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The UfM points out the untapped potential of integration in the Mediterranean 11/30/2021 MEDITERRANEAN. Gathered in Barcelona for their 6th Regional Forum, the foreign ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean have exchanged on the progress made since the adoption of the roadmap of the organisation in 2017.	EU to fund wastewater treatment plant in Jordan 11/30/2021 JORDAN / EU. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a €30m sovereign loan to upgrade wastewater treatment facilities in Jordan, notably to serve Syrian refugees.	R&D spending falls by €1bn in the EU 11/30/2021 EU. Research and development expenditure in the EU Member States amounted to around €311bn in 2020, a drop of €1bn compared to 2019 according to Eurostat,
The Mediterranean tries to counter the Omicron variant 11/30/2021 LEBANON. A step seems to be on the verge of being taken, but the obstacles are still numerous because the elites in power slow down the process to protect their interests.	"The integration of Mediterranean countries into global value chains will keep us busy for several years" 11/30/2021 MEDITERRANEAN. The general delegate of Anima Investment Network, Emmanuel Noutary works with his team on the post-Covid period to favour relocations in the Mediterranean.	Perhaps a hope for an agreement between Lebanon and the IMF 11/30/2021 LEBANON. A step seems to be on the verge of being taken, but the obstacles are still numerous because the elites in power slow down the process to protect their interests.
Morocco signs a security cooperation agreement with Israel 11/25/2021 ISRAEL/MOROCCO. After the political, the military and the economic. One year after the normalisation of relations between Israel and Morocco, the two countries have just signed a historic security cooperation agreement on 24 November.	The Rafale is a hit in the Mediterranean 11/25/2021 MEDITERRANEAN. Greece, Egypt, Croatia, the sales of Rafales are doing well around the Mediterranean. Even if it means accepting unsavoury customers.	114 million to support small farms 11/24/2021 The African Development Bank signed on Tuesday 23 November with the Kingdom of Morocco a loan of 114,03 M€ intended to finance a part of the Programme of Support for the Inclusive and Sustainable Development of Agricultural and Rural Areas (PADIDZAR).

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Reflection

Where does the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership stand?

By Henry Marty-Gauquié, member of the Euromed IHEDN Scientific Council

The European Union, which has been involved in financing third countries in the Mediterranean since the 1970s, significantly improved its offer of aid for regional integration with the Barcelona Agreements of 25 November 1995.