A delegation from the UfM Secretariat headed by UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi travelled to Dubai and Abu Dhabi from 8 to 12 November 2014. They presented UfM regional cooperation projects and activities and discussed ways to collaborate with institutions and organisations in the United Arab Emirates…. read more
Leaders of the World Economic Forum’s Network of Global Agenda Councils gathered to explore the latest developments in business, society and technology, and the critical issues shaping the global and regional agendas…. read more
UfM Deputy Secretary General Delphine Borione represented the UfM Secretariat in the 8th Mediterranean Economic Week, held in Marseille from 5 to 8 November. This year’s edition focused on tourism as a driver of economic development in the Mediterranean region…. read more
The Secretary General, Fathallah Sijilmassi, and the President of the Subcommittee on Human Rights at the European Parliament Elena Valenciano discussed on the regional projects fostered by the UfM Secretariat and the relation with the European Parliament… read more
Barcelona, 7 November 2014. In the framework of the 8th Conference of Western Mediterranean Transport Ministers (GTMO 5+5) held in Lisbon on 22 October 2014, the UfM Secretariat praised the increasingly close and effective coordination between the Union for the Mediterranean and the Western Mediterranean Forum (5+5 Dialogue). Operational cooperation in the field of transport was fully consolidated on 14 November 2013, after the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between the UfM Secretariat and the Group of Transports Ministers of the Western Mediterranean (GTMO) within the framework of the UfM Ministerial Meeting on Transport. Promoted by GTMO 5+5 and… read more
• The Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation through ERANET Joint Activities and Beyond (ERANETMED) initiative launches its first transnational call for research project proposals with the following themes: Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency, Water Resources Management and the Energy-Water Nexus. • The proposal submission deadline is 31 January 2015. The total budget allocated for project funding under the ERANETMED initiative is €13,720, 000…. read more
As the European Investment Bank plans major investments in the Mediterranean region, partner countries and stakeholders met in Naples to identify and take advantage of new opportunities for growth…. read more
– The First Regional Conference of the UfM-labelled project “Governance & Financing for the Mediterranean Water Sector”, held in Athens, brought together water specialists and key stakeholders and complemented the successfully completed national work carried out in Jordan and Tunisia during the first phase. – The project aims to improve public governance and attract investment to the Mediterranean region’s water sector…. read more
The UfM Secretariat aims to positively contribute towards sustainable urban development in the region by promoting innovative urban renewal, regeneration and development through specific urban projects and framework initiatives, such as the Euro-Mediterranean Urban Projects Finance Initiative (UPFI)…. read more
The Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes is seeking to recruit executives and specialist professors as part of its permanent staff…. read more
