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The revival of the Mediterranean tourism sector offers an opportunity to move towards sustainable tourism

The revival of the Mediterranean tourism sector offers an opportunity to move towards sustainable tourism
12/23/2020 - Bernard Valero, Director General of the Avitem | Reflections
Like many others, the tourism sector is being hit hard and globally by the pandemic. In the Mediterranean region, this crisis is even more acute since it has literally decimated a sector of activity that represents a larger share of GDP than elsewhere on all the banks of the Mare Nostrum. Today,...
Andalusia, Bernard Valero, Brussels, coronavirus crisis, Covid, Covid-19, cruises, Dubrovnik, European Union (EU), expert opinion, Mare Nostrum, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mont-Blanc, Nudge, ODD, Paris agreement, Pyrenees, reflection, tourism, UN, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Venice

Survey on the question of Western Sahara Part 3/3: Economic data. A desert full of resources

Survey on the question of Western Sahara Part 3/3: Economic data. A desert full of resources
12/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
Deposits of phosphate and rare minerals not yet exploited, energy (wind and water power), communication routes (trans-Saharan road), and above all very rich fishery resources, Western Sahara does not fail to arouse economic covetousness. Version française
Azur Plan, Brussels, Canaria Coalition, CJEU, Consulate, Court of Justice of the European Union, Dakhla, Dakhla Atlantic, EEZ, EU27, European Union, Exclusive Economic Zone, fisheries agreements, fishing resources, Franco-Saharan think tank Ahmed Baba Miské, Gilles Devers, Green March, High Court of Justice, La Guera, Lagouira, Laäyoune, Melchior Wathelet, Mohamed Ould Cherif, Mohammed VI, Morocco, Polisario Front, Spanish Canary Islands, Tangier, Tarfaya, Western Sahara, Western Sahara Campaign

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 - Frédéric Dubessy | 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.
Albania, Angela Merkel, Ankara, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brexit, Brussels, Bulgaria, Central Bank of Kosovo, Copenhagen criteria, Croatia, Cyprus, dardan, David Cameron, dinar, economy, EIB, Ekaterina Zaharieva, Erdogan, EU, EU enlargement, euro, Europe, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Union, Greece, Henry Marty-Gauquié, Jean-François Cousitillière, Kosovo, Member States, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Olivér Varhelyi politics, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sofia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Ursula von der Leyen, Western Balkans

The European Commission considers the funding obtained for Syria insufficient

The European Commission considers the funding obtained for Syria insufficient
10/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SYRIA / EU. In its latest report on the financial monitoring of grant and loan pledges to Syria, the European Commission indicates that as of 31 August 2020, international donors had disbursed $5 billion in grants to Syria and its region in 2020. version française
Brussels, Covid-19, Donor Conference, Egypt, European Commission, European Union, Germany, Grants to Syria, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Refugees, Regional Plan for Refugees and Resilience, Syria, Syria Humanitarian Response Plan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States

iBanFirst is recruiting 80 people as part of its development in Tunisia and Europe

iBanFirst is recruiting 80 people as part of its development in Tunisia and Europe
09/24/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
FRANCE / TUNISIA. After a few months of delay on its programme because of the coronavirus, the fintech iBanFirst launches a recruitment plan for eighty employees in Tunisia and Europe. version française

Antwerp, Berlin, BpiFrance, Brussels, coronavirus, Dijon, Elaia Partners, Europe, finance, financial services, fintech, France, FX4Biz, iBanFirst, National Bank of Belgium, Paris, Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier, R&D, recruitment, Rotterdam, Tunis, Tunisia

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, Erdogan, EU Speeches, European Council, European Parliament, France, Greece, Kastellórizo, Libya, Macron, Med7, MEPs, Nicosia, Syria, Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen unveils the European Commission's priorities for 2021

Ursula von der Leyen unveils the European Commission's priorities for 2021
09/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, focused her first EU speech since her appointment on the EU's response to the health and economic crisis and the Green Pact.
Brussels, building renovation, Croatia, Cyprus, data, ECDC, Economic and Monetary Union, economic crisis, EU, EU speeches, euro, European Commission, European Health Union, European Medicines Agency, European Union, G20, Greece, Green Pact for Europe, health crisis, hydrogen, Italy, NextGenerationEU, SURE, Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen, Western Balkans

Relations with Turkey are on the menu of the 7th Summit of the Southern Countries of the European Union

Relations with Turkey are on the menu of the 7th Summit of the Southern Countries of the European Union
09/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SOUTH EUROPE. The seaside town of Porticcio, near Ajaccio in Corsica, will host the MED7 Summit which brings together the southern countries of the European Union. Version française
Ajaccio, Antonio Costa, Brussels, Corsica, Cyprus, Emmanuel Macron, France, gas, Greece, Guiseppe Conte, hydrocarbons, Italy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Malta, MED7, Mediterranean, Nikos Anastadiades, Pedro Sanchez, Porticcio, Portugal, Robert Abela, Southern Europe, Spain, Turkey

Paschal Donohoe takes over the Presidency of the Eurogroup

Paschal Donohoe takes over the Presidency of the Eurogroup
07/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
EU. Ireland's Paschal Donohoe was elected president of the Eurogroup. He succeeds Portugal's Mario Centeno.
Brussels, Eurogroup, European Union (EU), France, Germany, Gramegna, Ireland, Luxembourg, Nadia Calvino, Paschal Donohoe

