The Report draws attention to some of the common enemies in the Mediterranean region, namely water scarcity, climate change and pollution, which in combination greatly constrain human existence…. read more
During the 20th French Annual Ambassadors’ Conference, President Hollande said: “My priority is to develop what I call a Mediterranean of projects… I want the expertise of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean to be used at maximum”… read more
The Palestinian Water Authority and the UfM are working together to raise the 310 Million euros necessary investment. Arab countries, coordinated by the Islamic Development Bank, committed to provide half of the necessary funds as a match to European financial commitment. 10 Million euros were already pledged by France during the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille…. read more
UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi welcomed the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel García-Margallo, at the premises of the UfM. Both parties agreed on continuing to develop common synergies to boost an operational collaboration based on concrete actions…. read more
The establishment of a Euro-Mediterranean University in Morocco, an employability training program addressed at Southern Mediterranean disadvantaged women, and a plan for overcoming governance challenges to the mobilisation of financing for the Mediterranean water sector are the three new projects recently labelled by the UfM…. read more
Five countries are participating in the first phase of this project with an overall budget of 2 Million Euros: Lebanon, Tunisia, Jordan, Albania and Palestine. The project has the financial support of the EIB. The promoters and the UfM Secretariat will mobilize other donors for the remaining financing needs…. read more
This cooperation is enshrined in the overall approach of the Mediterranean Solar Plan, promoted by the UFM…. read more
A workshop on “The Methods of Formulation and Presentation of Economic Projects” was held in Tunis on Tuesday 10th July by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) in collaboration with Tunisia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs…. read more
Secretary General Sijilmassi addressed the audience in a panel devoted to “Partnership and Institution Building in the Southern Mediterranean”…. read more
The project proposal, which was submitted by the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Executive Training of the Kingdom of Morocco, counted on the full support of the 43 UfM countries…. read more
