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  11 December – Le360 – Tétouan désignée Capitale méditerranéenne de la culture pour 2026
  
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  5 December – Cyprus News Agency – Εξελίξεις σε Μ. Ανατολή και κλιματική αλλαγή συζήτησαν ΠτΔ – ΓΓ Ένωσης για Μεσόγειο
  
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  3 December – ABC (Antropía) – Una verdad incómoda sobre el Mediterráneo: las mareas suben y los futuros se hunden
  
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Women’s economic participation in the euro-mediterranean region

Europe and the MENA region have the lowest percentages of nascent women-owned enterprises compared to the global of 5.5% due to difficulties in accessing business support services and networks, limited access to productive & financial resources and lack of training opportunities.

March 2022

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Support to Euromed Regional Agenda on Disability – First situational assessment of the social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities in the Euro-Mediterranean region

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