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The European Commission wants to spend €1.2 million on former Basque metal workers

The European Commission wants to spend €1.2 million on former Basque metal workers
10/07/2021 - Eric Apim | Industry
SPAIN. Employees made redundant in the metal sector should receive aid from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to find a new job or retrain.
Attica, Centro, Covid-19, economic crisis, EGF, European Commission, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for redundant workers, Greece, Lanbide, Lisboa, Lisbon, metallurgy, Nicolas Schmit, Norte, Portugal, Spain

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

UN Secretary General calls for resumption of political process on Western Sahara

UN Secretary General calls for resumption of political process on Western Sahara
10/05/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
WESTERN SAHARA. In his annual report on the situation in Western Sahara, Antonio Guterres regrets a "greatly deteriorated situation" over the past year.
Algeria, Antonio Guterres, CJEU, Court of Justice of the European Union, Covid-19, EU, Horst Köhler, Minurso, Morocco, Polisario Front, Rabat, SADR, UN, UN Security Council, United Nations, US, Western Sahara, Western Sahara sovereignty

The humanitarian situation in Syria makes the political process of normalisation urgent

The humanitarian situation in Syria makes the political process of normalisation urgent
09/30/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SYRIA. The humanitarian crisis in Syria is becoming increasingly worrying as the political process of normalisation is slow to get underway after a decade of conflict.
access to water, Bashar al-Assad, Covid-19, Daech, EIIL, Geir Pedersen, Geneva, Ibrahim Mughlaj, Idlib, Islamic State, Johns Hopkins University, Martin Griffiths, MSF, Médecin sans frontières, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Raqqa, Syria, syrian conflict, Taoufic Hassaba, Turkey, UN, UN Security Council, United Nations, water

Algeria closes its airspace to all Moroccan planes

Algeria closes its airspace to all Moroccan planes
09/23/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
ALGERIA / MOROCCO. The situation is getting tougher between Algeria and Morocco with the closure of Algerian airspace to all Moroccan planes.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Algeria, Algerian High Security Council, Covid-19, diplomatic relations between Algeria and Morocco, France, HCS, Morocco, Polisario Front, SADR, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Spain, State, Western Sahara

Lebanon's new government faces crucial challenges

Lebanon's new government faces crucial challenges
09/13/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. With his new team presented, the new Prime Minister Najib Mikati immediately set about trying to resolve the economic and social crisis facing his country and hoping for the release of conditional international aid.
BDL, Central Bank of Lebanon, Covid-19, Emmanuel Macron, Hassan Diab, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, Lebanon SDR, Michel Aoun, Najib Mikati, Port of Beirut

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed assumes full powers

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed assumes full powers
07/27/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA. Ten years after the Jasmine revolution, seven years after the vote of a new constitution, is the Tunisian government succumbing to the temptation of returning to dictatorship after the freezing of the activities of the Parliament, the dismissal of the Prime Minister and the lifting of the immunity of the deputies?
Arab News, AstraZeneca, BCT, Beirut, Central Bank of Tunisia, Covax, Covid-19, Crédit Agricole, Delta, Ennahdha, FFP2, Fitch, health crisis, health crisis in Tunisia, Hichem Mechichi, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Janssen, Johns Hopkins University, Lebanon, Moody's, Nissaf Ben Alaya, Oliver le Cabellec, Palais de Carthage, pandemic, politics, Rached Ghannouchi, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisian economy, Yves Souteyrand

EBRD predicts 3.5% growth in 2021 for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries

EBRD predicts 3.5% growth in 2021 for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries
06/29/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is revising upwards its regional economic outlook for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries, which should see growth of 3.5% in 2021.
Beata Javorcik, Covid-19, EBRD, Egypt, GDP, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, Semed, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Tunisia

The European Commission endorses French recovery and resilience plan

The European Commission endorses French recovery and resilience plan
06/24/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
FRANCE. The European Commission has adopted France's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) which will receive €39.4bn in loans and grants.
Covid-19, European Commission, France, National Recovery and Resilience Plan, NextGenerationEU, NRRP, Paolo Gentiloni, Paris, Valdis Dombrovskis

European Commission approves Italy's recovery plan

European Commission approves Italy's recovery plan
06/23/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ITALY. After Portugal, Spain and Greece, the European Commission approves Italy's recovery and resilience plan and will finance €191.5bn of a total €222.1bn investment package.
Covid-19, economy Italy, European Commission, Italy, Mario Draghi, NextGenerationEU, Paolo Gentiloni, recovery, Recovery and Resilience Facility, resilience, Roma, RRF, Ursula von der Leyen

