Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- Focus
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 November 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 November 2021
- Focus
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.
28 October 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 August 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.
1 August 2021
- Spot On
Planning the Future of the EU Trust Fund for Africa
Tunisia will go bankrupt this summer if it fails to negotiate a bailout with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
1 August 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 June 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 June 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 a comprehensive corpus comprising integration pacts in security, economy, environment and culture.
30 June 2021
- Policy Brief
The Role of Civil Society Organizations in raising Awareness of the Green Transition in the Southern Neighbourhood. Obstacles, Practices and Potential for the EU’s Support
Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMCs) often lack the adaptive management capacity that is essential to become effective agents for coordinated and long-term development process.
30 June 2021
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Climate Change in the Middle East: a Source of Cooperation or Conflict?
Climate change is a major governance challenge in the Middle East, but water and food availability in the region is currently affected more by unsustainable groundwater extraction, demographic change, and unregulated transboundary water flows
25 February 2021
- Policy Brief
Le retour des jeunes algériens dans l’espace public
Aux avant-postes de « hirak », on trouve les jeunes Algériens. Longtemps décrits comme désintéressés de la politique, les jeunes sont devenus les porte-parole de cette contestation inédite.
23 October 2020