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Egypt, Greece and Cyprus sign electricity transfer agreement

Egypt, Greece and Cyprus sign electricity transfer agreement
10/21/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
EGYPT / GREECE / CYPRUS. Three Eastern Mediterranean countries, Egypt, Greece and Cyprus, sign a tripartite electricity transfer agreement to ensure interconnection, but also to promote the exploration and transfer of natural gas between them.
Abdel Fattah al-Sisssi, Aphrodite, Athens, Cairo, Cyprus, Damietta, Dodecanese, Eastern Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean Gas Foruym, EEZ, Egypt, electricity, electricity interconnection, EMGF, energy security, European Union, Exclusive Economic Zone, France, gas, gas pipeline, GNA, Greece, Idku, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Leviathan, natural gas, Nicos Anastasiades, Nicosia, Oruç Reis, Palestinian Authority, Tamar, USA

Suez Canal: an overprotected but still fragile infrastructure

Suez Canal: an overprotected but still fragile infrastructure
10/19/2021 - Gérard Tur | Transport
MEDITERRANEAN. The Provence regional association of auditors of the Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale (IHEDN) organised the "2019-2021 studies forum" on 7 October 2021 in Marseille. During this period, the association produced three reports on highly strategic and conflictual sites: the Straits of Gibraltar and the Bosphorus as well as the Suez Canal.
Bernard Dreyer, Egypt, IHEDN, Israel, maritime transport, Marseille, Suez Canal

Akram Belkaïd: "Distrust of the Algerian regime has not disappeared

Akram Belkaïd: "Distrust of the Algerian regime has not disappeared
10/12/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
ALGERIA. On the sidelines of his virtual intervention at the Entretiens d'Euromed-IHEDN, Thursday 7 October 2021, Le Monde diplomatique journalist Akram Belkaïd deciphers for econostrum.info the current situation in Algeria and gives some perspectives.
Akram Belkaïd, Algeria, Algerian politics, Bouteflika, France, hirak, Israel, Kabylia, Libya, Mali, Mediterranean, Morocco, Niger, Spain, United States

Minimum wage boost in France and Spain

Minimum wage boost in France and Spain
09/21/2021 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
FRANCE/SPAIN. France and Spain give a boost to the minimum wage. In gross monthly terms, it will rise to €1,589 in France (1 October) and to €1,125 in Spain (retroactive to 1 September).
Croatia, France, Greece, Israel, minimum wage, Portugal, Spain, Turkey

Pierre Vallaud: "Democracy has not succeeded in the South and East of the Mediterranean"

Pierre Vallaud: "Democracy has not succeeded in the South and East of the Mediterranean"
09/16/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN: As a specialist in contemporary history, historian Pierre Vallaud gives econostrum.info an exclusive overview of the current geopolitical situation in the Mediterranean. He admits his lack of optimism regarding the resolution of the main conflicts that are distancing this region from its goal of a common destiny.
Algeria, Ennahdah, European Union, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Justice and Development Party, Kaïs Saïed, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Michel Aoun, Morocco, National Rally of Independents, Pierre Vallaud, Polisario Front, RNI, Society for Peace Movement, Tunisia

Egypt at the heart of the revival of the peace process between Israel and Palestine

Egypt at the heart of the revival of the peace process between Israel and Palestine
09/14/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL / EGYPT / PALESTINE. As Israel presents a process to create stability between Israel and the Gaza Strip, its Prime Minister went to Egypt to seek support.
Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Benyamin Netanyahu, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Hosni Mubarak, IDF, Ismail Haniyeh, Israel, Israel-Palestine relations, Jordan, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, Naftali Bennett, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Sharm el-Sheikh, West Bank, Yahya Sinwar, Yair Lapid

Gaza reconstruction bill could reach $485m

Gaza reconstruction bill could reach $485m
07/08/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
PALESTINE. According to a report published by the UN, the European Union and the World Bank, the Palestinian enclave of Gaza will need $485 million to rebuild its infrastructure after the war between Hamas and the State of Israel.
Building-Back-Better, conflict, European Union, Gaza, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Kanthan Shankar, Middle East, Palestine, RDNA, Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff, Tor Wennesland, UN, World Bank

Naftali Bennett dethrones Benjamin Netanyahu by becoming Prime Minister of Israel

Naftali Bennett dethrones Benjamin Netanyahu by becoming Prime Minister of Israel
06/15/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL. After twelve years in power as Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu must step aside for his rival Naftali Bennett.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Cyotta, Israel, Israeli politics, Jewish Home, Knesset, Likud, Naftali Bennett, politics, Reuven Rivlin, Yair Lapid, Yesh Atid

Isaac Herzog elected president of Israel as coalition prepares to unseat Benyamin Netanyahu

Isaac Herzog elected president of Israel as coalition prepares to unseat Benyamin Netanyahu
06/03/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL. The son of a former president, Isaac Herzog was elected to the position by Knesset members on the same day as the announcement that opponents of Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu had signed a government agreement.
Benyamin Netanyahu, Chaïm Herzog, Isaac Herzog, Israel, Israeli Labour Party, Israeli Parliament, Israeli politics, Knesset, Likud, Miriam Peretz, Naftali Bennet, Netanyahu, politics, Reuven Rivlin, Yamina, Yariv Levin, Yaïr Lapid

Integration advances in the Mediterranean, but at a reduced speed

Integration advances in the Mediterranean, but at a reduced speed
05/27/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Entrusted by the Union for the Mediterranean to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the publication of the first report on regional integration in the Mediterranean will serve as a basis for measuring its evolution.
Carlos Conde, cooperation, Egypt, European Union (EU), GIZ, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, MENA, Morocco, Nasser Kamel, North Africa, OECD, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Palestine, regional integration in the Mediterranean, trade, Turkey, UfM, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Western Balkans

Ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian armed groups

Ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian armed groups
05/21/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL / PALESTINE. After eleven days of deadly clashes, Israeli authorities and Palestinians from Hamas and Islamic Jihad agreed to a ceasefire.
Antonio Gutteres, Cairo, conflicts, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Joe Biden, Josep Borrel, Middle East, Palestine, Qatar, United Nations, United States, West Bank

Covid-19 vaccine as a new passport to boost tourism in the European Union

Covid-19 vaccine as a new passport to boost tourism in the European Union
05/20/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EUROPEAN UNION. The twenty-seven member states of the European Union have reached an agreement to allow entry into the EU for travelers from third countries who have received the necessary doses of Covid vaccines.
AstraZeneca, Australia, China, Covid-19, European certificate Covid-19, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union (EU), health passport, Israel, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, New Zealand, Pfizer-BioNTech, Rwanda, Singapore, Thailand, tourism, vaccine

UN wants to stop bloody escalation between Israel and Palestinian armed groups

UN wants to stop bloody escalation between Israel and Palestinian armed groups
05/12/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL / PALESTINE. Israeli fighter jets and helicopter gunships strike Gaza and Palestinian armed groups in the occupied territories rain rockets and mortars on Israel on the morning of Wednesday 12 May 2021. Version française
António Guterres, Beersheva, conflicts, East Jerusalem, Esplanade of the Mosques, Fatou Bensouda, gaza, human rights, ICC, International Criminal Court, Ismail Haniyeh, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestine, Palestinian Red Crescent Society, Ruper Colville, Sheikh Jarrah, Tel Aviv, Tor Wennesland, Tsahal, United Nations, West Bank

Israel heads for its fifth legislative elections in two years

Israel heads for its fifth legislative elections in two years
05/06/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL. Benyamin Netanyahu fails to form a new government and returns to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin the mandate he had given him.
Benny Gantz, Benyamin Netanyahu, Israel, Israeli politics, knesset, Likud, Naftali Bennet, politics, Reuven Rivlin, Tommy Lapid, Yair Lapid, Yamina, Yesh Atid

U.S. will again provide financial assistance to Palestinians

U.S. will again provide financial assistance to Palestinians
04/08/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
PALESTINE / UNITED STATES. The Joe Biden administration decided on Wednesday evening, April 8, 2021, to reopen the floodgates of aid to Palestine, despite the unfavorable opinion of Israel. 235 million (€198 million) will be allocated to the overall budget of the United Nations Relief and Works...
aid to Palestine, Antony Blinken, Covid-19, Donald Trump, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Joe Biden, Jordan, Lebanon, Mohammed Shtayyeh, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Syria, United Nations, UNRWA, USA, Washington, West Bank

Benyamin Netanyahu appointed to form a new government in Israel

Benyamin Netanyahu appointed to form a new government in Israel
04/07/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL. Despite his previous failures, a corruption trial that has just begun, Benyamin Netanyahu has been appointed by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to form the next government.
Benyamin Netanyahu, Israel, Israeli elections, Israeli politics, Knesset, Likud, politics, religious Zionism, Reuven Rivlin, Yair Lapid, Yesh Atid

Act 4 of the Israeli legislative elections ends up with the same scenario as the first three

Act 4 of the Israeli legislative elections ends up with the same scenario as the first three
03/24/2021 | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL. The ballot boxes of the legislative elections of Tuesday, March 23, 2021 in Israel have still not managed to deliver a clear winner. Pro and anti Benyamin Netanyahu remain neck and neck.
Benny Gantz, Benyamin Netanyahu, elections, Israel, Israeli elections, Israeli Parliament, Israeli politics, Kakhol Lavan, Knesset, Likud, Naftali Bennett, Otzma Yehudit, politics, Reuven Rivlin, Yair Lapid, Yesh Atid

Anima and Provence Promotion join forces to attract southern Mediterranean start-ups to Provence

Anima and Provence Promotion join forces to attract southern Mediterranean start-ups to Provence
03/17/2021 - Eric Apim | Services
MEDITERRANEAN. Anima Investment Network and Provence Promotion sign a partnership agreement to accompany start-ups in their establishment in the Bouches-du-Rhône.
Africa, Algeria, Anima Investment Network, cooperation, Cross landing Mediterranean, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Metropole Aix-Marseille-Provence, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Palestine, Pays d'Arles, Provence Promotion, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), start-ups, The Next Society, Tunisia

Trump is gone...

Trump is gone...
03/16/2021 | Reflections
Trump has left... Biden is replacing him. As expected, on the international level, relations have been disrupted. If the American strategy does not fundamentally change, the form of the relationship is nevertheless pleasantly affected. But the interests of the United States remain the same and the...
Aegean Sea, Algeria, Anthony Blinken, Axa, Biden, China, conflicts, Cyprus, Euromed-IHEDN, Europe, geopolitics, ICC, Iran, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, JCPOA, Lebanon, Libya, MBS, Mediterranean, Morocco, Munich Re, Nato, Navalny, Netanyahu, Nordstream2, Palestine, Russia, Salman, Syria, Trump, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, USA, Washington Post

France joins the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum

France joins the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum
03/10/2021 - Eric Apim | Industry
MEDITERRANEAN. The Member States of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum have accepted the arrival of France as a member and the United States as a permanent observer. version française
Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, EMGF, energy, France, gas, Gaza, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mediterranean, Palestine, Turkey, United States

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