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FEATURE

Turning olive oil waste into euros while protecting nature

It’s no secret that the Mediterranean region accounts for the overwhelming majority of the world’s olive oil production, in fact 97% of it. What is less well-known, however, is that for the estimated two million tons of olive oil produced...

IN FOCUS

European Neighbourhood cooperation in pictures

To mark European Cooperation Day today, the EU Neighbourhood Info Centre has put together two photo galleries illustrating EU cooperation in action across its Neighbourhood.   EU Neighbourhood Cooperation in pictures shows how cooperation brin...

PUBLICATION

Projects in Action: the human face of EU Neigbourhood cooperation

Projects in Action, a magazine produced by the EU Neighbourhood Info Centre is published today, highlighting the grass roots impact of EU Neighbourhood cooperation, with stories about real people in real communities across the EU's neighbourhood from...

GALLERY

JORDAN - Turning olive oil waste into euros while protecting nature - Feature story

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VIDEO

Environment Cooperation with Southern Neighbours - ENPI video series

NEWS
Energy efficiency in buildings: your opinion matters
A project funded under the Cross-Border Cooperation Mediterranean Sea Basin...
Advancing the quality of Euro-Mediterranean research in food, water and renewable energies: your voice is needed
In order to address the societal challenges of high quality affordable food,...
CIUDAD: first Arab Municipality in Israel introduces waste recycling on a large scale
Shefa'Amr is the first Arab Municipality in Israel to introduce waste sorting...
How to manage jellyfish outbreaks in the Mediterranean? EU project focuses on citizen science and technological tools
Against the threat posed by jellyfish for tourism and economic activities in...
EU project promoting solar energy to be introduced at 'Global Shapers' event ahead of World Economic Forum in Jordan
The project SHAAMS (Strategic Hubs for the Analysis and Acceleration of the...
EU signs funding agreement to support Moroccan forestry policy
A funding agreement of 400 million dirhams (approximately €36 million) was...
Horizon projects, the state of the art of financed de-pollution projects
Horizon 2020 is engaging in a survey to establish the impact of de-pollution...
Depollution of the Mediterranean: All four priority projects under H2020 move to the next phase
The four priority projects at Lake Bizerte (Tunisia), Al Ekaider (Jordan),...
"Carbon and water footprints have become very important concepts nowadays, allowing us to estimate the environmental behaviour of a building, a...

Youssef Mejai, Public Service Advisor in the International Cooperation Division of the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
FEATURES
Turning olive oil waste into euros while protecting nature
It’s no secret that the Mediterranean region accounts for the...
Hotels are going green too
The European project Shmile 2 aims to spread eco-labels to tourist...
Protecting Bizerte lagoon
  From a distance, the view of Lake Bizerte is breath-taking. However, as...
PUBLICATIONS
Research and Innovation in support of the European Neighbourhood Policy
 The European Commission’s DG Research and Innovation has published...
Projects in Action: the human face of EU Neigbourhood cooperation
Projects in Action, a magazine produced by the EU Neighbourhood Info Centre is...
EU funding Handbook
A handbook on “European Union Funding for the Neighbourhood and...
EVENTS
Union for the Mediterranean

28-05-2013 - 29-05-2013

Launching Conference of the UfM project 'Governance & Financing for the Mediterr
Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM)

15-06-2013 - 16-06-2013

Fifth meeting of ARLEM's Commission for Sustainable Development (SUDEV)
PRESSPACKS
The EU's response to the 'Arab Spring'
 (A memo released by the European Commission on 16 December...
European Maritime Day – a vital cooperation for the Mediterranean
Every year on May 20, European Maritime Day is celebrated across the European...
OPPORTUNITIES
Egypt-Europe Cultural Cooperation 2013 – reinforcing capacities and cultural cooperation
Egypt-Europe Cultural Cooperation 2013 – reinforcing capacities and...
Tunisia: Support programme to economic recovery: support to employment
Tunisia: Support programme to economic recovery: support to...
Lebanon: Support to Judicial Institutions
Lebanon: Support to Judicial...
New Euro-Mediterranean initiative for Youth Employment Promotion
 New Euro-Mediterranean initiative for Youth Employment Promotion  ...