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Survey on the question of Western Sahara Part 3/3: Economic data. A desert full of resources

Survey on the question of Western Sahara Part 3/3: Economic data. A desert full of resources
12/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
Deposits of phosphate and rare minerals not yet exploited, energy (wind and water power), communication routes (trans-Saharan road), and above all very rich fishery resources, Western Sahara does not fail to arouse economic covetousness. Version française
Azur Plan, Brussels, Canaria Coalition, CJEU, Consulate, Court of Justice of the European Union, Dakhla, Dakhla Atlantic, EEZ, EU27, European Union, Exclusive Economic Zone, fisheries agreements, fishing resources, Franco-Saharan think tank Ahmed Baba Miské, Gilles Devers, Green March, High Court of Justice, La Guera, Lagouira, Laäyoune, Melchior Wathelet, Mohamed Ould Cherif, Mohammed VI, Morocco, Polisario Front, Spanish Canary Islands, Tangier, Tarfaya, Western Sahara, Western Sahara Campaign

Diaspora a springboard for French strategic partnership policy in Africa

Diaspora a springboard for French strategic partnership policy in Africa
12/17/2020 | Talent for a new economy
Supported by the European Union, French Development Agency (AFD), the German Agency for International Cooperation and the Anima Investment Network, the Meet Africa II programme provides an additional tool for French policy on development aid to support entrepreneurship in Africa, a policy that focuses on the diaspora.
Version française
Africa, African countries, african diaspora, Anima, Anima Investment Network, Bridge Fund by Digital Africa, Choose Africa, diaspora, Digital Africa, Emmanuel Macron, emmanuel Noutary, European Union, Expertise France, France, French Development Agency, Jérémie Pellet, Meet Africa, Meet Africa II, Proparco, talent for a new economy

Agreement on the European Defence Fund with a budget of nearly €8 billion

Agreement on the European Defence Fund with a budget of nearly €8 billion
12/14/2020 - Eric Apim | Industry
EU. The European Commission welcomes the validation of the European Defence Fund, a new multiannual financial programme worth almost €8 billion.
Airbus, airline company, Corsair, Europe, European Union, France, industry, R&D, Thierry Breton

EU timidly sanctions Turkey for its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean

EU timidly sanctions Turkey for its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean
12/11/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
After months of threats, the European Council decrees sanctions against Turkey for its gas exploration manoeuvres in maritime areas claimed by Greece and the Republic of Cyprus.
Athens, Cyprus, Erdogan, EU, European Union, Greece, Josep Borrell, Nicosia, Oruç Reis, TPAO, Turkey, Turkish petroleum corporation, Yavuz

Ceuta and Melilla, barometers of relations between Morocco and Spain

Ceuta and Melilla, barometers of relations between Morocco and Spain
12/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
The two confetti of Ceuta and Melilla represent heavy stakes - economic, social and geopolitical at the same time - on the relations between Morocco and Spain. These former outposts, still free ports, still enjoy privileges threatened by Moroccan wishes. MOROCCO / SPAIN. They deploy the only land...
Africa, Agrupaciones de interés Económico, AIE, Alberto Asarta, Alcántara, Brexit, Canaries, Ciudad autonoma, Ciudadanos, Common agricultural policy, economy of Ceuta, economy of Melilla, Eduardo de Castro Gonzáles, El Perejil, ERC, EU, Europe, European Union, Feader, Feaga, Felipe VI, Frontex, Fse, Gibraltar, Hassan II, Impuesto sobre la Producción, IPSI, Joan Josep Nuet, Juan Jesús Vivas, los Servicios y las Importaciones, Madrid, Maria Dolores Rodriguez Mejias, Maroc, Marta Martin, Miliya, Mlilt, Mohammed VI, Nabyl Lakhdar, PAC, PE, Pedro Sanchez, Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Popular Party, PSOE, Rabat, Sebta, Spain, Uniones Temporales de Empresas, UTE, Vox, Yves Zurlo

Lebanon Conference agrees on a recovery plan for the country

Lebanon Conference agrees on a recovery plan for the country
12/03/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. "Lebanon is in a state of financial bankruptcy, but still has the possibility of being a successful state if reforms are implemented quickly," concluded the Conference in support of the Lebanese people orchestrated by France and the UN.
3RF, Antonio Guterres, Conference in support of the Lebanese population, European Union, France, Lebanese economy, Lebanon, United Nations, World Bank

"Unity and the gathering of Mediterraneans are more necessary than ever."

