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EIB supporting venture capital to boost private-sector jobs in Southern Mediterranean

EIB supporting venture capital to boost private-sector jobs in Southern Mediterranean
05/03/2016 | Euro-Mediterranean projects
In the next few months, an Egyptian investment fund to finance projects carried by local SMEs is due to receive the backing of the EIB. Others will follow. Version française
Algeria, bank financing, Christian Lopez-Baillo, Egypt, EIB, European Investment Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, mediterranean, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, venture capital

No development project without an impact assessment

No development project without an impact assessment
03/02/2016 | Environmental and development issues
Associating development projects or sector policies with social and environmental impact assessments is increasingly becoming the norm in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries. Version française
Egypt, Environment, Gaza Strip, Global Environment Facility (GEF), Lebanon, Lina Tode, Mediterranean, Morocco, Palestine, Plan Bleu, social, Tunisia, West Bank

Coming soon, a Mediterranean coastal risk index

Coming soon, a Mediterranean coastal risk index
07/15/2015 | Environmental and development issues
In order to increase the efficiency of integrated management techniques for Mediterranean coastal zones in the face of the impact and variability of climate change, the Blue Plan is working on a coastal risk index. Version française
Acclimatise, Albania, Algeria, Antoine Lafittte, Blue Plan, Bosnia Herzegovina, ClimVar, Croatia, Egypt, Libya, Mediterranean, Montenegro, Morocco, occo, Palestine, Plan Bleu, Syria, Tetouan, Tunisia

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

Giving a voice to women in Mediterranean media

Giving a voice to women in Mediterranean media
05/15/2015 | Society
With the support of the Secretariat of the UfM

Better integrating women into the media while tackling stereotypes would not only bolster their economic power but also ensure a greater variety of information. That is exactly what the MedMedia project, supported by the European Union, is aiming to achieve.
Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Maria João Cunha, Mayte Carrasco, Mediterranean, Medmedia, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Zaina Erhaim

"The yearly energy consumption represents 3% of the palestinian GDP"

"The yearly energy consumption represents 3% of the palestinian GDP"
12/05/2013 | Environment
BEI

Fuad Amleh, CEO of the Palestinian electricity company (PETL) evokes the measures taken by his country to develop and try to save energy despite many constraints Palestine faces.French version
AFD, energy efficiency, FGEF, japan government, Jericho, National Energy Efficiency Action Plan, NEEAP, Palestine, palestinian authority, Palestinian Energy Authority, palestinian solar initiative, PEA, PSE, RES, solar plant, world bank

The Institute of the Mediterranean to promote economic growth through culture

The Institute of the Mediterranean to promote economic growth through culture
05/29/2013 | Mediterranean territorial issues



The Institute of the Mediterranean is preparing a three year plan to kick-start culture as an economic sector in the Southern Mediterranean. Version française
Algeria, Barcelona, Brussels, culture, economic reserach, Egypt, Euro-Mediterranean forum of economics science institutes, European Institute of the Mediterranean, european union, Femise, Henry Roux-Alezais, IEMED, IMPGT, Institut de la Méditerranée, Institute of the Mediterranean, Jean-Louis Reiffers, Jordan, lack of knowledge, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, Palestine, Robert Fouchet, the institute of public managfement and territorial governance, Tunisia

Come together, CoopMed to the rescue

Come together, CoopMed to the rescue
10/30/2012 | Mediterranean territorial issues
Spurred into action by the financial crisis and the desire in the wake of the Arab Spring to build a modern and diverse economy, the southern Mediterranean countries are trying to find different ways to grow. CoopMed is a timely initiative to help bring about solidarity finance aimed at helping SMEs and encouraging job creation.
Version française
Algeria, Banca Etica, Belgium, business, Caisse Solidaire, Coopest, CoopMed, Crédal, Crédit Coopératif, economy, Egypt, Europe, France, Hefboom, institut de la Méditerranée, Israël, Italia, Jordania, Lebanon, libya, Mediterranean, microfinance, Morocco, Nord Pas-de-Calais, Palestine, Poland, Roux-Alezais, Syria, TISE, Tunisia, Turkey

Energy Efficiency being developed in the South

Energy Efficiency being developed in the South
10/24/2012 | Environmental and development issues
MEDITERRANEAN. Ten South and East Mediterranean countries are building decision-making tools for energy. This patient, harmonisation work gives rise to a partnership between the Mediterranean Plan Bleu and RCREEE, an organisation that works closely with the Arab League. It will end in 2013. “We...
Algeria, Egypt, energy efficiency, energy policies, European Union, Ferdinand Costes, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sophia Antipolis, South and East Mediterranean, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen

Immigration at the heart of employment opportunities for the Euro-Mediterranean region

Immigration at the heart of employment opportunities for the Euro-Mediterranean region
10/15/2012 | Socio-economic assessments
MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES. In a report that screens employment perspectives in the Mediterranean area, Femise General Manager underlines the key role played by immigration in the success of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership.
Algeria, Egypt, employment, Euromed Process, European Union, Frederic Blanc, immigration, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean countries, Morocco, Palestine, retirement, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, unemployment, Union for the Mediterranean