Interviews

Barcelona, 26 November 2015. During the UfM Conference, held in Barcelona in November 2015, Johan Christopher Vibe, Ambassador of Norway to Spain, explains the reasons of Norway to support UfM projects promoting female entrepreneurship in the Mediterranean. 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 high level meeting held today in Barcelona. Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European… read more

Barcelona, 26 November 2015. Nasser Judeh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan, as well as UfM’s co-president, introduces us to the 1st High Level Ministerial Meeting in over 7 years, which focuses on “a common development agenda for the Mediterranean”. He explains that despite the political challenges and threats of terrorism the region is facing, we should be able to keep on addressing the needs of the people by turning challenges into opportunities. The UfM Co-presidency, the EU and Jordan, and the 43 Member states have given a strong political commitment to the UfM… read more

Barcelona, 26 November 2016. On the occasion of the UfM Conference, Samir Benmakhlouf, Country General Manager of Microsoft Morocco, explains how the new partnership between the UfM and Microsoft Morocco will focus on moving the Euro-mediterranean countries to a knowledge and service economie. 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 high level meeting held today in Barcelona. Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security… read more

Barcelona, 30 October 2015. Alessandra Sensi explains the Med ReSCP Project and highlights the need of implementing new sustainable consumption, production and resource efficiency models in the Med Region. The Mediterranean RESCP Post Rio+20 project aims to provide access to financing for companies adopting Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)/ Resource Efficiency (RE) models as well as stimulate the development of green industries and entrepreneurship. Over the course of an initial 4-year period, the project aims to actively support the adoption of sustainable consumption and production patterns in the Mediterranean region through a comprehensive regional approach addressing different realities and challenges… read more

Youssef Barghane is a young Moroccan, beneficiary of the UfM-labelled programme “HOMERe – High Opportunity for Mediterranean Executive Recruitment”…. read more

During an official visit to Tunisia, the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Fathallah Sijilmassi, held talks with government officials, politicians, as well as civil society and private sector representatives. Discussions focused on the prospects for cooperation on new and strategic initiatives aimed to contribute to the socio-economic development of the country and the Mediterranean region. Interview with La Presse de Tunisie (FR):… read more

Mr. Naciri is the Regional Director of the Arab States Regional Office of UN Women… read more

سلمى مصطفى هي شابة أردنية تبلغ من العمر 23 سنة مستفيدة من برنامج‎ ‎الشبكة المتوسطية للفرصة الجديدة المعتمد من قبل ‏الإتحاد من أجل المتوسط… read more

Salma Mustapha est une jeune tunisienne de 23 ans bénéficiaire du programme labellisé ‎par l’UpM «Réseau méditerranéen nouvelle chance (MedNC) ». ‎… read more

Ms. Salma Mustapha is a 23-year-old Tunisian woman, beneficiary of the UfM-labelled ‎programme “New Chance Mediterranean Network (MedNC)‎ ‎”‎… read more