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UN allocates $8 million to support vulnerable Lebanese

UN allocates $8 million to support vulnerable Lebanese
09/15/2022 | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. The Humanitarian Fund for Lebanon announced the allocation of $8 million to "meet the urgent needs of vulnerable people" in Lebanon.
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Edouard Beigbeder, Humanitarian Fund for Lebanon, Ireland, Lebanon, Lebanon Crisis Response Plan, LHF, LRCP, OCHA, Sweden, Syrian refugees, United Nations, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

EU member states agree on plan to reduce gas consumption

EU member states agree on plan to reduce gas consumption
07/28/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. In order to respond to the decline in Russian gas supplies, the Council of the European Union adopts a European Commission proposal to organise a coordinated reduction in gas consumption in the 27 Member States.
Baltic States, Belgium, Brussels, Budapest, Council of the European Union, Cyprus, Czech Republic, energy, EU, European Commission, European Union, France, gas, Gazprom, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Josef Sikela, Kadri Simon, Malta, Portugal, Putin, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen

EU legislates to ensure no gas shortages this winter

EU legislates to ensure no gas shortages this winter
06/28/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Council definitively adopts a regulation on gas storage aimed at securing the energy supply of Member States in the face of the threat of shortages caused by the war in Ukraine.
Cyprus, energy, EU, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, European Union, gas, Ireland, liquefied natural gas, LNG, Malta, Ukraine

Morocco and Italy, potential future world leaders in floating wind energy

Morocco and Italy, potential future world leaders in floating wind energy
03/22/2022 | Society / Institutions
ITALY / MOROCCO. According to a report published by the Global Wind Energy Council, the potential of floating wind energy remains largely untapped, although it could offer enormous socio-economic and environmental opportunities, particularly to Italy and Morocco.
7SeasMed, Aegir insights, Asia Offshore Wind, Atlantic, Beleolico, Ben Hackwell, California, COP, Copenhagen Offshore Partners, environment, floating offshore wind, Floating offshore wind, France, Global Wind Energy Council, GWEC, Hannibal, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Joe Nai, Morocco, Nora Energia, offshore, Philippines, renewable energy, Sardinia, Shell, Sicily, Siemens-Gamesa, South Korea, Spain, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Sicily, Taranto, Tarfaya, Tunisia, UK, USA, wind

Entrepreneurship in the Euro-Mediterranean region continues to have a male face

Entrepreneurship in the Euro-Mediterranean region continues to have a male face
03/08/2022 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The first report of the Intergovernmental Monitoring Mechanism for Gender Equality in the Euro-Mediterranean Region published by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) provides a forty-six page overview of the position of women in society.
Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, EIGE, Europe, European Institute for Gender Equality, France, gender, gender equality, Germany, Greece, Intergovernmental Monitoring Mechanism for Gender Equality in the Euro-Mediterranean Region, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Mediterranean, Mena, Middle East, Montenegro, Morocco, Naja Bouden, Nasser Kamel, North Africa, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, UfM, Union for the Mediterranean, women's participation rate, World Bank

Southern European passports among the most "powerful" in the world

Southern European passports among the most "powerful" in the world
01/13/2022 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. As it has done every year for the past 17 years, the British consultancy Henley & Partners has drawn up a hierarchy of the most powerful passports in the world, those that allow their holders to access the greatest number of destinations without having to apply for a visa...
Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Henley & Partners, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Malta, Mediterranean, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestinian Territories, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, tourism, travel, Tunisia, Turkey

Twenty years of the euro

Twenty years of the euro
01/04/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. The euro, which became the single currency on 1 January 2002, is celebrating its 20th anniversary and is now the common currency of 19 of the 27 Member States of the European Union.
Andorra, Austria, Bank of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Charles Michel, Christine Lagarde, Council of the European Union, Croatia, Crowns, currency, Denmark, Deutsche Marks, Drachmas, ECB, ECU, EMS, Escudos, EU, Euro, Euro area, Eurogroup, Europe Series, European Central Bank, European Council, European Currency Unit, European Monetary System, European Union, Finland, Florins, France, Francs, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Lats, Lira, Litas, Luxembourg, Maastricht Treaty, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Next Generation EU, Paschal Donohoe, Pesetas, Poland, Portugal, Pounds, Romania, San Marino, Schillings, single currency, Spain, SURE, Sweden, Tolars, Vatican City, Zloty

EU to build its quantum communications infrastructure

EU to build its quantum communications infrastructure
07/28/2021 | Industry
EU. All Member States commit to explore, over the next twelve months, how to develop and deploy a quantum communication infrastructure across the EU over the next ten years.
cybersecurity, EU, European Commission, European Quantum communication infrastructure, European quantum communication infrastructure, European Union, EuroQCI, Ireland, Margrethe Vestager, quantum communication, quantum information, Thierry Breton

The European Commission proposes 530 M€ for emergency measures against Covid-19

The European Commission proposes 530 M€ for emergency measures against Covid-19
03/11/2021 | Society / Institutions
EU. EU. The European Commission is proposing to release an envelope of nearly 530 M€ to support emergency measures against the coronavirus. Three Mediterranean countries in the process of accession will be able to benefit from it.
 version française
Albania, Austria, Belgium, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Croatia, Czech Republic, Elisa Ferreira, Estonia, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, European Union (EU), European Union Solidarity Fund, EUSF, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, pandemic, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain

European Court of Auditors audits the 64,000 investment funds domiciled in the EU

European Court of Auditors audits the 64,000 investment funds domiciled in the EU
02/26/2021 | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Court of Auditors is launching an audit to "assess the progress made by the EU in establishing a single market for investment funds". version française
audit, ECA, European Court of Auditors, European Union (EU), France, Germany, investment funds, Ireland, Luxembourg, Rimantas Šadžius, UCITS

Gap plans to close all its shops in Europe

Gap plans to close all its shops in Europe
10/21/2020 | Services
EUROPE. The American ready-to-wear brand Gap is to review its entire European business and one of the options includes the closure of all its shops in France, Italy, the UK and Ireland.
Aix-en-Provence, Angers, Banana Republic, coronavirus crisis, Don Fisher, Europe, France, Gap, Ireland, Italy, Lille, Lyon, Mark Breitbard, Montpellier, Paris, ready-to-wear, Rugby, textile, United Kingdom

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 | 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, EU Solidarity Fund, European Commission, European Council, European funds, European Parliament, European Union (EU), EUSF, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, natural disaster, Podkarpackie, Portugal, Spain, Zagreb

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 | 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 crisis, Covid-19, Dave Jones, Denmark, electricity, Ember, energy, energy transition, EU27, European Union (EU), fossil energy, Germany, Greece, hydropower, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, renewable energy, solar energy, Southern Europe, Spain, wind energy

Paschal Donohoe takes over the Presidency of the Eurogroup

Paschal Donohoe takes over the Presidency of the Eurogroup
07/10/2020 | 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

Southern Europe is banking on container shipping to boost ro-ro

Southern Europe is banking on container shipping to boost ro-ro
04/24/2015 | Transport
MEDITERRANEAN. Ports in southern Europe are working hard to lure container traffic from Anvers and Rotterdam. An increase in ro-ro traffic could follow in its wake.
 
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