Bosnia and Herzegovina has officially taken over the presidency of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) from Austria. This leadership role, effective from January 1 to December 31, 2025, highlights the country's dedication to promoting regional collaboration and addressing common challenges within the Danube Region.

The "Adriatic Sensitive Areas Protection Mechanism (ASAP)" project, launched in September 2024, aims to strengthen the protection of the Adriatic Sea from accidental pollution by enhancing regional cooperation among six Adriatic countries. It builds on the previous NAMIRS initiative, focusing on coordinated responses to maritime pollution risks through joint exercises and long-term collaboration.

This summer, Greece took over the presidency from Croatia, presenting its key priorities on the island of Corfu.

Different regional representatives across the Mediterranean with Members of the European Parliament and representatives from the European institutions gathered together in Brussels on 24 April 2023 for the event “Launching the Friends of the Mediterranean Macro-Region” with the aim giving a political push to the creation of a Mediterranean Macro-Regional Strategy.

The Sarajevo Declaration was adopted, which is the product of the processes that took place under the BiH presidency of EUSAIR.

The AII Permanent Secretariat announced the winners of the 2022 edition of the Call for Ideas and Award Competition “IMAGINE” Active Young Citizens for Sustainable Development in Central European Initiative (CEI) and Adriatic Ionian Initiative (AII) Areas (deadline: 28 February 2023).

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the EU Youth Strategy to assess its performance in its midterm.

The Commission have opened the application period for the 7th edition of Youth4Regions, the programme for aspiring journalists.

A short video about what Macro-regional strategy can offer young participants.

The EUSAIR family (EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region) has been expanded to San Marino, strengthening regional cooperation and broadening policy dialogue, with an expected result of a more integrated Adriatic-Ionian macro-region.