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ISRAEL / PALESTINE. Speaking at the United Nations in New York during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli Prime Minister spoke out in favor of "an agreement with the Palestinians, based on two states for two peoples.
LEBANON. A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) came to see the progress of Lebanon's reforms and pointed out that they have been slow despite the deep economic and social crisis the country has been experiencing.
TUNISIA. According to the governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia, the long-awaited agreement with the International Monetary Fund should be signed in a few weeks for an amount between 2 and 4 billion dollars.
MALTA. As part of the European Union's cohesion policy for the period 2021-2027, Malta will receive €817M in funding to support a more competitive, inclusive, green and digital economy.
TUNISIA. Under the new Tunisian constitution, a decree setting out the new electoral law provides for a two-round uninominal ballot for the next legislative elections in December 2022.
FRANCE. The European Commission has given the green light to the reintroduction of a French scheme to support maritime passenger transport companies for a maximum amount of €90 million.
PALESTINE. In its latest report on its program of assistance to the Palestinian people, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development indicates that 36% of the Palestinian population will be living below the poverty line by the end of 2021.
EU. In her State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, proposed a new emergency package for European energy markets in response to recent dramatic increases in energy prices.
LEBANON. The Humanitarian Fund for Lebanon announced the allocation of $8 million to "meet the urgent needs of vulnerable people" in Lebanon.
EU. The European Union, its member states and European financial institutions have committed €53.7 billion in 2021 to help their partner countries cope with the pandemic and its consequences.
GREECE / TURKEY. Visiting Paris to meet Emmanuel Macron, Greek Prime Minister Kyriákos Mitsotákis responded firmly to Turkish threats to invade the Aegean islands.
TUNISIA. Inflation, trade balance, budget balance, foreign exchange reserve, all the indicators of Tunisia are going to red.
WESTERN SAHARA. On a visit to Algeria, Staffan de Mistura visited the Tindouf camps, met with the Secretary General of the Polisario Front and the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs to try to make progress on the Western Sahara issue.
TURKEY / GREECE. The quarrel between Turkey and Greece has reached a new level with a statement by Recep Tayyip Erdogan openly threatening to seize the Aegean islands.
MEDITERRANEAN. Italy, Greece and Spain have already taken the step of taxing "superprofits" that benefit from inflation. The French government is hesitating.