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Slovenia gets €3.26 billion from the EU to support the sustainable development of its economy

09/13/2022 | Environment

SLOVENIA. As part of the cohesion policy, Slovenia will receive €3.26 billion in European funds to improve its economic competitiveness, digital transition and support it in its climate objectives.

Serbia and Kosovo partially defuse their conflict

08/30/2022 | Society / Institutions

SERBIA / KOSOVO. Reason has finally prevailed, at least temporarily, in the feud between Serbia and Kosovo. Belgrade and Pristina have reached an "agreement on freedom of movement".

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EU fails to ease tensions between Serbia and Kosovo

08/19/2022 | Society / Institutions

SERBIA / KOSOVO. A new Kosovan law, requiring Serbs residing in Kosovo to have license plates and identity cards issued by the Kosovo authorities, heightens tensions between the two sides.

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EU member states agree on plan to reduce gas consumption

07/28/2022 | Society / Institutions

EU. In order to respond to the decline in Russian gas supplies, the Council of the European Union adopts a European Commission proposal to organise a coordinated reduction in gas consumption in the 27 Member States.

Council of the European Union extends sanctions against Syrian regime for another year

06/01/2022 | Society / Institutions

SYRIA / EU. The restrictive measures against 359 persons or entities close to the Syrian regime imposed by the Council of the European Union are extended for a year as the repression of the civilian population continues.

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European Commission and industry join forces to produce more clean hydrogen

05/10/2022 | Environment

EU. The European Commission and twenty CEOs of electrolyser companies sign an agreement to increase electrolyser production capacity in the European Union by a factor of ten.

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Pierre Loaëc takes over as head of the Marseille regional office of the European Commission

05/05/2022 | People

FRANCE. The European Commission appoints Frenchman Pierre Loaëc as head of the Commission's regional office in Marseille.

Brussels allows Spain and Portugal to cap fuel prices for power plants

04/28/2022 | Environment

SPAIN/PORTUGAL. The European Commission authorises both countries to limit the price of gas used to produce electricity.

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Aroma-Zone sets up in Marseille and prepares its internationalization

04/21/2022 | Services

FRANCE. The concept of Aroma-Zone, the sale of DIY cosmetic and home care products, is being strengthened in the South of France with the opening of a shop in Marseille and then in Montpellier, and will soon be exported to Belgium before going to Spain and Italy.

The European Commission authorises the Portuguese State to recapitalise its development bank

04/12/2022 | Society / Institutions

PORTUGAL. The Portuguese economy will benefit from a €250m support measure to recapitalise the Portuguese Bank Banco Português de Fomento under the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

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Afric'Agora, a place to welcome African companies, will be set up in Marseille in the summer of 2022

03/31/2022 | Services

MEDITERRANEAN / AFRICA. Supported by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Aix-Marseille-Provence and the Africalink network of entrepreneurs, the Afric'Agora project is going to be created in Marseille to welcome African companies and encourage their relations with their French counterparts. Frédéric Ronal, its promoter within the CCIAMP, tells us about it.

Charles Michel re-elected President of the European Council

03/29/2022 | Society / Institutions

THE EU. Charles Michel has been reappointed by the Heads of State and Government as President of the European Council for a second term of two and a half years.

Algeria ready to increase its gas deliveries to Europe

03/01/2022 | Industry

ALGERIA / EU. Sonatrach's CEO has pledged to deliver more gas to the European Union to replace, in part, Russian gas exports threatened by the conflict in Ukraine.

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TRIGGER measures perception of EU actions in Africa

02/15/2022 | Development models in Mediterranean

During a webinar organised by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists’ Association, several experts questioned whether the EU remained a relevant contributor to supporting development policy on the continent. Version française

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he wants to "prevent the sabotage of Turkey-Europe relations

01/14/2022 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY / EU. Speaking before the ambassadors of the EU countries posted in Ankara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a point of recalling the interest of the partnership between Turkey and the European Union and asked that the "strategic myopia" of the Europeans be stopped.

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The European Parliament loses its President David Sassoli

01/11/2022 | People

EU. President of the European Parliament since 2019, David Sassoli passed away on Monday night, 10 to Tuesday, 11 January 2022 in Italy at the age of sixty-five.

Western Balkans and Africa at the heart of the French EU Presidency agenda

12/09/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU. Emmanuel Macron defined the agenda of the presidency of the Council of the European Union that France will take over on 1 January 2022 for six months with the Western Balkans and Africa as priorities.

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The Council of the EU acts on equal pay for women and men

12/07/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU. The Council of the European Union is adopting a common position on draft legislation to combat the gender pay gap and to increase the minimum wage in the Member States.

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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.

Portugal, first Member State to present its recovery plan to the European Commission

04/22/2021 | Society / Institutions

PORTUGAL. Lisbon is the first capital of the European Union to officially present its recovery and resilience plan (RRP) to the European Commission, which must validate it.