Events

Conference

16 Dec 2015
19 Dec 2015
Tarragona

Inter-Network Action of the Anna Lindh Foundation

More than 100 associations from 12 European and Arab countries, members of the Anna Lindh Foundation, are discussing new ways of education in Tarragona.

Conference

15 Dec 2015
16 Dec 2015
Palau de Pedralbes, Barcelona

Muslims of Europe. Debating the Muslim Presence in Europe

The tragic terrorist attacks in France (2015), perpetrated by radicalized Muslims, born and raised in Europe, have sparked a heated debate on a wide range of issues, such as the role of Muslim citizens in Europe.

Conference

17 Nov 2015
18 Nov 2015
IEMed, Barcelona

Media & Transitions in Middle East and North Africa

The accumulated experiences and knowledge of the journalists provide a solid basis for dialogue on the role of journalists and the media in the new era which the Arab world has entered after the so-called Arab Spring.

Conference

12 Nov 2015
13 Nov 2015
Centre Cultural La Nau, València

16th Annual REFAL Assembly and Intra-Red Joint Action

The meeting represents an opportunity to work on the strategic lines of the network and to develop work sessions by thematic areas based on the interests of all member entities.

Conference

08 Oct 2015
09 Oct 2015
Palazzo Clerici, Milan

Reviewing the Euro-Mediterranean Relations

EuroMeSCo, the leading think tank network in politics and security in the Euro-Mediterranean area, is holding its annual conference in the Italian city of Milan.

Conference

05 Oct 2015
06 Oct 2015
Palau de Pedralbes, Barcelona

Innovation, Information and Communication Technologies. Framework, Financing Models and Good Practices

Innovation is at the heart of economic and social development. But the challenge is to increase the level of integration of SMEs into the networks that support the introduction of new technologies.

Conference

22 Jul 2015
23 Jul 2015
Palau de Pedralbes, Barcelona

High Level Meeting on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue

The meeting is part of the 20th anniversary of the Barcelona Process, the ongoing consultation on the revision of the ENP, and responds to the growing importance assigned to intercultural and interreligious dialogue in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

Conference

19 May 2015
21 May 2015
Palau de Pedralbes, Barcelona

Presentation at the UfM of the Euro-Mediterranean Women’s Foundation

The Foundation for Euro-Mediterranean Women (FFEM), with a secretariat at the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), presents its objectives, its new website, as well as its plans.

Conference

26 Jan 2015
27 Jan 2015
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Barcelona

New Approaches to the Study of the Mediterranean

This interdisciplinary research seminar wants to explore the new phenomena and changes that are shaping the region from different fields and disciplines of study.

Workshop

05 Nov 2015
Cairo

The Threat of Terrorist Groups in the Euro-Mediterranean

The Joint Policy Study analyzes and monitors the threat of terrorist groups with a focus on Syria (Daesh, Al-Nusra Front, and Al Qaeda), and the issue of foreign fighters’ recruitment.

Cultural activity

14 Jul 2015
Convent del Carme, Valls

Nights in Tunisia – Mediterranean Music

The IEMed is programming a new series of concerts with the aim of bringing the music, songs, instruments and sounds characteristic of various Mediterranean peoples and cultures closer to the public.

Conference

14 May 2015
IEMed, Barcelona

The European Union and the Promotion of Gender Democracy after the Arab Spring

The conference addresses the difficulties and contradictions of the EU in its policies to promote gender equality in relation to the recent political evolution processes in the countries Southern Mediterranean partners.

Conference

07 May 2015
IEMed, Barcelona

Dismemberment of the Arab World: A Digital Counter-Utopia

Why was the scope of political activism on social media so overestimated during the Arab Spring? And how has the utopian idea that changes would come through mobilization and the ability to increase social interaction on the Internet lost strength?

Conference

28 Apr 2015
Palau Centelles i Palau de Pedralbes, Barcelona

Journalism and Social Media: Challenges in a Changing Region

Barcelona hosts a seminar aimed at Mediterranean news agencies to explore the possibilities offered by digital tools and innovation in developing their management model.

Conference

29 Apr 2015
IEMed, Barcelona

Media and Social Fractures: Press For Elites and Popular Press

Salima Ghezali analyzes the gap between the media and the Algerian population that can lead to different questions shared with other political situations in a world marked by globalization.

Conference

21 Oct 2015
IEMed, Barcelona

The Tunisian Revolution: A 2.0 Revolution

The revolution in Tunisia has been presented as a 2.0 revolution or a Facebook revolution. To what degree is this statement true?

Presentation

17 Sep 2015
Cité des associations, Marseille

Presentation, in Marseille, of the Euro-Mediterranean Women’s Foundation 1st Monitoring Report

Entitled “Women in the Mediterranean”, the multilingual report gathers interdisciplinary texts by gender equality experts, from the 42 countries in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

Workshop

18 Nov 2015
Beirut

Understanding Youth-Related Activism in the South and East Mediterranean Countries

Researchers from the network and practitioners discuss the initial research results of the Joint Policy Study “Understanding Youth-Related Activism in the South and East Mediterranean Countries”.

Conference

15 Apr 2015
IEMed, Barcelona

Legal Permeability in Cultural Diversity: New Cases and Some Background Reflections

The presentation analyzes cases related to family conflicts that are generated as a result of polygynous marriages and the so-called "forced marriages", where the Islamic religious factor is an added element to the nationality of the spouses.

Workshop

17 Dec 2015
Amman

Migrants and Refugees: Impact and Future Policies. Case studies of Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Greece

The Centre for Strategic Studies hosts a workshop in Amman as part of the activities of the EuroMeSCo working package dedicated to migration and refugee challenges in the Mediterranean.