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Syrian Constitutional Committee to meet on 23 November 2020 in Geneva

Syrian Constitutional Committee to meet on 23 November 2020 in Geneva
10/28/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
SYRIA. The members of the Syrian committee in charge of drafting a new constitution are struggling to get along and were unable to meet in October 2020.
Afrin, Azaz, Covid-19, Geir O.Pedersen, Idlib, Jarablus, Mark Lowcock, Russia, Syria, Syrian conflict, Syrian Constitutional Committee, Turkey, UN, United Nations

SNCF raises a record €2 billion loan with a 30-year maturity

SNCF raises a record €2 billion loan with a 30-year maturity
10/28/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. The SNCF has closed a €2 billion loan over thirty years, the largest transaction ever carried out by the group on the financial markets.
Austria, Bank of America Securities, BNP Paribas, borrowing, CIB, Covid-19, Crédit Agricole, finance, Fitch, France, France relaunch, Germany, HSBC, ING, Moody's, rail transport, S&P, SNCF, SNCF debt, Southern Europe

Sodexo to eliminate more than 2,000 net positions in France

Sodexo to eliminate more than 2,000 net positions in France
10/28/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
FRANCE. Faced with the Covid-19 crisis, Sodexo announces a plan to safeguard jobs, with more than 2,000 net job losses.
backup plan, Covid-19, employment, Foodservices, Sodexo, telecommuting

According to the UN, the pandemic is fed by instability in Palestine

According to the UN, the pandemic is fed by instability in Palestine
10/27/2020 - Eric Apim | Society
MIDDLE EAST. Nickolay Mladenov encourages the use of preventive diplomacy to avoid the escalation of violence and war in Gaza and to improve the economic, social and health situation. version française

colonization, Covid-19, Gaza, Israel, Middle East, New York, Nickolay Mladenov, Palestine, pandemic, political, social, UN, United Nations

European Commission provides €16 billion in financial assistance to Italy and Spain

European Commission provides €16 billion in financial assistance to Italy and Spain
10/27/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
ITALY / SPAIN. The European Commission has paid €17 billion to three countries within the framework of the SURE instrument, created to protect jobs and employees in the face of the consequences of Covid-19. version française
Covid-19, EU, European Commission, European social obligations, European Union, Italy, pandemic, partial unemployment, Poland, Spain, Sure, SURE instrument

Marseille, a land of conclave for French tourism professionals

Marseille, a land of conclave for French tourism professionals
10/26/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
FRANCE. Twenty-four bosses of French tourism met in Marseilles in conclave to exchange on their vision of the future of the sector strongly disturbed by the Covid-19 crisis.
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Giuseppe Conte strengthens the fight against coronavirus in Italy

Giuseppe Conte strengthens the fight against coronavirus in Italy
10/26/2020 - Eric Apim | Society
ITALY. After France and Spain, Italy is putting into practice new measures to combat Covid-19 by declaring the closure of bars and restaurants at 6pm. version française
Covid-19, France, Giuseppe Conte, Italy, Rome, Spain

Covid-19: Residents of all Mediterranean third countries become persona non grata in the EU

Covid-19: Residents of all Mediterranean third countries become persona non grata in the EU
10/23/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
EU / MEDITERRANEAN. The exit of Tunisia, the last Mediterranean third country on the EU list of residents not affected by travel restrictions to the European Union, prohibits non-European Mediterranean nationals from entering the European borders.
Algeria, Andorra, Canada, Covid-19, European Union (EU), Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, San Marino, Schengen area, Serbia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Vatican City.

France provides €900m in loans and grants to Tunisia

France provides €900m in loans and grants to Tunisia
10/23/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
TUNISIA / FRANCE. The French Minister of Foreign Affairs confirms support for Tunisian public policies with the payment of a first tranche of €100m.
Bjaoua, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, France, Hichem Mechichi, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Kaïs Saïed, Paris, Sonede, Tunis, Tunisia

Spain is the first EU country to exceed one million cases of Covid-19

Spain is the first EU country to exceed one million cases of Covid-19
10/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
SPAIN. According to the Spanish Ministry of Health, on Wednesday 21 October 2020, Spain passed the one million mark in terms of the number of people affected by Covid-19, with a total of 1,005,295 cases.
Catalonia, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, European Union (EU), Isabel Diaz Ayuzo, Johns Hopkins, Madrid, Spain, USA

Issuance of the first European social bonds for €17bn

Issuance of the first European social bonds for €17bn
10/21/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
EU. Within the framework of the SURE instrument, created by the European Union to protect jobs and employees from the consequences of Covid-19, the European Commission has issued its first social bonds for an amount of €17 billion.
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Marseille will host Tech Emerging Mediterranean while waiting for the Emerging Valley summit to be held in April 2021

Marseille will host Tech Emerging Mediterranean while waiting for the Emerging Valley summit to be held in April 2021
10/20/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
MEDITERRANEAN. The fourth edition of Emerging Valley is postponed to 7 and 8 April 2021 while a Tech For Good event in the Mediterranean is added to the programme. version française
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World Bank calls for coordinated integration in the Mena region

World Bank calls for coordinated integration in the Mena region
10/19/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
MENA. The World Bank is alarmed about the economies of the Middle East and North Africa region being doubly hit by the coronavirus and falling oil prices. A report calls for a new framework for global trade integration in the region. version française
Africa, Algeria, Blanca Moreno-Dodson, Centre for Mediterranean Integration, CMI, Covid-19, Egypt, Ferid Belhaj, Gaza, Ha Nguyen, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Mena, Mena economy, Middle East, Morocco, OECD, regional integration, Trade Together: Towards a New Beginning for Middle East and North Africa Integration in the Post-Covid Era, Tunisia, Washington, West Bank, World Bank

Italy strengthens anti-Covid 19 measures

Italy strengthens anti-Covid 19 measures
10/19/2020 - Eric Apim | Society
ITALY. Giuseppe Conte announces new restrictions in the fight against the spread of coronavirus. version française

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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
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

World Bank injects $12bn to help developing countries protect themselves against Covid-19

World Bank injects $12bn to help developing countries protect themselves against Covid-19
10/14/2020 - Eric Apim | Society
WORLD. The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a $12 billion package to finance the purchase and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, tests and treatments for one billion people in developing countries.
Covid-19, David Malpass, developing countries, tests, vaccines, world, World Bank WB

European Commission prolongs temporary framework for State aid until June 2021

European Commission prolongs temporary framework for State aid until June 2021
10/13/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
EU. European Commission prolongs the exception from the temporary state aid framework to allow governments to support the economy in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. version française

coronavirus, Covid-19, European Commission, Margrethe Vestager, pandemic, state aid, temporary framework for state aid

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 / Finances
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, Chamber of Commerce, COSME, Covid-19, industry, services and navigation of Barcelona, Spain, Tourban, tourism, urban tourism

The Covid-19 crisis is undermining the Tunisian economy and exacerbating poverty

The Covid-19 crisis is undermining the Tunisian economy and exacerbating poverty
10/12/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
TUNISIA. Covid-19 has aggravated an already unsustainable economic and social crisis in Tunisia. Forced to return to restrictive health measures, the government will no longer be able to help the poorest and businesses as it did in the spring to respond to the consequences of the pandemic.
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Morocco extends the state of health emergency and organises an airlift to Corsica to harvest clementines

Morocco extends the state of health emergency and organises an airlift to Corsica to harvest clementines
10/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
MOROCCO. The Council of the Moroccan Government has decided to extend the state of health emergency declared since March 2020 until 10 November 2020.
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