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Concept notes for this call for proposals shall be submitted by 21 May 2024.

On 11 April, the EED convened an event in its premises in Brussels, an opportunity for representatives of independent media in the Southern Neighbourhood to discuss the socio-political context, the challenges they face and their approaches to independent information sharing.

The Policy Working Group met in Tunis on 18 April 2024 to validate the study of the impact of infrastructure investment on job creation and trade.

These municipalities, all signatories to the Covenant of Mayors for the Mediterranean, have reached an important milestone by finalising their SEACAPs.

A two-day workshop gathered key Moroccan stakeholders to discuss practical aspects of the preparation and implementation of SEACAPs, and particularly those related to access to key financing mechanisms.

11 Lebanese municipalities, 8 of which represented by the Union of Baalbek municipalities, joined the CoM Med and participated in a workshop. This marks one step towards more integrated and collective climate action.

Clima-Med’s sixth short film, “A Glimpse of Hope,” spotlights inspiring changemakers committed to the Covenant of Mayors for the Mediterranean and already leading the way on the green transition. Their commitments are directly benefitting from Clima-Med project's support.

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After one year and a half of implementation, the regional TEI “Jobs through Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood” has already delivered on the ground. Find out more in the first TEI Annual Report!

Tunisia’s inclusion in the Budapest Convention aims to strengthen global efforts against cybercrime and ensure the protection of the rights of individuals and victims affected by cyber offenses.

On Thursday 7 March, the experts from the Switch2Green facility presented the results of their Mapping on Green and Circular Economy in the Southern Neighbourhood. The same day, NEAR B2 organised the first coordination meeting for regional the Green Economy programme with the three implementing partners: Expertise France, SPARK, UNIDO.

DG NEAR’s Director General initiated a High-level roundtable discussion on Mediterranean Energy Cooperation on 7 March focusing on boosting collaboration in renewable energy and clean tech between Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. B2 is expected to focus on the clean tech dimension of this new initiative.

The Union for the Mediterranean and the Union of Arab Banks marked International Women’s Day by co-hosting Closing gender gaps in the MENA financial sector: towards women-led business development, a 2-day conference in the Egyptian capital aimed at reducing the high levels of entrepreneurial inequality between men and women.

Although the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is unavoidable, the UfM Gas Platform discussed which role natural gas still can play and what are opportunities for clean gases such as renewable hydrogen and its derivatives as well as bio-methanol in a high level discussion in Paris on 5 March. The event brought together stakeholders from the European Commission and from UfM member countries with participation of the Minister of Energy from Lebanon, Director DG Energy and the former European Commissioner for Energy. Topics discussed concentrated on the future of natural gas, biogas and biomethane as well as the future of renewable hydrogen in the region and the role of regional cooperation.

The UfM and the Anna Lindh Foundation governing bodies gathered in Barcelona showing willingness to work together for regional cooperation.

On 13 February 2024, a public-private dialogue on Promoting reforms to improve the attractiveness of the Tunisian pharmaceutical sector, took place in Tunis, in the framework of the EU-OECD programme on investment in the Mediterranean.

The second edition of the Regional Stakeholders Event convened thought leaders, practitioners, and organisations from the MENA region for a comprehensive dialogue on entrepreneurship, startup support, and policy advocacy.

The Workplan of 2024, the final year of the EU-funded Water and Environment Support (WES) programme, was unanimously endorsed on the 1st of February 2023, during its online 5th Annual Steering Committee Meeting (SCM).

Following a call for proposals that ran throughout 2023, the Union for Mediterranean presented the first Mediterranean Capitals of 2025. This initiative aims to showcase the true power of culture and intercultural dialogue across the Euro-Mediterranean region.

Young experts analyse the Youth, Peace, Women and Security Agenda, new tools for conflict resolution, proxy wars, and EU foreign policy instruments in the Mediterranean region.