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Issuance of the first European social bonds for €17bn

Issuance of the first European social bonds for €17bn
10/21/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
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

Alternatif Bank to provide $50 million in loans to Turkish SMEs affected by the pandemic

Alternatif Bank to provide $50 million in loans to Turkish SMEs affected by the pandemic
10/20/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
TURKEY / EU. Thanks to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Finance Corporation, Alternatif Bank will be able to lend $50 million to Turkish SMEs. version française
Alternative Bank, Arvid Tuerkner, Commercial Bank of Qatar, EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, IFC, Turkey, World Bank

Ankara-backed candidate wins the presidency of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Ankara-backed candidate wins the presidency of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
10/19/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
CYPRUS. Against all odds, Ersin Tatar was elected President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) with 51.74% of the vote. version française
Ankara, Cavusoglu, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Erdogan, Ersin Tatar, European Union, Mustafa Akinci, National Unity Party, Republic of Cyprus, TRNC, Tufan Erhurman, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, UBP, Ulusal Birlik Partisi, ulusal birlik partisi

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
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
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 proposes €684 million in financial support for the earthquake in Croatia

European Commission proposes €684 million in financial support for the earthquake in Croatia
10/12/2020 - Eric Apim | Environment
CROATIA. The European Commission is proposing €683.7 million in aid to help Croatia repair the material damage caused by an earthquake in Zagreb at the end of March 2020. version française
Croatia, earthquake, environment, EU Solidarity Fund, European Council, European Parliament, European Union, EUSF, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, natural disaster, Podkarpackie, Portugal, Spain, Zagreb

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’...
AFD, Africa, Afrikwity, ANIMA Investment Network, Caisse des Dépôts, CJD Senegal, CONECT (Tunisia), Diafrikinvest, EU, European Union, Morocco, Senegal, StartUp Morocco, Tunisia

The European Council extends a hand to Ankara, while remaining firm in case of refusal

The European Council extends a hand to Ankara, while remaining firm in case of refusal
10/02/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
EU / TURKEY. Charles Michel, President of the European Council, wants to "give political dialogue a chance" in the context of the disputes between the EU and Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean. version française

Charles Michel, Cyprus, European Council, European Union, Greece, hydrocarbons, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, NATO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey

European Council imposes sanctions on three companies for violation of Libya's arms embargo

European Council imposes sanctions on three companies for violation of Libya's arms embargo
09/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
LIBYA / EU. The European Council imposes sanctions on three companies, including one Turkish and one Jordanian, involved in violations of the UN arms embargo on Libya.
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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
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

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 Turkish bank İşbank obtains a $54m loan to help Turkish companies

The Turkish bank İşbank obtains a $54m loan to help Turkish companies
09/08/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
TURKEY / EU. To boost bank lending to Turkish companies, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a $54m (€45.7m) loan to İşbank. version française

banking, coronavirus, DenizBank, EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, finance, Isbank, Turkey, Turkish companies, Turkiye İş Bankasi, İşbank

EIF and HBOR provide financial support to three private equity funds in Croatia

EIF and HBOR provide financial support to three private equity funds in Croatia
09/02/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
CROATIA. The European Investment Fund and the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development are jointly investing €205 million in three Croatian private equity funds.
Adriatic Structured Equity Fund, Covid-19, Croatia, Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Croatian Mezzanine Debt Fund, CROGIP, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, European Union, FRC2 Croatia Partners, HBOR, Hrvatska Banka Za Obnovu I Razvitak, Prosperus, Sme, Tamara Perko

Renewables surpass fossil fuels in EU27 electricity generation for the first time

Renewables surpass fossil fuels in EU27 electricity generation for the first time
07/23/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
EU. According to the Ember think tank, renewable energies provided more electricity than fossil fuels in EU countries in the first six months of 2020. version française

coronavirus, Covid-19, Dave Jones, Denmark, Ember, energy, EU27, European Union, fossil energy, Germany, Greece, hydropower, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, renewables, solar, Southern Europe, Spain, wind

Télé Liban - Garbage crisis management

Télé Liban - Garbage crisis management
03/05/2019 | Video
Local solutions to the waste crisis are available but marginalized Reporter : Mazen Mjawaz Camera :  Maroun Botros Publisher : Raed Daou Source :  Télé Liban / OPEN Media Hub  Translation and subtitling in english : econostrum.info ...
Beyrouth, diseases, European Union, garbage, Lebanon, OPEN Media Hub, waste, waste crisis

A multilingual bedouin

A multilingual bedouin
11/12/2018 | Video
Interview with Faisal Al Bdoul, multilingual bedouin. Reporter: Layla Bashar Al-Kloub Camera: Hamzah Mohammed Al-Saraireh, Layla Bashar Al-Kloub Publisher: Layla Bashar Al-Kloub Source: The Globe Post / Open Media Hub. Translation and subtitling in english: econostrum.info This production...
english, European Union, french, Jordan, multilingual bedouin, Open Media Hub, Petra, spanish, tourists

Fahim Aicha, fisherwoman

Fahim Aicha, fisherwoman
11/09/2018 | Video
Interview of Fahim Aicha, fisherwoman, daughter of a fisherwoman  and boss of fishing vessel. Reporter : Moknine Sofiane Camera :  Ouamara Idir Mohamed Publisher : Wissam Charaf   Source :  ENTV / OPEN Media Hub  Translation and...
European Union, fisherwoman, fishing, fishing vessel, Open Media Hub, UE

Mediterranean region ready for COP22 in Marrakesh

Mediterranean region ready for COP22 in Marrakesh
11/09/2016 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
The 22nd session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP22, taking place in Marrakesh from 7th to 18th November, 2016, will be an opportunity for the Mediterranean region to make its voice heard Version française
Ademe, agriculture, Anne-France Didier, Catalonia, climate, climate change, Conference of Parties, COP21, COP22, desertification, Energy 2050, energy scenarios, European Union, IPCC, MAP, Marrakesh, Mediterranean, Mediterranean action plan, Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development, Morocco, MSSD, Paris, Plan Bleu, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, tourism, UNEP

"One village, one product", and women at the helm

"One village, one product", and women at the helm
05/15/2015 | Society
With the support of the Secretariat of the UfM

The European Neighbourhood Policy's "One village, one product" scheme aims to promote the emergence of women in agricultural area development.
Amideast, Beni Suef, Danone, Egypt, European commission, European Union, Jordan, Lake Qaroun, Lebanon, Libya, Maja Kocijancic, Mediterranean, Méditerranean, one product, One village, Spring Forward, Tunisia, UfM, Un Women

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