Cascais, 2 April 2019. The Secretary General of the UfM, Nasser Kamel, met today with Cesare Onestini, the Director of the European Training Foundation (ETF) in the sidelines of the 4th UfM Ministerial Conference on Employment and Labour, hosted by Portugal. The two sides stressed the solid and long-standing cooperation within the different UfM platformsRead more
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Cascais, 2 April 2019. A UfM Ministerial Policy Conference titled “Job, Skills and Opportunities for All”, took place on 2 April in Cascais (Portugal) as part of the 4th UfM Ministerial Conference on Employment and Labour. The Conference provided the opportunity to discuss the most pressing labour market’s needs, in particular the persistent inequality inRead 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 Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH commissionedRead more
Meeting of the Secretary General of the UfM and the Executive President of the Agadir Technical Unit
Barcelona, 18 March 2019. The Secretary General of the UfM, Nasser Kamel, met today with Fakhry Alhazaimeh, the Executive President of the Agadir Technical Unit (ATU) responsible for the Trade Technical issues related to the Arab Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement (Agadir Agreement). The UfM Secretary General Kamel highlighted the importance and the opportunities of tradeRead 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 countriesRead more
Around 2 billion people around the globe work informally, most of them in emerging and developing countries, including a 68.8% in the Arab World. The absolute majority of these workers do not enjoy social protection, rights at work or decent working conditions, which seriously hampers the sustainable and inclusive development efforts on the ground. MostRead more
The Action Plan on UfM Cooperation on fight against Piracy and Counterfeiting is one of the important deliverables of the UfM Ministerial Conference on Trade, held last year in Brussels Intellectual Property-intensive sectors account for 42% of the European Union’s Gross Domestic Product, worth €5.7 trillion and generates 38% of all jobs About 5% ofRead 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 MarchRead more
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UfM Regional Platform on Trade, Investment and Industry Context and Objectives Policy framework Documentation Key dates Key partners Related News Context and Objectives The Euro-Mediterranean region remains economically fragmented, characterized by low levels of intraregional trade and investment flows. This fragmentation hampers meaningful economic integration, which is essential for driving growth and creating sustainable jobs.Read more
