On 8 June, MED COLOURS project partners gathered in Brussels for the project’s final in-person Consortium Meeting, held at Comet Louise ahead of the Final Conference. The meeting represented a key moment for consortium members to review the project’s achievements, coordinate the final implementation steps and discuss the long-term legacy of MED COLOURS beyond the official end of activities.
The meeting brought together representatives from partner organisations across the Mediterranean region, including cities, research centres and technical partners working together to advance sustainable, resilient and low-emission urban logistics systems across the Mediterranean area.
The afternoon opened with introductory remarks by Lorenzo Cello from ITL Foundation (project coordinator), who welcomed partners and provided an overview of the project’s final phase and upcoming closure activities. This was followed by a financial and management session led by the Lead Partner, focusing on the overall implementation status of the project and the final administrative and operational steps towards its conclusion.
Dedicated working sessions were then organised around the project’s three Work Packages. Partners reviewed the progress achieved across technical and strategic activities, discussing the status of key deliverables, pilot actions and final outputs developed throughout the cooperation process. Particular attention was given to the ongoing Sustainable Urban Logistics Plans (SULPs) adoption processes in partner cities, as well as to the project’s governance, innovation and transferability actions aimed at supporting long-term urban freight decarbonisation strategies across the Mediterranean region.
The meeting also included a dedicated communication and dissemination session led by Open ENLoCC, focusing on the final communication activities, project visibility actions and dissemination of MED COLOURS results to external stakeholders and wider European networks.
Beyond the operational discussions, the Brussels meeting represented an important opportunity to strengthen cooperation among partners and reflect on the collaborative journey that has characterised MED COLOURS since its launch. Through continuous exchange of expertise, joint experimentation and transnational cooperation, the project has built a strong network committed to supporting Mediterranean cities in the transition towards smarter, greener and more resilient urban logistics systems.
