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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.
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SNCF raises a record €2 billion loan with a 30-year maturity

SNCF raises a record €2 billion loan with a 30-year maturity
10/28/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. The SNCF has closed a €2 billion loan over thirty years, the largest transaction ever carried out by the group on the financial markets.
Austria, Bank of America Securities, BNP Paribas, borrowing, CIB, Covid-19, Crédit Agricole, finance, Fitch, France, France relaunch, Germany, HSBC, ING, Moody's, rail transport, S&P, SNCF, SNCF debt, Southern Europe

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.
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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

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE. French electrolyser and storage systems manufacturer McPhy successfully raises €180 million from strategic investors, its historical shareholders and institutional investors.
Bpifrance Banque publique d'investissement, Chart International, Drôme, Ecotechnologies, EDF Pulse Croissance, environment, France, Germany, Grenoble, hydrogen, industry, Italy, Laurent Carme, McPhy, Paris, San Miniato, sustainable development, Technip Energies, Wildau, zero carbon

Egypt has its own license plate manufacturing plant

Egypt has its own license plate manufacturing plant
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
EGYPT. A joint venture between AOI (Arab Organisation for Industrialisation) and the German group Tönnjes gives birth to a license plate manufacturing plant in Egypt.
AOI, Arab Industrialization Organization, automotive, Berlin, Compact with Africa, Delmenhorst, Dubai, Egypt, Germany, IDeROBOTs, industry, Italy, license plates, Lower Saxony, Markus Müller, Philippines, Tönnjes

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

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

S&P Global warns of a possible new "debt spiral" in Europe

S&P Global warns of a possible new "debt spiral" in Europe
09/21/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EUROPE. According to a study by the rating agency S&P Global, Europe risks falling into a new "debt spiral" if European banks continue to buy government bonds from their home countries. version française

banking sector, banks, debt spiral, Europe, France, Germany, Portugal, S&P, sovereign debt, Spain, study

Suez wants to sell its recycling and recovery activities to the German company PreZero

Suez wants to sell its recycling and recovery activities to the German company PreZero
09/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Coveted, against its will, by its competitor Veolia, Suez announces the signature of a memorandum of understanding with PreZero, the environmental branch of the Schwarz group.
Bertrand Camus, circular economy, environment, Europe, France, Germany, Kaufland, Lidl, Luxembourg, Netherlands, North America, Poland, PreZero, recovery, recycling, Schwarz, Suez, Thomas Kyriakis, waste

Engie and ArianeGroup join forces in liquefied renewable hydrogen

Engie and ArianeGroup join forces in liquefied renewable hydrogen
09/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. The two French groups Engie and ArianeGroup sign a collaboration agreement in the field of liquefied renewable hydrogen. Version française
aeronautics, André-Hubert Roussel, Anglo-American, Ariane rockets, ArianeGroup, Claire Waysand, Engie, environment, Eure, European Green Deal, France, Germany, hydrogen, liquefied renewable hydrogen, maritime, rail, renewable energies, Vernon

According to Euler Hermes, the French and Italian fiscal stimulus plans will stimulate economic growth

According to Euler Hermes, the French and Italian fiscal stimulus plans will stimulate economic growth
09/03/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
FRANCE / ITALY. Euler Hermes estimates that the French fiscal stimulus plan will boost growth by 2.4% points and the Italian plan by 0.7%.
Euler Hermes, France, Germany, Italy, Paris, recovery plan, Rome

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

The UfM gives priority to financing climate actions in the South and East Mediterranean - 15/07/2020

The UfM gives priority to financing climate actions in the South and East Mediterranean - 15/07/2020
07/15/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
MEDITERRANEAN. The Union for the Mediterranean declares climate financing as a priority for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region, which is warming 20% faster than the global average.
Algeria, Barcelona, climate, Covid-19, EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Egypt, energy, EU, Germany, Grammenos Mastrojeni, MedEc, Mediterranean, Mediterranean experts on climate and environmental change, Montenegro, Morocco, Paris Agreements, renewable energy, Turkey, Union for the Mediterranean, upM

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

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...
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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.
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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

Tunnel under the Bosphorous puts Asia 15 mins away

Tunnel under the Bosphorous puts Asia 15 mins away
12/23/2016 - Frédéric Dubessy | Euro-Mediterranean projects


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