10 April 2019, Montpellier. In order to follow up on the collaboration that was initiated on the occasion of the first joint event in Barcelona on 30-31 October 2018, the two projects are organising a second joint event on 9-10 April 2019, in the premises of the Département de l’Hérault (Montpellier, France). CO-EVOLVE is an ongoing three-year Inte… read more
9-11 April 2019, Barcelona. The UfM Climate Week will be the occasion to gather a wide range of actors (UfM members’ representatives, civil society, IFIs, scientific experts…) around different topics, all related to climate action in the Mediterranean region. By organising this event, the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean provides a di… read more
Brussels, 9 April 2019. The Task Force will take place back-to-back with the Closing Conference of the Sustainable Water Integrated Management and Horizon 2020 Support Mechanism (SWIM-H2020 SM) Project, on the 8 April 2019 in Brussels. For more information, please contact: water@ufmsecretariat.c.wetopi.com
5 April 2019, Barcelona. The Diamed Meeting will take place in Barcelona on 5 April 2019. For more information, please contact: socialaffairs@ufmsecretariat.c.wetopi.com
1-5 April 2019, Lebanon. The UfM side-event to the Sixth Mediterranean Forest Week will take place in Lebanon on 1-5 April 2019 and will be the opportunity to launch the“Scaling up forest and landscape restoration in order to restore biodiversity and promote joint mitigation and adaptation approaches in the Mediterranean”, labelled by the UfM. This… read more
Side Event to the 4th UfM Ministerial Conference on Employment and Labour 1 April 2019, Cascais, Portugal. The side event “The employment of Mediterranean university graduates: Bridging the employability gap between advanced skills and markets”, organized by the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaf… read more
1-3 April 2019, Cascais, Portugal. The member states of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will convene next 1-3 April in Cascais to give a new impulse to the economic integration efforts in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The Ministerial Conference will be co-chaired by Marianne Thyssen, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and… read more
25 March 2019, Brussels. The fifth meeting of the Working Group on the Blue Economy (BE WG) will take place at the Centre des Conferences Albert Borschette (CCAB) in Brussels on 25 March 2019. BE WG is an integral part of the UfM Forum on Blue Economy, which is one of the deliverables of the UfM Ministerial Declaration of 17 November 2015 on Blue… read more
18 March 2019, Barcelona. The challenge of transition from informal economy to formal employment is one that affects both shores of the Mediterranean. In addition to presenting a hurdle to the Sustainable Development Goal of Decent Work (SDG 9), it clearly gets in the way of inclusive development. The escalating migratory pressure witnessed by many… read more
12-13 March 2019, Brussels. The first UfM meeting of IPR experts to implement the Action Plan on Fight against piracy and counterfeiting will take place in Brussels on 12 March 2019, back to back with the sixth Focal Points meeting on Trade and Investment Facilitation Mechanism, which will take place in Brussels on 13 March 2019.