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Dialogue with Mediterranean partners is not confined to the institutional sphere but also takes place within civil society, via local trade associations and chambers of commerce, in particular.

This dialogue is conducted through thematic conferences held on both sides of the Mediterranean.

Some conferences and seminars

• "Sustainable Water Financing and Climate Change in the Mediterranean", Monaco, 11 May 2009
• "Mediterranean SMEs’ needs along the business life cycle", Rabat, 6 March 2009
• Medinas 2030", Venice, 30 October 2008
• "Microfinance in the Mediterranean: what impact?", Tunis, 5 May 2008
• "Tourism in the FEMIP countries: strategies, policies and proposals for sub-regional tourism development", Berlin, 6 March 2008
• “Financial transfers from migrants in the Euro-Mediterranean area – a lever for development”, Paris, 22-23 March 2007;
• "Finance for transport networks: meeting the challenge of Euro-Mediterranean economic integration", Monaco, November 2006;
• "Investing in Turkey", Istanbul, March 2005;
• "Stimulating investment in the Mediterranean – FEMIP's role", Madrid, December 2004;
• "The development of the private sector in the Mediterranean partner countries: the role of the EIB", London, January 2004;
• "The development of enterprise, an essential dimension of the Moroccan economy", Casablanca, January 2004
• "Private-sector development in the Mediterranean partner countries", Brussels, June 2003
• "Sustainable investment in the Mediterranean", Marseille, April 2003