Interview with Jamil Hamdeen, a young Bedouin who created a "Sahara" group to improve the conditions of his community near East Jerusalem. Reporter : Mohamad Ataya Caméra : Nael Al Roujoub/ Abdela Kareem Mousaitif Publisher : Abdela Kareem Mousaitif Source : Wattan/OPEN Media Hub Translation...

Version française

The 22nd session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP22, taking place in Marrakesh from 7th to 18th November, 2016, will be an opportunity for the Mediterranean region to make its voice heard Version française

In the face of mass coastal tourism, the limits of which are now clear, a new type of tourism needs to be invented that is more eco-friendly and gives more consideration towards local populations.

MEDITERRANEAN. Working with the RMEI network and the Defismed association, the Take the Med Jeunes platform is examining the challenges and solutions in the transition to sustainable tourism. Version française

Econostrum.info: How big is the Mediterranean cruise market in relation to other tourism markets (seaside, cultural, etc.)? Etienne Pauchant: It is very small. We are talking around 5 million cruise passenger arrivals in Europe each year out of a total of 300 million arrivals. The bases are...

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.

Morroco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey…all these Southern Mediterranean countries are renewing their tourism strategies.
French version

TUNISIA. Once regarded as the jewel of the national economy, tourism in Tunisia has suffered enormously.

French version

MEDITERRANEAN. In complement to work on energy and tourism in the Mediterranean region supported by the European Investment Bank, the Plan Bleu has just presented the results of its two topics. This work questions the notion of the ‘sustainability’ of tourist destinations, and opens up avenues to...

In line with an initiative launched by the Global Environment Facility, within the framework of the Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem, a study undertaken by the Blue Plan for the Mediterranean, and supported by the French Global Environment Facility, has defined...

Hope for a better life is reborn for people living in Mediterranean countries. The break with the old authoritarian regimes has been achieved; Arab States are now in a transition phase during which they will experience the opening up of democracy and will reduce inequalities.

While the US and European banking systems were overwhelmed by the subprime crisis and credit crunch, Mediterranean member countries of the FEMIP (*) to a large extent withstood the crisis in 2009. How did they overcome this hurdle, and how can the road to growth be rediscovered? A study on this issue was published by Femise and the EIB on 29 November 2010.

MOROCCO. Spared financial turbulence, Morocco has instead suffered the effects of the crisis in property, tourism and export sectors of the economy.

EGYPT. Strong internal demand and government measures to support the economy allowed Egypt to avoid the worst effects of the global crisis. For 2011, the Egyptian authorities have forecast economic growth of more than 6%.

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.