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XVII edition of the MedaWomen Entrepreneurs Forum held in Izmir with focus on the triple transformation: green, digital and social
María Helena de Felipe, President of AFAEMME, highlights the role of women entrepreneurs’ organizations in the New Pact for the Mediterranean Izmir (Turkey), 3 December 2025 – The XVII edition of the MedaWomen Entrepreneurs Forum was held in Izmir, Turkey, within the framework of MEDSPARC – International Business Summit, with the central theme «Triple Transformation:…
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María Helena de Felipe participates in strategic meeting on the New Pact for the Mediterranean at the Euro-Mediterranean Economic and Business Forum 2025
María Helena de Felipe, President of AFAEMME (Association of Organisations of Mediterranean Businesswomen), participated this Tuesday in the Euro-Mediterranean Economic and Business Forum 2025, organised by the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) at La Llotja de Mar in Barcelona. This high-level event commemorates the 30th anniversary of the…
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María Helena de Felipe participates in the SME Assembly 2025 in Copenhagen
Last week, the city of Copenhagen hosted the SME Assembly 2025, the European Commission’s flagship event for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), bringing together policymakers, researchers, and civil society actors to discuss the future of entrepreneurship, innovation, and competitiveness in Europe. María Helena de Felipe, President of AFAEMME and Vice-President of the External Relations Section…
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Meeting between the EESC and ASCAME to advance the European Commission’s New Pact for the Mediterranean
This Tuesday, 17 September, a strategic meeting took place in Brussels between representatives of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the Directorate-General for the Mediterranean of the European External Action Service (DG MENA), and the Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME). The meeting focused on strengthening the role of civil society…
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Diálogo estratégico en Barcelona con la participación de María Helena de Felipe
El pasado viernes 5 de septiembre se celebró en Barcelona la sesión “Strategic Dialogue: Roadmap for a Renewed Euro-Mediterranean Partnership”, en el marco del ciclo “Road to Barcelona +30”, un evento coorganizado por la Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, EMEA, Foment del Treball, SALMA Dialogue y IEMed, con el objetivo de reforzar la integración estratégica en la…
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María Helena de Felipe highlights the role of businesswomen’s networks in supporting inclusive growth
María Helena de Felipe, President of AFAEMME and Vice-President of the External Relations Section of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), participated in the Women Business Forum 2025, held in Palermo and organised by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). She joined Thanaa AlKhasawneh, Ayah El-Arief and Abir Chebaro in a session moderated by…
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María Helena de Felipe abre la sesión sobre emprendimiento en el Euromed Summit de Estambul
María Helena de Felipe, Vicepresidenta de la Sección de Relaciones Exteriores del Comité Económico y Social Europeo (EESC), abrió el pasado 24 de junio la sesión dedicada al fomento del emprendimiento en el marco del Euromed Summit of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions, celebrado en Estambul. La sesión, bajo el título “Promoting entrepreneurship…
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María Helena de Felipe joins Spanish delegation at EESC Employers’ Group Extraordinary Meeting in Warsaw
Warsaw, 16 May 2025 — María Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and part of the Spanish delegation, took part today in the Extraordinary Employers’ Group Meeting held in Warsaw, co-organised by the EESC Employers’ Group, the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU, and several national…
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María Helena de Felipe speaks at AIM Congress 2025 on the advancement of women entrepreneurs
Abu Dhabi, 9 April 2025 — María Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), participated today in the Women Progression panel at the AIM Entrepreneurs Portfolio Conference, held within the framework of AIM Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi. Organized by the AIM Global Foundation, AIM Congress is one of…
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María Helena de Felipe presenta en Granada el Dictamen sobre la Participación de la Juventud en el Diálogo Social y Civil en el Mediterráneo
En el marco del Foro sobre el Futuro del Mediterráneo, celebrado los días 3 y 4 de abril en el Palacio de Congresos de Granada, María Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, ponente del Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE), presentó el dictamen “La participación de los jóvenes en el diálogo social y civil en la región…






