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Mediterranean health systems tested by Covid-19

Mediterranean health systems tested by Covid-19
01/14/2021 | Development models in Mediterranean
A lack of budgetary means and chronic structural socio-economic weaknesses have prevented an adequate political response to the coronavirus pandemic in the six countries studied by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists’ Association. Version française
Algeria, Covid-19, EMEA, euro-mediterranean economists association, How resilient are the Healthcare systems in the Mediterranean, Jordan, KAS PolDiMed, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, Palestine, Rym Ayadi, Sara Ronco, Tunisia

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

UNCTAD estimates the cost of the Israeli occupation of Gaza at $16.7 billion in ten years

UNCTAD estimates the cost of the Israeli occupation of Gaza at $16.7 billion in ten years
11/26/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
PALESTINE / ISRAEL. The cost of the Israeli occupation, prolonged blockade and military operations in Gaza would amount to $16.7 billion according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Covid-19, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian economy, UNCTAD, Unctad, United Nations, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Barcelona's MedaWeek repositions the Mediterranean as a key player in the post-Covid-19 revival

Barcelona's MedaWeek repositions the Mediterranean as a key player in the post-Covid-19 revival
11/20/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Gathered virtually on the occasion of the 14th Mediterranean Economic Week in Barcelona, the economic actors of the region published a declaration including twenty-five initiatives for a "new model of economic development in the Mediterranean region".
Anwar Zibaoui, Ascame, Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Mediterranean, Barcelona, Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Covid-19, Europe, Meda Week Barcelona, Mediterranean Economic Week, Mediterranean Process

EU to provide a further €47.5bn for the fight against the consequences of Covid-19

EU to provide a further €47.5bn for the fight against the consequences of Covid-19
11/19/2020 - Erci Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. Parliament and the European Council reached an interim agreement to "deploy additional resources and measures to mitigate the immediate effects of the Covid-19 crisis".
coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, European Council, European funds, European Union (EU), REACT-EU

Covid cuts 64% of Portugal's tourism receipts

Covid cuts 64% of Portugal's tourism receipts
11/17/2020 - Gérard Tur | Services
PORTUGAL. The tourism sector, an essential sector in Portugal, shows a drop in turnover of more than 64%.
coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Portugal, tourism, tourism in Portugal

750 bn of EU funds to make Member States resilient

750 bn of EU funds to make Member States resilient
11/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU. The joint debt of EU Member States will help finance national recovery plans, which are tools for resilience in the face of the economic and social crisis caused by the coronavirus. It opens a new era. The future multi-annual financial framework proposed by the European Commission and now supported by the European Council and the European Parliament.
Angela Merkel, Corona Bonds, Covid-19, Dacian Ciolos, ECSC, EIB, EMEA, EMNES, Euler Hermes, Euratom, European bonds, European Commission, European Council, European Finance, European Investment Bank, European Marshall Plan, European Parliament, European Union (EU), Fitch, France, Germany, Henry Marty-Gauquié, Italy, Jacques Delors, Jan Olbrycht, Moody's, Netherlands, NextGenerationEU, Poland, Rym Ayadi, S&P, Spain, SURE, Treaty of Rome, United States

Covid-19: the mortality rate per capita is higher in the north than in the south of the Mediterranean Sea

Covid-19: the mortality rate per capita is higher in the north than in the south of the Mediterranean Sea
11/10/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Spain, Italy and France are the three Mediterranean countries most affected by deaths related to the health crisis. version française
Andorra, Baltic States, Covid-19, Europe, France, health crisis, Israel, Italy, Johns Hopkins University, Mediterranean countries, mortality per capita, number of deaths per million inhabitants, Portugal, San Marino, Spain

The countries of the Union for the Mediterranean call for a strengthening of trade ties in the region

The countries of the Union for the Mediterranean call for a strengthening of trade ties in the region
11/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. At the 11th Ministerial Conference on Trade, the 42 member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean called for the strengthening of trade ties in the Euro-Mediterranean area. version française
Covid-19, euromediterranean, institution, investment, Maha Ali, Mediterranean, pandemic, trade, UfM, Union for the Mediterranean, Valdis Dombrovskis

Faced with a doubling of hospitalizations in one month, Greece again confines

Faced with a doubling of hospitalizations in one month, Greece again confines
11/05/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
GREECE. The Greek Prime Minister has announced a nationwide three-week lockdown. The Greeks will have to obtain an exit permit by SMS.
Athens, containment, Covid-19, CSSE, Greece, Johns Hopkins University, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Sotiris Tsiodras, Thessaloniki

European Court of Auditors examines the effectiveness of funds allocated to tourism

European Court of Auditors examines the effectiveness of funds allocated to tourism
11/05/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
EU. The European Court of Auditors is launching an audit on EU funds earmarked for public investment in the tourism sector from 2014 to 2020.
audit, Cohesion Fund, Covid-19, ERDF, European Court of Auditors, Hungary, Pietro Russo, Poland, Romania, service, Spain, tourism

Portugal reconfines and Italy introduces national curfew

Portugal reconfines and Italy introduces national curfew
11/04/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
PORTUGAL / ITALY. Lisbon and Rome reinforce their measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus with the return of containment and curfew.
Antonio Costa, Containment, Covid-19, Giuseppe Conte, Italy, Johns Hopkins University, Lisbon, Porto, Portugal, Spain

France's Odile Renaud-Basso takes office as President of the EBRD

France's Odile Renaud-Basso takes office as President of the EBRD
11/02/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
EU. Elected in October 2020, Odile Renaud-Basso officially enters, on Monday, November 2, 2020 in London, in her functions as President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. version française
AfDB, African Development Bank, bank, Caisse des dépôts et consignations, Covid-19, EBRD, economy, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Commission, Eurozone, French Treasury, G7, G8, Harvard, Herman Van Rompuy, John F.Kennedy School of Government, London, notebook, Odile Renaud-Basso, Sir Suma Chakrabarti

Less than a quarter of the voters turned out for the referendum on the new Algerian constitution

Less than a quarter of the voters turned out for the referendum on the new Algerian constitution
11/02/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ALGERIA. The Independent National Electoral Authority set the abstention rate at 76.3% for the referendum on the "new Republic" of Algeria. The "yes" vote won by 66.80 percent. version française

Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Abdelmadjib Tebboune, Algeria, Anie, Covid-19, elections, hirak, New Algerian Republic, referendum

The European Commission calls for more coordination among Member States in the face of the Covid-19

The European Commission calls for more coordination among Member States in the face of the Covid-19
10/30/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission wants better data sharing between member states on the evolution of the pandemic, in order to coordinate more effectively the fight against Covid-19 and patient care. version française

coronavirus testing, Covid-19, EMA, EU, European Commission, European Medicines Agency, European Union, health, institution, pandemic, Ursula von der Leyen

France confined until December 1, 2020

France confined until December 1, 2020
10/29/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
FRANCE. The French will once again experience containment, as they did last spring, but with more flexible measures than the previous one.
containment, Covid-19, Emmanuel Macron, France, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, Élisabeth Borne

Banca Intesa to grant €20m in loans to Serbian companies and municipalities

Banca Intesa to grant €20m in loans to Serbian companies and municipalities
10/29/2020 - Eric Apim | Services
SERBIA. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) grants a line of credit of up to €20 million to Banca Intesa Beograd to support companies and municipalities facing Covid-19.
Banca Intesa Beograd, coronavirus, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Draginja Đurić, EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European Union (EU), Serbia

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 / Institutions
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
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

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