Portal de Puerto Lumbreras

In the meeting participated Spain with other partner countries, like Italy or Greece.

"Leveraging our principles and values as meeting places, our differences make mutual enrichment opportunities, recognizing the value of local politics as central to work, those are the keys to the future success of the Mediterranean area", with these words underlined in his speech the Mayor of Puerto Lumbreras and Member of the Regional Assembly, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, the importance of local councils in the creation of the Euro-Mediterranean common.

The future of the Mediterranean has been the focus of the First European Meeting of the Culture Programme (2007-2013), coordinated with the Executive Agency Education, Audiovisual and Culture of the European Union and held in the Italian region of Calabria, in the municipality of Santa Severina.

Sanchez said that "peace, stability and prosperity in the Mediterranean area are central objectives of our cooperation.

Municipalities are the guarantee of proximity to the city, the consistency of the process and the backbone on which to build the project. "

Meeting with the European authorities have collected many items of great importance for the future of the Mediterranean Basin countries, such as migration, energy, culture, education, environment, social issues, not forgetting the trade and economic development .

In this sense, we have identified the immediate future challenges such as rising unemployment or the need for more training of workers.

The business structure of the Mediterranean area has been one of the most important issues relevant to all members who have been present at the meeting.

The conclusions stressed that the proximity and the proximity of countries like France, Italy, Germany or Spain is an opportunity for dialogue and understanding with other nations, including countries in North Africa and the Middle East for what could be finally construction of a space of understanding and mutual exchanges.

Sanchez has opted for "a space of prosperity in the Mediterranean cultural prosperity, prosperity in human resources in economic prosperity.

Mediterranean intercultural dialogue will be a source of wealth for all citizens. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras