Participation of ICBSS Director General at the 53rd CPMR General Assembly
2 December 2025
On 19-20 November 2025, the ICBSS Director General, Mr. Georgios Mitrakos, participated at the 53rd CPMR General Assembly in Barcelona, Spain. The Assembly and its side events were organised by the Generalitat de Catalunya, marking the 30th anniversary of the Barcelona Process and contributing to the development of the new Mediterranean Pact.
The event gathered together regional leaders, EU representatives and key stakeholders. It included the International Seminar “Stronger Democracy through Multilevel Governance” (19 November) which addressed pertinent topics of democratic resilience, disinformation, citizen participation, and the role of regions in multilevel governance. Parallel policy sessions focused on major EU challenges for regions, including cohesion policy, the post-2027 EU budget, territorial development, and the strategic importance of maritime, peripheral and island regions.
In the sidelines, ICBSS Director General, Mr. Georgios Mitrakos, has a working meeting with Mr. Roger Albinyana, Managing Director of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), to discuss future partnership and joint actions in the framework of Institutes’ common priorities for intrerregional cooperation and knowledge transfer.
This visit underscores ICBSS’s commitment to regional cooperation, knowledge exchange and dialogue in support of sustainable development and integration in the Black Sea region and beyond.
More information about 53rd CPMR General Assembly HERE
