The EU recently adopted the new Pact for the Mediterranean to step up cooperation and economic connectivity across the Mediterranean Sea, wider MENA and the Gulf region.

What are the differences between this new Pact and previous initiatives such as European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and The New Agenda for the Mediterranean? Can this new initiative respond to major economic, governance, investment, climate resilience, security challenges facing the Mediterranean? How could Mediterranean become a shared space for shared prosperity for MENA & Europe?

Kawa Hassan addresses these topics at the European Ideas Forum, the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies’ annual gathering of top policymakers, business leaders, and academics shaping Europe’s future.