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The Fifth World Forum on the Shoah in Jerusalem

About forty heads of state and government, including the presidents of France, Macron, Italy, Mattarella, and Russia, Putin, met today in Jerusalem on 23 January 2020 to participate in the Fifth World Forum on the Shoah, entitled “Remembering the Holocaust: fighting anti-Semitism”, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, which took place on January 27, 1945 by the Red Army. Also present in Jerusalem was the Prince of Wales, Charles.

The Forum organized by the World Holocaust Forum Foundation, in cooperation with the Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem, is the most significant event held in Israel after the funeral of Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres.

The aim of the initiative is to promote concrete policies in the various States for the fight against anti-Semitism, in respect of the memory of the millions of Jews exterminated by the Nazis during the Second World War.

Rijeka and Galway European Capitals of Culture 2020

The European Capitals of Culture initiative, born in 1985, celebrates 35 years in 2020.

From 1 January 2020, the title of European Capital of Culture will be held for one year by Rijeka (Croatia) and Galway (Ireland).

The “European Capital of Culture” initiative is an opportunity to highlight the richness and diversity of cultures in Europe, celebrate the cultural characteristics shared by all Europeans, increase the sense of belonging of European citizens to a common cultural space and promote the contribution of culture to the development of cities.

Cities that hold the title of European Capital of Culture have the opportunity to improve their image, become more visible, promote sustainable tourism and rethink their development through culture. The title has a lasting impact, not only from a cultural point of view, but also in social and economic terms.

First edition of the OSCE GEMS Award

Six young entrepreneurs from Mediterranean countries were the winners of the 1st edition of the OSCE GEMS Award 2017 for young “green entrepreneurs”.

The winners, men and women under 35, were selected from 240 applications, 30% of which were presented by women entrepreneurs.

The OSCE GEMS Award was held in Vienna on April 26, 2018. Lina Al-Kurdi from Jordan, Leila Rima Boussada from Algeria, Othmane Benhlima from Morocco, Ati Nisaf from Tunisia, Yakir Tadmor from Israel and Yara Yassin from Egypt, were awarded for their innovative business ideas aimed at achieving environmental impact pursuing at the same time social objectives. Each winner received a grant of € 15,000.
Grants can be used for the adoption of new technologies, processes or production methods, introduced to build and develop socially and environmentally sustainable businesses.

Incentives for European Clusters

The European Commission, in the framework of the European Small and Medium Enterprises Program (COSME), has published the Bando Cluster Go International with the aim of promoting the internationalization of business and business cluster clusters

All legal entities gathered in a consortium that represent a cluster or network of registered companies, or are about to register on the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP), may participate.
Applicant firms must be established in the EU Member States or in the countries that are part of the COSME (Art.6).

The initiative is divided into two phases. The first phase supports actions for setting up and setting up new European clusters of strategic clusters. The second phase supports the first implementation, testing and further development of new European clusters of strategic clusters.
The financial envelope is € 5.79 million, and a grant of 75% of the eligible expenditure is envisaged.

Applications must be submitted by 23 May 2017.

For more information, please visit the following notice:

https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/cos-clusint-2016-03-01-cluster-go-international

Initiative in support of Blue Economy in Med

The European Commission on 19 April 2017 launched a new initiative for the development of Blue Economy in the Western Mediterranean region, which includes hubs such as Barcelona, ​​Marseille, Naples and Tunis. The initiative, explains a statement by the Commission, will increase maritime safety, promote the growth of Blue Economy and job creation, and preserve the ecosystem and biodiversity. Blue Economy is born from the classic concept of sustainable development, but goes further, developing towards four specific guidelines of sustainability: economic, social, environmental and cultural.

“The new regional initiative – explains EU Enlargement Commissioner and Neighborhood Policy, Johannes Hahn – recognizes and draws on the economic potential of the Mediterranean Sea and its coasts to further boost economic growth in order to help create Work and stabilize the region. ” It is also, Hahn explains, “of an important step towards closer coordination and cooperation between the participating countries.” As a result of years of dialogue between five EU countries on the north coast of the Mediterranean (Italy, France, Portugal, Spain, Malta) and five of the southern shores (Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia), Covers coastal guard activities, accident response and oil spill, environmental conservation, biotechnology, data sharing and tourism. Three stated objectives: a safer maritime space, an intelligent and durable blue economy, improved maritime governance.