EU Mediterranean

40 investment opportunities. One conference. 📍 Dead Sea, 19 November Jordan’s Minister of Investment has just wrapped up a European roadshow: Milan, Munich and finally Brussels, where Commissioner Dubravka Šuica welcomed him ahead of the Jordan–EU Investment Conference. Why it matters 👇 🇯🇴 Jordan’s exports to the EU are up 30% on last year 🤝 The conference builds on the EU–Jordan Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership, signed in January 2025 💼 On the table: opportunities in technology, energy, high-value industries, logistics and infrastructure, and water security Investors from the EU and Jordan will sit at the same table to turn opportunities into concrete projects. Follow us. We’ll bring you what comes out of the Dead Sea 🌊

Building on a trusted energy partnership, investing in people and shaping a shared energy future! DG MENA’s Florian Ermacora, Head of Unit A1, travelled to Oran, Algeria, to attend NAPEC 2026, where he took part in the panel “Talent & Workforce Transformation in the Energy Addition Era: Building Skills for a Multi-Energy Future” and presented T-MED, the energy flagship initiative under the Pact for the Mediterranean. 🌍 Skills, human capital and job creation are at the heart of the EU's renewed engagement with the Mediterranean. T-MED is the EU's offer to accelerate investment in renewable energy and clean technologies, deepen industrial cooperation and create economic opportunities on both shores of the Mediterranean. It aims to contribute to the upskilling and reskilling of at least 100,000 workers, equipping them with the skills needed for a diversified energy future. 🤝 Algeria is a long-standing and trusted energy partner of the EU. With its strong industrial base, well-established energy sector and young population, Algeria has solid foundations to further deepen this partnership and unlock new opportunities for investment, skills development and shared prosperity. Building on strong energy ties to deliver lasting economic and social value for people and communities across the Mediterranean. #TMED #NAPEC2026 #PactForTheMediterranean #EUAlgeria #EnergyCooperation #JobsAndSkills

Getting the private sector involved is high on our agenda.   That’s why we launched the Global Gateway Business Advisory Group back in 2023.   It brings together the highest level of experts from the private sector to share their perspectives on the 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 across sectors and regions covered by Global Gateway.   And now, you could be part of it.   Applications are open to join the Business Advisory Group and help shape the Global Gateway strategy.   Interested? Visit https://lnkd.in/eUP_NUb7 to: ✅Check the selection process 👆Submit your application   ⏰Deadline: 13 November

🎓 A new group just added a free, expert-led certificate to their name — with skills they'll actually use. They've completed Module 1 of "Building Sustainably in the Mediterranean Climate," taught by real experts from Agence Française de Développement, ADEME and meetMED – Together We Switch to Clean Energy III, funded by the #EuropeanUnion. The training is still free, still online, still open. No deadline — but the next round with the same experts is coming soon. 👉 Click the link to start today, or follow Agence Française de Développement to catch the next session: https://lnkd.in/egfVMn2f

The Mediterranean is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to water scarcity and the impacts of climate change. That is why the ministers and high-level officials from the 43 Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean that gathered yesterday at the  2nd Union for the Mediterranean ministerial meeting in Rome have: 💧 endorsed the Second UfM Ministerial Declaration on Water, setting out the region’s ambition and priorities for achieving water-related Sustainable Development Goals from 2026 to 2030. 💧launched the Rome Initiative on Water to help turn national goals into practical project pipelines that can attract finance and build on existing structures and frameworks, including the EU Water Resilience Strategy and the Pact for the Mediterranean launched in November 2025. 💧endorsed three strategic frameworks focusing on integrated resource management, financing, and digital transformation to make Mediterranean water systems more sustainable and resilient. Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eHp9kUEu #WaterWiseEU

The EU and UNESCO are coming together at #UNGA801 to explore the vital role of information integrity and freedom of expression in building peaceful societies across the #Mediterranean. Join us in this discussion to highlight synergies between the EU’s Pact for the Mediterranean and UNESCO’s work on freedom of expression, information integrity, Media and Information Literacy (MIL), digital platform governance and the #Internet4Trust initiative. Dubravka Šuica European Commission Michael Karnitschnig #SocialMedia4Peace #UNGA81 #InformationIntegrity #FreedomOfExpression #MENA #Mediterranean #DigitalGovernance #MediaAndInformationLiteracy #EU #UNESCO

🎓 A free training just for the Mediterranean's toughest design challenge: heat. "Building Sustainably in the Mediterranean Climate" is a free, 100% online course by Agence Française de Développement, ADEME and meetMED – Together We Switch to Clean Energy III, funded by the European Union. Module 1 dives into why our region overheats — and how buildings should respond. Did you know your roof alone can soak up 6 kWh of heat every single summer day? That's exactly what this module teaches you to fix. Learn to read the sun on every wall, what your body needs to feel comfortable, and how the right materials cool a space without electricity. Free. 100% online. 2 hours a week. No experience needed. Certificate included. 📅 Registration closes September 20th: https://lnkd.in/eihtvinX Partnership for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB) Campus groupe AFD MEDENER