• According to the World Bank, investment to cover energy needs in the Mediterranean will come to €23 billion per year by 2030 • Enhanced dialogue through UfM platforms on energy will facilitate partnerships between the main stakeholders in the field of energy and strengthen cooperation between the member states of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)… read more
• The Mediterranean is one of the most vulnerable regions to the adverse effects of climate change. • In the run-up to the COP 21 in Paris, the UfM Informal High-Level Conference on Climate Change in Skhirat, Morocco contributes to fostering regional dialogue and cooperation to support Mediterranean countries’ ongoing efforts to achieve climate change goals…. read more
Unleashing public and private investment to enhance agricultural production and improve food security is essential for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region…. read more
Barcelona, 28 April 2015. Mr Harlem Désir, the French Secretary of State for European Affairs at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, made a working visit to the headquarters of the UfM to discuss the challenges in the Mediterranean and the importance of supporting the regional cooperation efforts to confront these challenges. Talks between the Secretary of State, the Secretary General of the UfM, Fathallah Sijilmassi, and the Deputy Secretaries General of the UfM focused on the major regional challenges to be tackled, the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation and the activity of the UfM within the framework of the… read more
Barcelona, 27 April 2015. Today the Spanish Minister for Home Affairs, Jorge Fernández Díaz, called for the international community to join efforts in consistently addressing the current emerging challenges in the Mediterranean, such as illegal immigration and terrorism. Minister Fernández Díaz underlined that Spain is very active, both at national and EU level, in these fields and has thus established close cooperation with its partners in the Mediterranean region and in Africa. He also underscored the central role of the Union for the Mediterranean to promote regional integration and contribute to addressing these challenges. A lunch discussion on the “Main… read more
The UfM Co-Presidents, Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Nasser Judeh, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, met on 13 April with the Secretary General of the UfM, Fathallah Sijilmassi, at the UfM premises in Barcelona. This meeting was held on the occasion of the informal Ministerial Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the EU and the Southern Mediterranean countries, which took place on the same day at the UfM headquarters. Both UfM Co-Presidents took stock of the progress made within the framework of the UfM Secretariat’s… read more
The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean expresses its deepest emotion following the tragedy that has once more claimed the lives of hundreds of human beings in the Mediterranean Sea, and extends its condolences to the families of the victims. The worrying growing dimension of these tragic circumstances calls for reinforced collective action by the international community in order to firmly and rapidly address this humanitarian drama and its root causes. It also underlines, more than ever, the need for a global and balanced approach, taking into consideration the security and development dimensions of these challenges. The Secretariat of the UfM… read more
EU foreign ministers meet today in Luxembourg in the framework of a Foreign Affairs Council… read more
The EU Commissioner for the European Neighbouhood Policy and Enlargement, Johannes Hahn, the former Prime Minister of Tunisia, Mehdi Jomaa and the UfM Secretary General, Fathallah Sijilmassi, reiterate the importance of fostering cooperation between private sector, International financial institutions and regional organisations…. read more
The Palace of Pedralbes, headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean, hosts an informal meeting of the Foreign Affairs Ministers of the EU and the Southern Mediterranean countries, organised by Spain, Latvia and the EU to discuss the future of the European Neighbourhood Policy…. read more
