In addition to the ENP-related activities organized by the IAI in the framework of the EU CONSENT network, the following events have been held in the last years:
- 1 March 2004, Rome: Workshop on "The impact of Wider Europe and the new EU Neighbourhood Policy on the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership", in cooperation with the Arab-Italian Chamber of Commerce and the Institute for the Mediterranean;

At the beginning of 2014, IAI and the OCP Policy Center have launched a new research project on the topics of food security in the Middle East and North Africa and on the role of the European Union. This project will be developed over two years and will include both research and outreach activities. It will critically tackle the nexus between food security in the Mediterranean region and the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Energy cooperation features as one of the key issues at stake in the framework of today’s Euro-Mediterranean relations. In light of the significant geo-political changes taking place at the global and regional levels, the need to investigate Europe’s energy security against the backdrop of its troubled relations with its Southern Neighbourhood becomes paramount.

At the end of 2012, IAI launched a strategic partnership with the OCP Policy Center in Rabat dealing with Mediterranean issues This three-year research and outreach endeavoured leverages IAI's expertise in Mediterranean issues to produce an enhanced programme of research focused on Euro-Mediterranean cooperation. In the period 2013-2015, the partnership focused on the following two topics: the management of natural resources and food security.