The Call targets experts in foresight with experience on facilitating foresight groups and researchers focusing on conflict, security, energy or politics in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
The first Senior Officials Meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) of 2024 and the 73rd Board of Governors of the Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) will take place on 22nd February in Barcelona to exchange on security, peace and cooperation the Mediterranean region.
In Casablanca (Morocco) on February 2-3, 2024, important discussions were taken on key aspects during the Regional Civil Society Seminar organized by the Majalat II project.
The Water and Environment Support project (WES) had a very active role and prominent contribution at the 5th Mediterranean Water Forum which gathered 800 participants among whom many Ministers and representatives of international organisations.
On 30 January 2024, in Brussels, DG NEAR held a Joint Steering Committee on three programmes focusing on trade and investment with OECD, ILO and ITC. An occasion to share key updates and main achievements and discuss programmes' sustainability.
The "Contribution to the development of a joint public-private roadmap to reduce the use of single-use plastics in Jordan" was put in place by the “Water and Environment Support (WES)" in the ENI Southern Neighborhood region to support Green economy and investment in the waste sector in Jordan.
The webinar “Women in Fintech: Bridging the Gender Gap”, organised by Union for the Mediterranean with the financial support of GIZ, was held on 30 November 2023, allowing 40 online participants to engage with and delve into the challenges and opportunities for Women in Fintech.
Representatives of 20 countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) met in Berlin on 30 November and 1 December 2023, at the 15th Regional Platform on Employment and Labour. The discussion involved representatives of social partners and focused on youth employment as well as on the state-of-play of the implementation of the 2022 UfM Marrakech Ministerial Declaration.
On 14 December 2023, the project CyberSouth, implemented since 2017 by the Council of Europe, held in Bucharest its closing event in the framework of the OCTOPUS Conference on cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence. An important stoke-taking moment, the event was also the opportunity to open a bridge to the new phase of this joint EU/Council of Europe initiative, starting in January 2024.
The Libyan Narcotics and Psychotropic Drug Control Agency, placed under the authority of the Ministry of Interior, paid a visit to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) headquarters in Lisbon. Leaderships of both institutions discussed strategic future cooperation in the framework of the EU4Monitoring Drugs regional programme.
The regional meetings took place on 23 and 24 January 2024, an occasion for partners and clusters to play a vital role in formulating recommendations and acting as the foundation for country-specific public-private policy dialogues.
The inaugural meeting of the MED-GEM Industry Advisory Board (IAB) on December 20, 2023, marked a significant milestone in advancing sustainable growth in the Green Electrons and Molecules (GEM) industry across Mediterranean partner countries. The IAB discussed pivotal themes such as infrastructure, financing, certification, workforce development, and local value creation.
The 8th UfM Regional Forum which gathered High-Level participants among the UfM Secretariat, EU foreign affairs ministers, Commissioners, as well as head of International Organizations and Foundations took place in Barcelona on the 27 November to discuss the critical situation in Gaza-Palestine and Israel.
Jordanian partners are getting closer to becoming certified trainers on the Euromed Trade Helpdesk!
The Capacity Building Programme on the Euromed Trade Helpdesk tool has been launched in Tunisia.
Construction is a thriving business in Morocco, but data reporting lags behind the industry’s growth.
In a ground-breaking two-day event in Rabat, DG NEAR hosted the National Workshop on Renewable Hydrogen: Energy Vector of the Future. This “Think and Do Tank” workshop gathered national and international experts, positioning Morocco at the forefront of global discussions on renewable hydrogen.
Presentation of the first results of the regional TEI “Jobs through Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood" at the 5th UfM Trade and Investment Forum.
