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Mediterranean Hotels looking to the Ecolabel

Mediterranean Hotels looking to the Ecolabel
12/20/2013 | Euro-Mediterranean projects
Launched in 2012, the ShMILE 2 project aims at raising awareness among tourism and accommodation professionals of the environmental issues at stake in six Mediterranean countries. The project received €2 million, essentially from the European Union, and things are already beginning to change. Version française
Ecolabel, Egypt, European Ecolabel, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Marie de Parseval, Mediterranean, Negresco, Nice-Côte d'Azur, Spain, Splendi Hotel and Spa, Tunisia

Good international health for Spanish citrus

Good international health for Spanish citrus
04/23/2013 | Industry / Transport
SPAIN. The Spanish citrus sector is still very competitive internationally, although competition from countries such as Egypt is being more acutely felt, mainly because of the difficulty in finding alternative logistics to road transport.
Andalusia, Castellon, citrus sector, clementines, Egypt, exports, France, fruits and vegetables, Germany, Huelva, Lorenzo Reyes, Murcia, Netherlands, oranges, Spanish citrus, United Kingdom, Valencia, Valencia region

Mediterranean cruises – an historic winning bet 

Mediterranean cruises – an historic winning bet 
03/27/2013 | Industry / Transport
From the 22nd January to the 22nd March 1891, 241 passengers sailed on board the Augusta Victoria in the Mediterranean. They are considered to be the first ever cruise passengers. The ship’s owner (Hamburg America Line - HAPAG) wanted to make its transatlantic liner profitable in the off-season....
Augusta Victoria, CLIA, CLIA Europe, Cruise lines international association, cruise market, cruises, european cruise, France, Hamburg America Line, Hapag, historic winning bet, Italy, mediterranean, off-season, Spain, transatlantic

"The cruise ship is becoming the very object of desire"

"The cruise ship is becoming the very object of desire"
03/27/2013 | Industry / Transport
Econostrum.info: How big is the Mediterranean cruise market in relation to other tourism markets (seaside, cultural, etc.)? Etienne Pauchant: It is very small. We are talking around 5 million cruise passenger arrivals in Europe each year out of a total of 300 million arrivals. The bases are...
arab spring, Barcelona, cruise market, econostrum.info, Etienne Pauchant, Europe, France, Italy, Mediterranean, Mediterranean cruises, META, Spain, tourism

The EIB to lend €7 billion to France in 2013

The EIB to lend €7 billion to France in 2013
03/25/2013 | Euro-Mediterranean projects

Having given €4.3 billion in loans to France in 2012, The European Investment Bank will have a budget of €7 billion in 2013.
French version
Astra, Autolib, Bolloré, BPCC, Caisse d'Epargne, Crédit coopératif, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, Demeter, EIB, EIF, Elaia Alpha, electric vehicles, energy, European investment Bank, European investment fund, financial tools, France, Free, loans, mocro-enterprises, OP Ventures, Philippe de Fontaine-Vive, Renault, SME, Société GénéraleE, sustainable transport, urban development

"The offer was disproportionate"

"The offer was disproportionate"
03/21/2013 | Industry / Transport
Charles Revet, senator for Seine-Maritime, author of a report in 2009 on Corsica's shipping services, referred at the time to an oversized service and made a number of recommendations. He agreed to give his views on new plans undertaken by Corsica's public authorities in an exclusive interview with econostrum.info.
Charles Revet, Corsica, Corsica Ferries, corsica'transport office, corsican region, France, Seine-maritime, Shippax, shipping services, SNCM, traffic, transport

Public Services Outsourcing in Corsica: a small budget with major obligations

Public Services Outsourcing in Corsica: a small budget with major obligations
03/21/2013 | Industry / Transport
Limited to only one basic service between Marseille and Corsican ports, Maritime Public Services Outsourcing, currently under negotiation, regulates transport prices for passengers and freight. It also organises “skeleton services” in the event of a strike. Overview of the main changes announced for the assignees...
Bastia, Brussels, Corse, Corsica Ferries, european commission, France, La Méridionale, Marseille, Mega Express, Méditerranée, Nice, OTC, PSOs, Public Services Obligations, Public Services Outsourcing, Shippax, SNCM, Société nationale Corse-Méditerranée, The Transport Office of Corsica, Toulon, Veolia Transdev

