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The Eastern Mediterranean becomes a new gas province

04/05/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. The problem of gas resources in the Mediterranean, but also of their sharing, was invited to the 11th Cybèle meeting in Marseilles whereas the decision of the European Union not to be supplied with Russian gas imposes to find other solutions.

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Cyprus, France and Slovenia to benefit from EU funds to protect the environment

02/22/2022 | Environment

EU. The European Commission will invest €110 million in integrated environmental and climate protection projects under the Life programme in eleven countries, including three Mediterranean countries.

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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Southern European passports among the most "powerful" in the world

01/13/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. As it has done every year for the past 17 years, the British consultancy Henley & Partners has drawn up a hierarchy of the most powerful passports in the world, those that allow their holders to access the greatest number of destinations without having to apply for a visa...

Air traffic: collapse confirmed for 2020 and aborted recovery in 2021

12/07/2021 | Transport

EUROPE. The air transport sector lost 73% of its passengers in Europe in 2020. 2021 will be less catastrophic, but will also remain a black year.

R&D spending falls by €1bn in the EU

11/30/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU. Research and development expenditure in the EU Member States amounted to around €311bn in 2020, a drop of €1bn compared to 2019 according to Eurostat,

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41% of plastic packaging is recycled in the EU

10/27/2021 | Environment

EU. According to a Eurostat study, each inhabitant of the European Union generated 34.4 kg of plastic packaging waste in 2019, but recycled only 14.1 kg.

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Egypt, Greece and Cyprus sign electricity transfer agreement

10/21/2021 | Industry

EGYPT / GREECE / CYPRUS. Three Eastern Mediterranean countries, Egypt, Greece and Cyprus, sign a tripartite electricity transfer agreement to ensure interconnection, but also to promote the exploration and transfer of natural gas between them.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for a two-state solution for Cyprus

07/20/2021 | Society / Institutions

CYPRUS / TURKEY. In the northern part of Cyprus, the Turkish president has been pushing for a partition of the Mediterranean island between the Greek and Turkish communities.

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Despite the crisis, global military spending grew by 2.6% in 2020

04/29/2021 | Industry

WORLD. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), global military spending reached $1981 billion (€1634 billion) in 2020 compared to 2019, an increase of 2.6% and the highest level since 1988. They "include all government spending on armed forces and military...

Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots meet around the same table

04/29/2021 | Society / Institutions

CYPRUS. Four years after the failure of the last talks, the representatives of the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, meet in Switzerland to discuss their differences.

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EU wields carrot and stick in its relations with Turkey

03/26/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU / TURKEY. The members of the European Council are blowing hot and cold on the troubled issue of their relations with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and are putting Turkey under observation for two months.

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The number of overnight stays has dropped by more than 80% in 2020 in the countries of Southern Europe

03/17/2021 | Services

EU. Covid-19 and its restrictions have caused a loss of 1.5 billion nights in EU hotels. Southern European establishments remain largely the most affected.

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Trump is gone...

03/16/2021 | Reflections

Trump has left... Biden is replacing him. As expected, on the international level, relations have been disrupted. If the American strategy does not fundamentally change, the form of the relationship is nevertheless pleasantly affected. But the interests of the United States remain the same and the...

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France joins the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum

03/10/2021 | Industry

MEDITERRANEAN. The Member States of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum have accepted the arrival of France as a member and the United States as a permanent observer.

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Turkey obtains a new reprieve from the EU and avoids the black list of tax havens

02/18/2021 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY / EU. Once again, and despite a deadline set on December 31, 2020 a year ago to regularize the sharing of tax data, Turkey escapes its placement on the European black list of tax havens.

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Nine Member States receive €14bn loans to overcome their Covid-19 spending

02/02/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU. The European Commission has disbursed loans totalling €14 billion to nine Member States.

14 bn extra funding to help European countries in their recovery

01/27/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU. The European Commission has issued €14bn worth of social bonds under the SURE instrument developed by the European Union to help eighteen Member States protect jobs and employees from the consequences of the health crisis.

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

01/22/2021 | 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.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to soften his relations with France and the European Union

01/12/2021 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY / EU. Turkish president wants to "put back on track" relations between his country and the European Union.

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