[Report] Trade Liberalization and Jobs in the Mediterranean: Towards a New Generation of Trade Agreements
Nov 16, 2022 / Library
OVERVIEW
In 1995, policymakers from around the region met in Barcelona to issue a key communiqué, the Barcelona Declaration. Since then, integration was pursued primarily in the form of trade agreements, with the signing of Association Agreements (AAs) with the four Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMCs) studied in this report...
[Central Banks Workshop] Inflation in the Euro-Mediterranean Area
Nov 04, 2022 / Highlight
‘Inflation In the Euro-Mediterranean Area’
Marseille, 25-26 October 2022
CONTEXT
Banque de France, the Center for Mediterranean Integration and the World Bank Group jointly organized the 2022 edition of the Euromed Workshop on the topic of ‘Inflation in the Euro-Mediterranean Area’. The objective of this closed-door event was to facilitate high-...
Planeta Mundo…Cooperación internacional y multilateralismo
[Policy Dialogue] What Growth Strategies for the Mediterranean in Today’s Context?
[2021/2022 Results] Co-Development and Integration
[2021/2022 Results] Human Capital and Mobility
[Policy Dialogue] What Growth Strategies for the Mediterranean in Today’s Context?
May 11, 2022 / Highlight
CONTEXT
The global pandemic prompted a re-examination of existing development strategies. To provide for more sustainable and equitable income generation for people in the Mediterranean region, a reassessment of growth strategies is important - a need that appears today all the more important in light of the war in Ukraine, with rising...
Training of Trainers on Freelancing for Host Vulnerable Populations and Refugees
Apr 29, 2022 / Highlight
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Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network (HMLN)
5 Online Sessions : May 16, May 30, May 31, June 1, June 2.
CONTEXT AND RATIONALE
Municipalities hosting refugees face the pressing need to create smart jobs for local and refugee communities. This need is further exacerbated by the growing youth unemployment rate in the MENA region...
[Agenda] Webinar on the Education - Skills - Mobility Nexus
[Recording] Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration
[Press Release] Mediterranean Countries and Post-COVID Shifts in Global Value Chains
Feb 23, 2022 / Highlight
Mediterranean Countries and Post-COVID Shifts in Global Value Chains
Niche Industries offer Full Potential for Growth and Regional Integration
The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) and the Euro Mediterranean Forum of Institutes of Economic Sciences (FEMISE), are pleased to announce the publication of their joint analytical report on “...
[Report] Post Covid-19: Opportunities for Growth, Regional Value Chains and Mediterranean Integration
Feb 23, 2022 / Library
The report explores post-COVID opportunities for fostering growth and for deepening regional cooperation in the Mediterranean region, with a focus on five Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia). In three thematic chapters, the report brings forward the analysis on how to deepen EU-Med...
[Agenda] CMI’s Youth Regional Workshop “Water Security Nexus in North Africa"
[Regional Forum] Water Security Nexus in North Africa: Catalyzing Regional Coordination around Climate Change, Resilience and Migration
Feb 15, 2022 / Highlight
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Background
The CMI-led study on “Water security nexus in North Africa: catalyzing regional coordination around climate change, resilience, and migration”, funded by FCDO, focuses on understanding the complex nexus relationships across North Africa on water security, aggravated by climate change, and triggering migration movements, in the...
CMI at the Mediterranean Worlds Forum: Providing Technical Content and Federating Partners
Feb 15, 2022 / Highlight
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Context
A Flagship Mediterranean Event
Organized by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron, the Mediterranean Worlds Forum was held in Marseille on February 7 and 8, 2022. In line with the commitments made at the 2019 Summit of the Two Shores, the forum brought together civil...
[Dissemination event] 2021 CMI's Policy Paper on "Youth, Actors for Change: Rethinking Mobility"
Feb 14, 2022 / Highlight
Objectives
The event will be structured around the presentation of the CMI policy paper on "Youth, Actors for Change: Rethinking Mobility". Giulia Marchesini, Human Capital Senior Programme Manager at the CMI/UNOPS, will present and discuss the findings and recommendations of the paper with experts and representatives from Italian institutions and...
Distributional Impacts of COVID19 in the Middle East and North Africa Region
[Session Recording] Knowledge Event on “Covid-19 Inequities in MENA: How Data and Evidence Can Help us Do Better”
Moving the data agenda in MENA forward
[Session Recording] HMLN Webinar: Palestinian Regulations and Processes for Public-Private Partnerships in Municipalities
Knowledge Event on “Covid-19 Inequities in MENA: How Data and Evidence Can Help us Do Better”
Dec 23, 2021 / Highlight
Context and Rationale
COVID-19 is revealing inequities between and within countries. Poorer people tend to be more exposed to the risk of infection, less likely to be able to work from home, more likely to live in large households and Beforecramped conditions, and less likely to receive the care they need. Meanwhile, the economic impact of...
[Recording] A Post-Pandemic Growth Strategy for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries
[HMLN Webinar] Palestinian Regulations and Processes for Public-Private Partnerships in Municipalities
Nov 29, 2021 / Highlight
Context
Local authorities in the Middle East and Turkey are still bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic socio-economic consequences, which added to their struggle to manage the additional social and economic pressure of hosting refugees and displaced. With rising unemployment and an increase in vulnerable households, public authorities...
[Training Schedule] Digital Literacy
COVID-related financial challenges for South-Med universities: The way forward
Nov 11, 2021 / Library
This brief focuses on the impact the Coronavirus pandemic has had on the financial support to universities and higher education institutions in selected South-Med countries (Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco). It outlines the financial impact on the ground, proposes recommendations and practical solutions to face the shortage of funding, and lays the...
[Agenda] Building the Digital Capacity of Municipalities to Upskill Refugees and Vulnerable Communities in the Middle East and Turkey
[Regional Dialogue] A Post-Pandemic Growth Strategy for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries
Nov 08, 2021 / Highlight
Towards Sustainable Development Models in a post-covid Mediterranean: AMSE-CMI Knowledge and Policy Dialogues
Event 1. “A Post-Pandemic Growth Strategy for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries”
Context
The global pandemic has prompted a re-examination of existing development strategies for growth and development. The countries of the...
[Session Recording] Online training series on public-private partnerships (PPPs) for municipalities hosting refugees
Public Private Partnership Municipalities or Union of Municipalities
An Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Presentation to Lebanese Municipalities
