Who we are
EuroMeSCo is the main network of research centres and think tanks in the Euro-Mediterranean area. Founded in 1996, in the aftermath of the Barcelona Declaration, the network currently comprises 126 institutes from 30 European and Southern Mediterranean countries.
Research
Fostering evidence-based and policy-oriented analysis on Euro-Mediterranean politics and policies through joint research programmes.
Dialogue
Providing a platform for dialogue between researchers from both shores of the Mediterranean, as well as between the members of the network and key stakeholders.
Advocacy
Boosting the role of think tanks and research institutes in policy-making and strengthening Euro-Mediterranean relations.
EuroMeSCo: Connecting the Dots
EuroMeSCo’s governing bodies are:
The General Assembly: comprised of the full members of the network, it decides on the general guidelines for EuroMeSCo activities. The President of the General Assembly is Ambassador Senén Florensa, Executive President of the IEMed.
The Steering Committee: composed of 12 institutes, in addition to the Academic Secretariat (IEMed). Its main mission is to monitor the activities of the network. Currently composed of: ACPSS (Egypt), ARI (France), CASE (Poland), CEMI (Tunisia), CIDOB (Spain), EPC (Belgium), FIIA (Finland), ISPI (Italy), Leonard Davis Institute (Israel), Pal-Think for Strategic Studies (Palestine), Policy Centre of the New South (Morocco) and WANA (Jordan).
The Academic Secretariat: it coordinates the day-to-day functioning of the network. It is managed by the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) since November 2010, based in Barcelona, Spain.
EuroMesCo: Connecting the Dots is a project co-funded by the European Union and the IEMed that is implemented in the framework of the EuroMeSCo network. It contributes to inclusive and evidence-based policy making by fostering research and recommendations in relation with the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) South priorities, with focus on economic development, migration and security.
The project aims to connect the dots between diverse stakeholders as well as between the EU, its Southern Neighbours and the wider region. It develops a range of research, dialogue and dissemination activities in four annual cycles (2020 – 2024). All the activities share an overall commitment to foster youth’s and women’s participation in the Euro-Mediterranean experts’ community.
The IEMed leads the Project Consortium: ACPSS (Egypt), ARI (France), CASE (Poland), CEMI (Tunisia), CIDOB (Spain), EPC (Belgium), FIIA (Finland), ISPI (Italy), Leonard Davis Institute (Israel), Pal-Think for Strategic Studies (Palestine), PCNS (Morocco) and WANA (Jordan).
The team
Chair of EuroMeSCo General Assembly and Executive President of European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed)
Senén Florensa Palau
Chair of EuroMeSCo General Assembly and Executive President of European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed)
Senén Florensa Palau
Senén Florensa (Valls, 1950) is the President of the Delegate Committee and the Director General of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) with the range of Executive President, Chair of EuroMeSCo General Assembly, and director of the quarterly afkar/ideas and of the IEMed Mediterranean Yearbook.
A diplomat, he holds a degree in Economic Science (1971) and in Law (1972) from the Universitat de Barcelona. He studied for his doctorate in Economics at the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (1973-1974); as a Fullbright scholarship holder at New York University , Ph. D. Program (1974-1976), and at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where he presented his doctoral thesis in 1979. Diploma in International Studies from the Diplomatic School of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
PROGRAMME MANAGER OF THE EUROMESCO PROJECT
Jenny Gilbert
PROGRAMME MANAGER OF THE EUROMESCO PROJECT
Jenny Gilbert
Jenny Gilbert joined the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) in Barcelona in May 2021 as the Project Manager in charge of coordinating and managing the activities of the EuroMeSCo network and project.
EVENTS AND DIALOGUE OFFICER OF THE EUROMESCO PROJECT
Ana López
EVENTS AND DIALOGUE OFFICER OF THE EUROMESCO PROJECT
Ana López
Ana has been EuroMeSCo’s Dialogue and Events Officer since June 2020, as part of the project “EuroMeSCo: Connecting the Dots”, co-funded by the EU and the IEMed. She is responsible for the organisation of multi-stakeholder research and dialogue events and the production of outputs related to those events, and manages databases of policy-makers and experts.
Membership
The membership in the network is open to any research institute or think tank from the Euro-Mediterranean area dealing with security, migrations and economic development in the Mediterranean. The membership is free of charge. Please submit your Application Form to euromesco@iemed.org.
