Barcelona – Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh was introduced to the diplomatic community in Barcelona during a lunch held with the consular bodies accredited in the city…. read more
Rome – Senior Deputy Secretary General Lino Cardarelli was invited to speak in a closed door meeting promoted by the Trilateral Commission, IAI (InstitutoAffariInternazionali) and Centro StudiDifesa…. read more
Strasbourg – The UfMS Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh attended the meeting of the European Parliament Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean which took place on 24 November 2010. The meeting was chaired by the President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek…. read more
Genoa – Gathered in Genoa, the participants stressed out the need for Mediterranean maritime integration addressing maritime safety against piracy and the acceleration of maritime commerce in the region…. read more
Rome – This annual conference held on the 23 November was the occasion to discuss key issues such as the aftermaths of the economic crisis in the region, industrial policies, or trade liberalization…. read more
Bussels – UfMS Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh participated along with other UfM employment and labour ministers and high officials in the 2nd UfM Employment and Labour Ministerial meeting hosted by the Belgian EU Presidency in Brussels on 21-22 November 2010. Although a ministerial declaration was not attained, a Chairs’ conclusion set priorities for employment in the UfM area to ensure that the economic recovery goes hand in hand with the creation of more decent jobs and with poverty alleviation, and to step up the momentum for concrete action at national and regional levels…. read more
Marseille – This assembly was the occasion for a first balance of the dynamic platform activities which develops the exchange of knowledge and joint learning as a tool for sustainable public policies in the Mediterranean…. read more
Paris – Senior Deputy Secretary General Lino Cardarelli attended the high-level meeting on “SMEs & Entrepreneurship: Lesson from the global crisis and way forward to job creation and growth”. This seminar was held on 17-18 November 2010 the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the first OECD Ministerial Conference on SMEs (Bologna, June 2000)…. read more
Marseille – A one-day meeting of the ARLEM Commission for Sustainable Development (SUDEV) was held on 8 November 2010 at the Conseil regional Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur in Marseille, to present and discuss the “Draft Report on Local Water Management”, prepared by a sub-committee of SUDEV. Deputy Secretary General Rafiq Husseini was warmly welcomed by Mr. Michel Vauzelle, SUDEV co-chairman, Filippo Terruso and Santiago Mondragon Vial, both members of the President’s Cabinet, Committee of the Regions…. read more
Venice – The Forum was organized by CassaDepositi e Prestiti (CDP), in the context of the 2010 activities of the Long-Term Investors Club (LTIC) who promote investments…. read more
