Dear Partners, Colleagues, and Friends of the CMI,   On behalf of the CMI Members and team, I am glad to announce the birth of the "New CMI". We have been busy completing this transition over the summer. Below is a recapitulation of the main novelties:   CMI Joins the United Nations   As of July... more

Trade and integration—within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and with the rest of the world—will be critical to lowering poverty, empowering the poor, and igniting economic growth in the post-Covid era, according to the World Bank’s latest regional economic update.   The report,... more

French Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian entrusted the CMI with hosting a platform for facilitating and monitoring the implementation of the projects emerging from the Sommet des Deux Rives (Summit of the Two Shores).     The Summit of the Two Shores is an initiative... more

Interview with WB MNA Chief Economist Rabah Arezki and CMI Manager Blanca Moreno-Dodson.

Interview with Nasser Kamel, Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean & CMI Manager Blanca Moreno-Dodson.

In the context of the World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty (WACAP) Conference on Cities and Migration, CMI Manager Blanca Moreno-Dodson discusses municipal finance for migrant integration and how can the diaspora play a role in local development.     

“Certains sujets ne peuvent être résolus que par des actions de politiques publiques régionales […], il faut travailler ensemble”, affirme Giulia Marchesini, senior partnership officer au Centre pour l'intégration en Méditerranée (CMI), interrogée par Acteurs Publics TV dans le cadre du congrès de... more

Special trilingual TV debate on the Syrian Refugee crisis, in Arabic, French and English.   Arabic debate: Driss El Yazami, President of Moroccan Human Rights Council Amna Guellali, Director of Human Rights Watch Tunisia Ahmed Moawia, Coordinator of Greek Migrants Forum Wafik... more