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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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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.
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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

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

MEPs want 2021 budget to focus on supporting sustainable recovery

MEPs want 2021 budget to focus on supporting sustainable recovery
10/29/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Parliament is targeting €182bn in commitment appropriations for the 2021 budget which will focus on the effects of the pandemic and support for recovery.
Council, European, European budget, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union (EU), Olivier Chastel, Pierre Larrouturou

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

The European Commission is set to approve the merger between PSA and FCA before the end of 2020.

The European Commission is set to approve the merger between PSA and FCA before the end of 2020.
10/26/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE / ITALY. The merger between car manufacturers PSA and FCA should be approved by the European Commission, which had opened an in-depth investigation into the project. version française

automobile industry, European Commission, FCA, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, France, Italy, Peugeot, PSA, Stellantis

European Commission launches infringement proceedings against "Golden Passports" granted by Malta and Cyprus

European Commission launches infringement proceedings against "Golden Passports" granted by Malta and Cyprus
10/21/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MALTA / CYPRUS. The European Commission is sending letters of formal notice to the States of Malta and Cyprus concerning their decried citizenship by investment programmes.
Al Jazeera, Cyprus, European citizenship, European Commission, European Union (EU), golden passports, IPP, Malta, Myron Nikolatos, passports

Issuance of the first European social bonds for €17bn

Issuance of the first European social bonds for €17bn
10/21/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU. Within the framework of the SURE instrument, created by the European Union to protect jobs and employees from the consequences of Covid-19, the European Commission has issued its first social bonds for an amount of €17 billion.
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European Parliament approves €2 million aid to former shipbuilding employees in Galicia

European Parliament approves €2 million aid to former shipbuilding employees in Galicia
10/20/2020 - Eric Apim | Industry
SPAIN. 500 former workers in sectors related to shipbuilding in Galicia will benefit from a reorientation plan 60% financed by the European Union. version française
EGF, European Commission, European Council, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, European Parliament, Galicia, Spain, Valérie Hayer, Xunta de Galicia

The European Commission considers the funding obtained for Syria insufficient

The European Commission considers the funding obtained for Syria insufficient
10/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SYRIA / EU. In its latest report on the financial monitoring of grant and loan pledges to Syria, the European Commission indicates that as of 31 August 2020, international donors had disbursed $5 billion in grants to Syria and its region in 2020. version française
Brussels, Covid-19, Donor Conference, Egypt, European Commission, European Union, Germany, Grants to Syria, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Refugees, Regional Plan for Refugees and Resilience, Syria, Syria Humanitarian Response Plan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States

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

European Commission prolongs temporary framework for State aid until June 2021

European Commission prolongs temporary framework for State aid until June 2021
10/13/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU. European Commission prolongs the exception from the temporary state aid framework to allow governments to support the economy in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. version française

coronavirus, Covid-19, European Commission, Margrethe Vestager, pandemic, state aid, temporary framework for state aid

Employees made redundant due to the difficulties of the Galician shipbuilding industry will benefit from €2 million

Employees made redundant due to the difficulties of the Galician shipbuilding industry will benefit from €2 million
10/13/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SPAIN. The European Parliament's Committee on Budgets voted in favour of a €2.05 million aid package to support former employees in Galicia's shipbuilding industry in their retraining. version française

EGF, European Commission, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, European Parliament, Galicia, industry, shipbuilding, shipyard, Spain, Valérie Hayer, Xunta de Galicia

European Commission approves €1.5 billion government aid for companies in Southern Italy

European Commission approves €1.5 billion government aid for companies in Southern Italy
10/07/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
ITALY. The European Commission authorises an Italian scheme worth €1.5 billion to support businesses in the regions of Southern Italy affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Abruzzo, aquaculture, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, coronavirus, Covid-19, European Commission, fishing, Italy, Margrethe Vestager, Molise, public finance, Puglia, Rome, Sardinia, Sicily, state aid, tax advantage

European Commission prepares for end of 1 and 2 cent coins

European Commission prepares for end of 1 and 2 cent coins
09/28/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission is launching an evaluation and impact assessment on the use of the 1 and 2 cent coins with regard to cost and public acceptability. version française
currency, euro, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, one cent, two cents

European Commission approves reallocation of programmes for Spain to combat Covid-19

European Commission approves reallocation of programmes for Spain to combat Covid-19
09/23/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
SPAIN. The European Commission has approved the modification of nine Operational Programmes under Cohesion Policy in Spain for a total amount of €1.2 billion.
Andalusia, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Community of Valencia, CRII, CRII+, ERDF, European Commission, European Regional Development Fund, Galicia, Madrid, Spain

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

European Commission proposes €2 million to 500 shipbuilding workers made redundant in Galicia

European Commission proposes €2 million to 500 shipbuilding workers made redundant in Galicia
09/11/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
SPAIN. The European Commission wants to grant 2 M€ to Spain under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to help 500 former workers in the shipbuilding and related sectors who have been made redundant in Galicia. version française
aids, Covid-19, EGF, European Commission, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, European Parliament, Galicia, industries, Madrid, ship repair, Spain, Xunta de Galicia

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