Euro-Mediterranean general news

The Joint Managing Authority and the Joint Technical Secretariat of the ENPI-CBC-MED Programme have prepared two brochures aiming to tell the story of "a Mediterranean which cooperates".

By consulting these two brochures on the 56 running cross-border projects, you will get access to key information on partnerships, funding, objectives, target groups, main activities and expected results.

Coordinated by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Tunisia, FETRIC aims to strengthen the bilateral cooperation between the EU and Tunisia, by enhancing synergies between S&T EU and Tunisian actors, projects, and programmes.

Greece took on the EU Presidency on 1 January 2014 for the next six months.

For research and innovation, the main priorities of the Presidency are to ensure the smooth start and implementation of Horizon 2020 and the rapid completion of the legislative procedure for the Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) and Article 185 initiatives - also referred to as the Innovation Investment Package. The Presidency is therefore urging the European Parliament to ensure that the process can be completed before the next European elections in May 2014.

Significant amounts of water are needed in almost all energy generation processes, from generating hydropower, to cooling and other purposes in thermal power plants, to extract­ing and processing fuels. Conversely, the water sector needs energy to extract, treat and transport water. Both energy and water are used in the production of crops, including those used to generate energy through biofu­els.