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.

On 5th of December, the Energy Regulators of the Mediterranean region (MEDREG Association) gathered for their biannual General Assembly meeting in Malta. The MEDREG Members approved a series of important studies which distil good regulatory practices in the areas of natural gas, electricity, renewables, and consumers. These studies are contributing to shape common and stronger regulations in the region and provide the conditions for increased cross border energy trade, necessary to deliver the decarbonisation of the energy market and strengthen the security of supply.

Important meeting between Tunisian authorities and representatives of the EU-funded Cybersouth Programme to further discuss Tunisian advancement towards its legislative alignment with the Budapest Convention provisions.

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.

The Capacity Building Programme on the Euromed Trade Helpdesk tool has been launched in Tunisia.

The “Arab Cybersecurity Forum on Protecting Personal Data in the Age of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence” took place in Tunis on 4 and 5 December 2023 with the aim to explore synergies and increase cooperation with members of the League of Arab States.

Jordanian partners are getting closer to becoming certified trainers on the Euromed Trade Helpdesk!

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.

Construction is a thriving business in Morocco, but data reporting lags behind the industry’s growth.