Further working meetings will be held in the coming months between the UfM Secretariat and German ministries, governmental agencies, think tanks as well as the private sector…. read more
Discussions focused on possible ways of cooperation between Hungary and the Secretariat and the role that the private sector could play in it…. read more
During a working visit to Nicosia, UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi held a bilateral meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister Kozakou-Marcoullis and participated at the 12th Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP) Conference. Cyprus currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU…. read more
Secretary General Sijilmassi met with Jordanian ministers and high officials during his visit to Amman. Jordan will assume the southern co-presidency of the Union for the Mediterranean for a two-year term…. read more
The UfM Secretary General and the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs discussed steps forward to enhance cooperation between Greece and the UfM in the fields of energy, maritime transport, environment and water. Greece will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1st January 2014… read more
The Tunisian Government is currently working on a new renewable energy strategy and announced a precise target to achieve: 30 % of renewable energy in the electricity mix by 2030…. read more
“Italy is committed to support the Union for the Mediterranean. Its existing structure constitutes an added-value that will bring immediate benefits, leverage the small and medium-sized enterprises’ sector and increase the confidence in the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation”… read more
The event was held within the framework of the foundation Catalunya Voluntària’s long-term project called Peace Education and Intercultural Dialogue, funded by the Anna Lindh Foundation. It gathered leading young activists with the aim to exchange views on peace, intercultural dialogue and mobility challenges facing youths in the Euro-Med region…. read more
The Report draws attention to some of the common enemies in the Mediterranean region, namely water scarcity, climate change and pollution, which in combination greatly constrain human existence…. read more
During the 20th French Annual Ambassadors’ Conference, President Hollande said: “My priority is to develop what I call a Mediterranean of projects… I want the expertise of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean to be used at maximum”… read more
