EMUNI

Political International Dimension

EMUNI University was established with political and academic support on 9 June 2008 in Portorož, Slovenia, during the Slovenian presidency of the European Unioun Council. EMUNI is also one of the priorities of the Union for the Mediterranean and is cofunded by the European Union.

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EMPA-Working Group EMUNI

EMPA-Working Group EMUNI is Chaired by Ms Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Vice-President of the European Parliament and is by the decision of the EMPA Bureau of 20 November (Cairo) consisted of:

4 members from the European Parliament (already nominated Ms Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Ms Carmen Romero Lopez, Mr Ivo Vajg; 1 more is in the process of nomination)
6 members from the European National Parliaments (Mr Eduardo Cabrita, Mr Gennaro Malgieri, Mr Franco Juri, Mr Xavier Bettel, Mr Eero Akaan-Penttila, Mr Jordi Xucla Costa)
10 members from the Mediterranean Partners (Mr Mohammad Zreikat, Mr Mohammad Abul-Enein, Mr Hamid Narjisse, Ms Zeynep Dagy, Dr Walid Khoury, Mr Joseph Maalouf, Mr Abdelaziz Chebil)

International Documents and Meetings important for EMUNI

Recommendation from the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly to the First Meeting to of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Barcelona Process: Union for theMediterranean (Marseille, 3-4 November 2008)
Ministerial conference Marseille, 3-4 November 2008
EPUF Marseilles Declaration, 6 October 2008
Summit for the Mediterranean (Paris, July, 2008): The Paris Summit for the Mediterranean, was attended by the Heads of State and Government of the 27 Member States of the European Union, the 12 Mediterranean countries which are members of the Barcelona Process and the other four countries bordering the Mediterranean, together with the heads of the largest international and regional organisations. Link

Union for the Mediterranean Paris Summit, 13 July 2008
Joint Declaration of the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean, 13 July 2008

EuroMed Senior Officials Meeting (Portorož, June, 2008): At the meeting in Portorož the agenda centered largely on the exchanges of views on recent activities and those scheduled for coming weeks, such as the activities in the fields of dialogue between cultures, water, migration, higher education and research, and role of women in society. Link
First Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Tourism (Morocco, March, 2008): at first Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Tourism with which 39 Member States of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership are laying new foundations for closer co-operation between partner countries in the area of tourism. Signed an agreement to strengthen and to promote co-operation on all areas of higher-education and scientific research.
Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Athens, March, 2008): recognizes the Slovenian initiative to create Euro-Mediterranean University as an important step to achieve cooperation between both shores of the Mediterranean in higher education space and calls to undertake actions to create a budget line enabling the future development of Euro-Mediterranean University.
Second Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on the Information Society (Cairo, February, 2008)
Lisbon Conference (November, 2007): the Conclusions of the 9th Euro-Mediterranean Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, where the Ministers recognized the Slovenian initiative for the establishment of a Euro-Mediterranean University for which Slovenia has offered to provide its headquarters, as an important step toward a co-operation network of partner universities.
Founding of Center EMUNI (October, 2007): the Government of the Republic of Slovenia established University Center for Euro-Mediterranean Studies.
Cairo Declaration (June, 2007): the first Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Higher Education and Scientific Research, which states that Slovenia's initiative to set up the Euro-Mediterranean University will constitute an important step in this regard.
Alexandria Declaration (June, 2007): adopted by the EuroMed Permanent University Forum (EPUF) which welcomes the Slovenian initiative to establish the Euro-Mediterranean University devoted to postgraduate studies of the Mediterranean and its societies.
Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Tunis, March 2007): discussion of the topics of terrorism, situation in the Middle East, dialogue between civilizations and religions, migration, economic and social development within commissions, workgroups and Ad hoc committee on women rights in the Euro- Mediterranean countries.
Terragona Declaration (June, 2005): advocates the establishment Euro-Mediterranean Area of Higher Education and Research.
Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Cairo, March, 2005): discussion of the Barcelona process and the EU strategic partnership with the Mediterranean countries
Catania Declaration (January, 2005): stressed the development of human resources and the promotion of better understanding between cultures.
Barcelona process (November, 2008): aims at achieving a common Euro-Mediterranean area of peace, stability and prosperity, as well as ensuring a better knowledge and promoting mutual understanding among people across the Euro-Mediterranean area.