Meet the IEMed (25 years - 1989-2014)

Contents Committed to the Mediterranean

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Vision and Mission

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Governing Bodies

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Board of Trustees

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Objectives

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Fields of Work

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Participation in Networks

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Publications

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Communications

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The IEMed in Figures

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COMMITTED TO THE MEDITERRANEAN Today, the Mediterranean is the setting for historic changes. The Northern African and Middle Eastern peoples feel in control of their own destiny but are following a complicated path to build the foundations of new and more economically inclusive democratic states, where the rule of law prevails.

In the North, we Europeans must support our Mediterranean neighbours’ transition. And we must do so out of a feeling of responsibility, given the serious risks involved, and of shared interest in ensuring that this new era opens an enormous field of opportunities for stability, peace and cooperation. These considerations and the growing influence of other actors in the

region underline the importance of strengthening our presence despite the current economic difficulties.

The IEMed embodies the firm commitment that Barcelona, Catalonia and Spain have always had to the Mediterranean. Thus, the Institute is engaged in multiple initiatives and carries out a broad programme of activities with a common objective: strengthening the political, social, economic and cultural links with Mediterranean countries. This is why the three administrations support the IEMed, a centre of reference in the region after 25 years of observation and reflection on the Mediterranean.

A CONSORTIUM WITH BROAD INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

First Vice-President

President of the Governing Board

José Manuel García Margallo

Artur Mas

Xavier Trias

Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

President of the Government of Catalonia

Mayor of Barcelona

Second Vice-President

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VISION Today, the Mediterranean is the closest emerging zone to Europe. The region is in the midst of economic and political evolution. The opportunities are many and important. With over 200 million inhabitants, the non-European Mediterranean countries make up a growing and dynamic market in an ongoing process of opening thanks to the trade agreements with the European Union. The potential of this region where the emergence of a generation of better educated young people predominates, together with proximity and interconnections, offers new perspectives for cooperation and expansion.

They are also territories of great complexity from all points of view: differences related to ethnicity, culture, language, beliefs, social structure and development level, among others.

MISSION The mission and fundamental aim of the IEMed is to establish itself as the main think tank in the Mediterranean area, dedicated to understanding this territory, and fostering intercultural dialogue and cooperation between the countries and societies.

The IEMed seeks to contribute to the gradual construction of an area of peace and stability, of shared prosperity and of dialogue between cultures and civilisations, mobilising civil society and cooperating with the external action of the consortium administrations and the European institutions through public diplomacy.

With these aims, the IEMed organises a large number of studies, events, publications, exchange programmes, and so on, in the different territories of the area and with the participation of distinguished representatives of the institutions, professional world and civil society of the Mediterranean countries.

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In recent years the Mediterranean region has been experiencing exceptional political and social circumstances, which in many cases have an effect on balances and social stability, creating a highly varied and fragile framework.

In this context, the European Institute of the Mediterranean, a consortium created in 1989 by the Government of Catalonia, the Spanish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Barcelona City Council, is the organisation of international reference in terms of study and support for ideas and projects aimed at the Mediterranean region, with a commitment shared by the three administrations that make up the IEMed consortium.

GOVERNING BODIES GOVERNING BOARD Main governing and administrative body of the IEMed.

President Artur Mas, President of the Government of Catalonia Vice-Presidents First: José Manuel García-Margallo, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Second: Xavier Trias, Mayor of Barcelona Third: Joana Ortega, Vice-President of the Government of Catalonia and holder of the Department of Governance and Institutional Relations Plus 12 members, four for each of the consortium administrations.

DELEGATE COMMITTEE Delegate body of the Governing Board responsible for direct management of the IEMed.

President Senén Florensa, Executive President of the IEMed Plus six members, two appointed by each one of the consortium administrations.

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ADVISORY COUNCIL Forty key figures from the diplomatic, academic, scientific, artistic and cultural world advise, assess and contribute to the IEMed annual activities plan and also occasionally participate in its events.

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• Distinguished political and institutional figures such as El Hassan Bin Talal (Prince of Jordan and President of the Club of Rome), Benita Ferrero-Waldner (former European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy), Mehmet Aydin (Turkish Minister of State in charge of Religious Affairs and co-Chair of the Alliance of Civilizations High Level Group), Federico Mayor Zaragoza (President of the Fundación Cultura de Paz and former Director-General of UNESCO), Shlomo Ben Ami (former Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs), Romano Prodi (former President of the European Commission) and Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida (President of the Foreign Affairs Commission at the Spanish Parliament).

