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Tags (18) : Maghreb

Building roads to boost Tunisian economic growth

Building roads to boost Tunisian economic growth
02/25/2016 | Euro-Mediterranean projects
Considerable investment has been made to develop the road network in order to open up the interior and relieve traffic congestion in coastal towns. Version française
ADB, Algeria, EIB European Investment Bank, highway Transmaghrébine, highways, infrastructure, Maghreb, Morocco, roads, transport, Tunisia, World Bank WB

Román Escolano : "The EIB is convinced of the Maghreb's growth potential and wants to contribute to it."

Román Escolano : "The EIB is convinced of the Maghreb's growth potential and wants to contribute to it."
11/30/2015 | Euro-Mediterranean projects
Vice-President of the European Investment Bank and in charge since September 2015 of EIB activities in the Maghreb, Román Escolano speaks about his ambitions for this region. Version française
Algéria, Amen Bank, Egypt, EIB, European Investment Bank, Maghreb, Mediterranean, Morocco, ONEE, Roman Escolano, tunisian revolution, Tunisie

Supporting female entrepreneurship

Supporting female entrepreneurship
05/15/2015 | Society
With the support of the Secretariat of the UfM

After a first successful phase, the Union for the Mediterranean "Young women as job creators" scheme, developed by female business leaders, has been extended to three more countries, namely Egypt, Tunisia and Albania.
AFAEMME, Albania, Association of Organisations of Mediterranean Businesswomen, CEED, Egypt, Grow, Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, Jordan, Maghreb, Mediterranean, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Stella Mally, Tunisia, UfM, Union for the Mediterranean

Southern Europe is banking on container shipping to boost ro-ro

04/24/2015 | Industry / Transport
MEDITERRANEAN. Ports in southern Europe are working hard to lure container traffic from Anvers and Rotterdam. An increase in ro-ro traffic could follow in its wake.
 
Aftri, Algeciras, Anvers, Ashdod, Austria, Barcelona, Bavaria, Brussels, container, Croatia, Europe, European commission, Finland, France, Genoa, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Isemar, Israel, Italy, Juncker, Juncker plan, La Spezia, logisitic, Maghreb, Marc Grolleau, Marseille, Mechanism for interconnection, Mediterranean, Medlinks, MIE, Netherlands, Palermo, Paul Tourret, Rhône, Rijeka, ro-ro, Road Transport Association, Rotterdam, Scotlan, Shippax, shipping lines, Spain, Superior institute of maritime economy, Switzerland, Sète, Tangier, TEN-T, Trans-European Transport Network, Transcargo, transport

Marseille looking for the wind

Marseille looking for the wind
05/23/2014 | Industry / Transport
The historic port for maritime connections with the Maghreb, Marseille has been experiencing a steady fall in roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) traffic which was further exacerbated in 2013. The actors of the port of Marseille Fos however believe there will be a recovery.
Algeria, Arnaud Ranjard, CMA CGM, container, Corsica, Corsica Ferries, France, GPMM, Libya, Maghreb, Marie-Hélène Pasquier, Marseille, Morocco, Mourepiane, Port of Marseille Fos, Ro-Ro, Shippax, Toulon, Toulon-Pendik, traffic, Tunisia, Turkey, UN RO-RO

With Pole Med, the PACA region sees the creation of a new organisation dedicated to economic cooperation in the Mediterranean

With Pole Med, the PACA region sees the creation of a new organisation dedicated to economic cooperation in the Mediterranean
12/23/2013 | Mediterranean cooperation strategies


version française
نسخة عربية
ACIM, Agency for international cooperation and local development in the Mediterranean, Anima, Anima Investment Network, Bernard Morel, euro-mediterranean policy, FCM, Finances Conseil Méditerranée, France, IMED, Ingénierie Méditerranéenne pour l'export et le développement, internationalisation, Maghreb, Mediterranean, mediterranean region, Paca, Patrick Allemand, Pole Med, PRIE, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Africa, the Middle East and Europe: a game of three players

