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Secure logistics mean better wine

Secure logistics mean better wine
Francis Mateo, BARCELONA | 20/02/2012 | La logistique des vins méditerranéens
MEDITERRANEAN. Making sure the logistics chain is secure - from storage to delivery, not just transportation - adds value to wines from the Mediterranean region. One of the most important things in ensuring quality is making the wine traceable.

Yatir: a wine cooperative looking to conquer the world’s best restaurants

Yatir: a wine cooperative looking to conquer the world’s best restaurants
Hélène Machline, JERUSALEM | 20/02/2012 | La logistique des vins méditerranéens
ISRAEL. In 2000, three Israeli cooperative agricultural villages (“moshavs”) decided to make wine on the edge of the Judean Hills and the Negev desert, in a region where Israelis had never tried to grow wine before. By creating a joint venture with Carmel, the biggest wine producer in the country, the Yatir wine growers now export nearly 40% of their production.

"The Mediterranean wine market"

"The Mediterranean wine market"
| 20/02/2012 | La logistique des vins méditerranéens
MEDITERRANEAN. The Mediterranean wine market is a reality, and it is not a recent phenomenon. Dating back to Phoenician times, it was one of the first examples of organized trade, and Vinisud owes much of its success to the fact that it continues to flourish.

Fisheries: does overcapacities mean resources overexploitation ?

Fisheries: does overcapacities mean resources overexploitation ?
Michel Neumuller | 16/01/2012 | Environnement et enjeux de développement
MEDITERRANEAN. The fish counters in supermarkets paint something of a false picture. There are still so many fish on offer, but their numbers in the sea continue to dwindle.

Urban Development as a building block of democracy

Urban Development as a building block of democracy
Frédéric Dubessy | 05/12/2011 | Projets euro-méditerranéens
“Urbanisation is a major challenge for democratic transition in the Mediterranean”, says Henry Marty-Gauquié, Director – Links with International Organisations and representative of the European Investment Bank group (EIB), Paris.

Young people, the key to the Mediterranean

Young people, the key to the Mediterranean
Nathalie Bureau du Colombier | 28/11/2011 | Expertises socio-économiques
Yusuf Kocoglu, Assistant Professor at the Laboratory for Applied Economics for Development (LEAD), at the University of Sud Toulon-Var helped draw up the annual FEMISE report for 2011 on the Euro-Mediterranean partnership. In the document entitled “A new Mediterranean region: towards achieving fundamental transition”, he analyses the problems of youth employment in the Mediterranean basin.

Towards an agency for sustainable Mediterranean regions and cities

Towards an agency for sustainable Mediterranean regions and cities
Frédéric Dubessy | 10/11/2011 | Enjeux territoriaux méditerranéens
Institut de la Méditerranée is the driving force behind a French Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Regions and Cities, which will help southern Mediterranean countries to improve governance for infrastructure projects.

Cruise industry sets sail for bright, but uneven, future

Cruise industry sets sail for bright, but uneven, future
Michel Neumuller | 06/10/2011 | Environnement et enjeux de développement
Most of the departure ports are in Italy, so they get the employment and economic benefits. There are no departure ports in the south, according to a study being conducted by Plan Bleu pour la Méditerranée.

Institut de la Méditerranée lends support to Coopmed

Institut de la Méditerranée lends support to Coopmed
Frédéric Dubessy | 19/07/2011 | Enjeux territoriaux méditerranéens
MEDITERRANEAN. The Institut de la Méditerranée will seek out projects that can be brought to fruition by CoopMed, a new fund that focuses on the social economy and is aimed at countries in the MENA region and southern Europe.

Renewable energy projects exceed forecasts

Renewable energy projects exceed forecasts
Michel Neumuller | 18/07/2011 | Environnement et enjeux de développement
MEDITERRANEAN. On 17th June, in Marseille, the Plan Bleu (Blue Plan) for the Mediterranean, heard a presentation from El Habib El Andaloussi on an energy “Departure Scenario” in 2030. The full study is to be published in September 2011, but the findings are already known: the reality on the ground has exceeded forecasts in energy efficiency and the share of renewable energy will exceed expectations raised by the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development.

Best-Med préconise une industrie touristique durable en Méditerranée

Best-Med préconise une industrie touristique durable en Méditerranée
Frédéric Dubessy | 08/07/2011 | Tourisme
MÉDITERRANÉENNE. L'initiative Best-Med publie une étude sur les "Produits, services et technologies éco-durables dans le secteur touristique hôtelier de la région Med."

