The UfM Secretariat is co-funded by the EUROPEAN UNION

UfM in short | Facts & Figures

43 Countries

28 EU Member States 15 Southern & Eastern Mediterranean countries

Total Population > 800 Million

Total GDP > 15 Trillion EUR

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UfM in short | Objectives

Concrete regional cooperation projects under the principle of “Variable Geometry”.

Socio-economic development, regional integration, sustainable development and exchange of knowledge.

Synergy with other key stakeholders in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

Enhance cooperation and partnership in the Mediterranean through the implementation of

concrete projects

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UfM in short | Governance

The Co-Presidency

The UfM is chaired by two Co-Presidents, one from the North: the European Institutions, and a rotating one from the South : currently Jordan.

The Senior Officials

The Senior Officials of the 43 countries are mandated to deal with all aspects of the UfM.

The Secretariat

Based in Barcelona, it is led by a Secretary General, assisted by six Deputy Secretary Generals for six priority areas. It is financed by the European Commission and contributions by member countries.

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UfM in short | Added Value

Support of 43 countries

Through the UfM label, the project promoter gains the support of 43 countries, this awareness and visibility helps him to further raise support and mobilise partners.

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Facilitate access to finance The UfM Secretariat acts as a one stop shop through which project promoters gain access to a strong network of donors and financial institutions, from the Mediterranean region and beyond.

Make a project idea become a reality The Secretariat’s network of Euro-Mediterranean partners as well as its in-house & external expertise help a project idea become a reality on the ground.

Broker solution for complex regional projects The UfM Secretariat’s mandate allows it to overcome difficulties in regional initiatives and mobilise governments and stakeholders towards a project’s success.

UfM Projects | Priority Areas

DELIVER REGIONAL PROJECTS IN 6 PRIORITY AREAS

Water &

Environment

Transport & Urban

Development

Social & Civil

Affairs

Energy Higher Education &

Research

Business

Development

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UfM Projects | Project Lifecycle

Projects proposed by national or regional authorities, private sector, international institutions and civil society organisations.

REGISTRATION: > 70 projects REGISTRATION

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UfM Projects | Project Lifecycle

REGISTRATION: > 70 projects

Technical Financial Political

Analysis

PROJECT ASSESSMENT

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UfM Projects | Project Lifecycle

Proposed by national or regional authorities and institutions, private sector, international institutions and civil society organizations.

REGISTRATION: > 70 projects

Unanimous approval of 43 Member States.

LABELLING

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UfM Projects | Project Lifecycle

REGISTRATION: > 70 projects

The Secretariat facilitates direct access to financial institutions and partners.

PROMOTION & FUNDING

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UfM Projects | Project Lifecycle

Proposed by national or regional authorities and institutions, private sector, international institutions and civil society organizations.

REGISTRATION: > 70 projects

Launch & follow-up of projects.

MONITORING

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Energy

A sustainable approach to Mediterranean energy issues

The Energy Consumption of South and East

Mediterranean countries could raise to 70% in 2030

The emissions of energy related CO2 could by multiplied by 2 in 2030

The region offers optimal conditions for the development or renewable energies

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UfM projects | Energy

Tafila Wind Farm

EP Global Energy Ltd. Cyprus (EPGE) – Lead Promoter InfraMed Infrastructure of France Masdar Power of Abu Dhabi Once fully developed, provision of almost 10% of Jordan’s wind energy target by 2020 (1,200 MW) Coverage of 3% of the national electricity demand End users - (job creation) Local farmers and livestock owners (improved access & infrastructure) Total Design/Build Phase: 21 months Operations Phase: 20 years EUR 209 m

Promoter

Result

Beneficiaries

Duration

Budget

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Transport

facilitate the movement of goods and people by ground and sea in the Mediterranean

The establishment of a network of an integrated

interoperable sustainable infrastructures is essential to the development of the free trade zone in the Mediterranean

The Shipping containers traffic between South and Est ports of the Mediterranean and UE countries ports represents only 7% of the total traffic, while between South and East ports 1%

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UfM projects | Transport

Completion of the central section of the trans-Maghreb Motorway Axis

Technical Secretariat of the Group of Transport Ministers of the Western Mediterranean (GTMO 5+5)

102 km of dual carriageway motorway linking the major cities of Tunisia, Algeria & Morocco.

> 97 % of the population of these three countries

2015-2018

EUR 670 m

Promoter

Result

Beneficiaries

Duration

Budget

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UfM projects | Transport

Jordanian Railway Network

Promoter Objective Beneficiaries Duration Budget

Ministry of Transport of Jordan Integrating the Jordan railway system with the regional network by establishing an effective rail connection with neighbouring countries, Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Europe. Jordan and neighbouring countries 2013-2020 EUR 2 bn

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The Secretariat develops the Mediterranean Initiative for Employment Med4Jobs. It buids synergies between small and medium sized entreprises, main innovation and growth vectors in the region. 2.8 millions of young people entering the labour market

each year. SMEs represent approx 35% of the region’s GDP. SMEs create 80 % of jonbs , twice more jobs per each

invested euro than big companies.

Development of Employment and Entreprises

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Euro-Mediterranean Development Centre for Enterprises (EMDC)

Promoter Results Beneficiairies Duration Partners Budget

Chamber of Commerce of Milan – PROMOS Create a non-profit network of Euro-Mediterranean public and private Agencies and Institutions supporting MSMEs in the Mediterranean, providing integrated, qualified and reliable business advisory services. 14 Millions of Euro-Med Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) 2013 - 2015 - European Investment Bank - Ministry of Economic Development and Ministry of

Economy and Finance, Italy - European Commission EUR 5.4 m

UfM projects | Development of Employment and Entreprises

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Mediterranean Initiative for Employment(Med4Jobs)

M4J seeks to identify good practices in the field of job creation in orfder to reproduce it in the region.

• Employability => To Encourage enterpeneurial skills

and culture

• Placement of workers=> To Improve the flow of information between job seekers and employersle

• Infrastructure for the creation of jobs => To Encourage

the creation of new entreprises and to support SMES

2013

Objectives

Good practices Launching

“The UfM is in charge of improving the coordination between donors in order to promote projects on Employment and Social Issues »·”

2nd Euro- Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Employment and Labour, 2010

UfM projects | Development of Employment and Entreprises

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UfM Funding Strategy

Strengthen relations with International & Bilateral Financial Institutions

FINANCING

OF UFM

PROJECTS

Develop long term private sector partnerships and strategic alliances

Develop financing tools for projects which complement the existing offer

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In a nutshell

The UfM is a unique Mediterranean platform promoting :

Strong political commitment with 43 countries representing an overall population of 800 million citizens.

Co-ownership between the European Union and the Mediterranean countries.

Variable geometry allowing member countries to participate in projects of interest for them.

Regional and sub-regional integration through large projects to develop transport, energy and water infrastructures – variable geometry.

Dynamic and flexible partnerships with promoters from administrations, civil society and private sector.

Concrete projects to meet the needs of Mediterranean citizens.

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