Algiers. COPEAM (Permanent Conference of the Mediterranean Audiovisual Operators) begins 2017 by intensifying its cooperation in the Mediterranean. The last week of February will see many media platforms associated to the network in a series of activities and projects in different areas such as radio, training, and capacity building. On Thursday, February 23 the public radios associated to COPEAM will gather in Marseille at the Radio Commission for a joint assessment of ongoing projects such as the weekly magazine ‘Mediterraneo’ and ‘Kantara’ to define future strategies and activities such as the new international co-production devoted to women entrepreneurs and new technological cooperation tools hosted by AviTeM (Agency of Mediterranean sustainable cities and territories) at Villa Méditerranée. A seminar for national coordinators for regional exchange of news in the Mediterranean will be held on February 24 and 25 in Algiers thanks to the support of the EU project ‘MedMedia’ that supports the public media: “Sharing best practices for a better Mediterranean narration”.(9colonne)