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

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.
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Voltalia continues its growth in Morocco, Greece and Portugal

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.
Albania, Aïn Beni Mathar, biomass, Creadev, Egypt, France, Greece, Guercif, hydro, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Mulliez, Portugal, solar, Spain, Voltalia, wind

The Eastern Mediterranean becomes a new gas province

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.
Albania, Algeria, Ankara, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Cyprus, EastMed, EEZ, Egypt, Eni, EU, Euromed-IHEDN, European Union, France, Francis Perrin, gas, gas industry, gas pipelines, Gaza, Greece, GZ4, hydrocarbons, Institut des relations internationales et stratégiques, Iris, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Marseille, Medgaz, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, Nicosia, Oruç Reis, Paris, PCNS, Policy center for the new south, Rabat, Rencontre internationale de Cybèle, RTCN, Russia, Russian gas, Serbia, Slovenia, Sonatrach, Spain, Syria, TAP, TotalEnergy, Toufik Hakkar, Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, Transmed, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Ukraine, UN, UNCLOS, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Yves Lacoste, Élie Jarmache

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

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.
1001 Albanian Adventures, Albania, Algeria, Arlem, Berat, Blue Filter, Bosnia-Herzegovina, CoR, Egypt, entrepreneur, Erilda Krasi, Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly, European Committee of the Regions, European Union, Golden Africa, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Mediterranean, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestine, Second Life, Solec, Tunisia, Turkey, UfM, Union for the Mediterranean, young local entrepreneur in the Mediterranean

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

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.
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, European Commission, European Union, Global Gateway, Montenegro, Norway, Olivér Várhelyi, Serbia, Skopje, Vau i Dejës, water purification, WBIF, Western Balkans, Western Balkans Economic and Investment Plan

An ambitious roadmap for the new Prime Minister of North Macedonia

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.
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Albania becomes a member of the UN Security Council

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.
Albania, Brazil, Edi Rama, Estonia, Gabon, Ghana, Ilir Meta, Kaïs Saïed, Maghreb, Minurso, Morocco, New York, Niger, Rabat, SADR, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Security Council, Tirana, Tunisia, UN, United Arab Emirates, United Nations, Vietnam, Western Sahara

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

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.
6th Regional Forum, Agadir Free Trade Agreement, Albania, Algeria, Ayman Safadi, Barcelona, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Covid-19, European Commission, Israel, Jordan, Josep Borrell, Libya, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Day, Mediterranean Union, Middle East, Nasser Kamel, Near East, OECD, Palestine, refugees, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UfM, UNDP, Union for the Mediterranean, United Nations, United Nations Development Programme Regional Office for the Arab States, UNWRA

Western Balkan countries prove more resilient than expected

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.
Albania, Ana Krešić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, EBRD, economy, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Kosovo, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Serbia, Western Balkans, Western Balkans economy

France's EA Pharma to acquire Spanish group Drasanvi

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

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

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.
Albania, Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance, Bosnia and Herzegovina, circular economy, EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, GEF, Gianpiero Nacci, Global Environment Facility, Gustavo Fonseca, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, regional circular economy initiative, Serbia, Sme, Turkey

EU Council grants €14.2bn in pre-accession aid

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.
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Council of the European Union, EU, EU accession, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, Iceland, Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, IPA I, IPA II, IPA III, Kosovo, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey

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

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.
Albania, Alexandar Vucic, Ana Pisonero, Andi Aranitasi, Berlin Process, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Donika Gërvalla, EAEU, EBRD, Edi Rama, Emmanuel Macron, EU, Eurasian Economic Union, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Gazeta Express, Germany, Kosovo, MEPSO, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Novi Sad, Open Balkans, Schengen, Serbia, Zoran Zaev

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

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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Albania, Austria, Belgium, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Croatia, Czech Republic, Elisa Ferreira, Estonia, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, European Union (EU), European Union Solidarity Fund, EUSF, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, pandemic, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain

The introduction of new Member States stuck in the European funnel

The introduction of new Member States stuck in the European funnel
11/20/2020 | Society / Institutions
Despite his divorce from the United Kingdom and the break-up of his engagement with Turkey, the European Union still seduces, but knows how to make itself wanted. Its only suitors today are all in the Western Balkans. They have to work hard to put a ring on this sixty-three-year-old lady's finger, who is becoming more and more difficult to choose.
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European Commission mobilises €100 million for Albania after the earthquake at the end of 2019

European Commission mobilises €100 million for Albania after the earthquake at the end of 2019
07/17/2020 | Environment
ALBANIA. The European Commission adopts a €100 million package to rehabilitate and rebuild schools after the November 2019 earthquake in Albania. version française
Albania, earthquake, energy efficiency, European Commission, Tirana, UNDP, United Nations

Interreg Med banking on community action

01/16/2017 | Environmental and development issues
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Albania, Arco Latino, biodiversity, BleuTourMed, Bosnia-Herzegovina, CONISMa, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, InnoBlueGrowth, Interref Med, Italy, Malta, Mediterranean, Montenegro, Nelly Bourlion, PANACea, Plan Bleu, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom

Coming soon, a Mediterranean coastal risk index

Coming soon, a Mediterranean coastal risk index
07/15/2015 | Environmental and development issues
In order to increase the efficiency of integrated management techniques for Mediterranean coastal zones in the face of the impact and variability of climate change, the Blue Plan is working on a coastal risk index. Version française
Acclimatise, Albania, Algeria, Antoine Lafittte, Bosnia Herzegovina, ClimVar, Croatia, Egypt, Libya, Mediterranean, Montenegro, Morocco, occo, Palestine, Plan Bleu, Syria, Tetouan, Tunisia

Supporting female entrepreneurship

Supporting female entrepreneurship
05/15/2015 | Society / Institutions
With the support of the Secretariat of the UfM

After a first successful phase, the Union for the Mediterranean "Young women as job creators" scheme, developed by female business leaders, has been extended to three more countries, namely Egypt, Tunisia and Albania.
AFAEMME, Albania, CEED, Egypt, Federation of Mediterranean Businesswomen Associations, Grow, Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, Jordan, Maghreb, Mediterranean, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Stella Mally, Tunisia, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), women


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