Brussels, 31 March 2015 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 also… read more
UfM Secretariat Headquarters in Barcelona, 26 March 2015. The UfM Secretariat will organise an operational workshop on 26 March 2015 entitled: “Women’s economic participation and ICT in the Mediterranean: constraints and opportunities”. The event will bring together representatives from international and regional organisations, donors and developme… read more
Madrid, 23 – 24 March 2015 The Second Ministerial Conference on Research, Innovation and Higher Education of the Western Mediterranean Forum – 5+5 Dialogue – will take place on 23-24 March 2015 in Madrid. The synergies between research and innovation and the role of education to support employment and competitiveness will be the two key topics addr… read more
Marseille, 17 March 2015 The UfM-labbelled HOMERe project (High Opportunity for Mediterranean Executives Recruitment) consists in an innovative mobility scheme promoting transnational internships in companies between nine Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia. HOMERe contributes to two m… read more
UfM Secretariat Headquarters in Barcelona, 17-19 March 2015 The regional seminar aims to improve the governance of Mediterranean SME policies and programmes. For further information, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Camilla Leonori on camilla.leonori@ufmsecretariat.org
Lisbon, 2-3 March 2015 Deputy Secretary General Teresa Ribeiro and Special Representative of the Secretary General Ambassador George Saliba will represent the Union for the Mediterranean in the 2nd Ministerial Conference on Environment and Renewable Energies of the Western Mediterranean Dialogue – 5+5 Dialogue. During the conference the challenges… read more
11-13 February 2015, Portorož (Slovenia) The UfM Secretariat will participate in the EMUNI Annual Conference 2015 entitled “Science Diplomacy: Re-thinking the EuroMed Cooperation Agenda” which will be held on 11-13 February 2015 in Portorož, Slovenia. The UfM Secretariat will be represented by its Deputy Secretary General in charge of Higher Educat… read more
28-29 January 2015, UfM Headquarters. Barcelona. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean will host the Experts Preparatory Meeting of the Second Ministerial Conference on Research, Innovation and Higher Education of the Western Mediterranean Countries (Dialogue 5+5) on 28-29 January 2015 in Barcelona. The Dialogue 5+5 Second Ministerial… read more
21-22 January 2015, Barcelona The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean will participate in the organisation of the Mediterranean NEXUS Project Coordinators Meeting, which will take place on 21-22 January 2015, in Barcelona, within the framework of the MED-SPRING project. This meeting comes from the joint initiative of the International Ce… read more
Barcelona, 17 December 2014 Organised by the Co-presidencies of the UfM, the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Steering Committee of the Horizon 2020 Initiative for a cleaner Mediterranean Sea will take place at the Palacio de Pedralbes in Barcelona on 17 December 2014. As requested by UfM Environment Ministers in the Athens,… read more