Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- Focus
Climate and Environmental Change in the Mediterranean: Grasping the Scope of the Challenge
The Mediterranean remains one of the least protected regions in the world while its natural resources are under heavy pressure.
22 noviembre 2021
- Spot On
Israel, Jordan and UAE come closer on a new water-renewable deal brokered by the US. What does it mean for the EU?
The United Arab Emirates-brokered energy and water agreement between Israel and Jordan could pave the way for greater European Union (EU) involvement and support for regional integration on climate and water issues in the Middle Eas
18 noviembre 2021
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Rescate en el mar y protección internacional: ¿hacia un nuevo marco legal a través del pacto europeo sobre la migración y el asilo?
Los Estados del Mediterráneo —España, Grecia, Italia y Malta— se enfrentan al desafío de responder a la llegada de migrantes y solicitantes de protección internacional que llegan por mar, y de gestionar centros de acogida superpoblados, y de...
12 noviembre 2021
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Environmental Activism In The Southern Mediterranean Region
Despite some governments having recently taken significant steps in promoting space for the youth in the decision-making process, it seems that the voice of young people is not yet fully heard in policy-making processes as they are hardly considered...
8 noviembre 2021
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Accélérer la transition énergétique au sud et à l’est de la Méditerranée: facteurs clés et défis
Carrefour de trois continents, c’est autour de la Méditerranée que sont nées et se sont épanouies certaines des plus belles civilisations du globe. La région connaît des mutations profondes depuis quelques années et celles-ci ont un impact p...
8 noviembre 2021
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Strategic Urban Planning and Climate Migration in the Cities of Lebanon
Understanding the role of cities as drivers of sustainability is critical to develop synergies between all levels of governance, the civil society and the citizenry, towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
8 noviembre 2021
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On The Road To The COP26 In Glasgow: Climate Diplomacy in the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean remains one of the least protected regions in the world while its natural resources are under heavy pressure. Because these threats to the ecosystem impact the entire region, notwithstanding, Mediterranean countries must work togeth...
28 octubre 2021
- Spot On
Will Tunisia’s Ship of State Sink or Sail?
Tunisia will go bankrupt this summer if it fails to negotiate a bailout with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
1 agosto 2021
- Spot On
Big Tech and Digital Taxation reforms in the EU and MENA
Digital taxation has gained attention on the international agenda, especially after major technology companies saw profits surge during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, while many countries suffered from an economic crisis that called for a search for n...
1 agosto 2021
- Policy Brief
Raising Private Sector Investments and Social Awareness to Boost the Green Transition in the Southern Neighbourhood: Two Parts of the Same Equation
By outlining that the European Green Deal represents a unique opportunity for Euro-Mediterranean cooperation, the strategy postulates that the EU and its SN partner countries should work together to strengthen environmental resilience.
30 junio 2021
- Policy Brief
Global Value Chains in the Aftermath of COVID-19: Opportunities to Increase Euro-Mediterranean Integration
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected all economic sectors with many services facing particularly large turnover losses.
30 junio 2021
- Policy Brief
Bridging the Mediterranean for an Enlarged, Comprehensive and Equitable Integration between the EU and its Southern Neighbours
The European Union cooperation treaties with the Southern Mediterranean Countries have grown in successive layers to become, over time, a comprehensive and multi-layered corpus comprising integration pacts in security, economy, environment and cultur...
30 junio 2021