The unemployment rate for women in the Middle East and North Africa region is 21.3%, among the highest rates in the world. Despite the progress achieved in the region to empower women and promote gender equality, the gender gap remains high. This will not be closed until women participate fully in economic, social, political and cultural life…. read more
• UfM Secretariat engages in strategic talks in Latvia (present EU Presidency) on the occasion of the CFSP/CSDP Conference on the European Neighbourhood Policy organized by the Latvian Parliament. • The ongoing review of the European Neighbourhood Policy, along with the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Barcelona Process this year, provides an opportunity to further enhance the UfM role in promoting regional cooperation and integration. … read more
M. Ambroise Fayolle a pris ses fonctions de Vice-President de la Banque Européenne d’investissement et de membre du Comité directeur de la BEI le 24 février en remplacement de M. Philippe de Fontaine-Vive dont le mandat a pris fin le 23 février dernier. Le Secrétariat de l’Union pour la Méditerranée souhaite rendre hommage à la force de l’engagement de Philippe de Fontaine-Vive en faveur du développement en Méditerranée et à son soutien indéfectible aux efforts de renforcement de la coopération régionale. Il adresse ses plus vives félicitations et vœux de réussite à M. Ambroise Fayolle et se réjouit de pouvoir… read more
Le nouveau Secrétaire général du Service européen d’action extérieure (SEAE), M. Alain Le Roy, a pris ses fonctions ce lundi 2 mars à Bruxelles. Il prend la suite de M. Pierre Vimont qui a assumé ces fonctions depuis la création du SEAE en 2009. Le Service européen d’action extérieure, dirigé par Mme Federica Mogherini, haute représentante pour les Affaires étrangères et la Politique de Sécurité de la Commission européenne et Vice Présidente de la Commission européenne, assure avec le Royaume hashémite de Jordanie la co-présidence de l’Union pour la Méditerranée. Le Secrétariat de l’Union pour la Méditerranée tient à rendre hommage… read more
• UfM Secretary General Fathallah Sijilmassi held talks with the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. • UfM Secretary General Fathallah Sijilmassi held talks with the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. • A delegation from the UfM Secretariat exchanged views with Italian officials and stakeholders on UfM activities and initiatives Rome, 26 February 2015. A high-level delegation from the UfM Secretariat, led by its Secretary General Fathallah Sijilmassi, held talks today at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome with the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Paolo Gentiloni, and the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs , Mr. Benedetto Della… read more
The main objective of the Mediterranean New Chance programme is to provide young people who have been excluded from the labour market (dropouts from school and unemployed graduates) with innovative training and first business experience following the successful pedagogical model of the Second Chance School of Marseille.… read more
The UfM Secretariat and the Agency for International Cooperation and Local Development in the Mediterranean (ACIM) signed an agreement to foster entrepreneurship and support productive investment for diasporas in the Mediterranean region…. read more
Paris, 20 February 2015. The informal ministerial meeting of the Mediterranean Group (Greece, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, and Malta) was held today in Paris. UfM Secretary General, Fathallah Sijilmassi, along with the President of the Anna Lindh Foundation, Elisabeth Guigou, participated in the discussions. The Informal Ministerial Meeting was held in the presence of the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/ Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, and the Secretary General of the European External Action Service, Alain Le Roy. Read Official Conclusions: Résumé des travaux … read more
The New Chance Mediterranean Network (MedNC) programme aims at improving the employability of young people who dropped out of school before obtaining a degree and unemployed graduates from Southern Mediterranean countries…. read more
• A delegation from the UfM Secretariat exchanged views with EU Commissioners and Parliamentarians in Strasbourg on the margin of the plenary session regarding the key role of the UfM in the ongoing European Neighbourghood Policy (ENP) review. • UfM Secretary General Fathallah Sijilmassi held talks with EU Commissioners, Chairs of Committees of the European Parliament, chairpersons for delegations and heads of the main EU political parties. Strasbourg, 12 February 2015. A high-level delegation from the UfM Secretariat, led by its Secretary General Fathallah Sijilmassi, held talks with EU parliamentarians and EU Commissioners on the margin of the plenary session of… read more
