Interreg NEXT MED and PRIMA foster dialogue on the future of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation at MedaCity Forum 2026

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MedaCity Forum 2026 kicked off with the workshop “The Main Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation Programmes: Interreg NEXT MED and PRIMA – Current Programming Period and Future Challenges”. The session brought together representatives from the managing bodies of both programmes, with ASCAME playing an active role as a key partner. Participants reviewed the achievements and outcomes of the current programming period while exploring

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Mr Nebojsa Vraneš, Advisor at the Centre for Circular Economy of the CCI of Serbia: “Circularity is an opportunity for competitiveness, resilience, and long-term development”

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On 4 December, the partners of the RECIRCLE MED Project took part in the “Local Mobilisation Workshop and Western Balkans Forum”, held in Ohrid, North Macedonia. This event co-organised by the RECIRCLE MED Project, in which ASCAME is one of the strategic partners, brought together key stakeholders from local authorities, academia, industry, and regional organisations across the Western Balkans. The

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Ms. Mercedes Acitores, Senior Project Manager at INTERACT: “The private sector plays a vital role in advancing sustainable tourism and territorial cohesion”

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The Interreg MED programmes have established a robust capitalisation strategy designed to enhance coherence and impact across projects and stakeholders throughout the Mediterranean region. The key practices and methodologies focus on: Transfer and integration into policies, promoting the adoption of successful project outcomes into regional and national policies. Enhancing collaboration among Mediterranean stakeholders to improve governance and sustainability. Facilitating inter-program

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Mr. Vincent Ernoux, Coordinator of the Interreg NEXT MED Programme for the Western Mediterranean: “There is no green transition without involving the younger generations”

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The Interreg NEXT MED Programme, in which ASCAME is involved as one of its strategic partners, has recently announced the postponement of the  deadline for the ongoing Call for Green Transition Projects to 15 May 2025. Building on the success of the first call for proposals, which saw 630 projects submitted, this second call aims to drive scalable, innovative, and

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Ms. Donatella Saccone, Assistant Professor of Economy Policy at the University of Gastronomic Sciences (UNISG): “The STAPLES Project is paving the way for a more resilient food system in the Mediterranean”

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ASCAME is one of the partners of the STAPLES Project, a PRIMA Program project dedicated to enhancing the resilience of the Mediterranean and MENA (Middle East and North Africa) food systems in the face of global economic instability. The STAPLES Project came up with the aim at addressing issues related with the dependence of MENA countries on imported cereals and

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The ECOCRUISING FU_TOUR Project has successfully concluded by shaping the future of the sustainable cruising tourism industry

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ECO-CRUISING FU_TOUR, the EU co-funded project launched in September 2022 with the aim of exploiting the green and blue potential of the West Mediterranean tourism SMEs, announced its successful completion, marking a significant milestone in sustainable cruise tourism development across the West Mediterranean region. This flagship initiative launched by the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) concluded last month

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ECO-CRUISING FU_TOUR launches a VR Tour addressed to young people to enrich their cruise experience and promote the green transition in this sector

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ECO-CRUISING FU_TOUR -a project co-funded under the EMFAF Programme, a fund managed by CINEA aiming to exploit the green and blue potential of the West Mediterranean tourism SMEs- keeps disrupting the cruise sector. The Project’s Consortium –which encompasses Mediterranean companies, institutions and innovation and research centres– has recently announced a Virtual Reality (VR) Tour to promote eco-smart cruising packages for the

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The Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) proposes an action plan to mitigate the negative impact of mass-tourism, based on the ECO-CRUISING FU_TOUR Project

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The risk of a massive influx of tourists is the main challenge for the cruise industry in the Mediterranean region, according to the Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA) launched by the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI), one of the partners of the ECO-CRUISING FU_TOUR -the EU co-funded project aiming at exploiting the green and blue potential of the West Mediterranean

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ECO-CRUISING FU_TOUR supports cruise stakeholders in adopting EU’s good practices for sustainable tourism

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Representatives from ECO-CRUISING FU_TOUR, the EU co-funded project aiming at exploiting the green and blue potential of the West Mediterranean tourism SMEs, will explore what a sustainable cruise destination looks like in practice in the on-coming SeaTrade Med Conference, which will take place in the city of Málaga (Spain) in September 2024. The panel will emphasize the following key topics

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Tangier City Port becomes a flagship destination for sustainable cruise tourism on an international scale

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The Tangier City Port reconversion, from 2011 to 2016, transformed the Moroccan city into a flagship destination for sustainable cruise tourism on an international scale. So far in 2024, the Port of Tangier has received 104,000 cruise passengers. Nowadays, this is a bustling hub for cruise ships, welcoming vessels from various destinations. The reconversion project, which affected over 84 hectares

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