Economia i finances

The EU-Arab South and East Mediterranean Free Trade Area: Brief Overview and Perspectives

Infrastructure Paves the Way

In the Western Mediterranean it has long been argued, in accordance with the region’s countries, that transport cooperation should be based on the analysis and status of regional infrastructure..

Food Supply Crisis and the Role of Agriculture in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Region

Agricultural development and food supply represent a central issue and one of the biggest challenges facing the MENA region.

Le développement d’entreprises dans les pays méditerranéens. Constats. Stratégies. Actions

Le défi le plus immédiat posé à la plupart des pays méditerranéens concerne la création d’emplois. L’accroissement d’emplois ne pourra reposer en très large partie que sur de nombreuses créations de petites et moyennes entreprises.

The Euro-Mediterranean Area and the Global Economic Crisis

Today, it can no longer be denied that we are in the midst of a global economic crisis, one that affects the entire planet and is of a scope unseen since the crash of 1929 shook the very foundations of the capitalist world.

The Development of the Integrated Transport System in the Arab Mashreq

The facilitation of transport and trade has recently acquired additional significance in the light of such contemporary developments as globalization.

The Role of the Euro-Mediterranean Relations Facing the Economic Crisis

The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, founded in 1995, proceeded at a slow pace for a decade, with little real integrative efforts. The year 2008 will be marked as a turning point.

Euromed Trade Union Forum: Towards a Social Dimension and Sustainable Cooperation

Before 1999, in-depth cooperation between European trade unions and the equivalent organisations from Arab regions did not exist. Apart from certain, rather ‘diplomatic’ contacts.

Inversiones extranjeras directas en la región mediterránea: hacer frente a la crisis

Según la UNCTAD, la zona mediterránea debería sufrir un retroceso de la IED inferior a la tendencia mundial (- 17%), gracias a África del Norte y Egipto.

The Future of Europe: The External Trade Dimension

The recent debate on the “Future of Europe” started around the time of the signature of the Treaty of Lisbon on 13 December 2007.

The Evolution of the Euro-Mediterranean Trade Framework

The year 2008 was an important one for Euro-Mediterranean trade relations. Tariffs were completely dismantled in the first southern Mediterranean country, Tunisia, within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area.

Stabilisation or Modernisation? New Challenges for Economic Reform in the Maghreb

Ever since the crisis of the 1980s, economic reform in the Maghreb has focused on macroeconomic stabilisation, with the goal of providing a healthy economic base to favour growth.