Africa, the Middle East and Europe: a game of three players
12/09/2013 | Services / Finances
The Mena Economic Forum advocates the constitution of an integration space that includes North Africa, the Gulf States and southern Europe. A triple alliance that is essential to draw the Mediterranean out of the economic and social depression into which it has fallen.
Africa, Al Qassini, Androulla Vassiliou, Arnaud Montebourg, Cap Mena, Cherif Rhamani, Erasmus, Europe, François Aïssa Touazi, Gulf States, Jack Lang, Jacques Pfister, Maghreb, Maroc, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mena Economic Forum, Michel Vauzelle, middle East, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, Villa Méditerranée, émir de Sharjah

Jigsaw of Trans-North Africa Highway nears completion

Jigsaw of Trans-North Africa Highway nears completion
05/21/2013 | Euro-Mediterranean projects
Several sections have already been completed, but economic crises, corruption, and revolutions have delayed the opening of this major infrastructure project that should enhance relations between North African countries. It will be a few more years before you can drive from Agadir to the Libyan border without leaving the highway. Version française
Agadir, Algeria, Algiers, Arab Maghreb Union, Ben Gardane, Bousalem, east-west highway, EIB, European investment bank, Gabès, highway, Libya, Libyan border, Maghreb, Medenine, mediterranean, Mohamed Salman, north africa, north Africa highway, Nouakchott, OujdaTunis, Ras Jedir, Sfax, trans-north africa highway, Tripoli, Tunisia, Ufm, UMA, union for the mediterranean

Is happiness the Mediterranean’s largest economy?

Is happiness the Mediterranean’s largest economy?
11/26/2012 | Reflections
Shorter, closer, cheaper, less frequent – these were the four watchwords for European holidaymakers in 2012 favouring “staycations” or, for wealthier families, travel closer to home in Europe and the Mediterranean.
Algéria, Atout France, Baltic sea, Bavaria, Cordoue, departures abroad, ECB, economic crisis, employment, euro, euro zone, Europe, financial crisis, holidays, international incoming, Italy, Lanquar, leasures, Libya, Maghreb, mediterranean, META, nations, OECD, resilience, SARS, Spain, stress, target market, tourism, tourist map, travel

Urban Development as a building block of democracy

Urban Development as a building block of democracy
10/30/2012 | Euro-Mediterranean projects
“Urbanisation is a major challenge for democratic transition in the Mediterranean”, says Henry Marty-Gauquié, Director – Links with International Organisations and representative of the European Investment Bank group (EIB), Paris. Revolutions, evolutions, Mediterranean countries are committing...
access to water, AFD, CMI, Damascus, democratic transitions, education, EIB, european, health, infrastructure, Maghreb, Marty-Gauquié, Mashriq, medina, medinas 2030, mediterranean, Meknes, policy, PPP, sanitation, social housing, urban development

Medgaz completes its first year of operation

Medgaz completes its first year of operation
10/30/2012 | Euro-Mediterranean projects
Since April 2011, the underwater pipeline, half of which is funded by a €500-million loan from the European Investment Bank, has been supplying the Spanish market with Algerian gas. SPAIN / ALGERIA. If Medgaz is technically able to operate at 100% capacity, as welcomed by its Board of Directors at...
algeria, algerian economy, Almeria, Beni Saf, Cepsa, EIB, endesa, EU, europe, Europe, Femip, Gas pipeline, GDF-Suez, Hassi r'mel, iberdrola, Maghreb, Medgaz, mediterranean, montpellier, Percebois, port of almeria, Rajoy, Sonatrach, spain

Drivers of change for multimodal solutions and short sea shipping

Drivers of change for multimodal solutions and short sea shipping
10/29/2012 | Reflections
By Rafael Llerena, Manager for Easyfresh Management Office Everyone - shippers, producers and distributors - is now concerned about helping to preserve the environment and reduce congestion on the roads.  For some years, Europe has been encouraging a policy of modal shift in an attempt...
45-foort containers, Africa, Afrique, bottlenecks, congestion on the roads, customs timetables, distributors, Easyfresh Management Office, ecotaxe, Egypt, enrionment, Europe, hauliers, logisticians, Maghreb, Marco Polo, Meda MoS, Medfel, Mediterranean, Morocco, perishable goods, producers, Rafael Llerena, reduce pollution, report modal, shippers, short sea shipping, southern mediterranean

Traceability of fruit and vegetables: A glut of technologies but little consistency!

