The event had the scope to pull the rows and to discuss the numerous analysis and consultations carried out during MIMOSA project. Its aim was to increase the sustainability of maritime and coastal transports between Italy and Croatia, while improving the planning capacities of the authorities and operators.
The importance was also underlined by the presence of the top management of the Italy-Croatia Programme, that is the Managing Authority represented by its Director, dr. Anna Flavia Zuccon, who opened with the institutional greetings together with Ca’ Foscari University Rector, prof. Tiziana Lippiello, and the Joint Secretariat, represented by its Director, dr. Silvia Comiati, who was charged of the Keynote speech.

Opening the event, three introductive talks discussed the main theme which gave the name “Maritime connections between Italy and Croatia: achieved results and future perspectives”:

1. dr. Ana Sinkovic (Central European Initiative – Executive Secretariat) discussed about “The contribution of the MIMOSA project to the improvement of cross-border connections between Italy and Croatia”;
2. prof. Josip Dujmović (University of Rijeka) analysed “The carbon footprint of the main routes between Italy and Croatia”;
3. dr. Enzo Volponi (Autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region – Central Directorate for infrastructure and territory) spoke about “The intermodality bike-boat to support the maritime connections and the development of the cycling in the basin of the Adriatic”.

After introductory topics, dr. Silvia Comiati (Joint Secretariat) held the keynote speech titled “From the capitalisation of the results of the 2014-2020 Programme to the priorities of the new Programming 2021-2027”, anticipating, with a video as well as her talk, some highlights that the Open Day launching the New Interreg Italy-Croatia Programme 2021-2027 will deeply analyse during the Public Event on October, 24/25 2022.

In addition to these technical interventions, the round table involved regional authorities, managing and development authorities, representatives of entrepreneurship and academia, who had the opportunity to discuss and deal with a debate built on two-round-questions:

1. Based on mutual experience, to what extent can cross-border territorial cooperation contribute to solving mobility problems and difficulties?
2. Which elements can improve cross-border territorial cooperation, including cross-border and transnational mobility?

The debate provided a comprehensive and effective framework for the future implementation of passenger mobility, with a prospective look to the future, able to grasp the needs and requirements both in terms of cross-border cooperation and of strengthening the tools and logistics services.