Nicosia played host to the annual assembly of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM).

Local political leaders, including Constantinos Yiorkadjis, major, Nicosia, concluded that practical cooperation at the local level is essential if countries in the Mediterranean are to successfully manage challenges created by the conflicts in Syria and Libya, migration and climate change.

The event saw the adoption of eight recommendations and two reports on urban development and access to jobs intended to shape policies approved by the European Union and states in the Mediterranean.