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EMIPO – EUROMED Invest Promotion & Observatory Economic Development and Employment Completed Context The EMIPO project was part of a regional programme launched and financed by the European Commission to support the development of the private sector in the Mediterranean region. The project was promoted by ANIMA Investment Network as an extension of EUROMED Invest.Read more

The Multi-Site Urban Regeneration Project in Jericho Project will improve living conditions for 50,000 inhabitants of the city and Jericho Governorate by reorganising and upgrading important public and leisure facilities and extending the city’s green spaces. These interventions will bring about the revitalisation of those areas, benefiting commercial activities and local economic development. Moreover, the Project will play a key role in improving the food security chain.

The Project aims at developing a seamless intermodal goods transport service that will bridge Turkey (Izmir) with the Maghreb area through Tunisia (Tunis and Rades). The service will call in the Italian ports of Bari, Brindisi and Taranto.

The Project will aim to optimize freight transport, logistics chain and the connection of the different shores of the Mediterranean through offering a high frequency port-to-port Roll-on-Roll-off (Ro-Ro) service. The service will positively contribute to the expansion of trade relations among UfM countries through a combination of Short Sea Shipping with other modes of transport (road and rail). Further, it will enhance the global competitiveness of the Mediterranean while complementing and create synergies with the existing Mediterranean transport system.

The project aims to formulate a regional approach to identify and support investments and best practices with high local impact, reinforce the capacities of national and local authorities involved in the regulation of investment and support enterprises through enhancing the social and economic impacts of their investment projects. EDILE is implemented in the framework of the ENPI CBC MED programme financed by the European Commission.

The project targets young women with high potential from the Southern Mediterranean countries in order to strengthen their leadership skills through an intensive training programme on issues of gender equality.

The project aims to provide mentoring and support to new-business starters with entrepreneurial potential with the ultimate goal of generating long-lasting employment in the region.

The overall goal of the project is to strengthen existing and promote new cooperation and financial opportunities among Euro-Mediterranean Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) dedicated to water and environment, thereby maximising their contribution to sustainable development in the region.

The Mediterranean RESCP Post Rio+20 project aims to provide access to financing for companies adopting Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)/ Resource Efficiency (RE) models as well as stimulate the development of green industries and entrepreneurship.

The project will support the Central Banks of Jordan and Morocco in the development of regulations aiming to expand access to financial services across the population in the Mediterranean region through the development of innovative retail payment solutions such as mobile financial services.

• This project aims to foster entrepreneurial cooperation, leverage the potential of the cultural and creative industries as well as promote new employment opportunities and inclusive growth in the Southern Mediterranean region.

• In line with the conclusion of the UfM Ministerial Meeting on Industrial Cooperation, held in February 2014, the UfM Secretariat will help stimulate business in the region by acting as a platform to identify challenges and disseminate best practices for the success of the EU/UNIDO initiative “Support for the Development of Cultural and Creative Industries and Clusters in the Southern Mediterranean”.