⚠️ This content was produced on the occasion of the launch event of Interreg NEXT MED projects in Lebanon, held in Beirut on 10 February 2026, before the ongoing events in the Middle East.
🙏 Our thoughts are with all those affected by the current situation in the region.
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♻️From textiles and fashion to horticulture: boosting circularity and sustainability across Euro-Mediterranean value chains.
👉Meet some of the Italian🇮🇹 beneficiaries of our #Interreg🇪🇺 NEXT MED cooperation projects.
👉We recently launched two new #Interreg🇪🇺 NEXT MED projects
🙋HorizonCraft to support youth and women employability in 🇪🇬🇱🇧🇮🇹
💧MedRESOURCE to enhance management of wastewater sludge across 🇵🇸🇯🇴🇹🇳🇮🇹
🎥Discover the projects in this new reel through interviews with
✅Iman Traboulsi, President and CEO of the MIDAL Organization, Lebanon @midal_organization
✅Monther Hind, Director General of the Palestinian Wastewater Engineers Group
✅Francesco Agus (@francescoagus ), Regional Minister for Agriculture, Autonomous Region of Sardinia (@regioneautonomasardegna )
🙌Good luck to all partners involved!
🌍🌊Five Interreg NEXT MED projects featured in the first Action Plan under the Pact for the Mediterranean, the European Union🇪🇺 strategic framework aimed at strengthening partnerships with countries across the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean
👉An important recognition of the alignment of Interreg NEXT MED with the key EU initiative towards the Mediterranean region
➕Info on our website
✌️ The 90s trend, the #Mediterranean way. We hope you don’t mind we extended this a bit back in time.
🎶 Track: “Ayonha” (which translates to 'her eyes' in English) by Egyptian-Libyan singer Hamid al-Shaeri @hamidelshariofficial
📸 Photo credits: /drive/u/1/folders/1IUOrETjS8dfjAv7Z3CpczUG0SWBivj4n
👉 "We are very proud to see the success of the #Interreg🇪🇺 NEXT MED Programme."
🎤 Watch the interview with Christina Antoniou, team leader at European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO), during the recent Interreg NEXT MED Monitoring Committee meeting in Brussels.
🌱 How can skills, innovation, and cooperation empower young people across the Mediterranean?
🤝 In this interview by @interreg_tesim_next , Nathalie Bitar, our EU-funded @euseeds_project coordinator, explores how the project is helping strengthen employability, digital skills, and entrepreneurship among youth in the region, while fostering stronger university and cross-border collaboration.
📖 Read the full interview, link in bio!
@auf_org@Interreg@ufmsecretariat@eumedbridge
🌍 YouthCARE4Planet Contest: Empowering Youth Voices for a Sustainable Mediterranean !
👇 Le didascalie in italiano e arabo qui sotto
👇 النصوص باللغة الإيطالية والعربية أدناه
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🌱 Pollution, waste, climate change… challenges are everywhere.
But young people are already taking action .
🌊 With YouthCARE4Planet, share your idea for a greener Mediterranean .
👉 See a problem → Act → Share
📍 Tunisia, Egypt, Italy & Greece
📅 Open throughout the project
👉 For more details, read the article below: https://bit.ly/48Kn4vZ
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🌱 Inquinamento, rifiuti, cambiamento climatico… le sfide sono ovunque
Ma i giovani stanno già intervenendo💪
Con YouthCARE4Planet condividi la tua idea per un Mediterraneo più verde 🌊♻️
🎥 Foto | Video | Testo | Storia
📍 Tunisia, Egitto, Italia e Grecia
📅 Aperto per tutta la durata del progetto
👉 Crea. Agisci. Condividi.
👉 Per maggiori dettagli, leggi l’articolo qui sotto: https://bit.ly/48Kn4vZ
——— العربية ——— 🌱من منا اليوم لم يتأثر بالتحديات البيئية التي أصبحت تحيط بنا من كل جانب؟ تلوّث، نفايات، شحّ في المياه، وتغيّر مناخي متسارع… والبحر الأبيض المتوسط يعيش اليوم في قلب هذه التحولات. ومع ذلك، تبقى حقيقة واحدة واضحة: الشباب هم من يصنعون الفرق.
من خلال مشروع YouthCARE4Planet، نطلق مسابقة تهدف إلى إبراز أفكار ومبادرات الشباب في مواجهة هذه التحديات البيئية والمناخية. هل لديك فكرة أو مبادرة يمكن أن تُحدث فرقًا؟ حان الوقت لتُظهر كيف يمكن لعمل بسيط أو فكرة محلية أن تخلق أثرًا حقيقيًا.
شاركنا إبداعك وساهم في حماية المتوسط عبر فيديو قصير، مقال، صورة، أو قصة مصوّرة.
📍 تونس، مصر، إيطاليا، اليونان
📅 مفتوح طوال المشروع
👉 للمزيد من التفاصيل، يمكنكم قراءة المقال أسفل المنشور: https://bit.ly/48Kn4vZ
Funded by the #EU🇪🇺 under @interregnextmed
#EarthDay #YouthCare4Planet #YouthCreativeContest #ClimateAction #Tunisia #SustainableFuture #YouthPower #MADE4MED
🎤 Interview with Ms. Alessandra Todde @alessandratoddem5s , President of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia @regioneautonomasardegna , during fourth meeting of the #Interreg🇪🇺 NEXT MED Monitoring Committee (Brussels, 5-6 May 2026).
🌍 The Region of Sardinia is the Managing Authority of the Programme on behalf of the 15 participating countries.
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗴 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗗, 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝟰𝟵 𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘃𝗶 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗼: 𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝟭𝟭𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶 𝗱𝗶 𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗱𝗶 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶
A Bruxelles l’approvazione di 49 i progetti nell’ambito del secondo bando del 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗴 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗗 dedicato alla transizione verde, per un investimento complessivo di oltre 113 milioni di euro di fondi europei.
Gestito dalla Regione Sardegna in qualità di Autorità di Gestione, Interreg NEXT MED è la più ampia iniziativa di cooperazione transnazionale finanziata dall’Unione europea nel Mediterraneo e coinvolge 15 Paesi.
🗣️ “Questi nuovi progetti rappresentano una risposta concreta ad alcune delle più urgenti sfide ambientali che interessano il Mediterraneo. Dalla lotta agli effetti del cambiamento climatico alla gestione sostenibile delle risorse, fino all’economia circolare e al ruolo dei giovani, il Mediterraneo ha bisogno oggi più che mai di cooperazione, visione comune e progetti condivisi”, ha dichiarato la Presidente della Regione, Alessandra 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗱𝗲.
Per maggiori informazioni: www.interregnextmed.eu
🔛 Our Monitoring Committee is meeting in Brussels to take important decisions regarding the implementation and future of the #Interreg🇪🇺 NEXT MED Programme.
🤖💙 How can artificial intelligence be used not only to respond to health emergencies, but to actively listen, support, and restore emotional wellbeing in some of the most vulnerable populations?
🌿🧠 Read the full interview with Palestinian students who, during the MEDAIGENCY Hackathon, developed a dual-interface AI platform designed to support pediatric mental health triage in crisis-affected environments.
Link in bio!
@aub_lebanon@birzeit.university@alquds.university@euandpalestinians@eumedbridge@Interreg@ufmsecretariat
