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  • Montada promotes heritage value of Kairouan
    02-08-2010
    Teaching people from Kairouan about Kairouan? This is what is planned for September 2010 in four schools of this city in central Tunisia. It is essentially a teaching and learning tool, which has been developed by the Montada project and will be made available to teachers in Kairouan, th...
  • Combating discrimination and violence against women
    30-06-2010
    Gender equality and stopping violence against women are in the focus of the EU-funded “Enhancing Equality between Men and Women” programme (EGEP) that is assessing the situation in 9 Mediterranean partner countries. Stopping violence against women is a priority, team leader Judith Neis...
  • The People behind the Projects - Interview with Richard Weber - NIF
    21-06-2010
      Blending loans and grants to finance investments for the Neighbourhood   The Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF) is an innovative financial instrument of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), whose primary objective is to kick-start key infrastructure projects that require cons...
  • The People behind the Projects - Interview with Frank Samol - CIUDAD
    17-06-2010
      Local authorities – a bridge across the neighbourhood   The Cooperation in Urban Development and Dialogue (CIUDAD) programme seeks primarily to promote cooperation and dialogue between local and regional authorities in the EU and ENPI partner countries. On the ground, CIUDAD aim...
  • A bridge of knowledge across the Mediterranean
    05-05-2010
      It’s a dream for many Syrian students, the dream of studying in Europe. On the other shore of the Mediterranean, there is another dream, that of sharing Europe’s higher education with its neighbours – a dream of intercultural dialogue among students, ultimately leading to a...
  • The People behind the Projects - Interview with Albert Bergonzo - Safemed II
    26-03-2010
    Maritime security: reducing imbalances around a shared sea   Around a shared sea, cooperation in maritime safety and security and the prevention of pollution assume crucial importance. Hence the Safemed project, a reflection of the EU’s concern to develop Euro-Mediterranean coope...
  • Breaking the wall of silence
    26-03-2010
      Women in the occupied Palestinian territories have long lived in the shadow of their male relatives, often suffering untold abuse. Now, an EU-funded film project, ‘Masarat’, has given them a voice, shattering taboos in the most dramatic way.   When local Tulkarem TV statio...
  • Sharing a good energy
    24-03-2010
    Learning from each other’s experiences and mistakes is always a good thing, but when a project brings together national energy regulators, with the authority to implement changes on their own initiative, the value of such meetings takes on an added dimension. Since 2006, MEDREG has been prep...
  • The People behind the Projects - Interview with Andreas Oberenzer - Hammamed project
    17-03-2010
    Putting the hammam back at the heart of the community Once a centrepiece of the Islamic city, the hammam is at risk of dying out as a living public space. Hammamed, a €1.19 million three-year project under the EU-funded Euromed Heritage IV programme, is fighting to reverse the trend. In an int...
  • The People behind the Projects - Interview with Judith Neisse - Gender Equality programme
    11-03-2010
    EU-funded Gender Equality Programme analyses women’s situation in the Mediterranean   “Each government holds legal and political responsibility towards the principle of equality between all citizens: human rights are women’s rights too”, says Judith Neisse, the team ...
  • EU-funded ‘Samir Kassir Award for Press Freedom’ improves journalists’ lives
    02-03-2010
    Winning last year’s edition of the EU-sponsored ‘Samir Kassir Award for Press Freedom’ has improved the life of young Lebanese freelance journalist Carole Kerbage, as she told ANSA news agency. "With the prize money (12,500 Euros), I have improved my life. I've become more i...
  • The People behind the Projects - Interview with Alessandro Ortis - MEDREG II
    24-02-2010
    An energetic collaboration across the Mediterranean   Bringing together countries that are energy producers, consumers and key transit links, MEDREG, the Association of Mediterranean Energy Regulators for Electricity and Gas, plays a crucial role in preparing for the f...
  • Tracking the sun
    17-02-2010
    In the middle of the Egyptian desert, more than 100,000 mirrors are tracking the sun across the sky to capture its energy. This vast site promises to open the door to renewable energy in the region and is an initiative that the European Union is watching closely. Two EU-funded projects, MED-EM...
  • The People behind the Projects - Interview with Stéphanie Horel - EuroMed Training of Public Administration
    28-01-2010
      Familiarising civil servants in Partner Countries with EU Affairs   The EuroMed Training of Public Administration Programme’s mission is to reinforce the management capacity of the civil service in Mediterranean Partner Countries and train their civil servants on European affair...
  • Building for the future
    11-01-2010
    Reducing energy consumption is a key objective in the battle against climate change. In Syria, the EU-funded MED-ENEC project has combined inspiration from the past with cutting-edge technologies in a visionary new housing project that promises huge energy savings to its residents. &nbs...
