en.econostrum
Econostrum | Economic News in the Mediterranean
en.econostrum
   

en.econostrum
Tags (25) : Brussels

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

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

Portugal, first Member State to present its recovery plan to the European Commission
04/22/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | 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.
António Costa, Brussels, Ecofin, Elysée, Emmanuel Macron, European Commission, European Recovery Plan, European Union (EU), France, FTJ, green economy, Horizon Europe, InvestEU, Italy, Lisbon, Madrid, Mariana Viera da Silva, Mario Draghi, NextGenerationEU, Paris, Pedro Sánchez, ReactEU, rescUE, resilience, RRP, Spain, Ursula von der Leyen

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.
 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

Turkey takes first step towards normalisation of its relations with the EU

Turkey takes first step towards normalisation of its relations with the EU
01/22/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / EU. On a visit to Brussels, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Turkish Foreign Minister, is trying to resume dialogue with the European Union despite the many points of disagreement between the two sides.
Aegean, Brussels, Charles Michel, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, economy of Turkey, EU accession, EU-Turkey Migration Agreement, European Union (EU), France, Greece, Jens Stoltenberg, Josep Borrell, Libya, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, NATO, Paris, Peter Stano, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, Turkey, Turkey's accession, Ursula von der Leyen, USA

The Italian government adopts a €223bn recovery plan controversial by part of its majority

The Italian government adopts a €223bn recovery plan controversial by part of its majority
01/13/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ITALY. Giuseppe Conte has decided to play double or nothing by adopting a National Recovery and Resilience Plan worth €210bn to which €13bn of React-EU loans have been added, making a total of €222.9bn in loans.
Brussels, Elena Bonetti, European Stability Mechanism, European Union (EU), Five Star Movement, Giuseppe Conte, Italia Viva, Italy, IV, M5S, Matteo Renzi, MES, National Recovery and Resilience Plan, NextGenerationEU, NRPR, React EU, Roberto Gualtieri, Rome, Teresa Bellanova

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, cooperation, coronavirus and tourism, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, cruise, Dubrovnik, European Union (EU), expert opinion, Mare Nostrum, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mont-Blanc, Nudge, ODD, Paris Climate Agreement, Pyrenees, reflection, sustainable development, sustainable tourism, tourism, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), United Nations, 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 (EU), 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, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), Spanish Canary Islands, Tangier, Tarfaya, Western Sahara, Western Sahara Campaign

Southern Mediterranean tries to break free from its borders with the EU

Southern Mediterranean tries to break free from its borders with the EU
11/25/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
Ten southern countries are eligible for the European Neighbourhood Policy developed by the EU since 2004 under the Barcelona Process. But today it seems that the Mediterranean is no longer a priority for the EU.
advanced status, Algeria, Ana Pisonero-Hernandez, Association Agreement, Barcelona Process, Brussels, Covid-19, EBRD, Egypt, ENP, euro-mediterranean, Euro-Mediterranean partnership, European Council, European Investment Bank, European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), European Union (EU), Henry Marty-Gauquié, Israel, Jasmine Revolution, Jordan, Lebanon, Maghreb, Mashrek, Mashreq, Mediterranean Integration Centre, Morocco, Nasser Kamel, OVDCI, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian state, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), Syria, Tunisia, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), World Bank

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, Ekaterina Zaharieva, EU accession, EU enlargement, euro, Europe, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Union (EU), Greece, Henry Marty-Gauquié, Jean-François Cousitillière, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Olivér Varhelyi politics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sofia, Spain, Turkey, Turkey's accession, 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, conflicts, Covid-19, Donor Conference, Egypt, European Commission, European Union (EU), Germany, Grants to Syria, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, refugees, Syria, Syria Humanitarian Response Plan, Syrian conflict, Syrian refugees, 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 crisis, 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, 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

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 speeches, euro, European Climate Pact, European Commission, European Green Deal, European Health Union, European Medicines Agency, European Union (EU), G20, Greece, green economy, 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

European Commission calls for €750bn post-Covid recovery fund

European Commission calls for €750bn post-Covid recovery fund
05/27/2020 | Society / Institutions
EUROPEAN UNION. The European Commission plans to borrow €750bn between 2021 and 2024 and pay it back in grants (€500bn) and loans (€250bn) to Member States to help them tackle the economic consequences of Covid-19.
Angela Merkel, Austria, Brussels, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Denmark, Emmanuel Macron, European Climate Pact, European Commission, European funds, European Green Deal, European recovery plan, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, NextGenerationEU, Spain, Sweden, Ursula von der Leyen

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.

Version française
Brussels, Cairo University, Chahir Zaki, Egypt, EIP, EMNES, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, European Union’s External Investment Plan, Mediterranean, Morocco, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), 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

Version française
blue economy, Brussels, Centre for european policy studies, CEPS, Cinzia Alcidi, Emnes, energy, environment, euro-mediterranean, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, inclusiveness, responsibility, Rym Ayadi, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), sustainable development, 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.
 
Aftri, Algeciras, Anvers, Ashdod, Austria, Barcelona, Bavaria, Brussels, Croatia, Europe, European Commission, Finland, France, Genoa, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Isemar, Israel, Italy, Juncker, Juncker plan, La Spezia, logistics, Maghreb, Marc Grolleau, maritime transport, Marseille, Mechanism for interconnection, Mediterranean, Medlinks, MIE, Netherlands, Palermo, Paul Tourret, ports, Rhône, Rijeka, Road Transport Association, Rotterdam, Scotlan, Shippax, Southern Europe, Spain, Superior institute of maritime economy, Switzerland, Sète, Tangier, TEN-T, Trans-European Transport Network, Transcargo, transport

1 2

Our partners