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EBRD approves new five-year strategy for Greece

EBRD approves new five-year strategy for Greece
10/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
GREECE. The Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved on Thursday 22 October 2020 its new strategy for Greece that will guide its investments over the next five years.
Andreea Moraru, EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Greece, Greek crisis, Greek economy, National Bank of Greece

The leader of the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn is sentenced to 13 years in prison

The leader of the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn is sentenced to 13 years in prison
10/15/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
GREECE. After recognising the Golden Dawn as a criminal organisation, the Athens Criminal Court specified the sentences handed down to around fifty members of the Greek neo-Nazi party.
Artemis Matthaiopoulos, Athens, Christos Pappas, European Parliament, Georgios Germenis, Golden Dawn, Greece, Ilias Kassidiaris, Ilias Panagiotaros, Ionnis Lagos, justice, Nikos Michaloliakos, Pavlos Fyssas, Sahzat Luckman, Yorgos Roupakias

Sky Express wants to change era by ordering four A320neo from Airbus

Sky Express wants to change era by ordering four A320neo from Airbus
10/15/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE / GREECE. First order and new customer for Airbus with the signature, on Wednesday 14 October 2020, of Sky Express for four aircraft.
air transport, Airbus, airline, Athens, Aviation Capital Group, France, Greece, Ioannis Grylos, IOGR, Sky Express, Thessaloniki, Toulouse

Turkey resumes its hydrocarbon explorations off the Greek island of Kastellorizo

Turkey resumes its hydrocarbon explorations off the Greek island of Kastellorizo
10/12/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
TURKEY. After a gesture of appeasement with the withdrawal of the Oruç Reis from the disputed waters of the Eastern Mediterranean in September 2020, Turkey has decided to put this hydrocarbon exploration vessel back into service in this area. version française

Ankara, Ataman, Athens, Cengiz Han, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, exploration vessel, Greece, hydrocarbons, Kastellorizo, Oruç Reis, Turkey

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

The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party recognised as a "criminal organisation" by the Greek justice system

The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party recognised as a "criminal organisation" by the Greek justice system
10/07/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
GREECE. Nikos Michaloliakos, founder and leader of the Greek neo-Nazi party Aube Dorée, has been convicted of "leadership of a criminal organisation" by the Athens Criminal Court.
Angélique Kourounis, Athens, Golden Dawn, Greece, Greek Solution, justice, Kyriakos Velopoulos, neo-Nazi, Nikos Michaloliakos, PAME, Thomas Iacobi, Yorgos Roupakias

EBRD invests €50m in the first green bond issue of the National Bank of Greece

EBRD invests €50m in the first green bond issue of the National Bank of Greece
10/06/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
GREECE. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will invest €50m in the issuance of senior senior senior green bonds of the National Bank of Greece. version française

EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Greece, green bonds, ICMA, International Capital Markets Association, National Bank of Greece, NBG

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

The difficult recovery of the Mediterranean cruise sector

The difficult recovery of the Mediterranean cruise sector
09/29/2020 - Gérard Tur | Services / Finances
MEDITERRANEAN. Along with the Caribbean, the Mediterranean is one of the two global cruising spots. Stopped for several months due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the sector is timidly trying to restart. version française
Carnival, CLIA, Costa, Covid-19, Croisieurope, cruise, France, Greece, International Association of Cruise Lines, Italy, Mediterranean, Mein Schiff 6, MSC Cruises, MSC Grandiosa, Norwegian Cruises, Ponant, Pullmantur, Royal Caribbean Cruises, TUI Cruises

MEPs call on Turkey to immediately stop illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean

MEPs call on Turkey to immediately stop illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean
09/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
TURKEY / EU. The European Parliament condemns Turkey's actions in the Exclusive Economic Zones of Greece and Cyprus and calls for new sanctions in the absence of dialogue.
Ankara, Athens, Brussels, Cyprus, Diplomacy, Eastern Mediterranean, EEA, Ekaterini Sakellaropoúlou, Erdogan, EU Speeches, European Council, European Parliament, France, Greece, Kastellórizo, Libya, Macron, Med7, MEPs, Nicosia, Syria, Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen

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

Athens to acquire 18 Rafale to form a "national shield"

