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#52 - June - July 2019 | |
 | HIGHLIGHT New Urban Projects Led by MedCities After the summer, MedCities will start two important projects recently approved. First, in the framework of the "Local Authorities: Partnerships for sustainable cities" program of the EC (EuropeAID), MedCities and the AMB, together with the Municipality of Tunis, will implement the ASIMA TUNIS project, which aims to strengthen multi-level governance. Second, the project Tanger Accueil is awarded under the MC2CM (Mediterranean City-to-City Migration) Program. Finally, MedCities has been intensively working for the submission of several proposals in the INTERREG MED and ENI CBC MED calls. | |
 MEDURBANTOOLS Sustainable Tourism Labels Guidebook An overview of different EcoLabels for Tourism (Hotels, Tourist Agencies and Tour Operators) with a special focus on how they apply to southern Mediterranean countries. The document sets a guideline on how to choose the right ecolabel, as well as exemplifies the added value of these responsible tourism typologies. |  RESOURCES Mediterranean City-to-City Migration - Policy Notes Migration, asylum and urbanisation are defining features of local realities. People come together to live, work and find opportunities in cities. Increasing global urbanisation and migratory flows have made cities hubs of diversity and innovation, thus transforming local governments into key stakeholders in the world stage. | | |
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 PARTNERS Enhancing the architectural, urban and cultural heritage of the Medina of Tunis The closing ceremony of the project "Vous en dire long sur la Médina de Tunis" took place in July 1st with a presentation of the results of the project, which has been supported by the Provincial Council of Barcelona with the mediation of MedCities network. The Association for the Safeguarding of the Medina of Tunis has been responsible for executing this project, in coordination with the city council, and has mobilized a professional team of architects, technicians, historians, jurists and sociologists committed to its preservation while improving its visibility as a cultural platform. | | | WELCOME WORDS MedCities' New Secretary General Dear members, I am glad to address you for expressing my honour of having being appointed Secretary General of MedCities by its board of directors, on June 26th 2019, replacing Mr. Xavier Tiana, who has done a brilliant job. I take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Tiana for the excellent work he has done as Secretary General, allowing the organization to make a qualitative and quantitative leap forward to become a benchmark regarding policies affecting our beloved Mediterranean Sea. I also want to acknowledge the highly skilled work of our staff, without which MedCities would not have succeeded. I would like this letter to serve as a warm greeting of introduction to all of you. MedCities is an instrument of cooperation and collaboration that is at the service of its member cities, which means that it is at the service of the citizens they represent: men and women whom we want to help to have a better life, with more opportunities for success and of happiness. Sustainable urban development is undoubtedly a cross-cutting topic that allows us to establish many lines of work: social cohesion, biodiversity, water management, energy, waste and dignifying public space. We are counting on you to continue working together. I wish to express my strong commitment to offering my management skills and knowledge to make our association progress even more. I am grateful for the work we have done together so far and that we will continue joining forces to make sustainable urban development reach all people in the Mediterranean region. Josep Canals Molina. | | |
|  "We all come from the sea and back to the sea we will go. The Mediterranean gave birth to the world."
― Anders Lustgarten, playwright 
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