Mediterranean Economies 2025
#ME25

May 14, 2026 – 11:00 a.m.

Naples 1 Regional Research Area
“Roberto Vaccaro” Conference Hall
Via Pietro Castellino 111
Naples

Remote access via the TEAMS platform

Poster

Press release

In an era marked by profound and interconnected transformations, the Mediterranean is once again at the heart of the global balance of power. As a strategic hub between Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the region is now the scene of new geopolitical dynamics, energy and digital transitions, the redefinition of trade routes, human mobility, and renewed forms of cooperation and conflict.

Mediterranean Economies 2025 offers a broad and interdisciplinary analysis of these changes, bringing together scholars and experts to interpret the Mediterranean’s strategic repositioning on the global stage. From geo-economics to connectivity, from migration to the green and digital transitions, the volume presents comparative analyses and case studies spanning the Middle East, North Africa and Southern Europe.

A scientific and policy-oriented contribution that invites reflection on shared governance, sustainability and new development trajectories for the Mediterranean in the 21st century.

PROGRAMME

WELCOME GREETINGS

Mario Iodice
Head of the Naples 1 Territorial Research Area (ATdRNa1)

Maura Striano
Councillor for Education and Families, City of Naples

Gabriella Corona
Director of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the National Research Council (CNR-ISMed)

MODERATOR

Marco Demarco
Journalist

INSTITUTIONAL INTERVENTIONS

Luigi Sbarra
Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers with responsibility for policies concerning Southern Italy

PRESENTATION OF MEDITERRANEAN ECONOMIES 2025

Salvatore Capasso
Director of the Department of Human and Social Sciences, Cultural Heritage of the CNR (CNR-DSU)

Antonio Garofalo
Rector of the University of Naples Parthenope

Angela Cuttitta
CNR-ISMed

CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION
The authors will be present

ORGANISED BY
CNR-ISMed, CNR-DSU

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Salvatore Capasso (CNR-DSU) and Giovanni Canitano (CNR-ISMed)

HOW TO ATTEND
The event is an in-person meeting and open to the public, subject to availability.

INFO AND CONTACTS
Giovanni Canitano (CNR-ISMed)
giovanni.canitano@ismed.cnr.it
www.ismed.cnr.it