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Interreg MED Green Growth community Water, Environment & Blue Economy Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives The Interreg MED Green Growth community is a network of 14 projects which promote sustainable development in the Northern and Eastern Mediterranean area based on the sound management of the natural resources, taking into account the effects on the labour marketRead more

Euro-Mediterranean Development Center for Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Economic Development and Employment Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives The objective of the Euro-Mediterranean Development Centre (EMDC) for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) was to build networking infrastructure between Euro-Mediterranean entrepreneurs, institutions and investors. This in turn supported MSMEs along the critical stages of start-up, growth and internationalisation. ConceivedRead more

Euro-Mediterranean Smart City Innovation Centres Transport & Urban Development Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives This regional project will create Smart City Innovation Centres in three Southern Mediterranean cities – Fes in Morocco, Tunis in Tunisia and Alexandria in Egypt – replicating the successful experience of the Nice Smart City Innovation Centre in France, with aRead more

The project “Enhancing the civic and social engagement of women and youth in preventing violence and extremism” was granted the UfM labelling until 2022. The project aims to support on one hand the active involvement of young women and men in their local communities, in particular by building their capacity to engage in preventing violence andRead more

Generation Entrepreneur Economic Development and Employment Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives Generation Entrepreneur helped develop an environment of entrepreneurship throughout North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean by providing business skills to young people from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia. The project’s integrated approach considered both the demand and supply sides of theRead more

Creating a Regional Platform for the Development of Cultural and Creative Industries and Clusters in the Southern Mediterranean Economic Development and Employment Completed Context and objectives The European Commission launched a regional programme with the aim of boosting employment and business development in the Southern Mediterranean region by contributing to the growth of creative industries.Read more

Developing Women’s Empowerment Higher Education & Research, Social & Civil Affairs Completed Context and objectives The goal of this project was to enhance the role of women in Euro-Mediterranean societies in an effort to contribute to the long-term sustainable development of the region. Developing Women’s Empowerment had a strategic, long-term approach to fostering gender equalityRead more

Agadir SME Programme: Fostering SME competitiveness and trade Economic Development and Employment Completed Labelled projects Context The Agadir Declaration, signed on 25 February 2004, established a free trade zone (FTZ) between Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. The FTZ was created in order to develop economic activities, support employment, increase production and improve living standards within the member states, andRead more

INCORPORA Economic Development and Employment Completed Labelled projects Context The Incorpora Programme, established in 2006, aims to help at-risk or marginalised people find work placements in companies. It further aims to: – Offer companies an alternative form of corporate social responsibility, creating more employment for vulnerable people. – Increase the training of professionals within the social organisationsRead more

YouMatch – Toolbox Project Economic Development and Employment Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives Bringing young people into employment is one of the central issues to be tackled worldwide, especially in the Mediterranean region. Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries have rapidly growing working-age populations, with 33%-50% of the region’s population under the age of 30. Currently,Read more