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An Ottoman-era map of the Mediterranean. A new OECD report on progress at integrating the Middle East and North Africa with the EU shows room for improvement (Photo: Flavius Belisarius)

Union for Mediterranean scorecard? - 'must do better'

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Nasser Kamel is the secretary general for the Union for the Mediterranean.

An Ottoman-era map of the Mediterranean. A new OECD report on progress at integrating the Middle East and North Africa with the EU shows room for improvement (Photo: Flavius Belisarius)

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Nasser Kamel is the secretary general for the Union for the Mediterranean.

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