Interviews

The UfM interviews Carlos Moedas, Commissioner on Research, Science and Innovation (2014-2019) Which impact can be expected from Horizon 2020 projects for Southern Mediterranean countries, and more broadly for regional R&I cooperation between both rims of the Mediterranean? What remains to be done to increase their impact? Joint Euro-Mediterranean actions in science, technology and innovation under Horizon 2020 are addressing many of the pressing challenges in the region. PRIMA, the Partnership in Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area, was set up to improve sustainable water management and food production. BLUEMED, the Research and Innovation Initiative for Blue Jobs and Growth… read more

  The MedNC project aims to promote a regional network of accredited orientation, training and professional integration centres to establish a shared and innovative teaching model in order to boost the employability of young people who have dropped out of school before obtaining a degree and unemployed graduates. The network relies on national coordinators who support local centres, in partnership with government bodies, the private sector and civil society. The New Chance Mediterranean project is part of the UfM’s cross-sector initiative, Mediterranean Initiative for Jobs (Med4Jobs) and is part of the strategic goal of fostering employability for young people and… read more

  The second “Union for the Mediterranean Regional Forum. Mediterranean in Action: Youth for Stability and Development” was held on 23 and 24 January 2017 at the Palau de Pedralbes in Barcelona. Building on the success of the first edition, held in Barcelona on 26 November of last year, the second UfM Regional Forum, centered around our youth’s potential as driving force for stability and development, will bring together the region’s key players to review the UfM’s action-oriented collective activities and achievements and to discuss perspectives for strengthening our cooperation, synergies and complementarities between main stakeholders, including the promoters and… read more

Following her first election to the European Parliament for Bulgarian party GERB in 2009, Mariya Gabriel was nominated by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, as Chief of the EU Electoral Observation Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2011. On 19 October 2012 she was elected Vice-President of the European People’s Party (EPP) Women. In 2014, Mariya Gabriel became a Member of the European Parliament for a second mandate. Since then she is Head of the Bulgarian EPP Delegation and Vice-President of the EPP Group responsible for relations with… read more

Pau Relat, Chief Executive Officer of MAT Holding, has a degree in pharmacy from the University of Barcelona and MBA in IESE. Has a wide experience in the chemical sector, developed in Industrias Químicas del Válles as executive director. He is president of the Commission of Internationalization of the Chamber of Commerce in Barcelona and member of the plenary, member of the General Council of Barcelona Fira and vice-president of FemCat Private Foundation of Entrepreneurs. Moreover, he was awarded as the Emergent Entrepreneurial of the year 2014 in Spain granted by EY, with the sponsorship of BNP Paribas and collaboration… read more

Mohamed Bouagina and Hassan Al-Zaza are two young Tunisian and Syrian beneficiaries of the UfM-labelled project “Euro-Mediterranean Masters and PhD programmes” at the EMUNI University (Slovenia). They are currently studying the Masters in Intercultural Business Communication. What is your assessment of this Masters programme and its content? M.B: So far I have learned a lot and the programme definitely has this special component that makes it different from the other programmes. I would definitely recommend it to other students. H.A: Overall I am satisfied with the Masters. Our Masters programme has two key areas: business and languages (communication). I am… read more

Brussels, 18 April 2016. The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Fathallah Sijilmassi, gave a comprehensive presentation about the activities and projects promoted by the UfM in 2015 together with an overview of its work programme for the current year. Mr Sijilmassi presented the 41 projects labelled by the UfM Member States in the priority areas of youth employability, inclusive growth, women’s empowerment and sustainable development, highlighting the growing number of beneficiaries and the positive impact that these can have in the Euro-Mediterranean region. More information: UfM Secretary General attends the European Parliament to discuss the region’s pressing challenges… read more

Ms. Luma Sukarieh, of Jordan, is a young beneficiary of the UfM-labelled project “Young Women as Job Creators” and winner of the UfM – AFAEMME Young Women as Job Creators Award for the best business idea…. read more

Soukeina El Bouj is a young Moroccan woman, beneficiary of the UfM-labelled programme “Young Women as Job Creators”…. read more

Barcelona, 26 November 2015. Nayef Z. Stetieh is the President and CEO of the Jordanian Business Development Center, which promotes the “Maharat Med” project. In this video, he explains the project’s major role in increasing the participation of youth in the market, as well as the importance of youth being equipped with the necessary tools and skills for the market. The UfM Co-presidency, the EU and Jordan, and the 43 Member states have given a strong political commitment to the UfM and have called for unity and collective work to face the challenges of the Mediterranean region during their informal… read more