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Intel to invest €80bn in six EU countries including three in the Mediterranean

Intel to invest €80bn in six EU countries including three in the Mediterranean
03/17/2022 | Industry
EU. In order to put a "made in Europe" label on its chips, the American semiconductor giant Intel has unveiled an initial investment plan of €30 billion in six European Union countries, including France, Italy and Spain.
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The Union for the Mediterranean deciphers the economic participation of women in the Mena region

The Union for the Mediterranean deciphers the economic participation of women in the Mena region
02/24/2022 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The Union for the Mediterranean will publish, on the occasion of the International Women's Rights Day, a report on their economic participation in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
Barcelona, Business Club Africa, Euro-Mediterranean, Europe, gender, Mena, Mena Women Business Forum, Middle East, North Africa, UfM, UN, UNIDO, Union for the Mediterranean, women

SNCF divorces Renfe over fast lines between France and Spain

SNCF divorces Renfe over fast lines between France and Spain
02/17/2022 | Transport
FRANCE / SPAIN. The SNCF has unilaterally decided to break off its agreement with its Spanish colleague Renfe for the joint service of fast trains between France and Spain.
Artesia, Barcelona, Basque Country, Covid-19, Elipsos, Florence, France, Gare de Bercy, Grand Est, Hauts de France, London, Lyon, Madrid, Manuel Leza, Manzoni, Marseille, Milan, Ouigo, Palatino, Paris, Renfe, Rome, SNCF, Spain, Stendhal, TER, Toulouse, train, transport, Trenitalia, Turin, Venice

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.
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Sousse gives way to Dakar to host the World Social Economy Forum in 2023

Sousse gives way to Dakar to host the World Social Economy Forum in 2023
10/07/2021 | Society / Institutions
WORLD. The city of Sousse (150 km south of Tunis in the Gulf of Hammamet) will not host the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF) in 2023. Dakar, the only competitor to host this biennial event, has been awarded the organisation and management of the event. According to our information, the third...
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Blanca Moreno-Dodson: "The move from the World Bank to the UN is a natural evolution for the CMI"

Blanca Moreno-Dodson: "The move from the World Bank to the UN is a natural evolution for the CMI"
09/22/2021 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The director of the Centre for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), Blanca Moreno-Dodson, tells econostrum.info exclusively about her transition from the World Bank to the United Nations and her new mandate: the implementation of the MDG 17 on partnerships in the Mediterranean. The CMI remains and will remain based in Marseille.
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The Union for the Mediterranean launches the Mediterranean Day

The Union for the Mediterranean launches the Mediterranean Day
07/12/2021 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The Union for the Mediterranean has officially announced the creation of a Mediterranean Day which will take place every 28 November.
Barcelona, Barcelona Process, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Day, Nasser Kamel, UfM, Union for the Mediterranean

Sousse to host the Global Social Economy Forum in 2023

Sousse to host the Global Social Economy Forum in 2023
07/06/2021 | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA. The city of Sousse in Tunisia is officially applying to host the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF) in 2023.
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Catalan pro-independence activists pardoned by the central government, but not amnestied

Catalan pro-independence activists pardoned by the central government, but not amnestied
06/22/2021 | Society / Institutions
SPAIN. The President of the Spanish government has decided to pardon the nine Catalan pro-independence activists in prison since October 2019 for attempted sedition. A first step towards reconciliation.
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"Morocco no longer accepts the Spanish position on Western Sahara”

"Morocco no longer accepts the Spanish position on Western Sahara”
06/15/2021 | Society / Institutions
SPAIN/MOROCCO. Head of the Geopolitics and Global Security Department at CIDOB, Spain's oldest international relations centre, Eduard Soler is its Mena referent. In an exclusive interview granted to econostrum.info on the occasion of his speech to the members of the Euromed-IHEDN association, he examines the love/hate relationship between Spain and Morocco.
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The Ouigo Madrid Barcelona high-speed line kicks off the battle for rail in Spain

The Ouigo Madrid Barcelona high-speed line kicks off the battle for rail in Spain
05/07/2021 | Transport
SPAIN / FRANCE. The Spanish railway operator Renfe is losing its monopoly with the launch of the high-speed line between Madrid and Barcelona marketed by Ouigo Spain, a subsidiary of Sncf Voyageurs.
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Alstom wins €1.4bn contract to supply 152 trains to Spanish operator Renfe