After marathon budget talks, it’s over to Parliament now to determine the fate of Europe’s long-term spending plans

After marathon budget talks, it’s over to Parliament now to determine the fate of Europe’s long-term spending plans
02/12/2013 | European view on The Mediterranean
Agriculture, ALDE, Andrew Duff, Austria, Belgium, Constance Le Grip, ECR, Energy, EPP, EU budgets, European Council, France, François Hollande, French President, Germany, Greens/EFA, Guy Verhofstadt, Hannes Swoboda, Health, Lisbon Treaty, Long-term budget, Martin Callanan, Martin Schulz, Multiannual Financial Framework, N001-130211-001, President of the European Commission, President of the European Parliament, Rebecca Harms, Regional aid, S&D, UK

The Mediterranean Institute, twenty years on

The Mediterranean Institute, twenty years on
02/12/2013 | Mediterranean territorial issues
MEDITERRANEAN. For its twentieth birthday, the Mediterranean Institute wants to bounce back by implementing its studies. Version française
Barcelona, bouches-du-rhône, Brussels, Datar, ERDF programmes, euro-mediterranean, Europe, Femise, France, Henry Roux-Alezais, Jean-Louis Reiffers, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Institute, Provence-Aleps-Côte d'Azur

"How can Europe put an end to overfishing and protect fishermen?"

"How can Europe put an end to overfishing and protect fishermen?"
02/07/2013 | European view on The Mediterranean

Interview de Jean-Paul Besset (Greens/EFA, France) et Carmen Fraga Estévez (EPP, Espagne)
Carmen Fraga Estévez, CFP, Common Fisheries Policy, Discards, EPP, Fisheries, Fishing, France, Greens/EFA, Jean-Paul Besset, N001-130204-002, Overfishing, Reform, Spain

Europe's energy future comes from the South

Europe's energy future comes from the South
12/21/2012 | Euro-Mediterranean projects


MEDITERRANEAN. The Mediterranean Solar Plan should allow the positioning of renewable energy (particularly wind and solar power) at the heart of Mediterranean exchanges.
French version
AC to DCeuropean investment bank, AFD, Desertec, EIB, electricity transmission, Europe, european commision, France, KfW, Medgrid, Mediterranean, Morocco, neighbourhood investment facility, NIF, north africa, Ouarzazate, solar energy plants, Spain, Transgreen, Ufm, Union for the Mediterranean

Increased investment in Mediterranean rail

12/11/2012 | Euro-Mediterranean projects


MEDITERRANEAN. In the space of a year, the EIB has agreed more than €1bn of loans for rail related public transport projects (trams, trains, and subways) in Mediterranean countries.
French version
AFD, Agence française de développement, Algérie, Annaba, Athènes, Batna, Besançon, Cairo, EIB, european investment bank, France, French development agency, Ile de France, Le havre, LGV, LGV Atlantique, LGV Bretagne Pays de la Loire, LGV Est, lignes de train à grande vitesse, Mans, Maroc, mediterranean, mediterranean bassin, mediterranean rail, Montpellier, Moselle, Mostaganem, Méditerranée, Orléans, Ouargla, Paris, Piraeus, Pirée, rail, rail transport, Rennes, Rome, Sidi Bel Abbes, subway, Sétif, Tours, trams, Tramway, Tunis, Tunisie, Vendenheim

The EIB invests in French automobile innovation

The EIB invests in French automobile innovation
12/10/2012 | Euro-Mediterranean projects


FRANCE. French constructors are looking for cleaner, greener vehicles. Current R&D principally involves the use of electrical technology.

