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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 - Eric Apim | 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 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA. The city of Sousse in Tunisia is officially applying to host the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF) in 2023.
Barcelona, Bilbao, Care Economy, City of Sousse, Dakar, DarESS, EBS, Esmed, European Social Economy Summit, EUSES, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organisation, Global Social Economy Forum, GSEF, Hammamet, ICA, iesMed, International Cooperative Alliance, Mannheim, MedESS, Mediterranean Day, Mexico, Milan Pact, Mohamed Ikbel Khaled, Montreal, RIPESS, SAS, Senegal, Seoul, social and solidarity economy, Social Economy Europe, Sousse, SSE, TDS, Tunis, Tunisia, UfM, UN, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)

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 - Frédéric Dubessy | 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.
Barcelona, Basque Country, BGN, Carles Puigdemont, Carme Forcadell, Catalonia, Dolors Bassa, EH Bildu, Fernando López Miras, Galicia, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Joaquin Forn, Jordi Cuixart, Jordi Sánchez, Jordi Turull, Josep Rull, justice, Maddalen Iriarte, Moncloa, Néstor Rego, Oriol Junqueras, Pedro Sánchez, Pere Aragonès, PSOE, Raül Romeva, self-determination of Catalonia, Spain, Òmnium Cultural

"Morocco no longer accepts the Spanish position on Western Sahara”

"Morocco no longer accepts the Spanish position on Western Sahara”
06/15/2021 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | 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.
Africa, Algeria, Algiers, Barcelona, Ceuta, China, Cidob, diplomacy of the Kings, Eduard Soler, Euromed-IHEDN, Europe, European Union (EU), France, Islet Leïla, Islet Persil, Madrid, Mediterranean, Melilla, MENA, Morocco, Polisario, Rabat, Russia, Spain, Spain's Mediterranean policy, United States, Western Sahara

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 - Eric Apim | 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.
Air Nostrum, Andalusia, Barcelona, European Union (EU), France, Germany, Grand Est, Hauts de France, Ilsa, Italy, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Montpellier, Ouigo, Ouigo Spain, Paris, rail transport, Renfe, Saragossa, Sncf, Sncf Voyageurs, Spain, Tarragona, Trenitalia, Valencia

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 - Eric Apim | 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 - Eric Apim | 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 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | 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.
Agnès Rampal, Alexandria, Avitem, Barcelona, Barcelona process, Bernard Valero, conflicts, Cosquer cave, European Union (EU), Fathallah Sijilmassi, France, Genoa, Istanbul, Libya, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Erasmus, Mediterranean of the future, Nasser Kamal, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Quai d'Orsay, Renaud Muselier, Santiago de Compostela, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Summit of the 2 shores, sustainable development, Syria, Tangier, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Villa Méditerranée

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 - Eric Apim | 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.
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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 - Eric Apim | 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 - Eric Apim | 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 - Frédéric Dubessy | 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 - Frédéric Dubessy | 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 - Frédéric Dubessy | 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

Vueling positions itself for the first time on domestic flights in France

Vueling positions itself for the first time on domestic flights in France
09/23/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE / SPAIN. The low-cost airline Vueling will offer its first domestic flights in France by serving Marseille, Brest and Montpellier from Paris-Orly airport.
Air France, air transport, Barcelona, Brest, France, IAG, Ibiza, Marseille, Montpellier, Paris-Orly, Spain, transport, Vueling

SNCF's OUIGO trains announce their entry into spanish stations

SNCF's OUIGO trains announce their entry into spanish stations
09/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
SPAIN. The SNCF's high-speed, low-cost OUIGO trains will be extended to the Madrid-Barcelona link, which will also serve the cities of Zaragoza and Tarragona.
Alain Krakovitch, Alicante, Alstom, Barcelona, Christophe Fanichet, Cordoba, Hélène Valenzuela, Madrid, Malaga, OUIGO, rail transport, Seville, SNCF, Spain, Tarragona, transport, Valencia, Zaragoza

Flight cancellations and delays in France this summer could cost airlines €26 million

Flight cancellations and delays in France this summer could cost airlines €26 million
09/11/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. According to a survey conducted by Flightright, between July and August 2020, just over 65,000 flights were operated out of France, down 60% from 2019. version française
Air Corsica, air transport, airports, Ajaccio, ASL Airlines, Barcelona, Bastia, Beauvais, British Airways, destinations, EasyJet, Europe, flightright, France, Hop! Lille, Lisbon, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nice, Paris-CDG, Ryanair, Strasbourg, Toulouse, transport, Tunis, Tunisair, Vueling, Wizz Air

When Covid-19 brings public health and hygiene to question urban planning

When Covid-19 brings public health and hygiene to question urban planning
07/24/2020 - Bernard Valero, Director General of the Avitem | Reflections
The Covid-19 pandemic was truly revealing and raised many questions: about the meaning to be given to the so-called international community at a time when borders were closing and when the temptation of every man for himself was trampling on the desire for solidarity, about territorial and social...
Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories, Avitem, Barcelona, Baron Haussmann, Bernard Valero, Casablanca, Covid-19, Durance, Healthy Cities Network, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mediterranean cities, Paris, social and solidarity economy, Tunis, urban planning, Venice

The UfM gives priority to financing climate actions in the South and East Mediterranean

The UfM gives priority to financing climate actions in the South and East Mediterranean
07/15/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
MEDITERRANEAN. The Union for the Mediterranean declares climate financing as a priority for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region, which is warming 20% faster than the global average.
Algeria, Barcelona, climate, climate change, Covid-19, EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Egypt, energy, European Union (EU), Germany, Grammenos Mastrojeni, MedEc, Mediterranean, Mediterranean experts on climate and environmental change, Montenegro, Morocco, Paris Climate Agreement, renewable energy, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Turkey, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)

The Port of Barcelona launches a new service to Turkey

The Port of Barcelona launches a new service to Turkey
06/11/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
SPAIN. JSV Logistics now connects the port of Barcelona with the Turkish ports of Gebze and Ambarli in five days.
Ambarli, APM, APM Terminals Barcelona, Barcelona, Gebze, Istanbul, JSV Logistics, maritime transport, Marmara, Marmedsa, Marseille, Med Turkey Express, Miranda de Ebro, port of Barcelona, ports, Spain, Turkey

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