• Diplomats such as Hassan Abouyoub (Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Italy), Omar Azziman (former Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Spain) and Francisco Javier Carrillo (academic and diplomat, former Ambassador of UNESCO to Tunisia and Libya).

• Sociologists and thinkers such as Salvador Giner (sociologist and President of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans), Xavier Rubert de Ventós, philosopher, Jean-Pierre Filiu, contemporary Middle East historian, and Youssef Courbage, demographer.

• Writers such as Juan Goytisolo, the Lebanese Amin Maalouf, the Israeli Amos Oz and the Tunisian Héle Beji.

• Civil society figures such as Lluís Bassat (Honorary Chairman of Bassat & Ogilvy), Josep Piqué (former Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs) and Carles Gasòliba (President of CIDOB).

• Academics such as Ahmet Evin (Istanbul Policy Center), Sari Nusseibeh (Rector of the University of Al-Quds, Jerusalem), Bichara Khader (Director of the Centre de Études et de Recherches sur le Monde Arabe Contemporain), and Andreu Mas-Colell (President of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics).

BOARD OF TRUSTEES IEMed BUSINESS COUNCIL

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• A space for cross-over dialogue between organisations and companies with a shared interest in the Mediterranean.

• Formed by organisations that work with the IEMed and support it.

• Debates, guides and suggests activities.

• Companies and organisations benefit from the IEMed’s more than two decades of experience and relations in the region.

• An exercise in public-private cooperation to better adapt to the changes in the Mediterranean in a difficult economic context.

• Framed within the social responsibility of companies when contributing to the objectives of the IEMed and European policy in the region: working for an area of peace and stability, shared prosperity and dialogue between the peoples of the Mediterranean.

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OBJECTIVES •

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Fostering understanding and acting as a study centre at the service of the public administrations, companies and organisations operating in the Mediterranean.

Promoting intercultural dialogue in the area, raising awareness and mobilising citizens and other social actors.

Cooperating on reflection and generation of debate between EuroMediterranean political, economic and social actors.

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Enhancing cooperation and economic activity in the Mediterranean.

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Strengthening the initiatives of research, innovation and creation of value in key Mediterranean issues.

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Contributing to the consolidation of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), whose Secretariat, as an international organisation, is based in Barcelona, through the support of its Euro-Mediterranean projects in the region.

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FIELDS OF WORK EURO-MEDITERRANEAN POLICIES SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARAB AND MEDITERRANEAN WORLD CULTURE AND CIVIL SOCIETY

EURO-MEDITERRANEAN POLICIES Monitoring the political agenda of the Mediterranean and reflecting on the relations between Europe and the Mediterranean countries. This includes participation in regional programmes and networks of Euro-Mediterranean institutions and universities as well as cooperation with government and international actors.

Action lines • Fostering and promoting the work of Mediterranean think tanks through coordination as the Permanent Secretariat of the EuroMeSCo network.

• Developing the programme of policy-oriented publications of the IEMed and EuroMeSCo (Mediterranean Yearbook, Euromed Survey, papers and briefs).

• Developing the research programme on comparative transitions.

The IEMed acts in two directions: analysing to understand and mobilising to influence. Both correspond to the IEMed’s dimension as a think tank, or research centre, and as an action tank, or public diplomacy institution. Both dimensions merge when approaching its strategic priorities in the following fields of work.

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Notable activities Annual conferences EuroMeSCo, EU-Turkey Civil Forum; international seminars EU-Morocco Advanced Status; Euromed Survey; series of lectures Mediterranean 2013: Consolidation of New Powers; Mediterranean 2012: Scenario of a Transition.

FIELDS OF WORK EURO-MEDITERRANEAN POLICIES SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARAB AND MEDITERRANEAN WORLD CULTURE AND CIVIL SOCIETY

SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Analysing the main economic trends and fostering reflection on the reforms in key sectors for modernisation and socioeconomic development. This area is linked to the economic and social actors, the international networks of economic analysis and organisations working to strengthen the international standing of the economy.

Action lines • Analysing the economic transition processes.

• Cooperating with the private sector in the identification of emerging trends and actors.

• Supporting the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean in the fields of economic and business cooperation and urban planning.

Notable activities Annual conferences North African Business and Development Forum, EuroMediterranean Energy Forum, Barcelona Euromed Forum; international seminars Economic Agendas of Islamic Actors and From the Cost of the NonMaghreb to the North African Tiger.

