NEIGHBOURHOOD AND ENLARGEMENT - Mediterranean Regional Platform exchanges best practices on youth employment and women economic empowerment

Representatives of 22 countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) met at the 16th Regional Platform on Employment and Labour. DG NEAR presented the recently launched EU-funded regional projects in support to Youth NEETs (Not in Employment, Education, or Training) and women’s economic empowerment in the Southern Neighbourhood.

date: 22/04/2024

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Contact: Anne-France WITTMANN

The UfM held its 16th Meeting of the Regional Platform on Employment and Labour on 16 and 17 April in Zagreb.

There was a high number of UfM Member States represented (22 in total, including 10 EU Member States, 12 Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries).

The UfM Regional Platform meeting focused on Youth Employment, Women Economic Empowerment and the state-of-play of the implementation of the 2022 UfM Marrakech Ministerial Declaration.

The UfM Co-Presidency, chaired by the Directorate-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission and Jordan, acknowledged the spillover effects of the ongoing Middle East developments on the labour market and stressed the importance of a continuous dialogue.