The eighth session of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM), meeting in Malta on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 February, finished its work by adopting an action plan for 2017. It renewed its bureau by electing a co-president for the southern shore of the Mediterranean – Mohamed Boudra, the head of the Moroccan mayors' association. The European co-presidency is held by the president of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Markku Markkula.
ARLEM reaffirmed the role of...