French version
Autolib, Bolloré, car parks, EIB, electric vehicles, electromobility, Europe 2020 strategy, France, green vehicles, heavyvehicule manufacturer, industrial innocvation, Renault, Renault Electrification Technology, Research Development and Innivation, Sweden, Volvo

Mediterranean tourism evades the crisis

Mediterranean tourism evades the crisis
11/26/2012 | Services / Finances
MEDITERRANEAN. In spite of the economic crisis and the Arab Spring, the Mediterranean countries are expected to record a growth in their tourism of between 2 and 4% in 2012. French version
1ère Position, Afnor groupe, Asia, Balkans, Borrego, destinations, Digimind, Earthcheck, economic crisis, econostrum.info, Egypt, Emakina, Etienne Pauchant, EU, Europe, France, Italia, Mediterranean, mediterranean travel association, META, Mondeca, ocean, pacific, RevDev Consultants, Sharm El Sheikh, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, UNWTO, world tourism organisation

A roadmap for recovery in Tunisia

A roadmap for recovery in Tunisia
11/26/2012 | Services / Finances


TUNISIA. Once regarded as the jewel of the national economy, tourism in Tunisia has suffered enormously.

French version
air connection, american embassy, associated revenues, campaigns, decentralization, elections, Europe, Fakhfakh, FODEC, France, insecurity, investment, investors, open sky, passengers, southern tunisia, top resa, tourism, tourists, transitional period, Tunisia, web compatibility

The second life of water depends on user perception

The second life of water depends on user perception
11/02/2012 | Environmental and development issues
The reuse of treated wastewater (TWW reuse) for irrigation will become a necessity, at least in the Southern Mediterranean region. And yet the obstacles facing TWW reuse projects are numerous, but are removable all the same, explains consultant Nicolas Condom. “The reuse of treated domestic...
France, Israel, Jordan, Nicolas Condom, Reuse, Spain, Tunisia, water

With Project Homer, Open Data settles down in the Mediterranean

With Project Homer, Open Data settles down in the Mediterranean
11/01/2012 | Mediterranean territorial issues
The Mediterranean Institute is taking part in the first transnational project to open up public sector data. Christened Homer, it aims both to increase transparency in public policies and generate innovative business applications. Version française
area, commission, communication, Cyprus, data, european, France, Greece, homer, information, Italy, italy, Malta, mediterranean, Montenegro, open, open data, organization, ouverture données publiques, public, sector, Slovenia, Slovénie, Spain, tourist

ELIH-Med to make old houses more energy efficient

ELIH-Med to make old houses more energy efficient
10/30/2012 | Mediterranean territorial issues
Version française
Building Foundation, CSTB, Cyprus, Cyprus Energy, ENEA, energy, energy efficient, Europe, France, Frattamaggiore, Genoa, GERES, Greece, Institut de la Méditerranée, Institute, Intelligent Energy, Italy, Jozef Stefan Institute, Languedoc-Roussillon, LAORE Sardegna, Macedonia, Malaga City Council, Malta, Malte, Méditerranean, OEK, Promotion, Renewable Energy, Roux-Alezais, régions périphériques maritime, Slovenia, Spain, Technological Innovation, Thrace, Valencia Institute, Workers Housing Organisation

Come together, CoopMed to the rescue

Come together, CoopMed to the rescue
10/30/2012 | Mediterranean territorial issues
Spurred into action by the financial crisis and the desire in the wake of the Arab Spring to build a modern and diverse economy, the southern Mediterranean countries are trying to find different ways to grow. CoopMed is a timely initiative to help bring about solidarity finance aimed at helping SMEs and encouraging job creation.
Version française
Algeria, Banca Etica, Belgium, business, Caisse Solidaire, Coopest, CoopMed, Crédal, Crédit Coopératif, economy, Egypt, Europe, France, Hefboom, institut de la Méditerranée, Israël, Italia, Jordania, Lebanon, libya, Mediterranean, microfinance, Morocco, Nord Pas-de-Calais, Palestine, Poland, Roux-Alezais, Syria, TISE, Tunisia, Turkey

Responding to New Demands

Responding to New Demands
10/29/2012 | Publireportage
By Mats Karlsson, Director of CMI Nearly one year ago, the Arab Spring erupted. No one could have predicted its arrival or the course of events that followed; no one can say for sure where those events will lead. But the tensions that underlay the uprisings were common knowledge:  The need...
Algeria, CMI, Director, economic, Europe, France, Mats Karlsson, mediterranean, mediterranean basin, Morocco

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