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Voltalia invests in five new solar power plants in Portugal

09/22/2022 | Environment

PORTUGAL / FRANCE. The French Voltalia will build a new complex of small solar power plants in Portugal on five sites.

The Human Rights Committee finds Madrid guilty of violating the political rights of Catalan separatists

09/01/2022 | Society / Institutions

SPAIN. According to the UN Human Rights Committee, the Spanish state "violated' the political rights of former Catalan leaders by suspending them from political office after Catalonia's 2017 secession attempt.

Voltalia strengthens its presence in Albania

07/05/2022 | Environment

ALBANIA/FRANCE. The French company is building its fourth solar power plant in Albania.

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The Balkans are knocking on the EU's door

06/23/2022 | Society / Institutions

EUROPE. Europe is preparing to grant Ukraine what it has refused for years to several Balkan countries.

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ProCredit Bank obtains €30m to finance Serbian SMEs

06/14/2022 | Services

SERBIA. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is opening a €30m credit line to ProCredit Bank, which will on-lend the funds to local small businesses.

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Mediterranean employment ministers want to promote an economy for the benefit of all

05/19/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. In Marrakech, the employment and labour ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean committed themselves to meeting the challenges of employment and employability for the most vulnerable people, in particular young people and women.

Voltalia continues its growth in Morocco, Greece and Portugal

04/26/2022 | Environment

MOROCCO/GREECE/PORTUGAL. Specialising in wind, solar, hydraulic, biomass and electricity storage, the group has just won a call for tenders in Morocco.

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The Eastern Mediterranean becomes a new gas province

04/05/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. The problem of gas resources in the Mediterranean, but also of their sharing, was invited to the 11th Cybèle meeting in Marseilles whereas the decision of the European Union not to be supplied with Russian gas imposes to find other solutions.

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ARLEM launches a call for candidates to elect the young Mediterranean entrepreneur of the year 2022

03/22/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. The Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly is looking for a young Mediterranean entrepreneur under the age of thirty-six to receive its 2022 award.

Western Balkans receive €3.2bn in aid from the European Commission

03/01/2022 | Environment

WESTERN BALKANS. European Commission announces €3.2bn investment in twenty-one sustainable connectivity projects in the Western Balkans.

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An ambitious roadmap for the new Prime Minister of North Macedonia

01/18/2022 | Society / Institutions

NORTHERN MACEDONIA. After more than two months of political crisis, Dimitar Kovacevski becomes the new Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia and will try to develop the economy of his country and to get closer to the European Union.

Albania becomes a member of the UN Security Council

01/03/2022 | Society / Institutions

ALBANIA. Since Saturday 1 January 2022, Albania has joined - together with Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Gabon and Ghana - the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member.

The UfM points out the untapped potential of integration in the Mediterranean

11/30/2021 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. Gathered in Barcelona for their 6th Regional Forum, the foreign ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean have exchanged on the progress made since the adoption of the roadmap of the organisation in 2017.

Western Balkan countries prove more resilient than expected

11/04/2021 | Society / Institutions

WESTERN BALKANS. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development raises its growth forecast for the Western Balkan countries to 6.4% in 2021.

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France's EA Pharma to acquire Spanish group Drasanvi

10/21/2021 | Industry

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.

Promises, but still no horizon for EU integration of the Western Balkans

10/07/2021 | Society / Institutions

WESTERN BALKANS. Financial aid, promises, declarations of love, but still no progress in the accession process of the six Western Balkan countries at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brdo.

EBRD and GEF to finance the transition to a circular economy in Turkey and the Western Balkans

10/05/2021 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Global Environment Facility are launching a new programme called the "Regional Circular Economy Initiative" for the five Western Balkan countries and Turkey.

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EU Council grants €14.2bn in pre-accession aid

09/08/2021 | Society / Institutions

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.

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Albania, Northern Macedonia and Serbia unite in "Open Balkans", antechamber to the Schengen Area

09/02/2021 | Society / Institutions

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.

The European Commission proposes 530 M€ for emergency measures against Covid-19

03/11/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU. EU. The European Commission is proposing to release an envelope of nearly 530 M€ to support emergency measures against the coronavirus. Three Mediterranean countries in the process of accession will be able to benefit from it.

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