Even with the changing contexts on both shores of the Mediterranean, the EU remains the biggest economic partner of the Arab Region. One of the EU’s policy strategies towards the Southern Mediterranean is the creation of a deepened Euro-Med Free Trade Area that aims at removing trade barriers between both shores of the Mediterranean. To that end, under the Deauville Partnership, the European Council agreed to negotiate Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements (DCFTAs) with four Arab countries in transition – Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia- as a tool for economic growth and investment attraction in the Southern Mediterranean regionWith this background, the Round Table “EU trade and Investment Policy: Between Development Goals and Access to Developing Markets” will focus on: Trade and Investment and the role of the private sector: rethinking investment protection.Tax policies: a tool of redistribution.Inequalities arising from trade and investment agreements. CSOs from the Middle East and North Africa region and member of the European Parliament will share the challenges and the opportunities they see to develop and implement an inclusive and equitable Trade and Investment policy in the Southern Mediterranean!