The Water and Environment Support (WES) project recently delivered its conclusion on the technical support activity carried out in Algeria, which focused in the promotion of sustainable consumption and green entrepreneurship.
On 28-29 June, representatives of the European Commission (DG NEAR) attended a gathering with Eastern and Southern neighbours in Tbilisi. The aim was to connect stakeholders involved in social economic programmes in the two regions, to share and compare experiences and identify common challenges.
Ahead of the EBSOMED project's final conference, project partners and European Commission representatives met to discuss achievements, share best practices and discuss prospects for the future.
On 6-9 June, a community of stakeholders attended the ASCAME Community Week, held in the framework of the EBSOMED project. There, participants - among which chambers of commerce and businesses - could engage in fruitful interactions, share experiences and enlarge their respective networks.
On 16 June, in Brussels, the EBSOMED project held its final conference, bringing together an esteemed consortium of partners. Partners shared the achievements, groundbreaking ideas, and promising prospects of the EBSOMED project, which has consistently demonstrated resilience and innovation in the face of regional challenges.
The seminar - Cairo, 11-12 July - focused on the prevention of disputes between governmental agencies and investors, through the establishment of adequate dispute prevention policies and institutional mechanisms.
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To kick-start the national engagement activities of the new CSF Med, the EU Delegation to Morocco co-organized a two-day event which gave the opportunity for relevant stakeholder to engage in structured dialogue with civil society at country level.
The Mediterranean is one of the regions that is most affected by climate change. In the MENA region, internal displacement is one of the direct consequences of climate changes and adds up to the several challenges the region faces. This new Policy Study highlights the need for a holistic approach and the importance of long-term adaptation and resilience mechanisms for affected communities.
The digital transition comes with challenges but also great opportunities. This new EuroMeSCo Policy Study the economic opportunities related to this transition and the steps needed to ensure a positive outcome.
Representatives from IMF/METAC, METAC member countries, development partners (European Commission, France, Germany, Switzerland, as well as UNDP and UN women) and civil society organisations met at the Regional Conference (hybrid) held in Beirut on 7 June.
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) member states met online on 13 June in the framework of the Regional Platform on Industrial Cooperation.
In preparation of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Trade Ministers Conference to be held in Valencia, the regional platform on trade and investment met in Brussels.
Transformative change should come about if green and social transitions are addressed together. The EBSOMED academy which took place in Marseille in May aimed to offer the platform to catalyze such change via exchange of experiences and good practices to define ways to advance to social and solidarity economy.
In Barcelona, Spain, experts and stakeholders from the business and investment sectors came together for a three-day event, organized in collaboration with the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM).
A networking event took place in Amman, Jordan, counting on the collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in Jordan to offer opportunities to Jordanian SMEs to connect with other stakeholders and businesses of the MENA region.
ANIMA organized, in the framework of the EBSOMED project, a three-day academy aiming to promote high-quality digital tools and services to improve the efficiency of the strategies of startup businesses.
In collaboration with the OECD, the MED MSMEs programme organized an online Tabadool dialogue to take stock and provide insights on evaluation of support policies addressed to MSMEs.
Fintech is also an opportunity for women of the Mediterranean region, this is why the MED MSMEs programme held a Tabadool webinar to discuss women as potential beneficiaries and implementers of a Fintech regional action plan.
All there is to know about inspiring practices concerning policies and regulations related to MSMEs business environment can be found in the Tabadool newsletter.
