Rome, 26 January 2016. In accordance with the joint decision of Mrs. Stefania Giannini, the Italian Minister of Education, Universities and Research and Mr. Lahcen Daoudi, the Moroccan Minister of Education, Scientific Research & Executive Training and in the presence of the Ambassador of Morocco in Rome, Hassan Abouyoub, the signing ceremony of two cooperation agreements between the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes and the University of Florence (UNIHI) took place on 26 January in Rome. The President of the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes, Prof. Mostapha Bousmina, and Rector Luigi Dei signed a “Cultural and Scientific cooperation agreement” and a “Specific… read more
• UfM Secretary General met with the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation to discuss the Mediterranean agenda. He held working sessions with the Deputy Ministers at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. • During his working visit to Madrid, F. Sijilmassi also met with Rebecca Grynspan, Secretary General of the Secretaría General Iberoamericana -SEGIB…. read more
Youth unemployment is a key major challenge for both European and Southern Mediterranean countries. It is a major issue to be addressed within the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean as it holds a very significant connection with the overall objective of regional integration in the Euro-Med region…. read more
• UfM Secretary General hosted as keynote speaker by Instituto de Empresa Business Leadership Forum, Elcano Royal Institute and Euro-Mediterranean Institute (IEMed). • Sijilmassi discussed the UfM activities and road ahead, as well as the current opportunities and challenges in the Euro-Mediterranean region…. read more
Relaunching a regular regional dialogue on water issues of common interest in the region and recalling the 2008 Ministerial Declaration, the UfM Secretariat convened the 5th UfM Water Expert Group (WEG) meeting…. read more
Following-up on the UfM Ministerial Declaration on Digital Economy, endorsed last September 2014 in Brussels, the UfM Secretariat is working together with key partners to remove the regional barriers in the digital sector…. read more
• Minister Al-Malki’s visit was an opportunity to exchange views with SG Sijilmassi on the active involvement of Palestine in UfM activities • Among the topics discussed, both parties analysed the next steps concerning the Desalination Facility for the Gaza Strip project. A meeting aimed at approving the financial mechanism of the project will be held in February 2016 in Barcelona, involving key International Financial Institutions…. read more
The objective is to assess the progress made in gender equality and to provide recommendations to policy makers at the national and Euro-Mediterranean level…. read more
Barcelona, 12 January 2016. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) strongly condemns the terrorist attack perpetrated today in Istanbul, Turkey. It presents its condolences to the families of the victims and expresses its profound solidarity with the people and the Government of Turkey and with all victims of terrorism. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean reiterates its firm condemnation of all acts of terrorism, extremism and violence. It reaffirms its unshakeable faith in the values of dialogue and peace and joins the international community in the fight against terrorism and the defense of universal human… read more
Barcelona, 22 December 2015. The United Nations General Assembly adopted in December the Resolution A/70/124, granting observer status to the Union for the Mediterranean, at the initiative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Co-President of the Union for the Mediterranean, and with the sponsorship of the UfM Member States. The UfM welcomes another international recognition of its global role as a driving force for regional cooperation and integration in the Mediterranean and looks forward to actively participating in this capacity in the work of the General Assembly…. read more
