the Engineering Association of the Mediterranean Countries.

About Us

The strategic importance of the Mediterranean Area strongly imposed because of many factors
in the last years. The Mediterranean is today more than ever a fundamental strategic node for
the geopolitical international balance and for the enormous potentials it may express in terms of
demand and offer of resources towards an autonomous and sustainable development.
More than ten years ago, the European Union and twelve countries of the southern shore of the
Mediterranean have created a global partnership to make the Area a common space of peace,
stability and prosperity. Political dialogue, economic, financial, social and cultural cooperation
are the bases of the agreement.
This process has given birth to a Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, thus providing
the region with a parliamentary forum that is uniquely placed to address common concerns and
in which Mediterranean parliaments participate on an equal footing the
The inaugural Session of the new entity was held in Amman (Jordan), on September 2006. Very
interesting, on my opinion, is a sentence in the final declaration of the Assembly which reads as
follows “A long-term vision of Mediterranean relations should prevail over short-term interests. It
is not only necessary but also possible to maintain a permanent political dialogue between all
the Mediterranean partners”
Italy has an enviable geographic position as the European country closer to the African and
Middle East countries of the Mediterranean and sustainable development and applied
engineering are almost synonym.
So, the Consiglio Nazionale degli Ingegneri (CNI) thinks to have a role to play towards the
targets of development and streamlining of resources as well to encourage a flexible mobility in
the area. The establishment of cooperative efforts amongst the Mediterranean Associations of
Engineers within an agreed framework of intents has been our first step
Thus, the so called “Engineering Associations of the Mediterranean Countries” (EAMC) has
been launched in Lecce under the auspices and collaboration of WFEO (World Federation of
Engineers’ Organizations) on the 8th of May 2014, at a Conference of the Mediterranean
Engineering Associations.
The initiative had the consensus of all the international Engineers’ Associations of the European
Mediterranean CLAIU-EU (Council Associations Long Cycle Engineers), ECEC (European
Council Engineering Chambers), ECCE (European Council of Civil Engineers), FEANI
(European Federation National Engineering Associations). Furthermore, FAE (Federation of
Arab Engineers) gave its support and collaboration to involve as many Arab Associations as
possible.
This first Conference has been finalized to the mutual exchange of information on the education
and the professional systems in the various countries, and to analyze in-depth the perspectives
of engineers in the future decade. For this purpose, a common Statement of Intent with an
operative Annex has been signed in Lecce by WFEO and the following 14 National
Organisations of Engineers.
Albanian Association of Consulting Engineers

Engineering Associations of
Mediterranean Countries
Union Nationale des scientifiques et technologues algériens
Technical Chamber of Cyprus
Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers
Technical Chamber of Greece
Consiglio Nazionale degli Ingegneri
Ordre des Ingénieurs et Architectes du Liban
Libyan Syndicate of Engineers
Chamber of Engineers of Malta
Union Nationale des Ingénieurs Marocain
General Union of Palestine Engineers
Slovenian Chamber of Engineer
Syrian Engineers Syndicate
Ordre des Ingénieurs Tunisiens
For the purpose of facilitating the mobility of engineers within the area, CNI drafted and
illustrated in Lecce a research on the formation and professional systems in the various
countries, concerning 21 Mediterranean countries. The results of such research were the
subject of a lively roundtable.
A second roundtable focused on the cultural and social heritage: recovery, restoration,
and improvement of the built environment, has been very successful.
Last but not least, EAMC planned five technical tables on topics of particular relevance
and complying with the strategic cooperation lines specified in the Annex to the
Statement of Intent. In detail:
 Exchange of information on national engineering education and professional
systems to facilitate the free movement of the Engineers in the Mediterranean
Area.
 Promotion of sustainable and renewable energies, energy efficient lighting, and
eco-friendly designs.
 Sharing and transferring innovative technologies, in particular those related to safe
water and sanitation, water-recycling systems waste treatment.
 Exploring issues to safeguard of the cultural and social heritage, promoting
restoration and renovation of the built environment.
Climate change adaptation of infrastructures

Engineering Associations of
Mediterranean Countries
The second Conference will be held probably in Egypt next year and we should to make
an initial assessment of the activities undertaken and the results obtained.