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Voltalia invests in five new solar power plants in Portugal

Voltalia invests in five new solar power plants in Portugal
09/22/2022 | Environment
PORTUGAL / FRANCE. The French Voltalia will build a new complex of small solar power plants in Portugal on five sites.
AFM, Albania, Alcochete, Antuzede, Aïn Beni Mathar, Cabril, Creadev, Egypt, energy, environment, Europe, France, Glbal Solar Hub, Greece, Guercif, Helexia, Jordan, Lisbon, Morocco, Mulliez, Mulliez family association, Oliveira de Frades, photovoltaic, Pinhal Novo, Porto, Portugal, renewable energy, Sertã, solar power plants, Sébastien Clerc, Vale Serrao, Voltalia

The European Commission gives the green light to state aid in the field of hydrogen

The European Commission gives the green light to state aid in the field of hydrogen
09/22/2022 | Industry
EU. The European Commission has approved the public aid proposed jointly by thirteen Member States for the second major project of common European interest concerning hydrogen.
Air Liquide France, Enel Green Power, energy, Engie, EU, European Commission, European Union, France, Greece, Hy2Tech, Hy2Use, hydrogen, industry, Italy, Margrehte Vestager, PIIEC, Portugal, Shell.Ursula von der Leyen, Spain, state aid, Thierry Breton

Lebanon will be able to extract its own natural gas

Lebanon will be able to extract its own natural gas
09/20/2022 | Industry
LEBANON / ISRAEL. Negotiations on maritime boundaries between Lebanon and Israel are expected to end soon with an agreement allowing Beirut to extract natural gas from an offshore field.
Amos Hochstein, Beirut, Cyprus, Elias Bou Saab, Eni, France, gas, Greece, hydrocarbons, Israel, Italy, Joanna Wronecka, Karish, Lebanon, Michel Aoun, Novatek, oil, Qana, Russia, TotalEnergies, United Nations, United States

Cyprus' Aphrodite gas field secures financing for its first drilling

Cyprus' Aphrodite gas field secures financing for its first drilling
09/20/2022 | Industry
CYPRUS. The partners of the Aphrodite gas field approve a $192 million financing that will allow the drilling of a first well in this very promising field.
Ankara, Aphrodite, Athens, Cairo, Chevron, Cyprus, Delek, Delek Drilling, Eastern Mediterranean, EEZ, Egypt, gas, Greece, Israel, Leviatan, Limassol, liquefied natural gas, NewMed Energy, Oruç Reis, Shell, TRNC, Turkey

Greek Prime Minister says he is ready to "welcome" the Turkish army

Greek Prime Minister says he is ready to "welcome" the Turkish army
09/13/2022 | Society / Institutions
GREECE / TURKEY. Visiting Paris to meet Emmanuel Macron, Greek Prime Minister Kyriákos Mitsotákis responded firmly to Turkish threats to invade the Aegean islands.
Aegean Sea, Belharra, conflict, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Emmanuel Macron, France, Greece, Kastellorizo, Kyriákos Mitsotákis, Lorient, Oruç Reis, Paris, Rafale, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Ukraine

European solar electricity production reached a record high during the summer of 2022

European solar electricity production reached a record high during the summer of 2022
09/13/2022 | Environment
EU. Photovoltaic panels installed in the European Union broke their record in the summer of 2022 by producing 12.2% of the EU's electricity.
cyprus, Dries Acke, electricity, Ember, energy, energy mix, environment, EU, European Parliament, European Union, France, Greece, Italy, Paweł Czyżak, photovoltaic panels, Portugal, Slovenia, solar, solar energy, solar panels, SolarPower, Spain

Turkey threatens Greece with military takeover of Aegean islands

Turkey threatens Greece with military takeover of Aegean islands
09/06/2022 | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / GREECE. The quarrel between Turkey and Greece has reached a new level with a statement by Recep Tayyip Erdogan openly threatening to seize the Aegean islands.
Aegean Sea, Ankara, Athens, Eastern Mediterranean, F-16, Greece, Izmir, Lausanne Peace Treaty, Lesbos, maneuver, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Montreux Convention, NATO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Rhodes, Sevres Peace Treaty, Turkey

