Barcelona – UfMS Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh was hosted at a dinner organised by the President of the Association of European Journalists of Catalonia (APEC) Teresa Carreras. A full exchange of views over the current state of play of the Union for the Mediterranean and the status of the Secretariat took place…. read more
Vienna – A two-day meeting was held on 29 and 30 November 2010 at the Austrian Parliament in Vienna to discuss Ways of Financing Projects regarding Energy, Environment and Water by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and other related topics. The meeting was held under the framework of the Committee on Energy, Environment and Water of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (UfMPA), a partner institution in the UfM that has growing relations with the UfMS, in project promotion and advocacy…. read more
Ankara – The Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI University) based in Slovenia invited Deputy Secretary General Ilan Chet to its three days General Assembly 2010 taking place in Ankara, to discuss perspectives of academic cooperation in the Mediterranean region…. read more
Barcelona – Lars Thuesen, Danish Ambassador to Spain, accompanied by Lau Andersen, Danish Consul General in Barcelona paid a visit to the Secretariat and had a meeting with the Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh. ´Denmark is a positive and engaged partner in the Union for the Mediterranean´ stressed Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh during the meeting…. read more
Barcelona – Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh was introduced to the diplomatic community in Barcelona during a lunch held with the consular bodies accredited in the city…. read more
Rome – Senior Deputy Secretary General Lino Cardarelli was invited to speak in a closed door meeting promoted by the Trilateral Commission, IAI (InstitutoAffariInternazionali) and Centro StudiDifesa…. read more
Strasbourg – The UfMS Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh attended the meeting of the European Parliament Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean which took place on 24 November 2010. The meeting was chaired by the President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek…. read more
Genoa – Gathered in Genoa, the participants stressed out the need for Mediterranean maritime integration addressing maritime safety against piracy and the acceleration of maritime commerce in the region…. read more
Rome – This annual conference held on the 23 November was the occasion to discuss key issues such as the aftermaths of the economic crisis in the region, industrial policies, or trade liberalization…. read more
Bussels – UfMS Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh participated along with other UfM employment and labour ministers and high officials in the 2nd UfM Employment and Labour Ministerial meeting hosted by the Belgian EU Presidency in Brussels on 21-22 November 2010. Although a ministerial declaration was not attained, a Chairs’ conclusion set priorities for employment in the UfM area to ensure that the economic recovery goes hand in hand with the creation of more decent jobs and with poverty alleviation, and to step up the momentum for concrete action at national and regional levels…. read more