“Do not yield to the temptation of building quickly on the cheap"

“Do not yield to the temptation of building quickly on the cheap"
Frédéric Dubessy | 24/05/2011 | Avis d'experts
Without doubt, PPP can be a driver of growth In the Mediterranean to help meet the infrastructure requirements in countries surrounding the Mediterranean.  More than ever, with the influence and pressure being brought to bear by the people on governments in northern...

Remittances from migrants an asset to countries of origin

Remittances from migrants an asset to countries of origin
Frédéric Dubessy | 09/05/2011 | Expertises socio-économiques
MEDITERRANEAN. On 16 and 17 April 2011, Femise, the network of economic research institutions that deal with issues that affect the Mediterranean, and the ERF, a network of three hundred economists from the Mediterranean, brought some fifty experts together in Istanbul to discuss “Migration in the Arab region: Factors and consequences.” Focus on remittances from emigrants.

Why Mediterranean countries withstood the impact of the crisis

Why Mediterranean countries withstood the impact of the crisis
Frédéric Dubessy | 29/11/2010 | Expertises socio-économiques
While the US and European banking systems were overwhelmed by the subprime crisis and credit crunch, Mediterranean member countries of the FEMIP (*) to a large extent withstood the crisis in 2009. How did they overcome this hurdle, and how can the road to growth be rediscovered? A study on this issue was published by Femise and the EIB on 29 November 2010.

Structural policies mark their return

Structural policies mark their return
Frédéric Dubessy | 29/11/2010 | Expertises socio-économiques
The difficulties associated with the crisis must not call structural policies into question. On the contrary: Mediterranean states’ tradition of support should continue, with an emphasis on industrial policies and continued efforts at opening up their markets.

Three long-term scenarios …

Three long-term scenarios …
Frédéric Dubessy | 24/11/2010 | Avis d'experts
By Bénédict de Saint-Laurent, advisor at Anima

L'IPEMED et YML vont signer un accord de partenariat

L'IPEMED et YML vont signer un accord de partenariat
Frédéric Dubessy | 02/09/2010 | Coopération internationale
MÉDITERRANÉE. L'Institut de prospective économique du monde méditerranéen et le Young Mediterranean Leaders parapheront un accord pour promouvoir ensemble la région Méditerranée.

“National savings still not enough for true convergence”

“National savings still not enough for true convergence”
Brigitte Challiol | 21/06/2010 | Expertises socio-économiques
MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES. Crisis did not spared Southern Mediterranean countries. They must now meet the dual challenge of solving the unemployment and finance their upgrades while favouring cost-effectiveness to political wishes.

Le tourisme tire mieux son épingle du jeu en Méditerranée

Le tourisme tire mieux son épingle du jeu en Méditerranée
Frédéric Dubessy | 04/06/2010 | Tourisme
MEDITERRANEE. Malgré la crise, les pays méditerranéens continuent à gagner des parts de marché dans le tourisme international.

Tunisia’s gradual economic modernisation must continue

Tunisia’s gradual economic modernisation must continue
Brigitte Challiol | 12/04/2010 | Expertises socio-économiques
TUNISIA. The ability of the southern Mediterranean countries to stave off the devastating effects of the financial crisis justified the limited deregulation of their financial markets. Tunisia is a case in point, and it must continue its steady economic reforms by resisting the temptation of potentially troublesome short-term capital.



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Aux racines de la croissance verte en région Méditerranée
Dr. Christian Averous Par Dr. Christian Averous, économiste de l’Environnement
Promouvoir une croissance verte dans la région Méditerranée, en soutien au développement durable et à la réduction de la pauvreté, s’impose comme défi majeur de notre temps. English version
Pour une réorganisation des relations entre l’Union européenne et les pays méditerranéens
Jean-François Coustillière Par Jean-François Coustillière, consultant sur les questions euro-méditerranéennes
Aujourd’hui l’Union européenne (UE) dispose de trois cadres différents qu’elle a, elle-même, proposés, pour organiser la coopération en Méditerranée : le Processus de Barcelone (PB) né en 1995, la politique européenne de voisinage (PEV) née en 2003 et l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) née en 2008.
Aspects géopolitiques de la crise syrienne
Michel Roche Par Michel Roche, consultant
Depuis plus d’un an la Syrie vit un drame et on ne voit pas émerger une solution. Les résolutions pourtant peu ambitieuses des Nations Unies, ne sont pas respectées et l’envoi d’un contingent d’observateurs qui atteindra 300 hommes (sic) parait bien dérisoire face à l’ampleur de la crise.
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