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The revival of the Mediterranean tourism sector offers an opportunity to move towards sustainable tourism

The revival of the Mediterranean tourism sector offers an opportunity to move towards sustainable tourism
12/23/2020 - Bernard Valero, Director General of the Avitem | Reflections
Like many others, the tourism sector is being hit hard and globally by the pandemic. In the Mediterranean region, this crisis is even more acute since it has literally decimated a sector of activity that represents a larger share of GDP than elsewhere on all the banks of the Mare Nostrum. Today,...
Andalusia, Bernard Valero, Brussels, coronavirus crisis, Covid, Covid-19, cruises, Dubrovnik, European Union (EU), expert opinion, Mare Nostrum, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mont-Blanc, Nudge, ODD, Paris agreement, Pyrenees, reflection, tourism, UN, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Venice

EU to provide a further €47.5bn for the fight against the consequences of Covid-19

EU to provide a further €47.5bn for the fight against the consequences of Covid-19
11/19/2020 - Erci Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. Parliament and the European Council reached an interim agreement to "deploy additional resources and measures to mitigate the immediate effects of the Covid-19 crisis".
coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, European Council, European funds, European Union (EU), REACT-EU

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

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

Banca Intesa to grant €20m in loans to Serbian companies and municipalities

Banca Intesa to grant €20m in loans to Serbian companies and municipalities
10/29/2020 - Eric Apim | Services
SERBIA. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) grants a line of credit of up to €20 million to Banca Intesa Beograd to support companies and municipalities facing Covid-19.
Banca Intesa Beograd, coronavirus, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Draginja Đurić, EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European Union (EU), Serbia

Covid-19: Residents of all Mediterranean third countries become persona non grata in the EU

Covid-19: Residents of all Mediterranean third countries become persona non grata in the EU
10/23/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU / MEDITERRANEAN. The exit of Tunisia, the last Mediterranean third country on the EU list of residents not affected by travel restrictions to the European Union, prohibits non-European Mediterranean nationals from entering the European borders.
Algeria, Andorra, Canada, Covid-19, European Union (EU), Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, San Marino, Schengen area, Serbia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Vatican City.

Spain is the first EU country to exceed one million cases of Covid-19

Spain is the first EU country to exceed one million cases of Covid-19
10/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SPAIN. According to the Spanish Ministry of Health, on Wednesday 21 October 2020, Spain passed the one million mark in terms of the number of people affected by Covid-19, with a total of 1,005,295 cases.
Catalonia, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, European Union (EU), Isabel Diaz Ayuzo, Johns Hopkins, Madrid, Spain, USA

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

EU joins forces to better fight forest fires

EU joins forces to better fight forest fires
10/08/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
EU. A new Safers platform to build a comprehensive emergency management system to better fight forest fires will be tested in Italy, France, Spain and Greece.
Copernicus, European Union (EU), Finland, forest fires, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Safers, Semide, Spain, United Kingdom

Paschal Donohoe takes over the Presidency of the Eurogroup

Paschal Donohoe takes over the Presidency of the Eurogroup
07/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
EU. Ireland's Paschal Donohoe was elected president of the Eurogroup. He succeeds Portugal's Mario Centeno.
Brussels, Eurogroup, European Union (EU), France, Germany, Gramegna, Ireland, Luxembourg, Nadia Calvino, Paschal Donohoe

Frenchman François-Louis Michaud appointed Executive Director of the European Banking Authority

Frenchman François-Louis Michaud appointed Executive Director of the European Banking Authority
07/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
EU. MEPs elected François-Louis Michaud as President of the European Banking Authority (EBA). He succeeds the Hungarian Adam Farkas.
Adam Farkas, Banque de France, Brexit, EBA, ECB, European Banking Authority, European Central Bank, European Union (EU), Europlaza, François-Louis Michaud, London, Paris

After the pandemic: towards resilient cities and territories in the Mediterranean, or the refusal of blindness

