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On 7 October 2026, the 32nd meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Platform on Research and Innovation took place in Barcelona, bringing together the European Commission, UfM Member States and regional partners to review progress in Euro-Mediterranean research and innovation cooperation...
The Euro-Mediterranean Water Forum concluded today in Rome after four days of policy, scientific, technical and business exchanges aimed at strengthening water resilience across the Mediterranean.
Yesterday, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, Jessika Roswall, attended the second meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) in Rome, Italy.
Today, the European Commission launched a new initiative to boost women's employment across the Middle East and North Africa. The Surging Women's Employment Initiative, a flagship initiative under the Pact for the Mediterranean, will mobilise €25 million, including a €10 million contribution from...
UNDP launches new Crisis Action Agenda calling for development investment from day one to help people recover faster and reduce vulnerability to future shocks.
Today, the European Commission announced €505 million in financial support for Lebanon for 2026 and 2027, the second half of the €1 billion support package announced by President Ursula von der Leyen during her visit to Beirut in May 2024.
Today, the first flagship early recovery projects under the EU-led Team Gaza Initiative were signed by Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica in the margins of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week in New York.
The European Union (EU) and UN Women are joining forces to accelerate women’s employment across the Middle East and North Africa through the Surging Women’s Employment Initiative (SWEI).
UNESCO and the European Union work hand in hand to promote information integrity, freedom of expression and resilient information ecosystems across the Mediterranean, as growing geopolitical tensions and rapid technological change reshape the region’s information environment.
Nous, ministres des Affaires étrangères du G7 de l’Allemagne, du Canada, des États-Unis, de la France, de l’Italie, du Japon et du Royaume-Uni, et Haute Représentante de l’Union européenne, considérons que la situation au Yémen constitue une menace inacceptable pour la stabilité et la sécurité...
Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica will be in New York from 21 to 25 September 2026 for the 81st United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week, as part of the European Union delegation.
Today, the European Commission disbursed €150 million in Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. This marks the second disbursement under the EU's fourth MFA programme to Jordan, worth a total of €500 million approved by the European Parliament and the Council...
The European Union strongly condemns the latest Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia, which targeted civilian and economic infrastructure in the south of the country and injured 73 civilians, including women and children.
L’Union européenne a pris acte avec préoccupation des verdicts confirmés par la Cour de cassation tunisienne le 3 septembre dans le procès dit du « complot contre la sûreté de l’État », qui a conduit à de longues peines de prison pour des dizaines de personnalités politiques...
The European Union is alarmed by the latest military escalation in the Middle East. We strongly condemn the latest wave of Iranian attacks against Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Cairo, 3 September 2026 – Today Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and ALEXBANK, part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, signed a €21 million portfolio guarantee (covering a lending production plafond of €30 million) as part of the TERRA ...
The Israeli Government’s publication of a tender for the construction of over 1,200 housing units under the E1 settlement project fundamentally harms the prospect of the two-State solution.
Today, the 20th edition of the Mediterranean games kickstarts in Taranto (Italy) in the presence of the Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, Raffaele Fitto.
The situation in the West Bank village of Qusra with families trapped inside their homes for over a week due to settler violence lays bare a trend of increased violence by extremist settlers, which the EU has consistently condemned.
On 23 July, the European Commission's Directorate-General for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf (DG MENA), in collaboration with the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), brought together civil society representatives in Brussels for a new round of consultations on the...