Traceability of fruit and vegetables: A glut of technologies but little consistency!
10/29/2012 | Industry / Transport
From PDAs used in fields to control the amount of pesticides sprayed on the land, to RFID chips, bar codes and the networking of operators… New technologies dedicated to the traceability of fruit and vegetables help meet regulatory requirements and the information needs of consumers. When used...
agriculture, Brussels, cluster, Creutzfeldt Jakob, cucumber, disease, E-Coli, EAN 13, EU, Europe, GS1, Jean-Luc Viruega, Maghreb, moroccan, north and central african, producers, QR code, qualimediterranée, RFID, TICSAD, traceability, tunisian, United nations

More work needed on efficient water use

More work needed on efficient water use
10/24/2012 | Environmental and development issues
Plan Bleu investigates the main criteria for efficient water use. With supply low and demand on the rise, we need to avoid conflicts of usage as much as we can by justifying demand and focusing on reuse. Against a background of global warming and an increasing population in the southern...
Agriculture, Algeria, Algiers, Blinda, Bomerdes, Casablanca, GDP, Maghreb, Mediterranean, Morocco, National water plan, Plan Bleu, Rabat, resources, Tlemcen, wastewater, WDM, yields

Mediterranean economy seeks second wind

Mediterranean economy seeks second wind
10/24/2012 | Socio-economic assessments
The euro-mediterranean partnership is not a priority for Europe's political decision makers. There is room for improvement in trade relations with Middle Eastern and Maghreb countries. Europe and the Mediterranean Economy, edited by the Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Institutes of Economic Sciences...
algeria, Arab Spring economy, Europe and the Mediterranean Economy, Femise, Joan Costa-Font, logistics, Maghreb, Middle Eastern, Morocco, transport, Tunisia

The Barcelona Process : Beyond economic progress

The Barcelona Process : Beyond economic progress
10/24/2012 | Socio-economic assessments
Have living conditions in the Mediterranean basin improved over the last ten years? What about governance, education and the place of women? The latest FEMISE publication demonstrates the positive effects of the Barcelona Process. Not just from a strictly economic point of view. Clearly, both...
Barcelona, Bernd Lucke, Egypte, FEM34-21, Femise, Lucke, Maghreb, Middle Eastern countries, Morocco, Nathanson, Selim Cagatay and Suleyman Degirmen, Syria

Young people, the key to the Mediterranean

Young people, the key to the Mediterranean
10/16/2012 | Socio-economic assessments
Yusuf Kocoglu, Assistant Professor at the Laboratory for Applied Economics for Development (LEAD), at the University of Sud Toulon-Var helped draw up the annual FEMISE report for 2011 on the Euro-Mediterranean partnership. In the document entitled “A new Mediterranean region: towards achieving...
education, elections, European White Paper, Femise, Maghreb, mediterranean, Mena, qualification, report, Tunisia, Turkey, University, work, Yusuf Kocoglu

"The Mediterranean wine market"

"The Mediterranean wine market"
02/20/2012 | Reflections
MEDITERRANEAN. The Mediterranean wine market is a reality, and it is not a recent phenomenon. Dating back to Phoenician times, it was one of the first examples of organized trade, and Vinisud owes much of its success to the fact that it continues to flourish.
Asia, Brasil, China, corsica, croatia, customs, europe, export, France, hectolitres, imports, Italy, Jean-Luc Etievent, logistic, Maghreb, mediterranean, mediterranean bassin, mediterranean market, Méditerranée & Co, phoenician times, producers, Spain, tourism, trade, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA, Vinisud, wine, wine producers