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The European Union is brought under the Slovenian flag

07/02/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU / SLOVENIA. The Slovenian government of Janez Janša takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of Ministers of the European Union. This ultraconservative personality fails to win unanimous support as the EU is in the midst of a debate regarding its future.

Anže Logar, Augustus Santos Silva, EPPO, EU, EU presidency, European Public Prosecutor's Office, European Union (EU), institution, Janez Janša, Laura Kövesi, Lilliana Koslovic, politics, Slovenia, Twito, Viktor Orbán

Where does the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership stand?

07/01/2021 | Reflections

The European Union, which has been present in the Mediterranean since the 1970s through its financing of third countries, had significantly improved its offer...

Barcelona Agreements, Barcelona Partnership, EIB, EU, Euromed IHEDN, European Investment Bank, European Union (EU), Henry Marty-Gauquié, Itzhak Rabin, Mediterranean, MPC, Oslo Accords, UfM, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Yasser Arafat

"Morocco no longer accepts the Spanish position on Western Sahara”

06/15/2021 | Society / Institutions

SPAIN/MOROCCO. Head of the Geopolitics and Global Security Department at CIDOB, Spain's oldest international relations centre, Eduard Soler is its Mena referent. In an exclusive interview granted to econostrum.info on the occasion of his speech to the members of the Euromed-IHEDN association, he examines the love/hate relationship between Spain and Morocco.

European Council endorses the use of a common debt issue

06/01/2021 | Society / Institutions

E.U.. The European Commission will be able to launch the process of issuing a common debt on the own resources of the twenty-seven Member States. A first.

António Costa, Covid-19, European Commission, European Council, European Union (EU), France, Italy, Next Generation EU, NextGenerationEU, pandemic, Portugal, Spain

Integration advances in the Mediterranean, but at a reduced speed

05/27/2021 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. Entrusted by the Union for the Mediterranean to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the publication of the first report on regional integration in the Mediterranean will serve as a basis for measuring its evolution.

Covid-19: EU releases an additional €286.5 million for France, Malta and Slovenia

05/26/2021 | Society / Institutions

FRANCE / MALTA / SLOVENIA. To combat the social and economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, the European Commission has approved the modification of five operational programmes in three Mediterranean countries for an amount of €286.5 million.

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Covid-19 vaccine as a new passport to boost tourism in the European Union

05/20/2021 | Society / Institutions

EUROPEAN UNION. The twenty-seven member states of the European Union have reached an agreement to allow entry into the EU for travelers from third countries who have received the necessary doses of Covid vaccines.

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THE NEXT SOCIETY paving the way for Mediterranean innovation

05/13/2021 | Advertorial

Four the past four years, THE NEXT SOCIETY (TNS) has been helping to boost innovation capacity in seven Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries and to enhance their attractiveness.

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EU Member States commit to a more inclusive and social Europe

05/10/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU. At the Social Summit in Porto, all 27 EU Member States committed themselves to achieving the objectives set out by the European Commission in the European Social Rights Action Plan.

António Costa, Covid-19, employment, European Commission, European Union (EU), Porto, Portugal, social and solidarity economy, social rights, training, Ursula von der Leyen

The Ouigo Madrid Barcelona high-speed line kicks off the battle for rail in Spain

05/07/2021 | Transport

SPAIN / FRANCE. The Spanish railway operator Renfe is losing its monopoly with the launch of the high-speed line between Madrid and Barcelona marketed by Ouigo Spain, a subsidiary of Sncf Voyageurs.

Portugal, first Member State to present its recovery plan to the European Commission

04/22/2021 | Society / Institutions

PORTUGAL. Lisbon is the first capital of the European Union to officially present its recovery and resilience plan (RRP) to the European Commission, which must validate it.

Libya's economic outlook: Oil fuel for future investments

04/15/2021 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. Its foreign exchange reserves and oil windfall have returned to pre-revolution levels, allowing Libya to invest in its future. The 2021 budget currently under discussion reveals the priorities of the new government.

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Libya's economic outlook: A huge cake to share

04/15/2021 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. The tempo is accelerating for many countries wishing to participate in the economic battle currently being waged around reconstruction and oil. The diplomatic ballet continues to grow in Tripoli. But the dancers are not all on the same footing.

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The new Libyan governance: An equation with several unknowns

04/07/2021 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. Libya has entered a new era since Fayez Al-Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar finally decided to throw in the towel. Their withdrawals have allowed for the emergence of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum and a new interim governance. Part 1/5

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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.

Cyprus, diplomacy, Eastern Mediterranean, European Council, European Union (EU), Greece, international relations, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, terrorism, Turkey, United Nations

Turkish justice wants to ban the pro-Kurdish HDP party in the name of Turkey's integrity

03/18/2021 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY. The Turkish Public Prosecutor's Office launches a procedure to ban the Peoples' Democratic Party, a pro-Kurdish left-wing movement, at the Court of Cassation. The authorities consider it to be very close to the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party), considered a terrorist party.

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.

coronavirus and tourism, Covid-19, Cyprus, European Union (EU), Eurostat, Greece, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Southern Europe, Spain, tourism

European Investment Bank puts €3.7bn on the table to help businesses

03/12/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU. The European Investment Bank approves €3.7 billion in new financing to support the private sector in the face of the pandemic, improve the energy transition and transport.

The European Commission proposes 530 M€ for emergency measures against Covid-19

03/11/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU. EU. The European Commission is proposing to release an envelope of nearly 530 M€ to support emergency measures against the coronavirus. Three Mediterranean countries in the process of accession will be able to benefit from it.

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Three Mediterranean countries will need external food aid in 2021

03/08/2021 | Environment

MEDITERRANEAN. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) lists forty-five countries that will need external food aid in 2021. Three of them are in the Mediterranean.