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- The Union for the Mediterranean is an intergovernmental institution bringing together the 28 European Union Member States and 15 countries from the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean to promote dialogue and cooperation.
  
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  04 February 2020, جريدة الشروق التونسية: الاتحاد من اجل التوسط يرعى مشروعا للكشف عن سرطان عنق الرحم والثدي
  
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  02 February 2020, COPE: Las borrascas en el Mediterráneo, una de las consecuencias del cambio climático
  
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  01 February 2020, Solar News: La generación renovable y la eficiencia energética son cruciales, pero deben formar parte de un paradigma social y productivo totalmente nuevo
  
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Transport & Urban Development

Like the EU, the Union for the Mediterranean has adopted a real urban roadmap and I very much welcome that. I hope you will draw on the experience and best practices of the Urban Agenda for the EU, and make cities close partners. They have a unique insight and their involvement in policy-making on key urban matters, together with local stakeholders from the civil society or the business sphere, will benefit the lives of millions of people around the Mediterranean”

Ms. Corina Creţu
EU Commissioner for Regional and Urban Policy

Easy and safe access to flows of goods and people over land and sea is essential for regional prosperity and integration. The UfM is actively engaged towards addressing the complex challenges facing the transport sector and developing an efficient, integrated, interoperable and sustainable transport infrastructure network through a holistic and integrated approach, with a view to improving transport connectivity in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

Sustainable urbanization is key to addressing climate change, and cities are potential drivers for sustainable development, economic growth and stability. With this in mind, the UfM works to implement the UfM Urban Agenda for the Mediterranean region following a cooperative approach that underscores the joint efforts of governments, local and regional authorities, developers, financiers and civil society, with the ultimate aim of improving the liveability of Mediterranean urban areas by ensuring that urban growth is turned into opportunities

3.6%

growth in regional trade

and a 6.5% growth in exports could result from on-going and future trade facilitations and transport infrastructure improvements

of the world’s population

is living in urban areas in the Mediterranean, where the rapid increase in urban population is one of the challenges for urban development

Nearly
80%		of the Mediterranean countries’ populations

will be concentrated on 10% of the land – predominantly the coastline- by 2030

Strategic Objectives

Develop a regional transport network fostering socio-economic development and regional integration

Contribute to implementing the UfM Urban Agenda with a view to fostering inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable urban development

Enhance regional dialogue efforts through a multi-stakeholder framework bringing together UfM Member States and key partners and stakeholders to share best practices and develop projects, providing them with technical support and mobilizing financing instruments in particular from IFIs