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Fight against terrorism does not mean violation of migrants' rights according to the FTDES

Fight against terrorism does not mean violation of migrants' rights according to the FTDES
11/04/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA. While strongly condemning terrorism, the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights is concerned about its exploitation on the northern shore of the Mediterranean to violate the rights of migrants.
France, FTDES, human rights, Italy, Mediterranean, migrants, terrorism, Tunisia, Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights

Amnesty International denounces the Maltese government's ebb and flow policy for migrants

Amnesty International denounces the Maltese government's ebb and flow policy for migrants
09/08/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MALTA. Amnesty International accuses the Maltese government of "stooping to increasingly despicable and illegal tactics" to prevent migrants from the Mediterranean from arriving on its soil. Version française

coronavirus crisis, Denmark, Elisa De Pieri, ICS, IOM, Italy, Libya, Maersk, Maersk Stephen, Malta, migrants, refugees, social, Tripoli, United Nations, Valletta

Brain drain benefits Southern Mediterranean countries

Brain drain benefits Southern Mediterranean countries
07/03/2020 | Development models in Mediterranean
Three policy papers published by the EMNES (Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies) examine the complex issue of legal immigration in the Mediterranean area and its paradoxical consequences. Encouraging it on one hand reduces illegal immigration, while on the other it leads to a brain drain from south to north. Version française
Ahmad Wali Ahmad Yar, Algeria, Cinzia Alcidi, Egypt, Emea, Emnes, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, Jordan, Labour Supply, Lebanon, Mattia Di Salvo, Mediterranean, Mehtap Akgüç, migrants, Morocco, Nadzeya Laurentsyeva, Rym Ayadi, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), Tunisia

The economic benefits of migration

The economic benefits of migration
12/02/2019 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Socio-economic assessments
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Amal Miftah, Arab Spring, Jamal Bouoiyour, migrants, Refk Selmi, refugees

Migration, Comparative Advantages and Knowledge Diffusion In The EU-Mediterranean Region

09/09/2019 | FEMISE reports
Publié en septembre 2019. Rédigé par Anna Ferragina, Stefano Iandolo, Erol Taymaz. The present study explores the trade creation effects of migration flows from the MENA region to EU.2. The issues we wish to investigate is how migration inflows and outflows between MENA and EU contribute in shaping...
Anna Ferragina, Erol Taymaz, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Institutes, European Union (EU), Femise, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MENA, migrants, migration report, politic report, Stefano Iandolo, trade report

Southern Mediterranean education causing labour market friction

Southern Mediterranean education causing labour market friction
07/18/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy, in BRUSSELS | Development models in Mediterranean

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Bruxelles, Centre d'étude des politiques européennes, CEPS, Cinzia Alcidi, education, Egypt, Emnes, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, Eurostat, HOMERe, Léo Vincent, Mediterranean, migrants, Morocco, Nathalie Creste, Nooh Akshyab, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), Tunisia, unemployment, Yarmouk

When access to finance and vocational training are pathways for the integration of refugees.

When access to finance and vocational training are pathways for the integration of refugees.
03/01/2019 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Socio-economic assessments
FEMISE, in its latest FEM43-14 study, analyses the phenomenon of integration and inclusion of syrian refugees by examining two distinct cases: Italy and Jordan. Version française
Alberto Mazzali of CesPi, Femise, Hanan Malkawi, host country, informal sector, Italy, Jordan, Marco Zupi, Mateo Salvini, migrants, refugees, Scientific Society (RSS) of Jordan, women

Ndiouga Sakho: "We must experiment within the territories, with the local actors"

Ndiouga Sakho: "We must experiment within the territories, with the local actors"
03/19/2018 - Interviewed by Frédéric Dubessy, in LA VALETTE (MALTA) | Socio-economic assessments


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Africa, BRT, Dakar, eco-citizen behaviour, energy, energy efficiency, energy saving, environment, European Union (EU), FAO, Marseille, Mediterranean, migrants, Milan, Ndiouga Sakho, Paris, pollution, public tranportation, renewable energy, TER, Territorial Energy Climate Plan, transport

The main routes of migration steered by religion

The main routes of migration steered by religion
11/06/2017 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Mediterranean territorial issues


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Does culture affect migratory flows? The latest Femise study (FEM 42-03) analyzes the impact of cultural factors on the destination choices of migrants from the Middle East and North Africa...
Aysit Tansel, Femise, Frédéric Docquier, gender equality, MENA, Middle East, migrants, OECD, religiosity, Riccardo Turati

Osama Kadi, President of Syrian Economic Task Force “Reconstruction cost estimated at $300 billion five times the 2010 GDP”, FEMISE conference interview

Osama Kadi, President of Syrian Economic Task Force “Reconstruction cost estimated at $300 billion five times the 2010 GDP”, FEMISE conference interview
06/27/2017 - By Nathalie Bureau du Colombier in CASABLANCA | Socio-economic assessments