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FIELDS OF WORK EURO-MEDITERRANEAN POLICIES SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARAB AND MEDITERRANEAN WORLD CULTURE AND CIVIL SOCIETY

ARAB AND MEDITERRANEAN WORLD Analysing and informing on the complex reality and political and socio-cultural evolution of the southern shore of the Mediterranean. It is specifically aimed at all citizens and the academic world.

Action lines • Programming academic and information activities on the new Mediterranean realities (seminars, debates, cinema, documentaries, presentation of new publications, etc.).

• Informing on the evolution of the region through the contents of the journal afkar/ideas (created in 2003), jointly published with Estudios de Política Exterior (Madrid).

Notable activities World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES); series of debates [R]Evolutions in the Arab World; Democracy under Construction. Power, Actors and Limits in the Southern Mediterranean; Islam in the 21st Century: Identity, Modernity and Globalisation.

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FIELDS OF WORK EURO-MEDITERRANEAN POLICIES SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARAB AND MEDITERRANEAN WORLD CULTURE AND CIVIL SOCIETY

CULTURE AND CIVIL SOCIETY Fostering mutual awareness and social and cultural dialogue between the two shores of the Mediterranean and organising historical exhibitions, contemporary art exhibitions and cultural activities.

Action lines • Promoting intercultural dialogue through the actions of the Spanish network of the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation, coordinated by the IEMed. • Contributing to mutual awareness through the contents of the six-monthly journal Quaderns de la Mediterrània.

• Organising exhibitions and cultural and musical activities.

Notable activities Literary contest A Sea of Words; Festival Ramadan Nights; Cycle Music of the Mediterranean; exhibitions Journey to the Biblical East, A Sea of Laws, Ramon Llull and the Meeting between Cultures, Mediterraneum, Splendour of the Medieval Mediterranean.

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PARTICIPATION IN NETWORKS

CIVIL SOCIETY

The IEMed actively participates in Euro-Mediterranean networks and in European projects on diverse themes: politics and security, economic development, civil society and culture, and universities.

Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures Regional network of civil society organisations from the 43 member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean. Since 2005 it has worked for dialogue between cultures and cooperation. The IEMed is the coordinator of the Spanish network, which comprises over 150 members.

EURO-MEDITERRANEAN POLICIES Euro-Mediterranean Study Commission (EuroMeSCo) More than 90 research centres and university departments from 33 Euro-Mediterranean countries. It is the main network dedicated to the analysis of policy and security in the Mediterranean. The IEMed is the network coordinator.

Strategic Studies Network (SSN) Over thirty institutions and research centres from North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and Southern Asia conduct interdisciplinary research on the relations between politics, natural resources, economics, diplomacy and military power.

International Relations and Security Network This network offers an information service open to all experts on international and security relations. Since 1994, it has worked with the main world think tanks, universities, research institutes, and non-government and international organisations.

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The Network of Mediterranean Institutes (RIM) Research centres from six Mediterranean regions – Lazio, Piedmont, Tuscany, Andalusia, Provence-AlpesCôte d’Azur and Catalonia – work together to increase the coherence and efficiency of the Mediterranean policies of these regions.

ECONOMICS Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Science Institutes (FEMISE) Over 80 research institutes from 24 Euro-Mediterranean countries, under the supervision of the European Commission, work together on research projects on key economic and financial issues for the economic development of the region.

ANIMA Investment Network Over 70 government agencies from several countries and international networks from the Mediterranean basin work for the improvement of business conditions and growth of investment in the region.

Euromed Non-Governmental Platform Made up of thematic and national networks as well as international organisations from Mediterranean civil society, it is civil society’s interlocutor recognised by the European Commission for the process of constructing the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. The IEMed forms part of the Steering Committee of its biannual meeting, the Euromed Civil Forum.

Euromed Civil Meeting (ECEM) Over 20 organisations make up this environment of coordination of Spanish civil society which issues guidelines for Euro-Mediterranean policies. Its action is framed within the Euro-Mediterranean NonGovernmental Platform.

Europe’s World The IEMed forms part of the advisory council of this publication of reference in the debate on the European agenda. Europe’s World includes articles by distinguished experts and analysts as well as governmental and institutional representatives.

CULTURE

UNIVERSITIES Euromed Permanent University Forum (EPUF) Network of over 100 universities and higher education institutions working for the creation of a EuroMediterranean higher education and research space.

Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI) Network comprising over 190 universities, based in Portoroz (Slovenia). The first general assembly was held in 2008 at the IEMed. It promotes studies, research projects and training programmes.

