10 June 2025. The President of the Adriatic Ionian Euroregion, Nikola Dobroslavić, participated in the Institutional Policy Session titled “Protecting the Oceans from Source to Sea: A Multi-Level and Integrated Dialogue”, held in Nice (France). The event was organized by the CPMR and Région Sud – Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, in the framework of the General Assembly of the Intermediterranean Commission of the CPMR. The political debate took place in the context of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC).
The event offered a unique opportunity to reaffirm the pivotal role of regional and local authorities in advancing ocean and maritime protection, climate resilience, and territorial cooperation across the Mediterranean. It featured high-level participation from institutions and regional stakeholders, setting the stage for a renewed push towards a resilient, united, and multi-level governance model for the Mediterranean.
The session was moderated by Davide Strangis, Acting Secretary General of the CPMR, and the roundtable featured contributions from several key institutional figures, including:
– Jean-Pierre Colin, Vice-President of Région Sud and host of the event
– Filip Reinhag, President of the CPMR and Regional Councillor of Gotland
– Nasser Kamel, Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
– Karim Amellal, French Ambassador to the Mediterranean
Discussions highlighted the critical connection between sustainability and socio-economic development, emphasizing that sustainability should become a defining factor in evaluating sectoral performance.
The first round of panelists was later joined by regional and local leaders:
– Nikola Dobroslavić, President of the Adriatic-Ionian Euroregion
– Filippo Pietropaolo, Vice-President of Regione Calabria
– Clare Hart, Acting President of MedCities
– Juan Manuel Lafuente Mir, Regional Minister of the Balearic Islands and President of the Pyrenean-Mediterranean Euroregion
Each intervention provided grounded insights into the challenges and solutions for achieving a cleaner, fairer, and more integrated Mediterranean. Speakers underlined the need for stronger coordination and integration across the basin, potentially supported by the development of a macro-regional strategy for the area.
In the follow-up debate, participants addressed critical regional issues such as sustainable fishing and food sovereignty, water cycle management and infrastructure, and the impact of mass tourism on marine ecosystems.
A key moment of the session was the signing of the Commitments for a Sustainable Mediterranean, which outline shared priorities and a unified vision for sustainable development and climate adaptation in the region.
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