The taxation of inflationary profits is gaining more and more supporters in Southern Europe

The taxation of inflationary profits is gaining more and more supporters in Southern Europe
09/06/2022 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Italy, Greece and Spain have already taken the step of taxing "superprofits" that benefit from inflation. The French government is hesitating.
CMA CGM, Covid, energy, Engie, Europe, European Commission, France, Greece, inflation, Italy, logistics. TotalEnergies, Mediterranean, oil companies, profits, Spain, superprofits, taxation, Ukraine

The Human Rights Committee finds Madrid guilty of violating the political rights of Catalan separatists

The Human Rights Committee finds Madrid guilty of violating the political rights of Catalan separatists
09/01/2022 | Society / Institutions
SPAIN. According to the UN Human Rights Committee, the Spanish state "violated' the political rights of former Catalan leaders by suspending them from political office after Catalonia's 2017 secession attempt.
Albania, Egypt, Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, France, Geneva, Greece, Helene Tigroudja, Jordi Turull, Josep Rull, José Santos, Madrid, Morocco, New York, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR, Oriol Junqueras, Pedro Sanchez, Photini Pazartzis, Portugal, Raül Romeva, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, UN, UN Human Rights Committee, United Nations, Vasilka Sancin, Wafaa Bassim

The European Commission paves the way for a youth smoking ban in 2030

The European Commission paves the way for a youth smoking ban in 2030
08/26/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission has registered a citizens' initiative called "Call for a smoke-free environment and the first smoke-free European generation by 2030".
Brazil, British American Tobacco, Bulgaria, China, CNCT, Council of the European Union, Croatia, environment, European Citizens' Initiative, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, Fernández Megina, France, Greece, health, ICE, Imperial Tobacco and Japan Tobacco, India, Italy, Lisbon Treaty, Member States, National Committee against Tobacco, No Fumadores, Philip Morris International, Poland, Spain, tobacco, United States, WHO, World Health Organization

Greece officially freed from the European Union's tutelage

Greece officially freed from the European Union's tutelage
08/23/2022 | Society / Institutions
GREECE. After twelve years of European tutelage, Greece is emerging from the European Commission's enhanced surveillance process.
Athens, ECB, EU, European Central Bank, European Commission, European Union, Greece, Greek economy, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Paolo Gentiloni

Turkey and Israel resume "full and complete" diplomatic relations

Turkey and Israel resume "full and complete" diplomatic relations
08/18/2022 | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / ISRAEL. After twelve years of quarrel, the Turkish and Israeli authorities decided the complete restoration of their diplomatic relations. Good news for regional stability.
Ankara, Benyamin Netanyahu, Cyprus, EastMed, gas pipeline, Gaza, Greece, hydrocarbons, IDF, IHH, Isaac Herzog, Israel, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Mavi Marmara, Mevlut Çavusoglu, Middle East, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Six Day War, Tel Aviv, tourism, Turkey, Yair Lapid

Greece gets €1.63bn from Europe to help with energy and climate transition

Greece gets €1.63bn from Europe to help with energy and climate transition
06/17/2022 | Environment
GREECE. Greece will benefit from €1.63bn from the European Commission's first Just Transition Fund (FTJ) programme to "mitigate the effects of the energy and climate transition on the local economy and society".
Aegean Sea, bioeconomy, Bioeconomy 360°, circular economy, climate transition, Crete, Elisa Ferreira, energy transition, Europe, European Commission, Frans Timmermans, FTJ, Gortynia, Greece, Green Pact for Europe, Just Transition Fund, Megalopolis, Oichalia, Russia, Tripoli, Ukraine, Western Macedonia

Tensions between Turkey and Greece lead to a breakdown in dialogue

Tensions between Turkey and Greece lead to a breakdown in dialogue
05/25/2022 | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / GREECE. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has decided not to speak to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after he asked the Americans not to deliver F-16s to Turkey.
Aegean Sea, Alexandroupolis, Ankara, Athens, Chios, European Union, F-16, Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, migrants, NATO, North Atlantic Organisation, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Samos, Tanju Bilgich, Turkey, Ukraine, United States

