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Background. State of play. Project pipelineMeeting of the Working Party on Euro-Mediterranean Industrial Cooperation
Brussels, 14-15 November 2011
Bridging the North and South
1. Background: creation of the UfM
• The UfM was launched on 13 July 2008 at the Paris Summit, encompassing the 27 European Union member states, the European Commission and 16 Mediterranean countries.
• It traces its origins to the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (Euro-Med), also known as the
Barcelona Process.• Its Secretariat is located in Barcelona, which has become the “technical arm” to promote joint regional and sub- regional actions and projects.• The Secretary general is H.E. Youssef Amrani as from 1 July 2011
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Background: UfM Mandate• A regional context that calls for cooperation
In the context marked by important changes in the southern Mediterranean, new opportunities arise for a strong Euro-Mediterranean partnership. The UfM is inspired by the shared political will to increasing regional integration and cohesion among Euro-Mediterranean partners.
• A mandate for peace, stability security and prosperity
The Union for the Mediterranean mandate is based on the commitments of the Barcelona Declaration, namely working for the creation of an area of peace, stability, security and shared economic prosperity, defending democratic principles, human rights and fundamental freedoms, economic and social cooperation and promotion of understanding between cultures and civilizations in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
• A real co-ownership
The UfM is a partnership where Northern and Southern countries of the Mediterranean are working on an equal-footing basis. The UfM governance is based on « co-responsibility », « co-appropriation » and « co-decision ».
The UfM works believes in the value of “Variable Geometry”: each country is collaborating on a project on a voluntary basis respecting national interests of each member states.
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Background: UfM MandateThe Final Statement of Foreign Affairs Ministerial (Marseille, 4 November 2008) elaborated on the role of the Secretariat asserts that the latter will:
• Gather, within the project priorities, regional, sub-regional or transnational project initiatives (from various sources such as sector ministerial meetings, national or regional authorities, regional groupings, private sector, civil society);
• Examine project initiatives and inform on their implementation to Senior Officials after close coordination with concerned States and funding partners;
• Once approved, work on the basis of the guidelines to be set by Senior Officials;
• The decision making bodies (Summit, Foreign Affairs or sector ministerial conferences, and Senior Officials meetings) will instruct the Secretariat to propose the necessary follow-up in terms of initiating the promotion of projects and the search of partners for their implementation;
• The funding and implementation of projects will be pursued on a case-by-case basis by the various interested partners according to their own procedures and by ad-hoc sub-groups, if necessary, with the assistance of the Secretariat;
• The Secretariat will lead on monitoring and evaluation of project implementation.
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Background: UfMS Mandate
In the Joint Declaration of the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean, the Heads of State and Government (13 July 2008) defined the role of the Secretariat of the UfM as:
“The Secretariat will give a new impulse to this process in terms of identification, follow-up, promotion of the projects and the search for partners.”
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Background: UfM MandateThe 6 main priority areas in which the UfMS promotes and implements projects are:
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Civil affairs and civil protection
Civil protectionGender equality
Civil affairs and civil protection
Civil protectionGender equality
Higher Education and Research
Euro-Mediterranean UniversityYouth Mobility
Higher Education and Research
Euro-Mediterranean UniversityYouth Mobility
De-pollution of the
Mediterranean Mediterranean Water StrategyHorizon 2020
De-pollution of the Mediterranean
Mediterranean Water StrategyHorizon 2020
Transport and
urban developmentMaritime and land highways
Transport and urban developmentMaritime and land highways
Support to Micro, Small and Medium
size enterprises Mediterranean Business Development Initiative
Support to Micro, Small and Medium
size enterprises Mediterranean Business Development Initiative
Renewable energies
Mediterranean Solar Plan
Renewable energies
Mediterranean Solar Plan
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2. UfM State of play: Overview
A new positive outlook:
•The new context in the region resulting from the processes of political transformation is favorable for the UfM.
