Distance Education University (UNED) and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECID), at the headquarters of CIDOB, in Barcelona. The seminar discussed the links between security, development and democracy in the Southern shore of the Mediterranean. Panel discussions tackled issues such as the Arab Spring Programmes of the EU Member States and analysed the findings after… read more
During a working session hosted by Artur Mas, President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the UfM Secretariat and the Intermediterranean Commission of the CPMR signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen common work and promote the role of regions in Mediterranean Cooperation…. read more
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
Ramallah, 18 June, 2013. The Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, headed a meeting on 17 June, 2013 at the Presidential Office in Ramallah, dedicated to following up on the implementation of the Gaza Desalination Facility project. A detailed report regarding the progress of the project was presented by the UfM Deputy Secretary General for Environment & Water, Dr. Rafiq Husseini. Ways for gathering Arab and International support for implementing this vital project were discussed in light of the existing Arab and International commitments to provide financial support for its implementation. In this respect, the Prime Minister and his deputies shall make… read more
Barcelona, 18 June, 2013. Amb. Yigit Alpogan, UfM Deputy Secretary General for Transport and Urban Development, participated today in the 15th International Logistics & Material Handling Exhibition (SIL) held in Barcelona during 18-20 June 2013. This Exhibition is the meeting point for all the logistics activity from the South of Europe, the Mediterranean and Latin America and gathers all the professionals from the logistics industry, being the ideal framework for business deals, networking and knowledge. After fourteen editions, SIL has become a major logistics and transport trade fair in Europe and the Mediterranean. Within the framework of the SIL, the… read more
The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) launched today the LOGISMED Training Activities (LOGISMED-TA) project, which aims at reinforcing the Mediterranean logistics sector. This key project will serve as a vector for development in the Southern Mediterranean countries in view of facilitating transport and strengthening trade flows in the region…. read more
Barcelona, 17 June, 2013. With more than 180 million people in the Mediterranean region being considered ‘water poor’ (disposing of less than 1000 m3 of renewable water per capita per year) and 60 million facing water stress (less than 500 m3 of renewable water per capita per year) according to recent figures by the Global Water Partnership, this year’s World Day to combat Desertification highlights crucial issues for the region and focuses on drought and water scarcity. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), along with its partners, is engaged in a number of actions to meet these urgent water… read more
