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France is the world leader in anti-competitive repression, with €1.8 billion in fines in 2020

France is the world leader in anti-competitive repression, with €1.8 billion in fines in 2020
02/23/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
FRANCE. According to the "Global antitrust enforcement" report published by Allen & Overy, France imposed nearly €1.8 billion in financial sanctions on companies found guilty of anti-competitive measures in 2020.
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Allen & Overy, anticompetitive measures, Apple, cartel, China, competition, Europe, European Commission, European Union, Forex, France, Gafa, Global antitrust enforcement, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

European Commission strengthens synergies between civil, space and defense industries

European Commission strengthens synergies between civil, space and defense industries
02/22/2021 - Eric Apim | Industry
EU. intends to better respond to geopolitical competition and strengthen its technological sovereignty by launching a plan to foster interaction between the civil, space and defense industries. version française
artificial intelligence, defence industry, EU, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Union, industry, Margrethe Westager, ORT, quantum intelligence, spin in, spin off

The EU adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean with €7 billion

The EU adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean with €7 billion
02/09/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Six years after the last revision of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership launched in 1995 in Barcelona, the European Commission adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean, with a Southern Neighbourhood Instrument endowed with €7 billion over six years.
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Algeria, Barcelona, Brussels, Development Cooperation and International Cooperation, Egypt, European Commission, European Union, Israel, IVCDCI, Jordan, Josep Borrel, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, Morocco, Neighbourhood Instrument, New Agenda for the Mediterranean, Olivér Várhelyi, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia

Mario Draghi dons the costume of Italy's saviour

Mario Draghi dons the costume of Italy's saviour
02/04/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
ITALY. Italian President Sergio Mattarella has asked Mario Draghi, former President of the European Central Bank, to form the new Italian government.
Bank of Italy, Christine Lagarde, ECB, European Central Bank, European Commission, Giuseppe Conte, Goldman Sachs, Greece, Italy, Mario Draghi, Matteo Renzi, politics, Roberto Gualtieri, Rome, Sergie Matterella, social bonds, SURE

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

Nine Member States receive €14bn loans to overcome their Covid-19 spending
02/02/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission has disbursed loans totalling €14 billion to nine Member States.
Belgium, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croatia, Cyprus, economy, European Commission, European Union, finance, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Johannes Hahn, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Paolo Gentiloni, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, social obligations, Spain, SURE, Ursula von der Leyen

14 bn extra funding to help European countries in their recovery

14 bn extra funding to help European countries in their recovery
01/27/2021 - Eric Apim | 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.
Croatia, Cyprus, European Commission, European Union, Greece, Italy, Johannes Hahn, Malta, NextGenerationEU, Portugal, Slovenia, social obligations, Spain, Support to mitigate unemployment risks in emergency, SURE

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

Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to soften his relations with France and the European Union
01/12/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / EU. Turkish president wants to "put back on track" relations between his country and the European Union.
Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Emmanuel Macron, Erdogan, EU, European Commission, France, Greece Aegean Sea, Mediterranean, relations between Turkey and the EU, Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen

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.
Albania, Angela Merkel, Ankara, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brexit, Brussels, Bulgaria, Central Bank of Kosovo, Copenhagen criteria, Croatia, Cyprus, dardan, David Cameron, dinar, economy, EIB, Ekaterina Zaharieva, Erdogan, EU, EU enlargement, euro, Europe, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Union, Greece, Henry Marty-Gauquié, Jean-François Cousitillière, Kosovo, Member States, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Olivér Varhelyi politics, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sofia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Ursula von der Leyen, Western Balkans

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

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.
Barclays, Benelux, BNP Paribas, Covid-19, Deutsche Bank, European Commission, European Union, France, Germany, Johannes Hahn, Nomura, social obligations, Support to mitigate unemployment risks in emergency, SURE, UniCredit, United Kingdom, Ursula Von der Leyen

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

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