Euro-Mediterranean Competitiveness Council
- Ipemed

With 192 nations, regulating the global economy is a difficult task. That is why major regional blocks are being formed, associating northern and southern regions (NAFTA, Asean+3, etc.) and establishing their own trade systems and regional regulations. These major regional blocks are boosted by business groups.

With 192 nations, regulating the global economy is a difficult task. That is why major regional blocks are being formed, associating northern and southern regions (NAFTA, Asean+3, etc.) and establishing their own trade systems and regional regulations. These major regional blocks are boosted by business groups.

The Euro-Mediterranean area must in its turn become one of the world’s new major regions

Which is why companies from both sides of the Mediterranean closely involved in Euro- Mediterranean exchanges have initiated a movement to spur regional integration. The name of this movement is the Euro-Mediterranean Competitiveness Council (EMCC), constituting the Supervisory Board formed by all of Ipemed’s founding companies.
Based in Paris, the EMCC draws on Ipemed for its think tank and general secretariat.
Resolutely international, the emcc makes use of the network of Ipemed national branches: currently Ipemed - Lebanon, Ipemed Mauritania and in future all countries in the Euro- Mediterranean area.
These branches, coordinated by Ipemed, give companies a means to make their voice heard and influence the Euro- Mediterranean political debate.

Base-building principles

Parity : Involving as many companies from the North Mediterranean as from the South and East. Companies put forward recommendations discussed and approved on a collegial basis.

Internationalization : A business movement comprising companies from North, South and East of the Mediterranean and branches in each of the region’s countries.

Influence : EMCC constitutes a network that influences political and institutional powers of the Euro Mediterranean region and carries weight in the debate.

IPEMED founding partners – what’s in it for companies

In becoming a member of Ipemed, companies show that they can think ahead and be responsible, while achieving projects with an emphasis on proximity, complementarity and solidarity, and :

• Access a powerful network of influential, competent experts and companies in all Mediterranean countries.
• Influence public policies to collectively adapt to business demands, thanks to an efficient lobbying strategy.
• Find out about opportunities and business trends taking shape between the two sides of the Mediterranean.
• Build relationships of trust with leaders of the main active Mediterranean businesses.
• Gain access to all events organized or partnered by Ipemed, and so participate in the ideas debate.
• Help Ipemed fulfil its think tank missions, in total independence from political powers.