November 16, 2025 > November 19, 2025, Barcelone, Espagne
Patrick Plane, Emeritus Research Director in Economics at CERDI–CNRS and head of FERDI’s Sustainable Competitiveness Observatory program, participated in this event, held from November 17 to 19, 2025, in Barcelona, Spain.
This event brought together network members and institutional partners to reflect on FEMISE's journey over the past two decades, highlight its main achievements, and pave the way for a forward-looking dialogue on the future of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation.
Patrick Plane was a keynote speaker at the November 17 session entitled “20 Years of FEMISE: Celebrating Impact, Inspiring Tomorrow.”
Session speakers & moderator:
- Maryse Louis, Executive Director, FEMISE
- Jaume Duch, Minister for the European Union and External Action, Government of Catalonia
- Amb. Nasser Kamel, Secretary General, Union for the Mediterranean
- Stefano Sannino, Director General, European Commission – Directorate General for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf
- Raed Safadi, Partner and Chief Economist, Whiteshield
