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Mediterranean Multiprogramme  Mechanism

McMech - Introduction

Introduction

The Interreg Mediterranean Multi-Programme Mechanism (MMM) is a pilot coordination project involving several Interreg programmes in the Mediterranean area on the topic of sustainable tourism, aimed at strengthening their synergies with a twofold objective:

  • improve coordination in the joint monitoring and evaluation of the impact of best practices and innovative solutions tested at the local level, creating a value chain between the projects, thus favouring potential transfer, scaling up and mainstreaming processes;
  • develop reinforced Interreg policy recommendations to increase the overall impact and sustainability of resources invested in territories, by improving the quality of interventions and sharing the richness of existing knowledge related to a specific topic.

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About the MMM

About the MMM

The Mediterranean Multi-Programme Mechanism (MMM) was launched with the initial contribution of three Interreg Programmes - Italy–France Maritime, MED/Euro-MED, and ENI-MED/NEXT MED - which initiated a two-year experimental phase in 2022–2023 to explore new ways of cooperating across the Mediterranean.

In 2023, the Mechanism significantly expanded with the official entry of Interreg Italy–Croatia, Interreg Greece–Cyprus, Interreg Italy–Malta, and Interreg Italy–Tunisia, all of which actively contributed to shaping the joint action plan and strengthening the Mechanism’s shared vision.

In 2025, further three programmes joined the MMM, further enriching this collaborative effort with new perspectives and territories: Interreg Italy–Slovenia, Interreg IPA South Adriatic and Interreg ADRION.

https://interreg-marittimo.eu/

https://interreg-euro-med.eu/en/

https://www.interregnextmed.eu/

https://www.italy-croatia.eu/web/italy-croatia

https://interreg.eu/programmes/greece-cyprus/

https://italiamalta.eu/

https://interreg.eu/programmes/next-italy-tunisia/

https://www.ita-slo.eu/

https://www.italy-albania-montenegro.eu/programme/south-adriatic-2021-27

What the Programmes involved in the Mechanism agreed to work on:

  • set common goals and carry out joint activities, such as joint monitoring actions and defining
  • shared methodologies for identifying and reusing project results;
  • promote a coordinated approach to communication in the Mediterranean area to ensure
  • better communication with beneficiaries or applicants from the region;
  • develop joint actions to transfer individual solutions, maximizing their capitalisation
  • and facilitating the integration of results;
  • provide shared responses to common challenges, such as coordinated calls for proposals;
  • open up and expand external dialogue to engage new stakeholders and the European Commission, promoting the solutions introduced for the benefit of the territories.

2025 key Conference | Paths That Last – Collaborating for a Sustainable Tourism in the Mediterranean

2025 key Conference | Paths That Last – Collaborating for a Sustainable Tourism in the Mediterranean

The main activity carried out in 2025 by the 8 Programmes involved in the Mechanism is the conference Paths That Last – Collaborating for a Sustainable Tourism in the Mediterranean, that took place on 25–26 June in Split (Croatia).

This two-day event brought together project beneficiaries, institutions, and youth representatives to:

  • Share solutions developed by cross-border and transnational Interreg projects
  • Identify synergies and foster joint capitalisation efforts
  • Shape common recommendations for the future of sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean

The agenda included high-level round tables, thematic workshops, and the official launch of peer learning and study visit activities between programmes and their beneficiaries.

The event also represented a key moment to reinforce the MMM as a strategic cooperation model and to build a common ground for future coordinated calls for proposals.

Conference Report

Conference Report

The Report "Paths that last - Collaborating for a Sustainable Tourism in the
Mediterranean"captures the key outcomes, discussions, and proposals that emerged from the
conference, offering a roadmap to the MMM for the ongoing capitalisation of sustainable
tourism initiatives and their future possible alignment with broader European and
Mediterranean priorities.
 

Documents

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MMM_Paths_that_last_final_report_11_2025 18/12/2025

Conference videos

Conference videos

Re-live Paths that Last through our video highlight and learn more from the interviews to key representatives

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