Alstom wins €1.4bn contract to supply 152 trains to Spanish operator Renfe
03/29/2021 | Transport
SPAIN / FRANCE. Alstom announces the signature of a contract worth more than €1.4 billion with Renfe, the Spanish rail operator, for the supply of 152 high-capacity trains from its X'Trapolis range.
Alstom, Barcelona, France, Gian Luca Erbacci, Madrid, rail transport, Renfe, Santa Perpètua, Spain, Stadler, transport, X'Trapolis

The European Parliament lifts the immunity of the former President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont

The European Parliament lifts the immunity of the former President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont
03/09/2021 | Society / Institutions
SPAIN. Carles Puigdemont is no longer protected by his European parliamentary immunity. It has just been lifted by the European Parliament.
Arancha González Laya, Barcelona, Carles Puigdemont, Catalonia, European Parliament, Madrid, parliamentary immunity, self-determination of Catalonia, Spanish politics

"The Mediterranean is a small region on the world map where the heaviest challenges are piled up"

"The Mediterranean is a small region on the world map where the heaviest challenges are piled up"
03/04/2021 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Bernard Valéro is retiring after a rich career at the Quai d'Orsay, consul, ambassador and director general of Avitem (Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories) in Marseille for his last position. The sixty-six-year-old diplomat comments, unvarnished and exclusively on econostrum.info, on the highlights of his professional life confronted with the ups and downs of the Mediterranean region.
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The EU adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean with €7 billion

The EU adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean with €7 billion
02/09/2021 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Six years after the last revision of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership launched in 1995 in Barcelona, the European Commission adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean, with a Southern Neighbourhood Instrument endowed with €7 billion over six years.
 version française
Algeria, Barcelona, Brussels, Development Cooperation and International Cooperation, Egypt, European Commission, European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), European Union (EU), Israel, IVCDCI, Jordan, Josep Borrel, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, Morocco, New Agenda for the Mediterranean, Olivér Várhelyi, Palestine, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Syria, Tunisia

Ouigo starts selling his first Madrid-Barcelona tickets

Ouigo starts selling his first Madrid-Barcelona tickets
12/09/2020 | Transport
FRANCE / SPAIN. Ouigo launches the sale of its first train tickets on the Spanish domestic market, between Madrid and Barcelona. version française

Alicante, Alstom, Alstom Euroduplex, Barcelona, Cordoba, France, Madrid, Malaga, Ouigo Spain, Seville, SNCF, Spain, Tarragona, Valencia, Zaragoza

Barcelona's MedaWeek repositions the Mediterranean as a key player in the post-Covid-19 revival

Barcelona's MedaWeek repositions the Mediterranean as a key player in the post-Covid-19 revival
11/20/2020 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Gathered virtually on the occasion of the 14th Mediterranean Economic Week in Barcelona, the economic actors of the region published a declaration including twenty-five initiatives for a "new model of economic development in the Mediterranean region".
Anwar Zibaoui, Ascame, Barcelona, Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, blue economy, Chambers of Commerce and Industry, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Europe, green economy, Meda Week Barcelona, Mediterranean Economic Week, Mediterranean Process, social and solidarity economy

The Barcelona Chamber of Commerce wants to make tourism companies more sustainable

The Barcelona Chamber of Commerce wants to make tourism companies more sustainable
10/13/2020 | Services
SPAIN. Faced with the impact of Covid-19, the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce is going to award €100 K in subsidies to Barcelona tourism companies to help them overcome the crisis. version française
Barcelona, Chambers of Commerce and Industry, coronavirus and tourism, coronavirus crisis, COSME, Covid-19, industry, services and navigation of Barcelona, Spain, sustainable tourism, Tourban, tourism, urban planning

On the run to Turkey, John McAfee arrested in Barcelona

On the run to Turkey, John McAfee arrested in Barcelona
10/06/2020 | Services
SPAIN. John McAfee, creator of the anti-virus that bears his name, was arrested at Barcelona airport as he was preparing to board a flight to Istanbul. version française

anti-virus, Barcelona, El Prat airport, Istanbul, John McAfee, Spain, Turkey, United States

Union for the Mediterranean endorses regional mechanism to assess gender equality

Union for the Mediterranean endorses regional mechanism to assess gender equality
10/05/2020 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean endorse "the intergovernmental monitoring and the set of indicators to monitor progress on gender equality in the Euro-Mediterranean region". version française
Barcelona, Covid-19, gender equality, Mediterranean, Nasser Kamel, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), women, Women4Mediterranean

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