European Commission approves recovery plans for Portugal, Spain and Greece

European Commission approves recovery plans for Portugal, Spain and Greece
06/17/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. Measures against climate change are at the heart of the three recovery and resilience plans for Portugal, Spain and Greece, validated by the European Commission.
climate transition, Covid-19, digital transition, European Commission, FRR, Greece, NextGenerationEU, Paolo Gentiloni, Portugal, Recovery and Resilience Facility, recovery and resilience plans, Spain, Ursula von der Leyen, Valdis Dombrovskis

Morocco is gradually reopening its air borders

Morocco is gradually reopening its air borders
06/07/2021 - Eric Apim | Services
MOROCCO. The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the "progressive" reopening of air borders to and from Morocco as of Tuesday 15 June 2021 and only for certain countries.
aeroplane, Covid-19, France, Moroccans living abroad, Morocco, MRE, reopening of Moroccan air borders, Sete Genoa, Spain, tourism, WHO, World Health Organisation

European Council endorses the use of a common debt issue

European Council endorses the use of a common debt issue
06/01/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
E.U.. The European Commission will be able to launch the process of issuing a common debt on the own resources of the twenty-seven Member States. A first.
António Costa, Covid-19, European Commission, European Council, European Union (EU), France, Italy, Next Generation EU, NextGenerationEU, pandemic, Portugal, Spain

Mediterranean chambers of commerce call for unification of travel protocols

Mediterranean chambers of commerce call for unification of travel protocols
05/31/2021 - Eric Apim | Services
MEDITERRANEAN. The Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Mediterranean believes that a return to the previous figures of tourist numbers is possible from 2021.
Anwar Zibaoui, Ascame, Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Covid-19, Mediterranean, RCP, tourism, vaccination

Covid-19: EU releases an additional €286.5 million for France, Malta and Slovenia

Covid-19: EU releases an additional €286.5 million for France, Malta and Slovenia
05/26/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
FRANCE / MALTA / SLOVENIA. To combat the social and economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, the European Commission has approved the modification of five operational programmes in three Mediterranean countries for an amount of €286.5 million.
coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, EDF, employment, European Commission, European Fund to Assist the Most Deprived, European funds, European Social Fund ESF, European Union (EU), France, Malta, NextGenerationEU, REACT-EU, Slovenia, unemployment

Spain invests €1.55bn to convert to green hydrogen

Spain invests €1.55bn to convert to green hydrogen
05/25/2021 - Eric Apim | Environment
SPAIN. Spain is to invest €1.55 billion to support the production of green hydrogen and make the country the main European industrial hub for the sector thanks to public-private partnerships.
Castilla y León, Covid-19, Cummins, energy, energy transition, European Green Deal, green economy, hydrogen, Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, NextGenerationEU, Pedro Sánchez, public-private partnership, renewable energy, renewable energy Spain, Spain, Tom Linebarger

Covid-19 vaccine as a new passport to boost tourism in the European Union

Covid-19 vaccine as a new passport to boost tourism in the European Union
05/20/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EUROPEAN UNION. The twenty-seven member states of the European Union have reached an agreement to allow entry into the EU for travelers from third countries who have received the necessary doses of Covid vaccines.
AstraZeneca, Australia, China, Covid-19, European certificate Covid-19, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union (EU), health passport, Israel, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, New Zealand, Pfizer-BioNTech, Rwanda, Singapore, Thailand, tourism, vaccine

Algeria will reopen its borders after a year of closure

Algeria will reopen its borders after a year of closure
05/18/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ALGERIA. The Algerian Council of Ministers has "approved proposals for a partial opening of Algeria's land and air borders from the beginning of June". The press release issued by the presidency on Sunday, May 16, 2021, states that only the three largest cities in the country will initially be...
Abderrahmane Benbouzid, Algeria, Algiers, Constantine, Covid-19, Johns Hopkins, Oran, Sputnik, vaccination

EU Member States commit to a more inclusive and social Europe

EU Member States commit to a more inclusive and social Europe
05/10/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. At the Social Summit in Porto, all 27 EU Member States committed themselves to achieving the objectives set out by the European Commission in the European Social Rights Action Plan.
António Costa, Covid-19, employment, European Commission, European Union (EU), Porto, Portugal, social and solidarity economy, social rights, training, Ursula von der Leyen

U.S. will again provide financial assistance to Palestinians

U.S. will again provide financial assistance to Palestinians
04/08/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
PALESTINE / UNITED STATES. The Joe Biden administration decided on Wednesday evening, April 8, 2021, to reopen the floodgates of aid to Palestine, despite the unfavorable opinion of Israel. 235 million (€198 million) will be allocated to the overall budget of the United Nations Relief and Works...
aid to Palestine, Antony Blinken, Covid-19, Donald Trump, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Joe Biden, Jordan, Lebanon, Mohammed Shtayyeh, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Syria, United Nations, UNRWA, USA, Washington, West Bank

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