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Almost all of Southern Europe sees red on the Covid-19 map

Almost all of Southern Europe sees red on the Covid-19 map
10/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
EU. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control publishes, for the first time, a map on the state of the pandemic in European regions. In southern Europe, only Greece, Cyprus and Italy have been spared the red light, symbolising the worst-affected areas. version française

coronavirus, Covid, ECDC, EU, Europe, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Commission, European map Covid-19, European Union, Luxembourg, pandemic, Southern Europe, Ursula von der Leyen

EIB supports energy efficiency in Jordanian municipalities

EIB supports energy efficiency in Jordanian municipalities
10/07/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
JORDAN / EU. The European Investment Bank signs a technical assistance cooperation agreement with the Cities and Towns Development Bank (CVDB) in Jordan.
Cities and Towns Development Bank, CVDB, EIB, energy, energy efficiency, environment, EU, European Investment Bank, European Union, Jordan, Osama Al-Azzam, renewable energy

Diafrikinvest – The diaspora investing in Africa

Diafrikinvest – The diaspora investing in Africa
10/02/2020 | Publireportage
Over a period of 36 months, 136 Moroccan, Tunisian and Senegalese entrepreneurs have benefitted from the European Diafrikinvest programme. Coordinated by the ANIMA Investment Network, the programme was aimed at mobilizing skills and developing productive investment from within the three countries’...
AFD, Africa, Afrikwity, ANIMA Investment Network, Caisse des Dépôts, CJD Senegal, CONECT (Tunisia), Diafrikinvest, EU, European Union, Morocco, Senegal, StartUp Morocco, Tunisia

Towards a European harmonisation of criteria for combating coronavirus in the tourism sector

Towards a European harmonisation of criteria for combating coronavirus in the tourism sector
09/24/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
EU. The European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism is calling for coordination at European level and substantial support for SMEs in the sector at a time when 22 million jobs are at stake. version française

Committee on Transport and Tourism, coronavirus, EU, European Parliament, tourism

European Parliament approves €6.19bn in funding to fight the crisis and deploy a vaccine

European Parliament approves €6.19bn in funding to fight the crisis and deploy a vaccine
09/18/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
EU. The European Parliament votes a proposal to increase the EU budget by €6.19 billion in 2020 to strengthen cohesion funds to fight the crisis caused by the pandemic and to guarantee a European vaccine. version française

coronavirus, Covid-19, CRII+, emergency aid instrument, EU, EU budget, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, health, IAU, pandemic, vaccine

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
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, EU speeches, euro, European Commission, European Health Union, European Medicines Agency, European Union, G20, Greece, Green Pact for Europe, health crisis, hydrogen, Italy, NextGenerationEU, SURE, Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen, Western Balkans

The Turkish president qualifies Emmanuel Macron as "alleged Napoleon in the Mediterranean campaign"

The Turkish president qualifies Emmanuel Macron as "alleged Napoleon in the Mediterranean campaign"
09/11/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
MEDITERRANEAN. Gathered in Corsica under the MED7 format, the Southern Mediterranean countries threatened Turkey with sanctions, describing its manoeuvres in the Mediterranean as a "hegemonic game". version française
5Plus5 Dialogue, Ajaccio, conflict, Corsica, Cyprus, diplomacy, Emmanuel Macron, Erdogan, EU, Greece, Gymnich, Hami Aksoy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, MED7, Mediterranean, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Nicos Anastasiades, Porticcio, Southern Europe, Summit of the Southern countries of the European Union, Summit of the two shores, Turkey, Union for the Mediterranean

Valdis Dombrovskis becomes European Commissioner for Trade

Valdis Dombrovskis becomes European Commissioner for Trade
09/08/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
EU. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, appoints Valdis Dombrovskis as Trade Commissioner in place of Phil Hogan. Version française
EPP, EU, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, institution, Jean-Claude Juncker, Mairead McGuinness, notebook, Phil Hogan, politics, Ursula von der Leyen, Valdis Dombrovskis

The UfM gives priority to financing climate actions in the South and East Mediterranean - 15/07/2020

The UfM gives priority to financing climate actions in the South and East Mediterranean - 15/07/2020
07/15/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
MEDITERRANEAN. The Union for the Mediterranean declares climate financing as a priority for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region, which is warming 20% faster than the global average.
Algeria, Barcelona, climate, Covid-19, EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Egypt, energy, EU, Germany, Grammenos Mastrojeni, MedEc, Mediterranean, Mediterranean experts on climate and environmental change, Montenegro, Morocco, Paris Agreements, renewable energy, Turkey, Union for the Mediterranean, upM

Migration, Comparative Advantages and Knowledge Diffusion In The EU-Mediterranean Region

09/09/2019 | FEMISE reports
Publié en septembre 2019. Rédigé par Anna Ferragina, Stefano Iandolo, Erol Taymaz. The present study explores the trade creation effects of migration flows from the MENA region to EU.2. The issues we wish to investigate is how migration inflows and outflows between MENA and EU contribute in shaping...
Anna Ferragina, Erol Taymaz, EU, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Science Institutes, FEMISE, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MENA, migration, migration report, politic report, Stefano Iandolo, trade report

