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Education Mismatch in North Africa: Determinants and Impact

09/09/2019 | FEMISE reports
Publié en septembre 2019. Rédigé par Moundir Lassassi, Mohamed Ali Marouani. The uprising of 2011 in many Arab countries have highlighted the vulnerability and fragility of their labor markets, characterized by high unemployment rates, especially for young people. The lack of job opportunities for...

Cooperation with Religious Institutions as a European Policy Tool

05/01/2019 | EUROMESCO reports
May 2019 P. Sasnal (Ed.), S. Altuna, Y. El-Menouar, G. Fahmi The Joint Policy Study takes an institutionalist view of state-religion relations, although religious institutions are defined in a broad sense and encompass both official and unofficial religion.

Climate security in the sahel and the Mediterranean : local and regional responses

04/01/2019 | EUROMESCO reports
April 2019. Written by Abdelhak Bassou, Aleksandra Chmielewska, Xira Ruiz-Campillo The present study takes into account the broader conception of the Mediterranean. In this sense, it not only deals with the effects of climate change on the countries bordering the Mediterranean, but extends its...

Solar power bringing energy efficiency to Mediterranean air-conditioning

Solar power bringing energy efficiency to Mediterranean air-conditioning
12/17/2018 - Frédéric Dubessy | Energy Efficiency
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Building roads to boost Tunisian economic growth

Building roads to boost Tunisian economic growth
02/25/2016 - Caroline Garcia, MARSEILLE | 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

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 - Frédéric Dubessy | 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

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.

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

04/24/2015 - Caroline Garcia, MARSEILLE | 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.
 

Marseille looking for the wind

Marseille looking for the wind
05/23/2014 - Mathieu Bouchard | 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.

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 - Frédéric Dubessy | Mediterranean cooperation strategies


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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 - Gérard Tur | 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.

Jigsaw of Trans-North Africa Highway nears completion

Jigsaw of Trans-North Africa Highway nears completion
05/21/2013 - Frédéric Dubessy | 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

Is happiness the Mediterranean’s largest economy?

Is happiness the Mediterranean’s largest economy?
11/26/2012 - Étienne Pauchant | 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.

Urban Development as a building block of democracy

Urban Development as a building block of democracy
10/30/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy avec la BEI | 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...

Medgaz completes its first year of operation

Medgaz completes its first year of operation
10/30/2012 - Mathieu Bouchard avec la BEI | 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...

Drivers of change for multimodal solutions and short sea shipping

Drivers of change for multimodal solutions and short sea shipping
10/29/2012 - Rafael Llerena, Manager for Easyfresh Management Office | 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...

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 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier | 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...

More work needed on efficient water use

More work needed on efficient water use
10/24/2012 - Michel Neumuller | 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...

Mediterranean economy seeks second wind

Mediterranean economy seeks second wind
10/24/2012 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier | 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...

The Barcelona Process : Beyond economic progress

The Barcelona Process : Beyond economic progress
10/24/2012 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier | 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...

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