On 11–12 June 2025, the IEMed, with the support of the European Union and in collaboration with the Civil Society Facility for the Mediterranean (CSFM), convened the final event of its consultation project on the new Pact for the Mediterranean in Brussels. This concluding event marked the culmination of a region-wide consultation process (dubbed the EuroMeSCo Consultation Circles) launched earlier this year to inform the development of the New Pact for the Mediterranean — the EU’s renewed strategic framework for engagement with its Southern Neighbourhood.
Held back-to-back with the Senior Officials Meeting on the Southern Neighbourhood, the two-day gathering brought together civil society actors, researchers, policymakers, and EU representatives to reflect on and consolidate insights from previous consultations held in Rabat and Cairo. The event followed the high-level launch of the consultation process in Brussels in April 2025 with the Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica. As the final Consultation Circle, the Brussels meeting reaffirmed the need for an inclusive, co-owned Pact that reflects diverse regional voices and translates shared priorities into actionable frameworks. Outcomes from the process will directly inform the Pact’s next steps and the EU’s engagement with its Mediterranean partners.