In a context of increasing international exchanges, it is becoming more and more important for postal operators to share know-how, experience and expertise, and therefore, to build synergies and economic partnerships at regional level. This was illustrated for the first time in 2007 in Marseille, when nine Mediterranean postal services organised a major conference to discuss increased cooperation in the fields of physical, financial and electronic flows. Consequently, the Novel Euromed Postal Services initiative was put in place to analyse the feasibility of the creation of a formal Euromed Post Corporation. Two opportunity studies were carried out to

- propose concrete action plans to enhance electronic and physical exchanges;

- evaluate the current financial flows generated by migrants’ remittances as well as the services currently offered for such transfers.

These results were presented at meeting held in Alexandria in 2009 to high level post representatives: 11 postal services declared themselves in favour of the creation of the Euromed Postal Community (EPC).