Focusing on the improvement of skills for employment and entrepreneurship development in the Mediterranean countries, the UfM Secretariat co-organised the II Experts’ Meeting in Barcelona…. read more
The UfM Social and Civil Affairs Division and the Spanish Civil Society Platform for Cooperation in the Mediterranean (ECEM) are to collaborate on a future project to improve the social and economic situation of women in the Southern Mediterranean region…. read more
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the UfM Secretariat agreed on defining concrete ways of collaboration based on the existing synergies and complementarities with the aim to create an added-value in the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation…. read more
UfM and Turkey discuss concrete ways to support the Desalination Facility for the Gaza Strip project
The UfM Secretariat, the Palestinian Water Authority and the Government of Turkey held talks on the technical and financial aspects of this strategic project which will require 310 Million euros investment. Turkey expressed its strong interest to support the project and a financial commitment will be discussed at the Prime Minister level in the coming weeks…. read more
Discussions focused on the developments made on the four components of the Strategy since the second meeting, held in Barcelona last 25 May 2012. The work is advancing successfully towards the completion of the Strategy…. read more
The award rewards the joint activity of the UfM, the Center for Transport Studies of the Western Mediterranean (CETMO) and the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) to raise awareness of the project and build the project framework…. read more
The six-year-term project will focus during the first phase on the training activities at the intermodal platforms in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, which will be in operation in 2015, and it will result in a more competitive and efficient network of Euro-Mediterranean logistic platforms…. read more
One of the main conclusions agreed during the 5+5 Dialogue Summit held in Malta was the need to enhance synergies between the UfM and Group 5 + 5, particularly in domains such as growth, job creation, mobility and immigration, as well as security and the fight against terrorism and organized crime…. read more
The UfM Environment and Water Division attended the 9th Ministerial meeting of the CIHEAM, where food security challenges were discussed. The Final Declaration of the Ministers recommends that the UfM supports projects concerning food security…. read more
Lawrence Gonzi, Malta’s Prime Minister, is interviewed at the margins of the 5+5 Dialogue Summit, 2012… read more
