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Egypt, Greece and Cyprus sign electricity transfer agreement

Egypt, Greece and Cyprus sign electricity transfer agreement
10/21/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
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.
Abdel Fattah al-Sisssi, Aphrodite, Athens, Cairo, Cyprus, Damietta, Dodecanese, Eastern Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean Gas Foruym, EEZ, Egypt, electricity, electricity interconnection, EMGF, energy security, European Union, Exclusive Economic Zone, France, gas, gas pipeline, GNA, Greece, Idku, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Leviathan, natural gas, Nicos Anastasiades, Nicosia, Oruç Reis, Palestinian Authority, Tamar, USA

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 - Frédéric Dubessy | 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.
Albania, Aleksandar Vucic, Athens, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brdo, Brussels, Bulgaria, Covid-19, Croatia, Denmark, Economic and Investment Plan, Economic Forum on Regional Cooperation, Edi Rama, enlargement, enlargement of the European Union, EU, EU Council, European aids, European Commission, European Union, France, Greece, IEP, integration, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Open Balkans, Serbia, Skopje, Slovenia, Sofia, Spain, Turkey, Ursula Von der Leyen, Western Balkans, Western Balkans European Summit, Zagreb

Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots meet around the same table

Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots meet around the same table
04/29/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
CYPRUS. Four years after the failure of the last talks, the representatives of the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, meet in Switzerland to discuss their differences.
Ankara, António Guterres, Athens, Crans Montana, Cyprus, Cyprus reunification, Dominic Raab, Ersin Tatar, Geneva, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Nico Anastasiades, Nikos Dendia, Republic of Cyprus, Stephane Dujarric, Switzerland, TRNC, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, United Nations

EU timidly sanctions Turkey for its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean

EU timidly sanctions Turkey for its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean
12/11/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
After months of threats, the European Council decrees sanctions against Turkey for its gas exploration manoeuvres in maritime areas claimed by Greece and the Republic of Cyprus.
Athens, conflicts, Cyprus, European Union (EU), Greece, Josep Borrell, maritime borders, Nicosia, Oruç Reis, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, TPAO, Turkey, Turkish petroleum corporation, Yavuz

Faced with a doubling of hospitalizations in one month, Greece again confines

Faced with a doubling of hospitalizations in one month, Greece again confines
11/05/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
GREECE. The Greek Prime Minister has announced a nationwide three-week lockdown. The Greeks will have to obtain an exit permit by SMS.
Athens, containment, Covid-19, CSSE, Greece, Johns Hopkins University, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Sotiris Tsiodras, Thessaloniki

Turkey and Greece victims of several earthquakes followed by mini tsunamis

Turkey and Greece victims of several earthquakes followed by mini tsunamis
10/30/2020 - Eric Apim | Environment
TURKEY / GREECE. The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) recorded two powerful earthquakes in the Aegean Sea on the morning of Friday 30 October 2020. version française

Athens, Dodecanese, earthquake, EMSC, Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, Greece, Istanbul, Izmir, Mediterranean Sea, natural disaster, Samos, Seferihisar, tsunami, Turkey

Nicosia accuses Ankara of "undermining regional security"

Nicosia accuses Ankara of "undermining regional security"
10/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. Meeting in Nicosia, the three Greek, Cypriot and Egyptian presidents denounced Turkey's "provocations" in several theaters of conflict in the Mediterranean.
Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Aegean Sea, Ankara, Athens, Cairo, Caucasus, Charles Michel, conflicts, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Ersin Tatar, European Council, Kastellorizo, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Libya, maritime borders, Mediterranean, Mustafa Akinci, Nicos Anastasiades, Nicosia, Oruç Reis, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Republic of Northern Cyprus, SOmalia, Syria, TRNC, Turkey

The leader of the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn is sentenced to 13 years in prison

The leader of the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn is sentenced to 13 years in prison
10/15/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
GREECE. After recognising the Golden Dawn as a criminal organisation, the Athens Criminal Court specified the sentences handed down to around fifty members of the Greek neo-Nazi party.
Artemis Matthaiopoulos, Athens, Christos Pappas, European Parliament, Georgios Germenis, Golden Dawn, Greece, Ilias Kassidiaris, Ilias Panagiotaros, Ionnis Lagos, justice, Nikos Michaloliakos, Pavlos Fyssas, Sahzat Luckman, Yorgos Roupakias

Sky Express wants to change era by ordering four A320neo from Airbus

Sky Express wants to change era by ordering four A320neo from Airbus
10/15/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE / GREECE. First order and new customer for Airbus with the signature, on Wednesday 14 October 2020, of Sky Express for four aircraft.
air transport, Airbus, Athens, Aviation Capital Group, France, Greece, Ioannis Grylos, IOGR, Sky Express, Thessaloniki, Toulouse

Turkey resumes its hydrocarbon explorations off the Greek island of Kastellorizo

Turkey resumes its hydrocarbon explorations off the Greek island of Kastellorizo
10/12/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. After a gesture of appeasement with the withdrawal of the Oruç Reis from the disputed waters of the Eastern Mediterranean in September 2020, Turkey has decided to put this hydrocarbon exploration vessel back into service in this area. version française

Ankara, Ataman, Athens, Cengiz Han, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, energy, exploration vessel, Greece, hydrocarbons, Kastellorizo, Oruç Reis, Turkey

The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party recognised as a "criminal organisation" by the Greek justice system

