Mediterranean cuisine as "conditioned naturally by variations in climate and soil and the relative industry or indolence of the inhabitants." David identifies "the ever recurring elements" in the food of this extensive region as olive oil, saffron, garlic, "pungent" local wines, as well as the "aromatic perfume" of herbs, especially rosemary, wild marjoram, and basil, and the bright colours of fresh foods in the markets, "pimentos, aubergines, tomatoes, olives, melons, figs" and "shiny fish, silver, vermilion, or tiger-striped". She includes cheeses of "sheep's or goat's milk", "figs from Smyrna on long strings" and "sheets of apricot paste which is dissolved in water
Pyrenees–Mediterranean Euroregion (Representation to the European Union). Pyrenees–Mediterranean Euroregion The Pyrenees–Mediterranean Euroregion ("Euroregió Pirineus Mediterrània"; "Eurorégion Pyrénées–Méditerannée"; "Eurorregión Pirineos Mediterráneo"; "Euroregion Pirenèus-Mediterranèa"; EPM; also known as the Pyrenees Mediterranean European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)) is a Euroregion founded on the 29 October 2004. It is a political cooperation project between Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and Occitanie. The Autonomous Community of Aragon suspended participation in 2006 due to an ongoing conflict with Catalonia about some religious art. The aim of the Pyrenees–Mediterranean Euroregion is to create sustainable development within the northwest Mediterranean, to further innovation within these areas, and to contribute to