UfM Ministerial Conference to Strengthen Blue Economy in Mediterranean Region

The UfM Second Ministerial Conference on Blue Economy will take place on 2 February 2021 and aims at strengthening the potential of the blue economy in the Mediterranean region, as well as improving maritime governance and achieving a conducive environment to promote jobs, innovation and knowledge-based business opportunities through the development of key maritime sectors.

This regional effort is key in the wider context of the newly approved UN Sustainable Development agenda, which aims to promote globally shared economic prosperity, social development and environmental protection.

The first UfM Ministerial Conference on Blue Economy took place in Brussels on 17 November 2015.