After the pandemic: towards resilient cities and territories in the Mediterranean, or the refusal of blindness
06/16/2020 - Bernard Valero, Director General of the Avitem | Reflections
SPECIAL FILE COVID-19. While the Covid19 pandemic is still far from over, the "After" is just beginning to take shape, veiled in shadows and uncertainties, tainted by the haunting question of the vaccine and overshadowed by the priority that will be that of restarting national economies and...
Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories, Avitem, Barcelona Convention, Bernard Valero, climate change, coronavirus, Covid-19, decentralised cooperation, European Union (EU), Gaza, Libya, Mediterranean, Mediterranean cities, Mediterranean of the Future, Paris Climate Agreements, regional planning, SDOs, Sustainable Development Objectives, Syria, territories

European airports do not envisage a return to pre-Covid-19 air traffic until 2023

European airports do not envisage a return to pre-Covid-19 air traffic until 2023
06/08/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
EUROPEAN UNION. Despite the lifting of the restrictive measures taken on transport, ACI Europe, the association of European airports, does not envisage a return to traffic in 2019 until 2023. It also complains that, unlike the main airlines, it has not benefited from government aid. EUROPEAN UNION....
ACI Europe, air traffic, air transport, coronavirus, Covid-19, European airports, European Union (EU), France, Germany, Italy, Olivier Jankovec, United Kingdom

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...
China, Coface, coronavirus, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, ECB European Central Bank, EU, Europe, European Commission, European Council, European Union (EU), Eurozone, France, Germany, Henry Marty-Gauquié, IMF, Italy, JFC Council, Mediterranean, North Africa, Open Forum, Reflection, Russia, Spain, Turkey, United States, Vestager

Greek Apostolos Tzitzikostas takes over the presidency of the European Committee of the Regions

Greek Apostolos Tzitzikostas takes over the presidency of the European Committee of the Regions
02/12/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
EUROPEAN UNION. The governor of the region of Central Macedonia (Greece), Apostolos Tzitzikostas is elected president of the European Committee of the Regions.
Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Azores, Balkans, Belgium, Brussels, Central Macedonia, CoR, European Committee of the Regions, European Union (EU), German-speaking Community of Belgium, Greece, Karl-Heinz Lambertz, Maastricht Treaty, Neo Dimokratia Party, PES, Portugal, Vasco Ilidio Alves Cordeiro, Νέα Δημοκρατία

Union for the Mediterranean appoints three new Deputy Secretaries General

Union for the Mediterranean appoints three new Deputy Secretaries General
09/11/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
MEDITERRANEAN. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) announces the appointment of three new Deputy Secretaries General : Marisa Farrugia, Isidro Antonio González Afonso and Grammenos Mastrojeni.
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EU leaders finally appoint their four main representatives

EU leaders finally appoint their four main representatives
07/03/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
EUROPEAN UNION. The European heads of state and government have appointed Ursula von der Leyen, Josep Borrell, Charles Michel and Christine Lagarde to the key EU posts.
Charles Michel, Christine Lagarde, Council of Europe, Czech Republic, David Lipton, David-Maria Sassoli, Donald Tusk, ECB European Central Bank, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union (EU), Federica Mogherini, Germany, IMF International Monetary Fund, Italy, Jan Zahradi, Jean-Claude Juncker, Josep Borrell, Mario Draghi, Politics, Sarkozy, Sira Rego, Ska Keller, Spain, Ursula von der Leyen

The Italian David Sassoli is elected President of the European Parliament

The Italian David Sassoli is elected President of the European Parliament
07/03/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
EUROPEAN UNION. The Italian Social Democrat David Sassoli was elected President of the European Parliament in the second round of voting. A former journalist, he succeeds Antonio Tajani.
Antonio Tajani, David Sassoli, EPP, European Parliament, European Union (EU), Germany, Italy, Jan Zahradi, Sira Reggo, Ska Keller, Spain


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