EU. Over the period 2021-2027, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) will cover eight countries, mainly in the Western Balkans, for a total of €14.2bn, distributed according to the beneficiaries' actual performance.

TUNISIA. In a joint statement, the G7 ambassadors in Tunisia take a clear position on the political situation in the country and "strongly recommend a rapid return to a constitutional framework".

MEDITERRANEAN. The Civitas Institute, Mashallah News, Maydan Association and Réseau Euromed France launch a campaign "Our Mediterranean, cross-border advocacy for a common Mediterranean destiny.

WESTERN BALKANS. Tired of stagnating in the queue to enter the European Union, three Western Balkan countries (Albania, Macedonia and Serbia) decided to create their own free trade area: "Open Balkans". An initiative that is not well received by Brussels and their neighbours.

LIBYA. Incessant vandalism of water networks and oil installations, suspension of the president of the national oil company, water shortages, need to diversify revenues, the Libyan economy is struggling to return to normal after ten years of civil war.

ALGERIA / MOROCCO. If the relations between Algiers and Rabat were never with the beautiful fixed since the independence of the Cherifian Kingdom, the storm, which smouldered since the beginning of the summer, fuelled by several thunderclaps, ended up causing a diplomatic power cut.

TURKEY. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Women's Enterprise Finance Initiative (we-Fi) are investing $2.5m in the 500 Istanbul Fund II, a venture capital fund focused on early-stage technology companies.

TUNISIA. The President of the Tunisian Republic announced the publication of a decree extending "until further notice" the freezing of the Parliament.

EGYPT / MOROCCO / TUNISIA. Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia have been allocated $2.9bn, $1.3bn and $775.8m respectively, in the first allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) from the International Monetary Fund since 2009. It is also the largest allocation ever.

TUNISIA. Ten years after the Jasmine revolution, seven years after the vote of a new constitution, is the Tunisian government succumbing to the temptation of returning to dictatorship after the freezing of the activities of the Parliament, the dismissal of the Prime Minister and the lifting of the immunity of the deputies?

LEBANON. In order to remedy the political impasse that is sinking the country economically every day, Lebanese President Michel Aoun has appointed Najib Mikati to form the next government. His name received the majority of the votes of the deputies.

CYPRUS / TURKEY. In the northern part of Cyprus, the Turkish president has been pushing for a partition of the Mediterranean island between the Greek and Turkish communities.