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𝗜𝗜𝗜 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗼! 🚀🚀🚀

🤓And, of course, the Interreg Euro-MED Programme Joint Secretariat is well represented here in Barcelona, with its three-and-a-half members (according to the failed selfie) dedicated to following the Sustainable Tourism Mission activities; as well as Curzio Cervelli, Head of the Joint Secretariat.

👉In his opening speech, Curzio Cervelli reminded us that the 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 is not just about the €𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟰.

Rather, it is about the 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 developed by our projects and the innovative ways in which they are 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 and inspire local, regional, national and EU authorities. To achieve this, synergies and mainstreaming are more important than ever.

👉Ms Andreea Staicu, Acting Head of the Tourism Unit at DG MOVE, also emphasised the importance of the sector. 𝗜𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝟱𝟴𝟮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨, 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟯 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝟳% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲.

The main challenges are balanced tourism for destinations, sustainable connectivity, digitalisation, and skills.

🔗In the next days, 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗜𝗜 𝗠𝗘𝗗 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 for more event and post-event insights: https://sustainable-tourism.interreg-euro-med.eu/iii-med-convention/

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📢𝗘𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱? 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗯 (𝗘𝗧𝗨) 𝗻𝗼𝘄!

The Ecosystemic Transition hUb (ETU), an initiative of the Interreg Euro-MED Green Living Areas Community, is looking for solutions that can support local and regional public authorities in addressing sustainability challenges across the Mediterranean.

The ETU platform is looking for solutions related to:
🌿 Green Resilient Planning & Climate Adaptation
🤝 Green Community Engagement
🚶 Green Mobility & Urban Logistics
⚡ Green Energy Systems
💰 Financing the Green Transition

🔗Link to apply: https://etuinitiative.eu/etu-calls/

📢 Are you looking for funds to develop a project on Sustainable Tourism in the Mediterranean?

If the answer is yes, find out all the details on our website: https://bit.ly/3S3qnJa

The Interreg Euro-MED will open, in the framework of the Mediterranean Multi-Programme Mechanism (MMM), a call for projects on 1 September.

🌍 Don't wait and discover how your project can build on and transfer existing cooperation results across the Mediterranean.

🗣️ 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲, 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱. 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀!

📊Every year since 2022, Interreg Euro-MED organises an 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to turn to its stakeholders.

Discover the 2025 Consultation 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 through 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗾𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 straight from the voices that shape the future of the Mediterranean, as well as 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 for future actions.

👉𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀: https://interreg-euro-med.eu/en/interreg-euro-med-as-you-see-it-five-insights-from-our-consultation/

🌍 Ready to shape the future of Mediterranean tourism?

Join us on 16 June 2026 for the online presentation event of the Mediterranean Multi-Programme Mechanism (MMM) Coordinated Call on Sustainable Tourism.

The MMM brings together 10 Interreg Programmes working jointly to develop opportunities for beneficiaries across the Mediterranean. This Coordinated Call represents an important milestone of this shared cooperation.

📅 Register by 12 June 2026
🔗 Registration and agenda: http://bit.ly/4fdATXP

Interreg Italy-Croatia Programme Interreg Italy-Slovenia Interreg VI-A Italia Malta Interreg NEXT Italie Tunisie

𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 1️⃣6️⃣ 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀' 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲! 🚀

Final conferences and workshops from our projects are happening across the Euro-MED area. Enjoy this opportunity to discover their results and meet the community!

See what’s coming up 👉 https://interreg-euro-med.eu/en/thematic-projects-final-conferences/

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🚀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗕𝗜𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

The Interreg Euro-MED Biostars project proposes an online training programme designed to support innovators, startups and entrepreneurial teams working on sustainable and circular bioeconomy solutions in rural Mediterranean areas.

🌱 The initiative offers practical tools to help participants transform ideas into viable and scalable business opportunities, strengthening entrepreneurship skills across the bioeconomy ecosystem.

🤓𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://biostars.interreg-euro-med.eu/2026/05/20/biostars-launches-a-new-training-programme-to-empower-bioeconomy-innovators-and-entrepreneurs/

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📅 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝟯–𝟭𝟬 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟱:𝟯𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗧):

• 3 June – Business Planning
Learn how to structure innovative ideas into solid business concepts and understand the fundamentals of business planning within innovation ecosystems.

• 5 June – The Art of Pitching
Develop effective communication skills and learn how to deliver clear, compelling and investor-ready pitches.

• 8 June – Market Research
Discover how to analyse markets, identify opportunities and support strategic decision-making with data-driven insights.

• 10 June – Company Readiness Levels
Explore practical tools to assess innovation maturity, plan implementation and support sustainable growth.

💡 The training is open to both early-stage and more mature ventures, depending on the topic, and is designed to strengthen entrepreneurial capacity in the bioeconomy sector.

📌 All sessions are delivered online.

🎬 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

We invite all our partners to collect short testimonials from final beneficiaries (teachers, entrepreneurs, fishermen, citizens, etc.) to highlight how our work supports the green transition across the Mediterranean.

📌 What we need:

• Brief video 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀(in local languages)
• 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱 easily with smartphones
• Focused on 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 and real-life impact

📅 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟭𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲

Your contributions are key to demonstrating the diversity, reach, and value of our projects across 14 countries.

👉 Contact your communication officer for more information.

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 🌍

The Interreg Euro-MED Innovative Sustainable Economy Mission analysed several projects that already apply Just Transition principles in practice.

👉 Discover how in their new policy paper: https://innovative-sustainable-economy.interreg-euro-med.eu/2026/05/11/weaving-a-just-transition-to-circular-economy-in-the-mediterranean/

👏 Congratulations to all the authors and contributors, and to everyone who has made a difference on the ground.

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📢Call for Mediterranean Women and Youth organizations to become Members of the UNEP/MAP 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (MSCD).

The MCSD actively promotes sustainable development policies in the Mediterranean region and countries. This is your chance to shape policies, amplify voices, and drive action for a sustainable Mediterranean!

🗓️𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆: 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟲 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🥸Information and application form: https://www.unep.org/unepmap/news/news/call-applications-women-and-youth-membership-mcsd #