"Unity and the gathering of Mediterraneans are more necessary than ever."
12/03/2020 - Karim Amellal, Ambassador, Interministerial Delegate for the Mediterranean at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs | Reflections
It is already 25 years old, and another world has replaced the one in which the Barcelona Process was born. A world, if not darker, at least more worrying. Today, among us Mediterraneans, the fear of a global pandemic, a climate emergency or terrorism that could blindly strike any one of us...
Barcelona Process, Europe, European Union, France, Karim Amellal, Mediterranean, Summit of the two shores, UfM, Union for the Mediterranean

INVESTMED supporting young and women at head of innovating enterprises

INVESTMED supporting young and women at head of innovating enterprises
12/03/2020 | Development models in Mediterranean
In Tunisia, Egypt and Lebanon, the INVESTMED project will provide support to innovating SMEs and start-up run by young and women entrepreneurs. Version française
AFAEMME (Federation of Mediterranean Businesswomen Associations), Beyond Reform and Development, Businessmed, CEEBA, Confederation of Egyptian European Business Associations, Ebsomed, Egypt, EMEA, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, European Institute of the Mediterranean, European Union, FEBEA (European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers), iED, IEMed, ILO, Innovative Sustainable Start-Ups for the Mediterranean, Institute of Entrepreneurship Development, Investmed, Jihen Boutiba, Lebanon, LUMSA University, Med Confederation., Mediterranean, Roma, Rumundu, Rym Ayadi, Solid, Spanish Chamber of Commerce, start-up, The four associate partners: Confederation of Egyptian european business associations (FEDCOC), Tunisia, Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises

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

Kosovo President resigns after being indicted for crimes against humanity

Kosovo President resigns after being indicted for crimes against humanity
11/06/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
KOSOVO. Charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes by the Special Court for Kosovo, Kosovar President Hashim Thaçi decides to resign and go to The Hague where he is imprisoned.
conflict, crimes against humanity, Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, European Union, Hashim Thaçi, ICTY, Jakup Krasniqi, Kadri Veseli, Kosovo, Kosovo and Metohia, KSC, Milošević, Netherlands, Ramuj Haradinaj, Rexhep Selimi, Scheveningen, Selobodan Milošević, Serbia, Special Tribunal for Kosovo, The Hague, UN, Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës, Vjosa Osmani, war crimes

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

Equality between women and men in the EU should be achieved in ... 60 years from now

Equality between women and men in the EU should be achieved in ... 60 years from now
10/30/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU. According to the European Institute for Gender Equality, the EU only achieves a gender equality index of 67.9 out of 100 in 2020. version française

Dimitrios Papadimoulis, EIGE, European Institute for Gender Equality, European Parliament, European Union, Evelyn Regner, gender equality, UfM, Union for the Mediterranean

Greece will have to answer to the EU Court of Justice for its income tax legislation

Greece will have to answer to the EU Court of Justice for its income tax legislation
10/30/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
GREECE. The European Commission is taking Greece to the European Court of Justice over the different tax treatment of Greek companies with subsidiaries in another EU/EEA state. version française

Court of Justice of the European Union, EEA, EU, European Economic Area, European Union, Greece, tax legislation, taxes

The Re-Med project wants to support sustainable construction in the Mediterranean region

The Re-Med project wants to support sustainable construction in the Mediterranean region
10/27/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The European Re-Med project aims to promote the transformation of construction and demolition waste (CD&D) into resources for road construction and maintenance in the Mediterranean. version française
Aix-en-Provence, Cerema, circular economy, construction, DC&D, ENPI, environment, European Neighborhood Instrument, European program, European Union, France, Italy, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Oumaya Marzouk, Re-Med, recycling, sustainable construction, Tunisia

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

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

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
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 / Institutions
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 / 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

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