History & Background

Euromed and the Media started with an envisaged singular conference between the Commission and the region’s media to explore together the role and responsibility of the media in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. However, what began with a planned 3-day conference quickly evolved into an extended capacity and confidence building exercise between the Commission and the region’s wider media. The initial conference in Jordan in September 2005 quickly spawned many others, driven equally by the resolve of the journalists and media organisations themselves as well as the Commission. By the end of 2007 the original idea and remit had been extended and developed into a crucial consultative exercise with the media from the 39 countries of the Partnership

2007 Activities

•        Algiers, 29/30 January: National Seminars  (January)

•        Brussels, January 16: Presentation/Report to Euromed Committee

•        Malta, 12/13 March: Task Force meeting

•        Dublin, 21 May: Conference on ‘Preventing Incitement to Terrorism and Radicalisation: What role for the Media?

•        Berlin, 11/12 June: Conference on ‘The Media and Intercultural Understanding – Challenges and Responses’

•        Thessaloniki, 9/10 July: Workshop on Networking  among Journalism Schools

•        Madrid, 18/19 October: Task Force meeting

•        Lisbon, 5/6 November: Presentation of ‘Terrorism’ Conference recommendations to Euromed Foreign Ministers

2006 Activities

•        Turin, January 19-20: Presentation to EC Agencies at ETF

•        Cairo, February 9-10: Task Force meeting to discuss outcomes of trilogy

•        Vienna, May 22-23: Conference on Racism and Xenophobia and the Media

•        Tel Aviv, July 3: National Seminar

•        Jerusalem, July 4: Preparatory National Seminar

•        Cairo, September 5: National Seminar

•        Amman, September 21: National Seminar

•        Rabat, November 7: National Seminar

•        Istanbul, November 13: National Seminar

•        Barcelona, November 16: Presentation to Euro-Med news agencies at IEmed

•        Budapest, December 5: Conference on Training: The Role of Schools of Journalism

•        Beirut, December 11: National Seminar

•        Damascus, December 12: National Seminar

•        Munich, December 14: Presentation at Inwent (Capacity Building International, Germany) conference

2005 Activities

•        Brussels, February 3: initial meetings to hear journalist views of the concept

•        London, February 11: meetings with senior journalists to discuss concepts

•        Beirut, September 13: preparatory meeting for Lebanese and Syrian journalists

•        Dead Sea, Jordan, September 26-28: Regional Conference and launch of Euromed and the Media process

•        Marseille, October 17-18: Regional Conference

•        Barcelona, November 25-26: Regional Conference