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Event Press conference: MoU to be signed between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfMS) ; 17-01-2011 Barcelone (Spain)

Dear Sir, Madam,

You are cordially invited to the PRESS CONFERENCE organised on the occasion of the SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING between the EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK (EIB) and the SECRETARIAT OF THE UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN (UfMS) on Monday 17 January 2011 at 12.30h.

The EIB will be represented by its Vice-President Philippe de Fontaine Vive and the UfMS by its Secretary General Ahmad Masa’deh.

This historical agreement will formalise the cooperation between the two leading institutions aimed to strengthening Euro-Mediterranean relations and developing multilateral projects.

The EIB is the main financial investor in the Mediterranean region, with more than EUR 10 billion invested since 2002 for development-oriented projects. The UfMS is the central institution and projects coordination office of the Union for the Mediterranean Partnership which brings together 43 countries.

We wish to share with you the perspectives for cooperation between the EIB and the UfMS, and answer questions regarding Mediterranean cooperation and its challenges during the press conference.

PRESS CONFERENCE

The press conference will be organised as follows :

- Interventions by:

Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice-President of the EIB

Ahmad Masa’deh, Secretary General of the UfMS

- Questions and answers

A press kit will be distributed and it will be available soon on www.ufmsecretariat.org

 

 

Contact information The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfMS) (email: office@ufmsecretariat.org ; info@ufmsecretariat.org )
Phone: +34 93 553 9025 Fax: +34 93 553 9040
Event type Conference
File link http://www.ufmsecretariat.org
File link copy Invitation_Press_Conference_EIB_UfMS.pdf (PDF, 152 Kb)
Source The European Investment Bank (EIB)
Subject(s) AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , TOOL TERMS , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY
Relation http://www.emwis.net/initiatives/mediterranean-union
Geographical coverage Spain,
Address Press Centre, Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, Fernando Primo de Rivera 11, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Organizer The European Investment Bank (EIB) & the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfMS)
Target audience Regional
Duration at 12.30h
Period 17/01/2010
Status Confirmed
Working language(s) ENGLISH , FRENCH , SPANISH
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