The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party recognised as a "criminal organisation" by the Greek justice system
10/07/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
GREECE. Nikos Michaloliakos, founder and leader of the Greek neo-Nazi party Aube Dorée, has been convicted of "leadership of a criminal organisation" by the Athens Criminal Court.
Angélique Kourounis, Athens, Golden Dawn, Greece, Greek Solution, justice, Kyriakos Velopoulos, neo-Nazi, Nikos Michaloliakos, PAME, Thomas Iacobi, Yorgos Roupakias

MEPs call on Turkey to immediately stop illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean

MEPs call on Turkey to immediately stop illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean
09/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / EU. The European Parliament condemns Turkey's actions in the Exclusive Economic Zones of Greece and Cyprus and calls for new sanctions in the absence of dialogue.
Ankara, Athens, Brussels, Cyprus, Diplomacy, Eastern Mediterranean, EEA, Ekaterini Sakellaropoúlou, EU Speeches, European Council, European Parliament, France, Greece, Kastellórizo, Libya, Macron, maritime borders, Med7, MEPs, Nicosia, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen

Athens to acquire 18 Rafale to form a "national shield"

Athens to acquire 18 Rafale to form a "national shield"
09/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
GREECE. Confronted with major tensions with Turkey, Greece launches an arms procurement programme that includes the acquisition of eighteen Rafales, the country's first order from Dassault Aviation in twenty years. Version française
Ankara, Athens, Dassault, defence industry, Egypt, Eric Trappier, Florence Parly, Greece, India, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, MED7 Summit, military equipment, Mirage, Rafale, Safran, Thales, Turkey

Greece elects its first President of the Republic

Greece elects its first President of the Republic
01/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
GREECE. Currently President of the Council of State, Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou was elected President of the Republic of Greece in the first round.
Ana Brnabic, Angela Merkel, Athens, Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, Greece, Greek Presidency, Kersti Kaljulaid, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Mette Frederiksen, Paris-Sorbonne, Prokópis Pavlópoulos, Sanna Marin, Sophie Wilmès, women, Zuzana Caputova

Andreea Moraru takes EBRD lead for Greece and Cyprus

Andreea Moraru takes EBRD lead for Greece and Cyprus
07/05/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
GREECE / CYPRUS. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development appoints Andreea Moraru as Head of Operations for Greece and Cyprus.
Andreea Moraru, Athens, banks, Cyprus, EBRD, Greece, Romania, Sabina Dziurman

Anima Investment Network innovates with The Next Society

Anima Investment Network innovates with The Next Society
05/22/2017 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. A project supported by the European Union but also a federating movement, The Next Society aims to rethink innovation in Europe and the Southern Mediterranean by associating start-ups, sectoral clusters and public/private technology transfer centres.
Africa, Algeria, Anima Investment Network, Athens, business angels, Catalonia, clusters, Diafrikinvest, Do Tank, Dubai, Egypt, Emmanuel Noutary, EU4Innovation, Euro-Mediterranean cooperation, Europe, European Union (EU), incubator, innovation, investments, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, Palestine, Piedmont, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Senegal, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), start-ups, The Next Society, Tunisia, Wallonia

"Europe is being transformed into a fortress, when it needs workers."

"Europe is being transformed into a fortress, when it needs workers."
03/08/2016 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Socio-economic assessments
Iraqis, Syrians, Pakistanis… millions have left their countries with no hope of ever returning. A situation of historical magnitude for which Europe was unprepared. Version française
Athens, Femise, migrants, Panayotis J. Tsakonas, refugees

The Port of Patras will be linked to the Greek railway network by 2020

The Port of Patras will be linked to the Greek railway network by 2020
04/24/2015 - Angélique Kourounis et Thomas Iacobi, in ATHENS | Transport
GREECE. Athens aims to open up the country via modernisation of its ports and road and railway networks. Priority will be given to infrastructures connecting ro-ro services to railway lines and the Port of Patras should be the first to benefit by 2020.
Albany, Ancona, Athanassios Papadaskalopoulos, Athens, Bari, Brindisi, Bulgaria, Christos Loutsarakos, Egnatia, Europe, European Union (EU), Eurozone, Fyrom, Greece, Grigoris Sabatakakis, Hellenic Railways, Igoumenitsa, Ikonio, Institute of regional development, Italy, Kiato Halfway, logistics, Macedonia, maritime transport, OSE, Patras, Piraeus, ports, rail transport, regional planning, Rododafni, Shippax, Thessaloniki, transport, Turkey, Venice

FEMIP wants to surf the blue growth wave

FEMIP wants to surf the blue growth wave
04/29/2013 - Frédéric Dubessy | Euro-Mediterranean projects



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Andrew Winbow, Athens, blue economy, European Commission, Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership, FEMIP, Greece, Maria Damanaki, Mediterranean Sea, Philippe de Fontaine-Vive

econostrum.info launches en.econostrum.info

econostrum.info launches en.econostrum.info
11/09/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy (translation Leslie Barla) | Services
MEDITERRANEAN. The econostrum.info website, specialized in current events on the economy of Mediterranean countries, launches a version in english.
Algiers, Athens, Barcelona, Beirut, Cairo, Casablanca, correspondents, economy, econostrum.info, editorial staff, english, Jerusalem, journalists, launches, Lisbon, Mediterranean, readers, Tirana


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