Union for the Mediterranean Newsletter View our newsletter online NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2012 LATEST NEWS Jordan assumes the southern co-presidency of the UfM UfM and Group 5+5 develop common synergies to foster regional cooperation UfM holds talks with the main Euro-Mediterranean Think Tanks Secretary General Sijilmassi met with Jordanian ministers and high officials during his visit to Amman... One of the main conclusions agreed during the 5+5 Dialogue Summit held in Malta was the need to enhance synergies... The UfM Secretariat held a joint session with 40 Directors and Researchers of Euro-Mediterranean Think Tanks... Spain pledges continued support to the UfM projects UfM and Cyprus agree to work towards more regional integration UfM meets with 20 young civil society leaders from 12 Euro-Mediterranean countries UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi welcomed the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs... During a working visit to Nicosia, UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi held a bilateral meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister... The event was held within the framework of the foundation Catalunya Voluntària’s long-term project... Gaza Desalination Project at the 2012 World Water Week in Stockholm The Palestinian Water Authority and the UfM are working together to raise the 310 Million euros necessary investment... OUR AGENDA 11.10.2012: UfM Sustainable Urban Development Strategy Third Senior Official Experts Meeting 18.10.2012: Building the Mediterranean Solar Plan: Working Group on Energy Efficiency 20.10.2012: The 8th Mediterranean Economic Rendezvous (Marseille) 22.10.2012: Meeting of Directors General for Higher Education FEATURED INTERVIEW UfM interviews Mr. Marcus Cornaro Marcus Cornaro is Deputy Director General of the Directorate General of Development and Cooperation (DG DEVCO) and Acting Director of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). FEATURED PROJECT “Completion of the Central Section of the Trans-Maghreb Motorway Axis” This project will provide a continuous motorway corridor from Agadir, Morocco to Ras Ajdir, Libya that will improve regional integration and socio-economic development by facilitating trade relations and the mobility of the population of the region. OUR DIVISIONS Stay up to date Copyright © 2012 Union for the Mediterranean. All Rights Reserved. Palacio de Pedralbes, Pere Duran Farell, 11 | Barcelona 08034 | Spain | news@ufmsecretariat.org Unsubscribe