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2026 WestMED Brochure – 8 years on

The 2026 edition of the WestMED Initiative has been released. It highlights the major results of the WestMED Initiative since its launch in 2017 with a focus on the achievements since the previous 2024 edition of the brochure. Read about the projects supported by the WestMED Assistance Mechanism, the 38 countries that benefited, the media […]

WestMED and Atlantic Sea Basin Cooperation in Focus at Euromaritime 2026

Marseille, 5 February 2026 – The French National Hub for the WestMED and Atlantic Sea Basin Strategies, hosted a workshop during Euromaritime 2026, highlighting new cooperation opportunities and digital services supporting the blue economy. The workshop formed part of a wider National Hub presence at this exhibition that has grown into France’s flagship event for […]

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Success Story. YEP MED Revolutionises Port Skills for Youth across the Mediterranean

The YEP MED project (Youth Employment in Ports of the Mediterranean) is a transformative initiative designed to bridge the widening gap between the rapidly evolving needs of the port‑logistics sector and the skills available in the regional labor market. Launched in 2020 and co‑financed by the European Union under the ENI CBC Med Programme, the […]

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Spain Assumes WestMED Co‑Presidency with a Vision of Synergies among Sea Basins

Opening welcome message from the new WestMED Co-Presidency Dear WestMED community, From January 2026 until the end of 2027, Spain will hold the co-presidency of the WestMED Initiative for a Sustainable Blue Economy in the Western Mediterranean, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. This co-presidency will be shared with Tunisia in […]

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Tunis hosts the 5th WestMED Stakeholder Conference: Driving Blue Economy Action Across the Western Mediterranean

On 28 November 2025, over 200 stakeholders from both shores of the Mediterranean gathered in Tunis, Tunisia, for the 5th WestMED Stakeholder Conference – a flagship event of the WestMED Initiative. Building on previous editions in Barcelona, Algiers, Rome, and Malta, this year’s conference highlighted the role of maritime clusters, blue skills, ocean literacy, energy […]

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SURVEY – Help shape the future of Mediterranean initiatives supported by the EU

As part of the implementation of the WestMED Initiative, we invite project beneficiaries to share insights and experiences through this short survey. Project beneficiairies are those organizations, institutions, or groups that receive or have received direct support or funding for projects in the Western Mediterranean through funding under EU programmes such as EMFAF, Horizon Europe, […]