Agricultural Development Association (PARC) is soliciting consultancy and training services for the implementation of the MedTOWN project “Co-producing social policies with Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) actors to fight poverty, inequality and social exclusion” that is co-financed by European Union through the Cross Border Coooperation Program ENI CBC MED 2014-2020.

The deadline for sending bids is 10th of June 2020 at 2PM Palestinian time.

Egypt Japan University of Science & Technology (E-JUST), located at New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria (Egypt), invites interested parties to submit a proposal-offer in accordance with the conditions and specifications described in the documents listed on the EJUST website (click here).

The deadline for submitting bids is the 14th of May 2020.

The INSAT - National Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Tunisian partner of BESTMEDGRAPE project, is hiring an:

ADR-Association For The Development Of Rural Capacities (Lebanon) is seeking to hire a short-term consultant who will work on “Definition of a Framework for Knowledge Mapping and Transferring Design” in the framework of the project “Sustainable Management Model for Mediterranean Artisanal Salinas” (MedArtSal) funded by the European Program ENI CBC MED 2014-2020.

Since last March, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has shocked the whole world, forcing many governments to lockdown their countries, with very serious economic and social consequences.

The crisis affected many countries in the Mediterranean basin, especially those in Europe such as Spain, Italy and France, pushing to a reinvention of the international cooperation.

In this scenario, HELIOS faced some new challenges in carrying out the planned activities. However the partnership decided to move on.

The Sfax Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIS), partner of MEDSt@rts project, is looking for organizational psychologists, who shall execute the tasks assigned in accordance with the call of proposal published on the institutional website (Arabic and French). 

The COVID-19 lockdown resulted in freezing activities in Lebanon and across the world. During this period, Dr. Yaser Abunnasr (NAWAMED project coordinator in Lebanon for the American University of Beirut - AUB) received two invitations from the Lebanese University, which is part of the ENI CBC MED project AQUACYCLE and from Difaf s.a.l. (which means shorelines in Arabic),  a company specialized in nature-based solutions  to discuss the possible synergies and collaborations that can be pushed forward. Meetings with both entities were carried out during the month of April 2020.

About the EU News:

A few days after covid-19 spread outside China, the world quickly realized that "it doesn't just happen to others", that human nature makes us all have the same concerns, vulnerabilities and priorities. We immediately saw the same scenes on agri-food shelves around the world. Scenes that were relayed in hundreds of images and videos on social networks: thousands of people from around the world were emergency shopping and jostling in front of deserted shelves to fill their carts with food and basic necessities.

NAWAMED project “Nature Based Solutions for Domestic Water Reuse in Mediterranean Countries” aims to improve urban water management and promotes the use of non-conventional water resources. 

This first e-newsletter tackles the following topics: