“As Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, but also as a member of the Euro-Mediterranean family, I am very happy to congratulate the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet is fantastic news. I congratulate Tunisia and the quartet for what they have achieved for the sake of this very important country that has witnessed some very difficult moments. This prize enables the country to continue looking at the future with courage, ambition and determination. This prize is a strong signal of the… read more
• UfM participates at the EuroMeSCo General Annual Conference and General Assembly 2015 in which institutions and research centers working on Mediterranean issues examine challenges and opportunities of current Euro-Mediterranean relations. • The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Fathallah Sijilmassi, highlights the need to “accelerate the course and amplify the impact of regional cooperation to effectively address the root causes of the security challenges, as well as the socio-economic and sustainable development issues, as embodied by the UfM structured, multi-partner, impact oriented approach”…. read more
• The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean attended the 12th Meeting of Foreign Ministers, hosted in Tangier by the Kingdom of Morocco as Co-President of the 5+5 Dialogue. • 100,000 young people are benefiting directly from 16 of the 33 UfM-labelled projects in a region with almost 30% youth unemployment. • These projects are related to areas such as education and mobility (the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes ); employability (the Med4Jobs initiative); business creation (“Generation Entrepreneur” project), and women’s empowerment, with 10 projects launched and 50,000 beneficiaries. Barcelona, 8 October 2015. The Foreign Ministers of the “5+5 Dialogue”,… read more
• The Moroccan Minister of Higher Education, the Special Advisor to the Secretary of State in charge of Higher Education and Research in France and representatives of the local authorities launched the opening of classes in the Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) as part of the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes. • Deeming the education and employability of young people to be the best investment for the future of the region, the UfM and the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes are working hand-in-hand for this purpose…. read more
UfM holds the Second Regional Workshop of the Mobile Finance Project to discuss on the effectiveness of alternative financial services distribution models based on mobile finance and branchless banking in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia…. read more
EBRD to finance rehabilitation of wastewater treatment with €20 million loan…. read more
• The projects will directly benefit the development of sustainable urban areas in nine countries on the southern and eastern shores. • According to the European Investment Bank, urban infrastructure in the region will require an investment of €60 billion in the next 20 years. • The Union for the Mediterranean fosters social and urban infrastructure initiatives with a regional scope to raise strategic investments amongst the stakeholders in the region (governments, multilateral organisations and promoters)…. read more
Within the framework of the MedNC project, the ISCAE (Institut Supérieur de Comptabilité et d’Administration des Entreprises) linked to the University of la Manouba, completes the first edition of the ISCAE New Chance programme. The project could also be developed in Spain through the intermediation of iesMed (Innovation et Economie sociale en Méditerranée)…. read more
• Institutions for intercultural dialogue and cooperation, religious representatives and interfaith organisations are working together to build mutual understanding in the Euro-Mediterranean region. This is the first meeting in a long-term action-oriented process that aims to strengthen organisational capacity and foster cooperation as a means of countering discrimination and intolerance. • Participants welcomed the meeting as an important opportunity to raise awareness of the substantial contribution that interreligious and intercultural dialogue can make to peace and security in the region…. read more
Luxembourg holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU for the second half of 2015. It is hosting an Informal Meeting of EU Ministers for Employment, their Maghreb (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) counterparts and key stakeholders to tackle youth unemployment, which is a major political, economic and social challenge in the region. A Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Meeting on Employment is expected to take place in 2016…. read more