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conflicts, Donald Trump, Femise, migrants, Osama Kadi, refugees, Syria, Syrian conflict, Syrian Economic Task Force, Syrian refugees, war

Pierre Vimont "Each European State must participate in the effort to welcome refugees in an equitable manner"

Pierre Vimont "Each European State must participate in the effort to welcome refugees in an equitable manner"
06/06/2017 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Socio-economic assessments

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Carnegie Europe, Casablanca, Femise, migrants, Pierre Vimont, Valletta Summit

"A fragmentation of the Syrian space is to be feared"

"A fragmentation of the Syrian space is to be feared"
05/10/2017 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Socio-economic assessments

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civil war, Daesch's, EU-Turkey Migration Agreement, exodus, Israel, migrants, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, Syrian conflict, Tunisia

"Europe is being transformed into a fortress, when it needs workers."

"Europe is being transformed into a fortress, when it needs workers."
03/08/2016 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Socio-economic assessments
Iraqis, Syrians, Pakistanis… millions have left their countries with no hope of ever returning. A situation of historical magnitude for which Europe was unprepared. Version française
Athens, Femise, migrants, Panayotis J. Tsakonas, refugees

When migration policy has an influence on trade

When migration policy has an influence on trade
01/29/2013 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier | Socio-economic assessments

Immigration has many benefits for both the countries of origin and the countries of destination, according to the latest study published by Femise (FEM 34-01).
French version
European migration policies, Femise, migrants, North Africa, study, Trade

Immigration offers boost to GDP

Immigration offers boost to GDP
10/24/2012 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier | Socio-economic assessments
Global GDP is rising sharply as barriers to workers' freedom of movement come down. Economists of FEMISE estimate the increase to be around $56m. A free labour market in the Middle East and North Africa is having a real impact at a macroeconomic level, as you will discover. The phenomenon of...
Femise, Macro Center for Political Economics in Israel. North Africa, MENA, Middle East, migrants, Roby Nathanson

Youth brain drain continues in the Maghreb

Youth brain drain continues in the Maghreb
10/16/2012 - Christiane Navas | Socio-economic assessments
These new, better-trained migrants enrich their country of origin but not enough to compensate for the loss their departure causes. They contribute to this loss by relocating and by the hope given to those looking to develop their skills. Only their return, however, could change this. MAGHREB. Over...
Algeria, arab spring, employment opportunities, Europe, Femise, France, graduates, maghreb, migrants, Mongi Boughzala, Morocco, skills, Tunis university, Tunisia, unemployment, work, youth

Remittances from migrants an asset to countries of origin

Remittances from migrants an asset to countries of origin
10/16/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy | Socio-economic assessments
MEDITERRANEAN. On 16 and 17 April 2011, Femise, the network of economic research institutions that deal with issues that affect the Mediterranean, and the ERF, a network of three hundred economists from the Mediterranean, brought some fifty experts together in Istanbul to discuss “Migration in the Arab region: Factors and consequences.” Focus on remittances from emigrants.
arab, Beirut, Chaaban, el mouhoub mouhoud, ERF, euro-mediterranean, Europe, Femise, gender equality, Hamdouch, households, Istanbul, Jordan, Lebanon, Mansour, Mediterranean, MENA, migrants, Morocco, Paris Dauphine, poverty, remittances, Sekkat, Syria, World Bank, zagora

As long as southern Mediterranean countries continue to develop at a snail’s pace, people will keep migrating

As long as southern Mediterranean countries continue to develop at a snail’s pace, people will keep migrating
10/16/2012 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier | Socio-economic assessments
Maryse Louis, secretary general of FEMISE (Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Institutes) and programs manager of the ERF (*) programme, is one of the authors of the annual “Partenariat Euro-Méditerranéen à la croisée des chemins” (the Euro-Mediterranean partnership at a crossroads) report, contributing to a chapter on migration in the Euromed region.
Arab Gulf, ERF, euro-mediterranean, Euro-Mediterranean partnership, Euromed region, Femise, Maryse Louis, migrants, unemployment

The Euro-Mediterranean partnership at the crossroads

The Euro-Mediterranean partnership at the crossroads
10/16/2012 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier | Socio-economic assessments
What progress has been made since the Barcelona process was launched 15 years ago, and what margins do signatory countries to the process have? The Femise study “The Euro-Mediterranean partnership at the crossroads” examines all signatory countries to the process in close detail.
Algeria, economic and financial crisis, Egypt, euro-mediterranean, Euro-Mediterranean partnership, Femise, Israel, Lebanon, migrants, Syria and Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey

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 - William Allaire | 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 (EU), Frederic Blanc, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, migrants, Morocco, Palestine, retirement, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, unemployment, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)


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