Greek Apostolos Tzitzikostas takes over the presidency of the European Committee of the Regions

Greek Apostolos Tzitzikostas takes over the presidency of the European Committee of the Regions
02/12/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
EUROPEAN UNION. The governor of the region of Central Macedonia (Greece), Apostolos Tzitzikostas is elected president of the European Committee of the Regions.
Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Azores, Balkans, Belgium, Brussels, Central Macedonia, CoR, European Committee of the Regions, European Union (EU), German-speaking Community of Belgium, Greece, Karl-Heinz Lambertz, Maastricht Treaty, Neo Dimokratia Party, PES, Portugal, Vasco Ilidio Alves Cordeiro, Νέα Δημοκρατία

Southern Mediterranean private sector failing to create enough jobs

Southern Mediterranean private sector failing to create enough jobs
08/27/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy, in BRUSSELS | Development models in Mediterranean
MEDITERRANEAN. In Southern Mediterranean countries, the private sector is having trouble hiring. Faced with this sizeable problem, companies are also failing in their lack of ambition or inadequate financial capacities. All factors that are hindering their development and preventing their positioning on export markets.

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Brussels, Cairo University, Chahir Zaki, Egypt, EIP, EMNES, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, European Union’s External Investment Plan, Mediterranean, Morocco, Tunisia

EMNES economists advocate a “blue transition” in the Mediterranean region

EMNES economists advocate a “blue transition” in the Mediterranean region
07/10/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy, in BRUSSELS | Development models in Mediterranean

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blue transition, Brussels, Centre for european policy studies, CEPS, Cinzia Alcidi, Emnes, energy, environment, Euro-Mediterranean Network for economic studies, euro-mediterranean project, euro-mediterranean relations, inclusiveness, responsibility, Rym Ayadi, Southern Mediterranean countries, sustainability, transparency, TRIS

Southern Europe is banking on container shipping to boost ro-ro

Southern Europe is banking on container shipping to boost ro-ro
04/24/2015 - Caroline Garcia, MARSEILLE | Transport
MEDITERRANEAN. Ports in southern Europe are working hard to lure container traffic from Anvers and Rotterdam. An increase in ro-ro traffic could follow in its wake.
 
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The Institute of the Mediterranean to promote economic growth through culture

The Institute of the Mediterranean to promote economic growth through culture
05/29/2013 - Frédéric Dubessy | Mediterranean territorial issues



The Institute of the Mediterranean is preparing a three year plan to kick-start culture as an economic sector in the Southern Mediterranean. Version française
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Public Services Outsourcing in Corsica: a small budget with major obligations

Public Services Outsourcing in Corsica: a small budget with major obligations
03/21/2013 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Transport
Limited to only one basic service between Marseille and Corsican ports, Maritime Public Services Outsourcing, currently under negotiation, regulates transport prices for passengers and freight. It also organises “skeleton services” in the event of a strike. Overview of the main changes announced for the assignees...
Bastia, Brussels, Corse, Corsica Ferries, european commission, France, La Méridionale, Marseille, Mega Express, Méditerranée, Nice, OTC, PSOs, Public Services Obligations, Public Services Outsourcing, Shippax, SNCM, Société nationale Corse-Méditerranée, The Transport Office of Corsica, Toulon, Veolia Transdev

The Mediterranean Institute, twenty years on

The Mediterranean Institute, twenty years on
02/12/2013 - Frédéric Dubessy | Mediterranean territorial issues
MEDITERRANEAN. For its twentieth birthday, the Mediterranean Institute wants to bounce back by implementing its studies. Version française
Barcelona, bouches-du-rhône, Brussels, Datar, ERDF programmes, euro-mediterranean, Europe, Femise, France, Henry Roux-Alezais, Jean-Louis Reiffers, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Institute, Provence-Aleps-Côte d'Azur

Traceability of fruit and vegetables: A glut of technologies but little consistency!

Traceability of fruit and vegetables: A glut of technologies but little consistency!
10/29/2012 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier | Transport
From PDAs used in fields to control the amount of pesticides sprayed on the land, to RFID chips, bar codes and the networking of operators… New technologies dedicated to the traceability of fruit and vegetables help meet regulatory requirements and the information needs of consumers. When used...
agriculture, Brussels, cluster, Creutzfeldt Jakob, cucumber, disease, E-Coli, EAN 13, EU, Europe, GS1, Jean-Luc Viruega, Maghreb, moroccan, north and central african, producers, QR code, qualimediterranée, RFID, TICSAD, traceability, tunisian, United nations

Support from the G8 for the transition to democracy in Egypt and Tunisia

Support from the G8 for the transition to democracy in Egypt and Tunisia
10/16/2012 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier | Socio-economic assessments
A strong message was sent out at the G8 summit which took place in Deauville on 26-27 May 2011. At the summit, the world’s eight most industrialised countries decided to lend their support to the move towards democratisation that was started at the beginning of the year by Tunisia and Egypt. On the agenda: 40 billion dollars in assistance over three years.
Arab Countries, Brussels, Deauville, Economics, Edmund Phelps, Egypt, G8 summit, Le Monde, Nobel Prize, Tunisia


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