Athens to acquire 18 Rafale to form a "national shield"
09/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
GREECE. Confronted with major tensions with Turkey, Greece launches an arms procurement programme that includes the acquisition of eighteen Rafales, the country's first order from Dassault Aviation in twenty years. Version française
Ankara, Athens, Dassault, Egypt, Eric Trappier, Florence Parly, Greece, India, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, MED7 Summit, Mirage, Rafale, Safran, Thales, Turkey

The Turkish president qualifies Emmanuel Macron as "alleged Napoleon in the Mediterranean campaign"

The Turkish president qualifies Emmanuel Macron as "alleged Napoleon in the Mediterranean campaign"
09/11/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
MEDITERRANEAN. Gathered in Corsica under the MED7 format, the Southern Mediterranean countries threatened Turkey with sanctions, describing its manoeuvres in the Mediterranean as a "hegemonic game". version française
5Plus5 Dialogue, Ajaccio, conflict, Corsica, Cyprus, diplomacy, Emmanuel Macron, Erdogan, EU, Greece, Gymnich, Hami Aksoy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, MED7, Mediterranean, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Nicos Anastasiades, Porticcio, Southern Europe, Summit of the Southern countries of the European Union, Summit of the two shores, Turkey, Union for the Mediterranean

Emmanuel Macron no longer sees Turkey as a partner in the Mediterranean

Emmanuel Macron no longer sees Turkey as a partner in the Mediterranean
09/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
FRANCE / TURKEY. A few hours before going to the 7th Summit of the Southern countries of the European Union (MED7), Emmanuel Macron was very critical of Turkey. Version française
Ankara, Corsica, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Emmanuel Macron, Erdogan, France, Greece, MED7, Porticcio, Summit of the Southern countries of the European Union, Turkey

Relations with Turkey are on the menu of the 7th Summit of the Southern Countries of the European Union

Relations with Turkey are on the menu of the 7th Summit of the Southern Countries of the European Union
09/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
SOUTH EUROPE. The seaside town of Porticcio, near Ajaccio in Corsica, will host the MED7 Summit which brings together the southern countries of the European Union. Version française
Ajaccio, Antonio Costa, Brussels, Corsica, Cyprus, Emmanuel Macron, France, gas, Greece, Guiseppe Conte, hydrocarbons, Italy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Malta, MED7, Mediterranean, Nikos Anastadiades, Pedro Sanchez, Porticcio, Portugal, Robert Abela, Southern Europe, Spain, Turkey

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

MeetMED halfway

MeetMED halfway
10/29/2019 | Energy Efficiency
Interview with meetMED project manager Matteo Barra. MeetMED is a two-year, European Union-financed project managed by the MEDENER, officially launched in May, 2018, at the Union for the Mediterranean’s headquarters in Barcelona. Version française
Algeria, energy efficiency, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Matteo Barra. European Union, MEDENER, MeetMED, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, renewable energy, Spain, Tunisia, Union for the Mediterranean

Turkey building world's longest suspension bridge

Turkey building world's longest suspension bridge
03/30/2017 - Frédéric Dubessy | Euro-Mediterranean projects


Linking Asia and Europe across the Dardanelles, the Çanakkale 1915 Bridge will span 2023 metres. 2023 like the centenary year of the Turkish Republic and the year the bridge is due to enter service. Version française
Ahmet Arslan, Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Asia, Bankası, best bridge in the world, Daelim, Dardanelles, Dardanelles Strait, DenizBank, EBRD, Erdogan, Europe, Garanti Bankası, Greece, Hellespont, ICBC Turkey Bank, Japan, K-Exim, K-Sure, Kang Ho-in, KEB Hana Bank, Korea, Korea Trade Insurance Corporation, Korean Export-Import Bank, Limak, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, QNB Finansbank, Sea of Marmara, Shinhan Bank, SK E&C, Turkey, Woori Bank., Yapi Merkezi, Yapı Kredi Bankası, Yildirim, Çanakkale 1915 Bridge

Mediterranean Sea – marine and coastal ecosystems under scrutiny monitor

Mediterranean Sea – marine and coastal ecosystems under scrutiny monitor
03/22/2017 | Environmental and development issues
planbleu

Version française
Algeria, France, Good Environmental Status (GES), Greece, Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme (IMAP), Madrid, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), Mediterranean Sea, Plan Bleu, risk-based approach (RBA)

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