CMI News

Mediterranean Countries and Post-COVID Shifts in Global Value Chains  Niche Industries offer Full Potential for Growth and Regional Integration    The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) and the Euro Mediterranean Forum of Institutes of Economic Sciences (FEMISE), are pleased to announce the... read more

       Marseille, le 20 septembre 2021 – Dans le cadre de la réforme de gouvernance du Centre pour l’Intégration en Méditerranée (CMI) prévoyant désormais une présidence tournante parmi les pays membres du Centre, le Royaume du Maroc assure depuis le 1er juillet 2021 la présidence de ce centre... read more

COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE MARSEILLE, 16 septembre 2021   Onze ans après sa création à Marseille en tant que partenariat entre le Gouvernement français et la Banque mondiale, et depuis le 1er juillet 2021, le Centre pour l'intégration en Méditerranée (CMI) a officiellement rejoint les Nations unies... read more

COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE MARSEILLE, 13 septembre 2021     Onze ans après sa création à Marseille en tant que partenariat entre le Gouvernement français et la Banque mondiale, et depuis le 1er juillet 2021, le Centre pour l'intégration en Méditerranée (CMI) a officiellement rejoint les Nations unies (... read more

  Today, the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) is the only Mediterranean regional initiative gathering international development institutions, national governments, local authorities, and civil society. As of July 1st, 2021, and eleven years after its creation, the CMI will move up to a... read more

The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) held its twelfth annual meeting in a fully virtual format due to COVID-19 restrictions. This, however, did not prevent the success of the reunion with an online attendance of high-level representatives from... read more

Following opening statements by Stefan Koeberle, Director for the World Bank’s MENA Strategy and Operations; Karim Amellal, Ambassador and Inter-Ministerial Delegate for the Mediterranean for France’s Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs; Mohamed Benchaaboun, Morocco’s Minister of Economy,... read more

   The CMI and the Metropole Nice Côte d'Azur signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). By becoming a partner of the CMI, the Metropole Nice Côte d'Azur becomes an active contributor to the designing of CMI’s strategy and actions.   The CMI has partnerships at its core. It is a... read more

Marseille, France, 10 November 2020 – The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), and FEMISE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) marking the launch of a new collaboration agreement between the two organizations. CMI and FEMISE will conduct joint initiatives to reinforce Mediterranean... read more

    Alors que la croissance économique atteint des abîmes, la balance des transactions courantes et le solde budgétaire se détériorent, et on prévoit une augmentation considérable de la dette publique.    Washington, 19 octobre 2020 — Le commerce et l’intégration, au sein de la région Moyen-... read more

The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) and FEMISE announce the launch of the Call for a new joint Policy Brief series, to address the urgent issue of the COVID-19 socio-economic effects and impact on the EU-Mediterranean region.   Rationale The recent coronavirus crisis threatens the health... read more

Alberto Moreno Humet, Consul General of Spain in Marseille and Blanca Moreno-Dodson, CMI Manager     The CMI and the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing the membership of Spain in the Center for Mediterranean... read more

Paris, France, 04 February: The CMI held its eleventh annual meeting with the presence of high-level representatives of its member countries as well as its partner organizations. The meeting, chaired by the world bank's Chief Economist for the MENA region, Rabah Arezki, gave an overview of the CMI... read more

Paris, France, 23 January: The tenth Annual Meeting gathering members and partners of the CMI and chaired by Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Vice President for the MENA region, was held with high-level participation from the Center’s country members as well as its partner organizations. With the CMI... read more

The Founder of the Mediterranean Growth Initiative (MGI), Cleopatra Kitti, and the Manager of the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), Blanca Moreno-Dodson, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and undertake collaborative activities to foster the cooperation among the... read more