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UNCTAD is alarmed at the economic repercussions of the Covid on an already bled Palestine

UNCTAD is alarmed at the economic repercussions of the Covid on an already bled Palestine
09/09/2020 | Society / Institutions
PALESTINE. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development notes in a report that Covid-19 has aggravated the already disastrous economic conditions in Palestine. Version française
coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, economy, Gaza, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Mukhisa Kituyi, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, PNA, UNCTAD, United Nations, West Bank

Agreement between Hamas and Israel to end the exchange of fire

Agreement between Hamas and Israel to end the exchange of fire
09/01/2020 | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL / PALESTINE. Hamas has decided to put an end to the almost daily exchange of fire with Israel throughout the month of August.
conflicts, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Kerem Shalom, Mohammed el-Emadi, Palestine, Qatar

The Next Society proposes 29 recommendations to strengthen technology transfer in Lebanon

The Next Society proposes 29 recommendations to strengthen technology transfer in Lebanon
05/26/2020 | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. The Next Society, a European programme, has just published a report on the strengthening of technology transfer in Lebanon.
Anima Investment Network, Berytech, Egypt, innovation, Innovety, Jordan, Lebanon, Mohab Anis, Morocco, Palestine, technology transfer, technology transfer in Lebanon, The Next Society, Tunisia

The Next Society launches the first innovation dashboard for Southern Mediterranean countries

The Next Society launches the first innovation dashboard for Southern Mediterranean countries
05/15/2020 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. In the framework of the European programme The Next Society, the Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Sciences Institutes (Femise) and the Anima Investment Network, are publishing the first innovation scoreboard adapted to the specificities of the Southern Mediterranean countries.
Algeria, Anima Investment Network, Brain drain, Egypt, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Institutes, Femise, innovation, Jordan, Lebanon, Marseille, Mathias Fillon, Mediterranean, Mediterranean innovation scoreboard, Morocco, Palestine, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), The Next Society, Tunisia

EMEA’s Mediterranean economists examining coronavirus responses

EMEA’s Mediterranean economists examining coronavirus responses
04/28/2020 | Development models in Mediterranean
The Euro-Mediterranean Economists’ Association (EMEA) has been poring over reports of the Covid-19 spread in ten countries and analysing the political responses, with a view to limiting the pandemic’s economic impact. Version française
Algeria, Chahir Zaki, China, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Emea, Emnes, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, G20, Ghana, Italy, Jordan, Kinga Konya, Kwame Sarpong Barnieh, Lebanon, Mais Shaban, Mediterranean, Morocco, Najat El Mekkaoui, Nooh Alshyab, Palestine, Racha Ramadan, Rim Ben Ayed Mouelhi, Rym Ayadi, Samir Abdullah Ali, Sandra Chalita, Sara Ronco, Serena Sandri, Spain, Tunisia, Wuhan, Yacine Belarbi

MeetMED halfway

MeetMED halfway
10/29/2019 | Energy Efficiency
Interview with meetMED project manager Matteo Barra. MeetMED is a two-year, European Union-financed project managed by the MEDENER, officially launched in May, 2018, at the Union for the Mediterranean’s headquarters in Barcelona. Version française
Algeria, energy, energy efficiency, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Matteo Barra, MEDENER, MeetMED, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, renewable energy, Spain, Tunisia, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)

Smart glasses that narrate life for the visually impaired

Smart glasses that narrate life for the visually impaired
05/02/2019 | Video
Mohamed Khalil Al-Najjar has designed smart glasses whose purpose is to help the blind people identify the things around them. Reporter : Haya AbuShukhaidem Camera / Editeur : Haya AbuShukhaidem Source : PNN / OPEN Media Hub. Subtitling in english : econostrum.info...
glasses, Mohamed Khalil Al-Najjar, OPEN Media Hub, Palestine, smart glasses, visually impaired

The Future of Syria Conference wrap up

The Future of Syria Conference wrap up
05/01/2019 | Video
Third Syria conference by European Union and United Nations is to address the most critical humanitarian and resilience issues in Syria and host countries. Reporter : Ziad Ghandourb Camera / Editeur : Anthony Headley / EU Pool / Ziad Ghandourb Source : OPEN Media Hub....
conference, European Union (EU), Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, war

New defenders

New defenders
03/05/2019 | Video
After meeting at the Refugee Youth Forum some years earlier, our four characters meet up once again to discuss their experiences and how they are hoping to change society for the better and to defend the rights of refugees.​   Reporter: Haya AbuShukhaidem Camera: Haya Abushukhaidem / Monjed...
Bethlehem, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, OPEN Media Hub, Palestine, refugees, youth

Being 20 years old : a photographer in Gaza

Being 20 years old : a photographer in Gaza
11/09/2018 | Video
Interview of Mahmoud, a 20-year-old photographer who lived during the second Intifada in more than three wars in Gaza. Reporter : Mohammad Harb Camera :  Ain Media Team – Amjad AlFayoumi Publisher : Mohamed Harb  Source :  Al Kufiya Channel / Open Media...
arab, bedouin, Gaza, Gaza strip, Open Media Hub, Palestine, photograph, photography, Rafah, Sahara, tourism, youth

Anima Investment Network innovates with The Next Society

Anima Investment Network innovates with The Next Society
05/22/2017 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. A project supported by the European Union but also a federating movement, The Next Society aims to rethink innovation in Europe and the Southern Mediterranean by associating start-ups, sectoral clusters and public/private technology transfer centres.
Africa, Algeria, Anima Investment Network, Athens, business angels, Catalonia, clusters, Diafrikinvest, Do Tank, Dubai, Egypt, Emmanuel Noutary, EU4Innovation, Euro-Mediterranean cooperation, Europe, European Union (EU), incubator, innovation, investments, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, Palestine, Piedmont, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Senegal, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), start-ups, The Next Society, Tunisia, Wallonia

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, European Investment Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, Palestine, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), 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, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), 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, Bosnia Herzegovina, ClimVar, Croatia, Egypt, Libya, Mediterranean, Montenegro, Morocco, occo, Palestine, Plan Bleu, Syria, Tetouan, Tunisia

Giving a voice to women in Mediterranean media

Giving a voice to women in Mediterranean media
05/15/2015 | Society / Institutions
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, gender equality, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Maria João Cunha, Mayte Carrasco, Mediterranean, Medmedia, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, women, youth, Zaina Erhaim

Supporting female entrepreneurship

Supporting female entrepreneurship
05/15/2015 | Society / Institutions
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, CEED, Egypt, Federation of Mediterranean Businesswomen Associations, Grow, Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, Jordan, Maghreb, Mediterranean, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Stella Mally, Tunisia, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), women

"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 Agence Française de Développement, 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 energy, 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 Economic Institutes, European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), European Union (EU), 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, Egypt, Europe, France, Hefboom, Institut de la Méditerranée, Israël, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, microfinance, Morocco, Palestine, Poland, Roux-Alezais, social and solidarity economy, 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, energy efficiency, energy policies, European Union (EU), Ferdinand Costes, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, renewable energy, Sophia Antipolis, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Syria, Tunisia, UNEP, Yemen

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