Brussels, 16 February 2016 The Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean meet on a regular basis at the level of Senior Officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the 43 countries. The Senior Officials Meetings (SOM) oversee and coordinate the work of the UfM. They approve the budget and the work programme of the Secretariat. They a… read more
Portoroz, Slovenia. 16 February 2016 The master study programme Intercultural Business Communication (IBC) of the EMUNI University was launched last April 2015 in Portoroz, Slovenia. This February 2016, on the occasion of the start of the 3rd period of face-to-face classes, a seminar will be held under the title “Barcelona Process: 20 Years of Euro… read more
9-12 February 2016 , Athens, Greece. At the invitation of the UNEP/MAP-Barcelona Convention Secretariat, the UfM Secretariat will participate on 9-10 January at the 19th Meeting of Contracting Parties Meeting to the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean, in Athens. Alessandra… read more
Rabat, 12 February 2016
9-12 February, UfM headquarters, Barcelona. The UfM Secretariat together with the Palestinian Water Authority are organising on 10 February in Barcelona a technical coordination meeting with the European Commission and key international financial institutions involved in the promotion of the Desalination Facility for the Gaza Strip project, namely… read more
Turin (Italy), 2-3 February 2016 For further information please contact the Social & Civil Affairs divison: socialaffairs@ufmsecretariat.org
27-29 January 2016. Marseille, France In the framework of the Mediterranean New Chance (MedNC) project, a first transfer of knowledge and exchange of experiences and best practices between the Second Chance School of Marseille and some Spanish entities working for the social and professional integration of young people excluded from the labour mark… read more
28-29 January 2016, Madrid The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Fathallah Sijilmassi, will visit Madrid on 28-29 January 2016 to meet with entrepreneurs, think tanks, business organisations, media and with the three Deputy-Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain. He will be the key note speaker at Instituto de Emp… read more
25 January 2016, Círculo Ecuestre, Barcelona UfM Secretary General Fathallah Sijilmassi will meet with representatives from local think tanks and media to discuss the current challenges and opportunities in the region and the UfM’s road ahead following the strong political support received by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs during the UfM Confere… read more
18-19 January 2016. Centre de Conférences Ministériel (CCM), Paris The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (MAEDI) has invited the UfM to participate in a seminar entitled “The Professionalisation and employability of youth in the Mediterranean: innovated approaches & exchange of views” organised by the FSP (Priori… read more