News
February 2022
MEPIELAN Centre completed a Foundation Discussion Document (FDD) for the “Mediterranean Accession Agenda to the Aarhus Convention” Project, supported by the EU LIFE Programme (MIO/ECSDE)
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December 2021
MEPIELAN Centre produced an Intermediary Report on “Mainstreaming the Public Trust Approach (PTA) in the UNEP/MAP – Barcelona Convention system” Project in implementation of a UNEP/MAP Small Scale Funding Agreement (SSFA)
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December 2020
MEPIELAN Centre/Panteion University and and the Mediterranean Information Centre for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO/ECSDE) sign an Agreement Concerning the Provision of Expertise on the basis of the MoU already established between MIO/ECSDE and MEPIELAN/Panteion
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November 2020
The 15th edition of MEPIELAN E-Bulletin is now posted online and can be accessed at
October 2020
MEPIELAN Centre/Panteion University and and the Mediterranean Information Centre for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO/ECSDE) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Implementation of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD) Flagship Initiative to Encourage the Accession to the Aarhus Convention
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September 2020
Τhe Press exalts the new book by Professor Evangelos Raftopoulos “International Negotiation: A Process of Relational Governance for International Common Interest” (Cambridge University Press, 2019)
- HUFFINGTON POST (30/09/2020): International Negotiations, an Innovative View by Evangelos Raftopoulos (Cambridge University Press)
- ΤΟ VIMA (29/09/2020): Evangelos Raftopoulos: An Innovative appproach to international negotiations in his new book
- TA NEA (29/09/2020): Evangelos Raftopoulos: An Innovative approach to international negotiations in his new book
- In.gr (29/09/2020): Evangelos Raftopoulos: An Innovative approach to international negotiations in his new book
June 2020
MEDIA praise the new website of MEPIELAN Centre, Panteion University of Athens
- ERT S.A. HELLENIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION (3/6/2020): A High Level Digital Hub for the Protection of the Environment and Sustainable Governance
May 2020
MEDIA praise the new website of MEPIELAN Centre, Panteion University of Athens
- ECOPRESS (28/5/2020): A Scientific Hub for the Environment and Climate Change
- AVGI (28/5/2020): A Scientific Hub for the Environment and Climate Change
- HUFFINGTON POST (27/5/2020): A New, Dynamic Website for the Environmental Sustainability at the Panteion University
- PRESS PUBLICA (26/5/2020): A New, Dynamic Website for the Protection of the Environment and Sustainable Development at the Panteion University
March 2020
Oxford University Press / Oxford International Environmental Law Collection
makes available a selection of 14 articles from the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law free to be read until 31 May 2020 at: https://opil.ouplaw.com/page/849
Events
2022
Nov – Dec 2022
The Sixth Annual Economist Sustainability Summit for Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean was held on 30 November and 1 December 2022 at the Divani Apollon Palace in Kavouri, Athens, organized by “The Economist Impact Events for Greece, Cyprus, Malta and South East Europe”.
Professor Evangelos Raftopoulos, President of MEPIELAN Centre was officially invited to participate as MEPIELAN Centre Delegate.
October 2022
The 9th Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference – Sustainable Infrastructure, Sustainable Tourism, Education for Sustainable Development was held from 5 to 7 October 2022 in Nicosia, Cyprus, organized by the Republic of Cyprus with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
Professor Evangelos Raftopoulos, President of MEPIELAN Centre was invited by the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of the Cyprus Republic, to participate as a key expert speaker in the Side Event “Environmental Governance for Transforming our Planet – Promoting the Aarhus Convention in the whole of the Mediterranean Region” (7 0ctober 2022) where he presented an Overview of the Foundation Discussion Document for the Mediterranean Accession Agenda to the Aarhus Convention, the product of the research component of the Aarhus Project prepared by MEPIELAN Centre (see Publications – Foundational Documents). Mepielan Centre was a co-organizer of this Event.
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June 2022
The 18th Meeting of the Compliance Committee of the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols was held from 29 to 30 June 2022 in Athens, Greece, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Professor Evangelos Raftopoulos, President of MEPIELAN Centre, a Member of the Compliance Committee, was elected as Vice Chair of the Committee.
The Meeting was highlighted by reaching a landmark decision on the compliance by Spain with its obligations under the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols concerning the protection of the ecosystem, environment and resources of Mar Menor.
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