ISRAEL/MOROCCO. After the political, the military and the economic. One year after the normalisation of relations between Israel and Morocco, the two countries have just signed a historic security cooperation agreement on 24 November.

ITALY. Conserve Italia and its subsidiary Conserves France S.A. have been fined €20m by the European Commission for cartel practices in the vegetable canning sector.

FRANCE / ALGERIA. The French group Europlasma, specialist in depollution, opens discussions with the Algerian NCC Environnement.

SPAIN. In the framework of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, the European Commission has proposed an envelope of €1.4 million to help employees made redundant in the automobile sector in the Aragon region of Spain.

FRANCE / SPAIN. The pharmaceutical group EA Pharma enters into exclusive negotiations with Drasanvi, with a view to acquiring a majority stake in the Spanish group.

EGYPT / GREECE / CYPRUS. Three Eastern Mediterranean countries, Egypt, Greece and Cyprus, sign a tripartite electricity transfer agreement to ensure interconnection, but also to promote the exploration and transfer of natural gas between them.

SPAIN. Employees made redundant in the metal sector should receive aid from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to find a new job or retrain.

GREECE / FRANCE. The Greek Minister of Defence and the CEOs of Naval Group and MBDA have initialled a memorandum of understanding for the order of three defence and intervention frigates from the two French groups.

EUROPEAN UNION. On Monday 27 September 2021, the European Investment Bank (EIB) granted ArcelorMittal a €280 million loan. This envelope will be used...

EU. All Member States commit to explore, over the next twelve months, how to develop and deploy a quantum communication infrastructure across the EU over the next ten years.

MOROCCO / MALTA / TUNISIA. The Moroccan company Dislog Industries is raising 280 million dirhams from Mediterrania Capital Partners to develop through external growth in Morocco and internationally, notably in Tunisia.

ITALY / FRANCE. The Italian family fashion house Etro has signed a sale agreement with L Catterton, a Franco-American private-equity company co-founded by Catterton, LVMH and the Arnault group.

MOROCCO. Awarded by tender to Alterian Resources, a subsidiary of Altus Strategies, the Moroccan deposits of Azrar, Izougza and Tata in the Western Anti-Atlas look very promising.

EGYPT / FRANCE. Dassault Aviation announced an order for thirty Rafale aircraft from the Egyptian government for its air force.