On 14 December 2022, the Anna Lindh Foundation and the European Economic and Social Committee signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a formal framework for cooperation, the aim of which will be to enhance cooperation and promote synergies between the two bodies. The MoU outlines a mutual agreement to boost mutual cooperation between the Anna Lindh Foundation and the EESC, as the coordinator of the Euromed network of Economic and Social Councils (ESCs), and to support ongoing socio-economic reforms in the southern and eastern Mediterranean. The aim is to establish a common area of peace and stability, build a zone of shared prosperity and promote understanding between cultures and exchanges between civil societies in line with the Barcelona Declaration of 1995.