Montada Together with UNESCO, the IEMed forms part of Montada, the network promoting traditional architectures in historical centres of the region. Led by the Association of Surveyors, Architects and Building Engineers of Barcelona, Montada is framed within the Euromed HĂŠritage 4 programme.

Apimed Association of over 400 independent Mediterranean cinema and television producers working for the promotion of independent audiovisual productions. The IEMed hosts the association’s secretariat, chaired by the producer Isona Passola and with the support of the MEDIA European programme.

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PUBLICATIONS The IEMed produces an extensive range of publications and studies with the aim of fostering analysis and research on the Euro-Mediterranean reality in the political, economic and socio-cultural fields.

PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS IEMed Mediterranean Yearbook Publication of reference on the political, economic, social and cultural keys of the Mediterranean agenda.

With a wide selection of data and complementary information.

Euromed Survey Report of the annual survey of a universe of over 4,500 actors and experts on the main Euro-Mediterranean issues.

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Quaderns de la MediterrĂ nia Biannual journal focusing on cultural, anthropological and sociological aspects of the diverse Mediterranean realities and peoples. afkar/ideas Quarterly journal on the relations between the two shores of the Western Mediterranean which encourages debate on the future of societies and the Maghreb and European countries.

ACADEMIC COLLECTIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Monografías mediterráneas Collection addressing important political dossiers and economic sectors in the Mediterranean.

DocumentsIEMed Studies and reports with a descriptive approach to issues closely linked to the Euro-Mediterranean agenda.

OTHERS PapersIEMed Renowned experts and researchers address in monographic form central issues of the Euro-Mediterranean agenda and make recommendations.

Moreover, PapersIEMed/EuroMeSCo focuses on political and security issues in the Mediterranean and on the state of EuroMediterranean relations.

Joint publications In collaboration with other institutions and specialised publishing houses such as Icaria Editorial, Pagès Editors, Publisud and Editorial Base.

Exhibition catalogues In collaboration with publishing houses such as Lunwerg Editores, the catalogues bring together contributions by experts who contextualise and explore the subjects of the historical and artistic exhibitions in depth.

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COMMUNICATIONS One of the missions of the IEMed is to publicise the activities, analysis, observation, reflection and knowledge it produces among specialised groups and the general public.

This service has been strengthened to meet the increased demand for information and analysis brought about by the changes in the Mediterranean since 2011.

The communications strategy combines and adapts to all channels, formats and tools available, both online and offline. These include the multilingual website, publications programme, presence in the media, corporate profile on the social networks, and production of newsletters, leaflets and invitations, through a robust visual corporate identity that impregnates all elements of IEMed communications.

Analysis articles, interviews, news, publications, videos, lectures, the Euro-Mediterranean agenda, chronologies by countries, official documents, statistics and maps, and more, make up the broad range of information and documentary sources on the Mediterranean that the IEMed puts within the reach of researchers and the general public through its own website (www.iemed.org) and that of the Observatory of Euro-Mediterranean Policies (www.iemedobs.org).

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THE IEMed IN FIGURES * IEMed network of actors and experts As a result of its activity over more than twenty years and the Euromed Survey conducted since 2009, the IEMed has an updated and participatory network made up by 4,650 Euro-Mediterranean actors from the academic, institutional and governmental world, as well as from civil society (economic and business world, associations and NGOs, the media).

108 activities per year in 15 Mediterranean cities Forums and seminars: 37 Series of lectures, debates, roundtables: 39 Cultural activities: 27 Exhibitions: 5 * Data: annual average and publication print runs.

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Periodical publications IEMed Mediterranean Yearbook: 5,800 copies (English 2,000, French 500, Arabic 1,500, Spanish 600, Catalan 1,200) Euro-Mediterranean Annual Survey: 2,000 Quaderns de la MediterrĂ nia: 1,000 afkar/ideas: 2,000 (French), 1,700 (Spanish) Press Contributions to printed media: 250 Contributions to audiovisual media: 50

Website and social networks Annual visits to the website: 80,270 Subscribers to the newsletter and digital invitations: 8,000 Followers on Facebook and Twitter: 4,000 Videos on the YouTube channel: 80 lectures (12,200 views) Observatory of Euro-Mediterranean Policies (IEMedObs): 2,000 analysis articles, chronologies, maps and statistical tables.

European Institute of the Mediterranean A consortium formed by:

President: Artur Mas President of the Government of Catalonia Vice-Presidents: José Manuel García-Margallo Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Joana Ortega Vice-President of the Government of Catalonia Xavier Trias Mayor of Barcelona Executive President: Senén Florensa

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