Barcelona, 15 June 2014. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) has hosted the first UPFI Project Committee meeting at its headquarters, in Barcelona. This meeting took place right before the official endorsement by the UfM member states of the first project promoted within the framework of the Initiative, the Imbaba Urban Upgrading Project, which took place at the UfM Senior Officials Meeting, on 2-3 June. In consultation with the financial institutions and the European Commission, this project committee prepared an overview of the projects’ progress in order to create the Preparatory Technical Assistance schedule, which will allow a… read more
Barcelona, 12 June, 2014. Today the UfM Secretariat hosted a meeting of the Committee on Energy, Environment and Water of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) at its Barcelona headquarters. The meeting gathered parliamentarians representing various member states of the Union for the Mediterranean. Discussions focused on the developments of important UfM activities and projects in the fields of Energy and Climate change. The committee paid special attention to the Marine Protected Areas (MedPAN), “Let’s Do It” and “Eco-towns” campaigns, as top items on the meeting’s agenda. The meeting provided an opportunity for a fruitful exchange… read more
Tunis, 6 June 2014. Today the President of the Republic of Tunisia, Moncef Marzouki, welcomed the Secretary General of the UfM, Fathallah Sijilmassi, to his official residence at Carthage Palace. They discussed methods for strengthening cooperation in all areas between Tunisia and the Union for the Mediterranean. The meeting provided an opportunity to reaffirm Tunisia’s support for the projects and progressive efforts carried out by the UfM to promote an effective integration among its member countries. This integration will come about by strengthening the mechanisms of regional cooperation and by implementing specific projects to ensure complementarity between all the countries of… read more
The 43 countries comprising the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) have approved four new projects promoting mobile financial services, urban sustainable development, private sector development and cooperation among civil society organisations in the field of water and environment, respectively…. read more
The Foreign Affairs Ministers of Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia met today in Lisbon to discuss the future prospects for the Western Mediterranean cooperation…. read more
• The Forum took place in Lisbon, bringing together more than 400 business leaders and high-level representatives of major enterprises and economic institutions from Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia. • Paulo Portas, Deputy Prime Minister of Portugal, gave a keynote speech during the forum’s inaugural session. He reaffirmed Portugal’s full support to this informal but dynamic and efficient process and stressed on the importance of the UfM’s role for its consolidation…. read more
The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean hosted the 2nd technical meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Trade and Investment Facilitation Mechanism (TIFM) on 12-14 May 2014, at its headquarters in Barcelona. This project, implemented by the International Trade Centre, aims to facilitate closer economic ties between the EU and the Southern Mediterranean countries by providing an online portal of trade and investment related information…. read more
Le réseau Mixité et gouvernance autour de la Méditerranée a été lancé officiellement lundi 12 mai à Rabat, avec les encouragements du ministre délégué au Budget du Royaume du Maroc, M. Driss El Azami El Idrissi, et avec le soutien d’Adetef…. read more
A Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Meeting on Environment and Climate Change took place in Athens with the aim to discuss the environmental and climate-related challenges facing the region and to define the future strategic directions to reduce pollution and increase resource efficiency…. read more
A Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Meeting on Environment and Climate Change will take place in Athens with the aim to discuss the environmental and climate-related challenges facing the region and define the future action plan…. read more
