About the performance of the EUMEDIS Egyptian Focal Point:

 H.E. Dr. Ahmed Nazif said : 

“ Most of the projects proposed through EUMEDIS initiative are self sustainable, their output will make the projects fund themselves and continue working.”

H.E. Ambassador Ian Boag, Head of Delegation of the European Commission in Egypt said:

“ Unlike many regional programs, the sense of ( ownership) is very clearly felt in EUMEDIS among Mediterranean partners. In EUMEDIS, Mediterranean partners were involved with their counter EU partners in the process from the very beginning and the choices of subject matter of the projects have been jointly reached.”

 Dr. Sherif Hashem, Egyptian focal point Director also said:

“ The amount of effort that went into the process of preparation of the EUMEDIS, and that exerted in the project selection, as well as the high level of participation from almost all EUMED countries make the EUMEDIS the largest initiative of its kind.”

Dr. Ahmed Darwish, Member of the Board of Evaluators of the EUMEDIS initiative said:

“ It is a matter of how the end user is going to benefit from any of the proposed projects.”

H.E. Ambassador of Malta to Egypt, Mr. Gaeten Naudi said:

“I think the main factor for the EUMEDIS’ projects evaluation is how much each project is sustainable.”