May 19–21, 2026, Athens. The 9th edition of Circle the Med – The Mediterranean Forum will take place from May 19–21, 2026, in Athens, Greece. The Innovative Sustainable Economy (ISE) Mission of the Interreg Euro-MED Programme will hold the “New Pact for a Sustainable Mediterranean Future” events to focus on the green transition, circular economy, a… Lire la suite
Baku, Azerbaijan, 19 May 2026. Several countries in the Mediterranean have recently faced devastating natural disasters that severely affected their built environments. On 6 February 2023, a series of earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria, killing more than 55,000 people – the region’s most destructive seismic event in two decades. On 8 September 20… Lire la suite
12 May 2026, Online – The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will convene an online meeting of its Regional Platform on Women Empowerment, bringing together key stakeholders from across the Euro-Mediterranean region to advance gender equality policies and cooperation. As recalled by the recently Agreed conclusions of the CWS70, all countries are cal… Lire la suite
11-13 May 2026 – The FASTER project aims to improve and harmonize five of the most advanced Rapid Response to Earthquakes (RRE) systems -developed in Italy, France, Türkiye, Romania, and Spain – by fostering interoperability, enhancing technical performance, and first and foremost aligning their frameworks with practitioners’ real needs. The projec… Lire la suite
7-8 May 2026, Cyprus. The 2026 edition will place a particular operational focus on fire risk management, addressing both wildfires (forest and bush fires) and industrial fire risks, recognising that fire emergencies increasingly represent a systemic regional challenge requiring integrated and cross-sectoral approaches. Discussions will notably ad… Lire la suite
Online, 29 April 2026. Following the successful meetings held online in June 2025, the upcoming meetings of the UfM Regional Platform on Transport Connectivity and its thematic Working Groups (WGs) on Land, Air, Maritime Transport and on Logistics & Intermodal Transport, initially foreseen in Rabat, Morocco on 29 April 2026, will instead take p… Lire la suite
Leading the Future: Women at the Helm of Mediterranean Science and Higher Education Despite significant progress in the Euro-Mediterranean region, a glass ceiling persists in both academic governance and scientific management. While the region has seen a rise in female graduates (exceeding 50% in STEM fields in Syria and Tunisia compared to a globa… Lire la suite
20 April 2026, Barcelona, Spain – UfM countries – including Jordan, Morocco, and Egypt as initial beneficiary countries of the BMP – and IFIs will meet in Barcelona on 20 April for the 5th Steering Committee of the Blue Mediterranean Partnership (BMP). As multilateral Fund and cooperation framework supporting Sustainable Blue Economy (SBE) initiati… Lire la suite
20-24 April 2026, Cyprus – The official launch of the Cyprus Regional Aerial Firefighting Station (CRAFS) by the Cyprus authorities and the EU commission will take place on 20-24 of April 2026. Presidents of the EU countries and the EU commissioners will attend and there will be exercises with Cyprus and regional firefighters. The UfM is contributi… Lire la suite
15 April 2026, online. The 10th Meeting of the UfM Working Group on Environment will take place online on 15 April 2026. The meeting will review recent international and Euro-Mediterranean environmental developments and progress under the 2030GreenerMed Agenda. Participants will exchange on countries’ priorities, advancements and needs, fostering p… Lire la suite
