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EU timidly sanctions Turkey for its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean

EU timidly sanctions Turkey for its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean
12/11/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
After months of threats, the European Council decrees sanctions against Turkey for its gas exploration manoeuvres in maritime areas claimed by Greece and the Republic of Cyprus.
Athens, Cyprus, Erdogan, EU, European Union, Greece, Josep Borrell, Nicosia, Oruç Reis, TPAO, Turkey, Turkish petroleum corporation, Yavuz

Ceuta and Melilla, barometers of relations between Morocco and Spain

Ceuta and Melilla, barometers of relations between Morocco and Spain
12/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
The two confetti of Ceuta and Melilla represent heavy stakes - economic, social and geopolitical at the same time - on the relations between Morocco and Spain. These former outposts, still free ports, still enjoy privileges threatened by Moroccan wishes. MOROCCO / SPAIN. They deploy the only land...
Africa, Agrupaciones de interés Económico, AIE, Alberto Asarta, Alcántara, Brexit, Canaries, Ciudad autonoma, Ciudadanos, Common agricultural policy, economy of Ceuta, economy of Melilla, Eduardo de Castro Gonzáles, El Perejil, ERC, EU, Europe, European Union, Feader, Feaga, Felipe VI, Frontex, Fse, Gibraltar, Hassan II, Impuesto sobre la Producción, IPSI, Joan Josep Nuet, Juan Jesús Vivas, los Servicios y las Importaciones, Madrid, Maria Dolores Rodriguez Mejias, Maroc, Marta Martin, Miliya, Mlilt, Mohammed VI, Nabyl Lakhdar, PAC, PE, Pedro Sanchez, Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Popular Party, PSOE, Rabat, Sebta, Spain, Uniones Temporales de Empresas, UTE, Vox, Yves Zurlo

The EU wants to deepen its relations with Algeria

The EU wants to deepen its relations with Algeria
12/08/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ALGERIA / EU. At the end of a videoconference meeting of the members of the EU-Algeria Association Council, Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU, expressed the wish for a "truly strengthened partnership with Algeria". version française

Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Algeria, Algeria-EU partnership, EU, European Union Josep Borrell, free trade area, FTA, Sabri Boukadoum

The introduction of new Member States stuck in the European funnel

The introduction of new Member States stuck in the European funnel
11/20/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
Despite his divorce from the United Kingdom and the break-up of his engagement with Turkey, the European Union still seduces, but knows how to make itself wanted. Its only suitors today are all in the Western Balkans. They have to work hard to put a ring on this sixty-three-year-old lady's finger, who is becoming more and more difficult to choose.
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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

Greece will have to answer to the EU Court of Justice for its income tax legislation

Greece will have to answer to the EU Court of Justice for its income tax legislation
10/30/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
GREECE. The European Commission is taking Greece to the European Court of Justice over the different tax treatment of Greek companies with subsidiaries in another EU/EEA state. version française

Court of Justice of the European Union, EEA, EU, European Economic Area, European Union, Greece, tax legislation, taxes

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 / Institutions
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

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 / Institutions
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’...
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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 / Institutions
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 / Institutions
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 / Institutions
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 / Institutions
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
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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.
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Covid-19: Europe and the post-economic crisis triggered by the pandemic

Covid-19: Europe and the post-economic crisis triggered by the pandemic
05/05/2020 - Henry Marty-Gauquié, member of JFC Conseil | Reflections
SPECIAL FILE COVID-19. On 21 April 2020 a poll was published according to which 71% of Italians believed that the European Union had "reacted badly" to the health crisis and that they "no longer see any point in being part of it", while 58% of the same Italians considered that leaving the euro zone...
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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

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