  • EuroMed Transport Project: The road to growth
    21-12-2009
    An integrated transport infrastructure is the linchpin for regional economic integration, leading to increased trade and growth in view of a future Euro-Mediterranean free trade area. At the centre of efforts to develop an effective infrastructure network is the EuroMed Transport Project, providin...
  • Building the Motorways of the Sea
    10-12-2009
    Opening up great maritime highways linking the shores of the Mediterranean is a key challenge for the EU’s cooperation with its southern partners. But to build the motorways of the sea, it’s the small details that make a big difference. For the past three years, an EU-funded project...
  • EGNOS airport security system shown in Morocco
    08-12-2009
    Boosting safety and management efficiency for the vehicles in and around the airport area is one of the advantages which could stem from the introduction of the European Global Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS), the EU's first contribution to global satellite navigation and a precursor of Galileo....
  • The People behind the Projects - Interview with Dalila Achour Limam - EuroMed Transport
    07-12-2009
    EuroMed Transport programme: Making an Impact on People’s Lives   The EuroMed Transport Programme is supporting the Partner Countries in achieving an efficient transport system, which will also impact on trade and regional economic integration. Its assistant manager, Dalila Achour-Lim...
  • Guardians of Water: EuroMed Heritage project in Morocco and Tunisia
    01-12-2009
      The use of water touches at the heart of Mediterranean civilisation, a living memory of society’s relationship with its environment.  Yet water heritage is staring extinction in the face, buckling under the pressures of development and demographic change.   In the face of ...
  • The People behind the Projects - Interview with Olivier Turcas - EuroMed Aviation
    24-11-2009
    Euromed Common Aviation Area: An economy booster The Euromed Aviation Project’s main mission is to prepare the way for the creation of a Euro-Mediterranean Common Aviation Area (EMCAA) as decided by the Euro-Med Transport Ministers in 2005 and outlined in the 2007 Regional Transport Action Pl...
  • Collecting reliable statistics vital for the Euro-Med Partnership
    03-11-2009
    EU-funded MEDSTAT II programme highlights its work and achievements through videos and interviews with the people on the ground     Strengthening the capacity of the Mediterranean Partner Countries to collect updated, timely and relevant statistics, that ensure reliability and coheren...
  • Iron Ladies from Palestine
    20-05-2009
    The Euromed Women’s programme yields results. In partnership with the European Union, local Palestinian and Israeli organizations, including the Palestinian Media and Development Institute, the Jerusalem Women Association in East Jerusalem, and the Herzliya-based Center for Jewish-Arab Economi...
  • Carla Montesi: Gender equality a fundamental pillar of development
    05-03-2009
    New EuropeAid Regional Programme for Enhancing Women’s Equality within the Euro-Med Partnership framework   A new regional programme for women’s equality within the Euro-Mediterranean partnership is aiming to achieve tangible results in the battle against discrimination and viol...
  • The MEDA Water Programme Substantially boosted Regional Cooperation in Water Management
    19-12-2008
    Executed by: 69 organizations, 20 NGOs, 23 universities, 16 research institutes, 9 government agencies   Interview with the technical coordinator Gert Soer   The MEDA Water Programme has given an enormous boost to regional cooperation between different actors in the field of water ma...
  • New experiences for Jordan Youth
    01-12-2008
    Thousands of youth from all shores of the Mediterranean and Europe have gathered under the umbrella of the Euro-Med Youth Programme and the Salto Euromed Resource Centre. Through youth exchanges, training courses, seminars and voluntary service they burrowed into different topics and issues affectin...
  • Euromed Transport: Linking the dots
    21-11-2008
    A Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area with truly integrated economic systems is a grand ambition. However, many sectors need work before this goal can possibly be achieved; and transportation is one of them. The Euro-Med Transport Programme is discussing the situation from regional and local perspect...
  • The active contribution of the Himaya Madanya
    14-11-2008
    The EuroMed programme aimed at the reduction, prevention and management of natural catastrophes and those caused by man came to an end on 31 March 2008. Joint president of the operational committee, the Algerian civil protection agency has been actively involved in this intermediary programme. ...
  • Preparing tomorrow's olive oil!
    07-11-2008
    Innovation and daring, these are what the Medibtikar programme, developed by the European Union, wants to use to improve the quality of Tunisian olive oil. The outcome will be better adaptation to current and future international standards in this field, and an increase in sales that could be as hig...
  • EU connecting Arab and European Gas Markets
    31-10-2008
    A project that helps develop energy, boost the economy and creates regional links. In Syria there are three priority areas: infrastructure, regulatory framework and transfer of knowledge and skills.   By All4Syria.org    ...
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