Second call for standard projects launched

The Programme will launch its second call for standard projects in December 2011.

Technical staff from ENAS (Regional Agency for Water Management in Sardinia, Italy), ONAS (Office National d’Assainissement de Tunisie), SONEDE (Société Nationale d'Exploitation et de Distribution des Eaux, Tunisie) and Municipality of Ajim (Tunisia) will meet on the 3rd-6th October at Ajim-Djerba.

For the Mediterranean countries, tourism is a central economic issue.

L’Autorità di Gestione Congiunta ha organizzato una serie di eventi a supporto del lancio del bando ENPI CBC MED.

The Management Authority of the ENPI CBC MED has published the strategic projects 2011.

In the framework of the Programme ENPI CBC MED, of which Sardinia Region is the Joint Managing Authority, two calls for proposals are scheduled in 2011.

The European Commission has already earmarked 4 billion euro aid for partner countries in North Africa and the Middle East, a figure that includes 240 million € for Tunisia and 445 million € for Egypt.

European Commission –DG EuropeAid has launched a call for proposals within the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR).

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has earmarked € 1.87 for Tunisian projects in order to assist the country along the path of democratic transition

The EU-Africa summit in Libya aims at creating new forms of cooperation that are more ambitious for the partnership between the two continents.

finances initiatives that aim at cooperating towards development, promoted by associated regional organizations, that are to be implemented in partnership with third countries and build on a co-development standpoint

The twinning protocol, signed by the Municipality of Villasimius and Djerba-Ajim to share knowledge, experience and expertise in sustainable development and sustainable management of water resources was ratified on October 1, 2010.

The global objective of this Call for Proposals is to help support the conditions for a negotiated solution and provide a solid foundation at civil society and intergovernmental level for a just and lasting peace in the Middle East by strengthening and increasing direct civil society relationships and inter-agency/intergovernmental co-operation based on equality and reciprocity between Palestinians and Israelis (including the Palestinian minority in Israel) and neighbouring Arabs.

We would like to inform you that the Joint Monitoring Committee has decided to postpone the deadline for the submission of the project proposals until March 3rd 2010.