EU. The joint debt of EU Member States will help finance national recovery plans, which are tools for resilience in the face of the economic and social crisis caused by the coronavirus. It opens a new era. The future multi-annual financial framework proposed by the European Commission and now supported by the European Council and the European Parliament.

Almost fifty years after its division into two parts, Cyprus is far from reunification. On a visit to the Mediterranean island, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan advocated a two-state solution as the country moved towards a federal state.

ISRAEL / LEBANON. The two countries are trying to agree on their exclusive economic zones. version française

MEDITERRANEAN. Spain, Italy and France are the three Mediterranean countries most affected by deaths related to the health crisis. version française

MEDITERRANEAN. At the 11th Ministerial Conference on Trade, the 42 member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean called for the strengthening of trade ties in the Euro-Mediterranean area. version française

FRANCE/TURKEY. According to Europe 1, the French government will propose to the European Council to abolish the customs union with Turkey.
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KOSOVO. Charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes by the Special Court for Kosovo, Kosovar President Hashim Thaçi decides to resign and go to The Hague where he is imprisoned.

GREECE. The Greek Prime Minister has announced a nationwide three-week lockdown. The Greeks will have to obtain an exit permit by SMS.

LIBYA. Meeting from 2 to 4 November 2020 in Ghadames for a joint military commission, the various Libyan parties made progress on the preparation of the future of Libya.

PORTUGAL / ITALY. Lisbon and Rome reinforce their measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus with the return of containment and curfew.

TUNISIA. While strongly condemning terrorism, the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights is concerned about its exploitation on the northern shore of the Mediterranean to violate the rights of migrants.

MEDITERRANEAN. In the south as in the north, job losses amount to hundreds of thousands in the Mediterranean basin. version française