The Future of Syria Conference wrap up

The Future of Syria Conference wrap up
05/01/2019 | Video
Third Syria conference by European Union and United Nations is to address the most critical humanitarian and resilience issues in Syria and host countries. Reporter : Ziad Ghandourb Camera / Editeur : Anthony Headley / EU Pool / Ziad Ghandourb Source : OPEN Media Hub....
conference, EU, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, war

Economic Analysis of Supply Functions, Private Returns to Investment in Education and Skill Mismatch in Egypt

04/03/2018 | EMNES reports
Publié en avril 2018. Rédigé par Marwa Biltagy The main objective of this paper is to estimate the demand and supply functions for schooling in Egypt using the data of the Egypt Labour Market Panel Survey 2012. It is concluded that, the number of years of schooling and the family...
development, education, Egypt, EMNES report, enterprises, EU, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, Euro-Mediterranean region, export, inequality, innovation, investment, Job, Jordan, Mediterranean, MENA, Middle East, Morocco, Trade, Tunisia

Do Exports and Innovation Matter for the Demand of Skilled Labor? Evidence from MENA Countries

04/03/2018 | EMNES reports
Publié en avril 2018. rédigé par Nora Aboushady, Chahir Zaki The objective of the paper is to test the impact of exports and innovation on the demand of skilled labor in the MENA region using firm-level data. In this matter, our contribution is threefold. First, we examine the connection between...
Chahir Zaki, development, education, Egypt, EMNES report, enterprises, EU, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, Euro-Mediterranean region, export, innovation, investment, Job, Jordan, Mediterranean, MENA, Middle East, Morocco, Nora Aboushady, Trade, Tunisia

Towards a green economy in the Mediterranean

Towards a green economy in the Mediterranean
05/26/2015 - Christiane Navas | Environmental and development issues
Launched in Malta in February 2014, the review of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD), aims to strengthen the ties between economic development and environmental conservation for the benefit of people living around the Mediterranean. Version française
Barcelona Convention, blue economy, climate change, EU, MCSD, Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development, Mediterranean Strategy for sustainable development, MSSD, Plan Bleu

Mediterranean tourism evades the crisis

Mediterranean tourism evades the crisis
11/26/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy with the correspondents | Services / Finances
MEDITERRANEAN. In spite of the economic crisis and the Arab Spring, the Mediterranean countries are expected to record a growth in their tourism of between 2 and 4% in 2012. French version
1ère Position, Afnor groupe, Asia, Balkans, Borrego, destinations, Digimind, Earthcheck, economic crisis, econostrum.info, Egypt, Emakina, Etienne Pauchant, EU, Europe, France, Italia, Mediterranean, mediterranean travel association, META, Mondeca, ocean, pacific, RevDev Consultants, Sharm El Sheikh, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, UNWTO, world tourism organisation

Medgaz completes its first year of operation

Medgaz completes its first year of operation
10/30/2012 - Mathieu Bouchard avec la BEI | Euro-Mediterranean projects
Since April 2011, the underwater pipeline, half of which is funded by a €500-million loan from the European Investment Bank, has been supplying the Spanish market with Algerian gas. SPAIN / ALGERIA. If Medgaz is technically able to operate at 100% capacity, as welcomed by its Board of Directors at...
algeria, algerian economy, Almeria, Beni Saf, Cepsa, EIB, endesa, EU, europe, Europe, Femip, Gas pipeline, GDF-Suez, Hassi r'mel, iberdrola, Maghreb, Medgaz, mediterranean, montpellier, Percebois, port of almeria, Rajoy, Sonatrach, spain

Beginning of a new era for the EIB

Beginning of a new era for the EIB
10/30/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy avec la BEI | Euro-Mediterranean projects
Increases in capital, creation of project bonds aimed at financing strategic projects - through rallying more funding the European Investment Bank (EIB) is realigning itself to better adapt to new challenges. EUROPE. The next European Summit on 28 and 29 June will herald the beginning of a new...
De Fontaine vive, EIB, energy transport, EU, Europe, european budget, european investment bank, eurozone, Greece, investments, project bonds, southern mediterranean, Spain, telecom, transport

Traceability of fruit and vegetables: A glut of technologies but little consistency!

Traceability of fruit and vegetables: A glut of technologies but little consistency!
10/29/2012 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier | Transport
From PDAs used in fields to control the amount of pesticides sprayed on the land, to RFID chips, bar codes and the networking of operators… New technologies dedicated to the traceability of fruit and vegetables help meet regulatory requirements and the information needs of consumers. When used...
agriculture, Brussels, cluster, Creutzfeldt Jakob, cucumber, disease, E-Coli, EAN 13, EU, Europe, GS1, Jean-Luc Viruega, Maghreb, moroccan, north and central african, producers, QR code, qualimediterranée, RFID, TICSAD, traceability, tunisian, United nations

“National savings still not enough for true convergence”

“National savings still not enough for true convergence”
10/15/2012 - Brigitte Challiol | Socio-economic assessments
MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES. Crisis did not spared Southern Mediterranean countries. They must now meet the dual challenge of solving the unemployment and finance their upgrades while favouring cost-effectiveness to political wishes.
africa, crisis, EU, Europe, GDP, institut, Jean-Louis Reiffers, market, mediterranean, mediterranée, populations, public finances, savings


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