A professional police force for a better service
by Bissane El-Cheikh – Beirut, Al-Hayat
08/10/2010
The European Union is supporting the Internal Security Forces (ISF) in Lebanon, to fulfill their mandate in ensuring security and guaranteeing the Rule of Law in coordination with the Ministry of Justice.
   
RIWAQ to protect cultural heritage in Palestine
by Badi’a Zaidan – Ramallah, Eurojar
02/15/2010
The European Union aims at protecting and developing architectural “common heritage” in Palestine by supporting RIWAQ, a Palestinian NGO, with 165,000 Euros on a period of three years. 50 villages are involved…
   
Assaulted women begin to speak out in Jordan
by Sulafa Al-Khatib - Amman, Eurojar
05/13/2009
Unity makes strength… it also makes a difference for women under assault in Jordan. With the help of the Jordanian Women Union, funded by the European Union, women find alternatives to run away from violence.
   
“The Fifth Cord” around the world
by Nadia Ben Slam - Rabat, Eurojar
05/13/2009
The MEDA films development project, financed by the European Union, gave the Euromed Audiovisual programme a totally different dimension. Salma Bargach witnessed this boost.
   
Support for innovative talents in Egypt
by Amina Khairy - Cairo, Al-Hayat
07/05/2010
Enhancing Egypt’s growth and competitiveness through improving its research and innovation performance is RDI’s overall objective. All efforts are exerted to facilitate the integration of Egypt into the European Research Area.
 
Education for All
by Nadia Ben Sellam - Rabat, Al-Hayat
06/28/2010
Compulsory education for all up to the age of 15, and the rehabilitation of educational institutions were at the top of the agenda in Morocco with the launching of an ambitious “emergency plan”. Report.
   
Protecting cultural heritage in Tangier and Siwa
by Nadia Ben Sellam - Rabat, Al-Hayat
05/27/2010
Thanks to the EU program Euromed Heritage IV, the city of Tangier and the oasis of Siwa are being given the chance to preserve and enhance their centennial cultural specificities.
   
Textile and automotive: key for a broader cooperation
by Julien Théron - Eurojar
07/14/2010
Between Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan, free trade accords were originally based on the textile and automotive industries. These two strategic sectors aim at developing south-south and south-north commerce.
 
FEMISE for a growing consensus on reforms
by Julien Théron - Beyrouth, Eurojar
07/05/2010
  In order to facilitate the implementation of reforms, the European Union Delegation in Lebanon organized in 2007 with the help of FEMISE, or Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Institutes of Economic Sciences, four forums on several issues.
 
Vocational education reform in Egypt
by Marcelle Nasr - Cairo, Al-Hayat
06/26/2010
The Egyptian government is working hand in hand with the European Union to develop a national reform policy on Technical and Vocational Education and Training System, in order to boost the development of productive sectors.