Southern regions of the EU have the highest unemployment rates

Southern regions of the EU have the highest unemployment rates
05/03/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. The Top 10 regions in the European Union most affected by unemployment include only Italian, Spanish and Greek regions.
Aegean, Andalusia, Calabria, Campania, Canary Islands, Central Greece, Central Moravia, Ceuta, Czech Republic, employment, Epirus, Estremadura, EU, Europe, European Commission, European Union, Eurostat, Extremadura, Greece, Ionian Islands, Italy, Malta, Mediterranean regions, Melilla, Molise, Morocco, Poland, regional unemployment, Sicily, Slovenia, Spain, statistics, Thessaly, Thrace, Transdanubia, unemployment, unemployment rate, Warsaw Capital, Western Greece, Western Macedonia, youth unemployment

Greece pays all its debt to the IMF in advance

Greece pays all its debt to the IMF in advance
05/03/2022 | Society / Institutions
GREECE. Two years ahead of schedule, Greece is repaying the final €1.85bn of its debt to the International Monetary Fund.
Bretton Woods, Christos Staikouras, ESM, Eurogroup, European Commission, European Stability Mechanism, European Union, Eurostat, Eurozone, FRR, Greece, Greek debt, Greek economy, Greek recovery plan, Hercules, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Recovery and Resilience Facility, S&P

Voltalia continues its growth in Morocco, Greece and Portugal

Voltalia continues its growth in Morocco, Greece and Portugal
04/26/2022 | Environment
MOROCCO/GREECE/PORTUGAL. Specialising in wind, solar, hydraulic, biomass and electricity storage, the group has just won a call for tenders in Morocco.
Albania, Aïn Beni Mathar, biomass, Creadev, Egypt, France, Greece, Guercif, hydro, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Mulliez, Portugal, solar, Spain, Voltalia, wind

The Eastern Mediterranean becomes a new gas province

The Eastern Mediterranean becomes a new gas province
04/05/2022 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The problem of gas resources in the Mediterranean, but also of their sharing, was invited to the 11th Cybèle meeting in Marseilles whereas the decision of the European Union not to be supplied with Russian gas imposes to find other solutions.
Albania, Algeria, Ankara, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Cyprus, EastMed, EEZ, Egypt, Eni, EU, Euromed-IHEDN, European Union, France, Francis Perrin, gas, gas industry, gas pipelines, Gaza, Greece, GZ4, hydrocarbons, Institut des relations internationales et stratégiques, Iris, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Marseille, Medgaz, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, Nicosia, Oruç Reis, Paris, PCNS, Policy center for the new south, Rabat, Rencontre internationale de Cybèle, RTCN, Russia, Russian gas, Serbia, Slovenia, Sonatrach, Spain, Syria, TAP, TotalEnergy, Toufik Hakkar, Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, Transmed, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Ukraine, UN, UNCLOS, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Yves Lacoste, Élie Jarmache

Jean-Emmanuel Roux de Luze: "Turkey is playing the NATO card in the Ukrainian conflict"

Jean-Emmanuel Roux de Luze: "Turkey is playing the NATO card in the Ukrainian conflict"
04/05/2022 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. On the occasion of an intervention during the 11th International Meeting of Cybèle, organized in Marseilles on March 31 and April 1, 2022 by the association Euromed-IHEDN, the rear-admiral Jean-Emmanuel Roux de Luze, deputy to the Commander of the Mediterranean maritime zone (CECMED), specifies the consequences of the war in Ukraine for the French Navy.
CECMED, Greece, Jean-Emmanuel Roux de Luze, Latakia, Mediterranean, NATO, Navy, Russia, Syria, Tartus, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Vladimir Putin

The end of Russian gas in Europe reshuffles the cards in the Mediterranean

The end of Russian gas in Europe reshuffles the cards in the Mediterranean
04/05/2022 | Industry
MEDITERRANEAN. In addition to the general price increase that will impact everyone, the halt in Russian gas exports to Europe will penalise Italy, Greece, Serbia and Slovenia. It could also be a great opportunity for Algeria and Egypt.
Algeria Egypt, Europe, floating LNG terminal, France, gas, Greece, Italy, liquefied natural gas, LNG, Mediterranean, pipeline, Russian gas, Russian gas exports, Serbia, Slovenia, Southern Europe

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