Promoting food systems transformation in the Mediterranean towards 2030
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) signed on 14 January 2021 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at accelerating progress on the 2030 Agenda…
Young Med Voices Virtual Leadership Seminar 2021: a unique access to experienced global leaders and EU policy-makers
The third Young Med Voices Regional Leadership Seminar will take place online on 25-29 January 2021. The event will bring together over 25 emerging leaders from across the Euro-Mediterranean region, selected from an expanding resource pool of many hundreds of young debaters engaged in the Young…
Egypt : EU signs €6 million project agreement to defeat socio-economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic
The project agreement ‘Support to COVID-19 Response’, for an amount of €6 million over three years, was signed between the Egyptian ministry of Social Solidarity (MoSS), the European Union and the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
The new partnership aims to work on two interlinked tiers of the…
EU Peacebuilding Initiative call for proposals: information sessions to be held
The European Union has launched a call for proposals for the 2020 EU Peacebuilding Initiative (EUPI) to support and promote the conditions for a sustainable resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through civil society and citizens’ positive engagement, helping to maintain and foster the…
Africa and EU debates on enhancing resilience, peace, and security in their partnership
Following the first six in the “Debating Africa-EU” series, the seventh ‘In Conversation With’ takes place on 20 January with Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Crisis Management; Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative and Vice-President for A Stronger Europe in the World; and H.E. Amb…
Libya: Local EU Statement on the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum
The Delegation of the European Union issued yesterday the following statement together with the diplomatic missions of the EU Member States in Libya:
The EU Heads of Mission welcome today’s approval by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) of the mechanism for selecting a new united executive…
European Commission sets out key actions for a united front to beat COVID-19 and ensure international solidarity
Two days ahead of the meeting of European leaders on a coordinated response to the COVID-19 crisis, the European Commission set out a number of actions needed to step up the fight against the pandemic. In a Communication adopted yesterday, it calls on Member States to accelerate the roll-out of…
Tunisia : EU-funded workshop examines ways to facilitate access to alternative financing for MSMEs
The MED MSMEs Programme, in partnership with the APII (Industry and Innovation Promotion Agency), organized a workshop on 12 January aiming to present recommendations by the Programme’s experts on access of MSMEs to alternative funding.
This dialogue provides food for thought on regional and…
Libya: Statement by the EU Spokesperson on the appointment of the new UN Special Envoy
The European Union congratulates Ján Kubiš on his appointment as UN Secretary-General Special Envoy and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya.
The Libyan crisis is currently at a turning point. The EU welcomes a strong leadership in the UN–led mediation process to continue making…
Erasmus+ Yabda project : Series of webinars to reinforce entrepreneurship in Maghreb countries
In the framework of Erasmus+ Yabda project, a series of webinars will be held on “reinforcing entrepreneurship in the Maghreb countries” on 20, 21 and 22 January from 4 to 6 p.m.
The webinars aim at training the staff and the students of Maghreb universities in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia through…