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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...

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...

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...

Being 20 years old : Sahara

Being 20 years old : Sahara
11/09/2018 | Video
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...

FEMISE exploring innovation boost for Southern Mediterranean economies

FEMISE exploring innovation boost for Southern Mediterranean economies
02/24/2016 | Socio-economic assessments
How to develop technologies in Middle-Eastern and North African countries? Whether it's educational reforms or the fight against corruption, improving the regional economy faces many challenges. Experts from the FEMISE and Economic Research Forum have identified several avenues that could provide new momentum through innovation. Version française

The Mediterranean – Priority to youth employment

The Mediterranean – Priority to youth employment
12/03/2015 - Christelle Marot (PARIS) | Multicultural projects
The Union for the Mediterranean-certified HOMERe scheme provides a region-wide answer to the challenge of young graduate employment. It's a programme supported both by academic institutions and private-sector economic stakeholders. Version française

Innovating in the Mediterranean for growth and jobs

Innovating in the Mediterranean for growth and jobs
10/26/2015 | Services / Finances
Special edition no.15 : FEMIP
MEDITERRANEAN. Economic change in Southern Mediterranean countries will occur more easily if it results in direct benefits for employment, particularly for young people. Existing schemes to fund innovative SMEs cover a wide range of needs but can still progress.

Enhancing youth employability in the Mediterranean

Enhancing youth employability in the Mediterranean
09/02/2015 - Christelle Marot | Multicultural projects
The HOMERe programme prepares young graduates for the labour market. Version française

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.

Med NC, a new chance for Mediterranean women

Med NC, a new chance for Mediterranean women
05/15/2015 | Society
With the support of the Secretariat of the UfM

The New Chance Mediterranean Network (Med NC) is building on the sucess of the Second Chance Schools in Marseille and across France. It allows young women in particular to benefit from personalised pathways support, to escape their exclusion from the labour market.

More resources and greater freedom for projects

More resources and greater freedom for projects
12/09/2013 - Jean-Christophe Barla | Services / Finances
Sustainable growth in the countries of the MENA region requires economic diversification. Such diversification requires tailored financing. Financing structures are emerging to support major projects and start-ups. Arab countries have problems with youth unrest, urbanisation, social inequality and...

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.

Claude Berthomieu : “From liberalisation led astray to democratically organised development”

Claude Berthomieu : “From liberalisation led astray to democratically organised development”
11/13/2013 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Socio-economic assessments


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Ocemo, the voice of civil society

Ocemo, the voice of civil society
10/30/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy avec la BEI | Euro-Mediterranean projects
MEDITERRANEAN. On 1 September 2011, Pascale Chabrillat will take up her post as General Director of Ocemo in Marseille. Ocemo (the Office for Economic Cooperation of the Mediterranean and the Middle East) is a new think tank launched by its two co-presidents, Philippe de Fontaine Vive,...

CMI Reporting!

CMI Reporting!
10/29/2012 - With CMI | Publireportage
Last June, the Centre for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) was the subject of an audit conducted by an independent body. For two months, DFC experts examined the programs, actions and methodology used by the CMI. If the initial results are positive, some areas for improvement should provide a new...

OCEMO online

OCEMO online
10/29/2012 - Astrid Jousset | Econostrum.info
Operational since September 2011, OEMO now has a website. The Office for Economic Cooperation for the Mediterranean and the East  gathered together experts from the Mediterranean basin and is now the de facto voice of civil society in that region.  Its prerogatives include linking...

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...

Young people, the key to the Mediterranean

Young people, the key to the Mediterranean
10/16/2012 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier | Socio-economic assessments
Yusuf Kocoglu, Assistant Professor at the Laboratory for Applied Economics for Development (LEAD), at the University of Sud Toulon-Var helped draw up the annual FEMISE report for 2011 on the Euro-Mediterranean partnership. In the document entitled “A new Mediterranean region: towards achieving...

Democratic transition: ensuring economic stability in the Euro-Mediterranean region

Democratic transition: ensuring economic stability in the Euro-Mediterranean region
10/16/2012 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier | Socio-economic assessments
The traditional annual report for FEMISE has special resonance this year. Published ten months after the first revolts of the Arab Spring, this report looks at the factors that led to revolution in the Mediterranean countries, and analyses the economic impact of this year of transition towards...

Turkey emerges as Europe’s BRIC economy

Turkey emerges as Europe’s BRIC economy
10/16/2012 - Guillaume Perrier, à ISTANBUL | Socio-economic assessments
TURKEY. The crisis of 2008 and 2009 has already been forgotten in Turkey, where the economy has returned to pre-recession growth levels.

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