Brussels, 13/09/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 7 September, the Economic and Social Committee (EESC) asked for the European Parliament's support in creating a new consultative body for the Euro-Mediterranean region. This would involve an assembly of economic and social councils and similar institutions which would work within the structures of the Union for the Mediterranean.
The project was presented by the president of the EESC, Staffan Nilsson, to his counterpart at the European...