​Cllr. Linda Gillham, EA member in ARLEM, joint assembly of the CoR and regional and local authorities around the Mediterranean, on the occasion of the ARLEM bureau which took place in Barcelona on 23 May, presented A position paper on the role of women in Euromed cooperation in view of the Ministerial Meeting to take place in September, and to which ARLEM has been invited to contribute.

Cllr Gillham welcomed the paper as a good step towards ensuring a fair degree of participation of women in the society. He suggested caution when using "positive discrimination" as this is not always a welcome concept. At the same time she pointed out that regrettably she was the only woman politician sitting at the table and this should prompt politicians (also from EU) to lead by example.