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Artur Mas calls for “macro-regions” to be created

Brussels, 07/11/2013 (Agence Europe) - Artur Mas, President of Catalonia and also President of the Conference of the Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) Inter-Mediterranean Commission (IMC), has called for the creation of macro-regional regions in the Mediterranean area. He urges the EU and member states to consider the “applying a macro-regional approach to the Mediterranean area and a convergence approach for the EU Neighbourhood Policy”.

The IMC recommends “strong convergence”...