The event comprises three separate meetings within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership of 39 countries – the 27 EU Member States and 12 partners (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia, and Albania, Israel and Turkey): the 76th EuroMed Senior Officials Meeting, the 76th EuroMed Committee Meeting and the meeting of the Board of Governors of the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for Dialogue between Cultures. The meetings will feature an exchange of views on the political situation in the region, information on recent EuroMed events as well as on the state of play of future event preparations, with special emphasis on the EuroMed Ministerial Conference on Culture and Intercultural Dialogue (29-30 May 2008, Greece) and the Foundation's activities to promote the Euro-Mediterranean Year of Dialogue between Cultures.

The above-mentioned meetings will coincide with the solemn inauguration of the Euro-Mediterranean University, with its seat in Piran, Slovenia, an event to be attended by high representatives from the region and the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Janez Janša.