Regional Cooperation Neighbourhood South

The last 22 and 23 November took place the Launching of the Impact Together! Project, in Torino, during the Impact Week 2023. This regional project which the main goal is to support social economy in the Southern Neighborhood, was launched in presence of the DG NEAR and 50 partners. An occasion to exchange on the project and social economy in the region, in an event gathering more than 800 actors and experts.

The last 21 and 22 November took place the 5th Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Social Dialogue Forum in Marseille, where Mediterranean Social Partners met to discuss social dialogue practices and the future of the region about common interest subjects as social dialogue, inclusion, digital transitions and other subjects that gathered them to dialogue together.

The last 21 and 22 November the the Civil Society Facility for the Mediterranean (CSFM) met in Tunisia with EU Delegation and the local civil society partners to exchange on the current situation in Tunisia, especially about the topics of the regional structured dialogue.

The SAFIR Project held its closing conference in Paris the last 16 to 18 November coming after 4 years of exchange, supports and meetings about social economy in the Southern Neighborhood.

The next 2 December, at the COP28 in Dubai, at the EU Pavilion, a High level roundtable with the presence of the European Commission Executive Vice-President, Maroš Šefčovič, will take place on the Euro-Mediterranean cleantech cooperation. An occasion to exchange on the potential and opportunities for the development of a cleantech cooperation within the Mediterranean region.

The next 2 December, at the Swedish Pavilion of the COP28 in Dubai, will took place the Signing ceremony of the Blue Mediterranean Partnership (BMP), a side event organized by the EU to sign the Statement of Intent of this partnership.

The last 20 and 21 November, leaders and experts convened for a pivotal online workshop on Green Transition and Climate Change, organized by the College of Europe under the EU-funded El-Hiwar III project. LAS and EU collaboration centered on aligning with the European Green Deal and preparing for COP 28. Discussions on greener finance, investment, and research collaborations provided a foundation for future LAS-EU cooperation. The workshop's success, rooted in practical contributions, signifies a shared commitment to a more sustainable future as we approach COP 28.

From the last 13 to the 15 November, the Civil Society Facility for the Mediterranean met for the second Project Steering Committee in Brussels in order to meet with a number of EU Institutional Stakeholders and exchange on the current situation in the civil society in the Mediterranean region.

The last 22 November, the 2nd Steering Committee meeting of the SAFEMED V Project took place gathering several countries from the South Mediterranean region and several DG's from the European Commission, as well as regional organizations and actors, to discuss the results of the project and to present the plan for the upcoming years.

The last 06-07 November took place a "Knowledge Transfer Program on Enabling Energy in Buildings and Appliances" aiming to enrich national policymakers and key stakeholders of the Mediterranean region through the EU expertise and experience.

The last 16 November, the team MOMENTUM launched the Training Curriculum Development Working Group with 14 representatives from 6 law enforcement agencies from the region among them Tunisia, Algeria, Maroc, Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon. A launching initiate the start of meetings to improve their training related competencies through exchange of experiences.