•With the new Secretary general, the UfM has deployed efforts in past 3 months to improve visibility with tangible first results (reconstruction of Libya, Deauville Partnership in the framework of G8 Summits, EU-Tunisian government Task force, signature of a collaboration Agreement with the UN, OECD and the Arab League)
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Background: UfMS Way forward
Vision paper on UfM roadmap presented to the 43 member countries and the European institutions:
-Realignment of UfM with EU priorities (more consistency with EU regional projects)-More coherence with UfM Ministerial meetings-Focus Paris priorities on job creation and support to least developed regions-Coordination with Deauville platform and EU Task Force
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UfM State of play: Organisation
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Number of Staff: 40 and increasingSecondees from 16 countries/organisations and local staffSee more on : http://www.ufmsecretariat.org
UfM Governance
•Co-presidencies (France and Egypt)
•Senior Officials (monthly summits)
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UfM State of play: project cycle In April 2011, UfM Senior Officials approved the project cycle (project guidelines):
• Stage 1 – Project Stimulation & Gathering
• Stage 2 – Registration
• Stage 3 – Appraisal & Assessment
• Stage 4 – Labeling by the 43 UfM countries
• Stage 5 – Promotion Assistance
• Stage 6 – Project Monitoring
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UfM State of play: labeled projects
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Project Sector Amount Location
Desalination Facility
Water EUR 310 million Gaza
EMUNI Master programmes
Higher education and Research
EUR 1.4 million Regional
EMUNI Research PhD Programme
Higher education and Research
EUR 900.000 Regional
Master Study Programme in Risk science
Higher education and Research
EUR 380.000 Regional
Women entrepreneurship in Universities
Social and Civil Affairs
EUR 255.000 Morocco, Jordan, Spain, Palestine
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3. What the added value of a UfM project is
• A wide political visibility backed by 43 countries• Access to secured finance thanks to the reinforced
cooperation with the largest development banks operating in the region (EIB, AfDB, WB group, IDB, EBRD,…)
• Experts for Upstream Advice and Technical Assistance and Support
• Extended network of regional partners: multiplying effects
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4. New Investment Instruments
1. Working group on investment security with EC, MIGA, OECD (ISMED)
2. Extending instruments used in European Union to the Mediterranean region: Mediterranean Project Bonds, RSFF
3. Example of joint study on Off-taker in the energy sector
+ Network with other financiers and donors
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5. Division on Business Development and support to MSMEs
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UfMS Business Development and Funding Coordination
Division
1. Guarantee and counter-guarantee mechanisms
Support from CEPS/IEMED
2. Regional Initiative for Microfinance
Support from Sabaudia
3. Tailor-made support for new entrepreneurs
Support from the Experts Board on Employment & Skills
4. Payment systemsLiaison with 10 banks conducted
By BDFC & support from FIR
DeliverableLaunch regional initiative comprising
list of priority projects benefitting from up-stream TA, improving legal
framework and training
DeliverableCreation seed funds; business angels; Coaching programmes; Women and
young entrepreneur
DeliverableMigrants remittances for co-
development. Label most advanced project under the Private Banks
initiativeOutreach with public partners and
civil society
DeliverableWorking group to develop a counter-
guarantee fund and recommend ways to improve guarantee
institutions.
Project pipeline:•Regional and sub-regional projects (OCEMO, Euro-Mediterranean Development Centre for SMEs,…)•Country initiatives focused on Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Turkey,…
SME core group (MBDI implementation with the support from Sabaudia)
Horizontal pillar : BUILDING CAPACITIES (together with/support to the European Commission)•Institutional building - Practical application of regulatory convergence •Technical assistance - Access to markets Together and support from/to OECD, ETF,…
Networks and bodies :•Experts Platform on Employment, Skills and Entrepreneurship in the Mediterranean •With European Commission on accelerationg implementation of Charter of Enterprise (DG enterprise). Working Party on the Euro-Med Industrial Cooperation.•With ETF on human capital development and employment policies•Parliamentary Assembly – UfM and ARLEM
Overall goals:
-Establishment of new (and reinforcement of existing) MSMEs
-Foster a better employment environment
→ Economic development & Social cohesion
Questions?
funding@ufmsecretariat.orginfo@ufmsecretariat.org
tel: +34 93 52 14 100WEBSITE: http://www.ufmsecretariat.org/en/
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