On 24 February 2026, in Rome (Italy), the final event of the CALLMEBLUE project gathered maritime clusters and strategic stakeholders to strengthen regional cooperation in the Mediterranean blue economy.

Held in hybrid format, the meeting brought together representatives from North and South Mediterranean countries, alongside key institutional actors including CMB Advisory Board Members, the WestMED Initiative, the Union for the Mediterranean, and the African Union.

Two strategic workshops structured the day:

🔹 Workshop 1 – From Strategy to Implementation: Regional Alignment 
The discussion has been focused on the  Roadmap for future steps to promote a sustainable Regional Alliance. The scope of this regional meeting has been the gathering of the representativeness of South-South regional actors and North- South Clusters for a long cooperation in the Mediterranean Sea basin. The meeting’s main goal was to further reflect on a shared vision for the regional Alliance of Maritime Clusters, building on the existing WestMED Cluster Alliance discussion on local and regional plans.

Workshop 2 – Capitalising on the services provided by clusters across the Mediterranean

The discussion was focused on how to promote capacity building programs and offer concrete services to members of the Med clusters for future innovation processes for the blue economy sector, in particular: 
•    How to concretely cooperate with the members of the clusters and the key actors through common projects, shared programs of cooperations 
•    How to promote tailored services that each cluster can offer to the Med  ecosystem

A key milestone to consolidate North–South and South–South cooperation — and accelerate sustainable blue growth across the Mediterranean and Africa.