Patrick B. Renauld

After Lyes Belaribi, Executive Producer of Euromed News Project, Patrick B. Renauld, Head of the European Regional Delegation in Jordan, will be our guest for the month of March.

● Born in 1948, Patrick B. Renauld is married with 4 girls.
● He has a degree in Public International Law and Economics from Paris-Nanterre University.
● After the Ministry of Finance in Paris, he joins the European Commission in Brussels, where he participates in the negotiations for the new accords concluded with Mediterranean countries, in addition to the Uruguay Round.
● From 1988 to 1994, he was the Economic Counselor of the Commission’s delegation in Rabat, then Political and Economic Counselor in Algiers.
● At the end of the war in 1996, he was appointed Deputy Special Envoy in Sarajevo.
● From 1998 to 2001, he was in charge of the reconstruction of the Balkans in Brussels.
● Ambassador and Chief of the European delegation in Beirut in 2001, he becomes in November 2006 head of the Regional Delegation in Jordan.

He is our guest for the month of March. Send him your questions, preferably in conformity with his professional career (activities of European delegations, international law and economic relations…)

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• Mr. Richard Weber is since the year 2007 Europe Aid’s deputy director general. He joined the European Commission in the year 1980. He was director of the Meda II programme and in charge of operations in favor of Mediterranean countries between the year 2000 and 2006.

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• Mr. Georges Abi Saleh, firmly convinced that civil society has an active role in the success of development initiatives, is a longstanding dynamic activist working for the promotion of cultural dialogue and NGOs action in Lebanon and the Mediterranean region.

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• Mrs. Christiane Dabdoub Nasser, team Leader for the Regional Monitoring and Support Unit - Euromed Heritage 4, is a dynamic and creative cultural heritage professional specialized in formulating and implementing project strategies with a strong expertise in the fields of research, communication and public relations.

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• Mrs. Judith Neisse is the new director of the 'Euromed gender equality' program. Interested in women status since the beginning of her career, Judith Neisse has worked on gender issues in Mediterranean countries within the framework of projects funded by the EU, the Belgium cooperation, the German cooperation and the UNDP.

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• Mr. Nabil Ayyouch, producer, filmmaker and director. At the age of 39, he has already directed three full-length feature films and produced more than 30 movies. Not to mention the commercials he has created and the TV series he made for Arte Television. Nabil Ayouch is also supporting cinematographic creativity in South Mediterranean countries, through ‘Meda Films Development’.

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• Mr. Tomás Duplá del Moral, spanish lawyer and sociologist. From Lebanon to Palestinian territories and North Africa… Mr. Tomás Duplá del Moral has been working since the early 90’s on Mediterranean isssues at the European Commission, thus becoming a South Mediterranean expert.

See the answers of Mr. Tomás Duplá del Moral

• Mr. Kader Arif is member of the European parliament from Arab origin. One of the rare “south Mediterranean” figures who have been elected in Strasbourg, Arif is a symbol of integration, not only on the social level, but also in the circles of European decision-making and legislation. He was our first guest on the site Eurojar for the month of June. In his 12 answers he gives a clear definition of a fair partnership between the north and the south of the Mediterranean, and underlines the characteristics of an unusual career.

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Your reactions

I would like to be brief and thank Europa Jaratona program for its achievments in Jordan.

Mohammad Talal Ramini
On: E-TVET reform (Jordan)

It is good to hear that there is someone who really cares about our historical monuments. While reading the article, I was hoping to find so many Tunisian names to make sure that, also, in our country there are people who are hell-bent on preserving what is left of a glorious history. Tunisia, thanks to its location, welcomed many civilizations whose leaders built huge and glorious buildings. Not only in cities near the shores, but also in the far west cities like Sbitla, Kasserin...

I believe that in order to save the surviving monuments, there should be a campaign to make Tunisians aware of the significance of such a loss if those buildings become ruins.

Schhaider
On: Initiatives to preserve Tunisian architecture

I have read this article with cautious and i was not happy of the approaches being written due i guess to lack of real understanding of current environmental issues we are facing. The problem of pollution will not be tackled only through fundings bec most of the money used is not appropriately used and if ever used we seek the traditional methods the old fashion way. We need to look at alternatives , less costs , better and more sustainable output. Waste problems are derived from mass consumerism and lack of understanding of what our lives should mean to us as far as human values and choices we should take in life. Building waste water treatment is needed but what is more needed is eduation and awereness and return to ethics and values. We can keep dumping money on projects but who would assure me that our resources are being well taken care of and not depleted in a fast way? Where is the concept of sustainibility?

Boutros Mouawad
On: Mediterranean pollution “hot spots” under control by 2020?

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