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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

IMF urges Egypt to speed up fiscal and structural reforms

IMF urges Egypt to speed up fiscal and structural reforms
07/28/2022 | Society / Institutions
EGYPT. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Egypt, which is seeking a loan extension, must make "decisive progress" in fiscal and structural reforms.
Black Sea, Bretton Woods, Cairo, Egypt, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Istanbul, Russia, Sameh Shukri, Sergei Lavrov, Sissi, Solidarity and dignity program, Ukraine, UN, World Bank

Four airports from Mediterranean countries make it into the Top 10 of international air traffic

Four airports from Mediterranean countries make it into the Top 10 of international air traffic
04/12/2022 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The Mediterranean countries are doing well in the international traffic segment by placing five of their airports in the Top 10 of the world airports ranking published by ACI World.
ACI, ACI World, air transport, airports, Airports Council International, Antalya, Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Dubai, Guangzhou-Baiyun, Istanbul, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Luis Felige de Oliveira, Madrid, Mediterranean, Orlando, Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, transport, Vhengdu

Ground-breaking ceremony for the Istanbul Canal

Ground-breaking ceremony for the Istanbul Canal
06/28/2021 | Transport
TURKEY. Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially launched the construction of the Istanbul Canal, a new maritime route which will allow ships to link the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.
Black Sea, Bosphorus Strait, Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul, Istanbul Canal, Kanal Istanbul, Marmara Sea, Montreux Convention, NATO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sazlidere, Turkey

"The Mediterranean is a small region on the world map where the heaviest challenges are piled up"

"The Mediterranean is a small region on the world map where the heaviest challenges are piled up"
03/04/2021 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Bernard Valéro is retiring after a rich career at the Quai d'Orsay, consul, ambassador and director general of Avitem (Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories) in Marseille for his last position. The sixty-six-year-old diplomat comments, unvarnished and exclusively on econostrum.info, on the highlights of his professional life confronted with the ups and downs of the Mediterranean region.
Agnès Rampal, Alexandria, Avitem, Barcelona, Barcelona process, Bernard Valero, conflicts, Cosquer cave, European Union (EU), Fathallah Sijilmassi, France, Genoa, Istanbul, Libya, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Erasmus, Mediterranean of the future, Nasser Kamal, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Quai d'Orsay, Renaud Muselier, Santiago de Compostela, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Summit of the 2 shores, sustainable development, Syria, Tangier, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Villa Méditerranée

Turkey and Greece victims of several earthquakes followed by mini tsunamis

Turkey and Greece victims of several earthquakes followed by mini tsunamis
10/30/2020 | Environment
TURKEY / GREECE. The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) recorded two powerful earthquakes in the Aegean Sea on the morning of Friday 30 October 2020. version française

Athens, Dodecanese, earthquake, EMSC, Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, Greece, Istanbul, Izmir, Mediterranean Sea, natural disaster, Samos, Seferihisar, tsunami, Turkey

On the run to Turkey, John McAfee arrested in Barcelona

On the run to Turkey, John McAfee arrested in Barcelona
10/06/2020 | Services
SPAIN. John McAfee, creator of the anti-virus that bears his name, was arrested at Barcelona airport as he was preparing to board a flight to Istanbul. version française

anti-virus, Barcelona, El Prat airport, Istanbul, John McAfee, Spain, Turkey, United States

The Port of Barcelona launches a new service to Turkey

The Port of Barcelona launches a new service to Turkey
06/11/2020 | Transport
SPAIN. JSV Logistics now connects the port of Barcelona with the Turkish ports of Gebze and Ambarli in five days.
Ambarli, APM, APM Terminals Barcelona, Barcelona, Gebze, Istanbul, JSV Logistics, maritime transport, Marmara, Marmedsa, Marseille, Med Turkey Express, Miranda de Ebro, port of Barcelona, ports, Spain, Turkey

Baris Dincer to join EBRD as Head of Ankara Office

Baris Dincer to join EBRD as Head of Ankara Office
05/20/2019 | People
TURKEY. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announces the appointment of Baris Dincer as head of the Ankara office and as deputy director in Turkey.
Alain Pilloux, Ankara, ARGE, Arvid Tuerkner, Baris Dincer, Bilkent University, City University of London, EBRD, Istanbul, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC, Turkey

The Economic Impact of Climate Change on Southern Mediterranean Countries

The Economic Impact of Climate Change on Southern Mediterranean Countries
12/12/2016 | Socio-economic assessments
Interview with Dr. Abeer El-Shinnawy (FEMISE, American University in Cairo) within the context of the FEMISE & Institut de la Méditerranée contribution to the ENERGIES2050 report [1] on” Challenges to Climate Change in the Mediterranean” released at the occasion of the international COP22 conference that took place in Marrakech on November 15th 2016. Version française
Abeer El-Shinnawy, American University in Cairo, Cairo, climate change, COP22, econony, Egypt, ENERGIES2050, Euromed, Femise, France, GHG, green economy, Istanbul, Marrakech, Morocco, Nice, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), subsidies, Tunisia, Turkey

Ro-Ro sinks and swims in the Mediterranean

Ro-Ro sinks and swims in the Mediterranean
05/23/2014 | Transport
A contrasting picture for trans-Mediterranean Ro-Ro. East-west routes are developing positively but traffic between Europe and North Africa is decreasing.
Anne Gallais-Bouchet, Balearic Island, Barcelona, CMA CGM, Corsica, eco-tax, Egypt, France, Greece, Grimaldi Lines, Grégory Fourcin, ISEMAR, Istanbul, Italy, Jean-Marie Millour, KKR, Livorno, logistics, maritime transport, Marseille, Mediterranean, Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, Pendik, ports, Sardinia, Savona, SECA, Shippax, Short Sea Promotion Centre, Spain, Syria, Toulon, transport, Trieste, Tunisia, Turkey, Valencia

Greek, Italian and Spanish ports are the favourite playing fields of the cruise lines

Greek, Italian and Spanish ports are the favourite playing fields of the cruise lines
03/27/2013 | Transport
The western Mediterranean ports of call, starting with Barcelona, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands, confirm their success. Disney Cruise Line is targeting Spain in 2013. The Disney Magic will set sail from Barcelona for a four-day cruise. The Carnival Sunshine is also operating in the...
Aegean Sea, Antoine Lacarrière, Balearic islands, Barcelona, canary islands, Carnival Sunshire, Casablanca, Civitavecchia, Compagnie du Ponant, Costa Concordia, Costa Cruises, Croisières de France, cruise port, Disney cruise Line, Egypt, Genoa, Greek islands, Israel, Istanbul, Italy, Libya, Livorno, Mediterranean, MSC Cruises, Naples, NCL, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Portofino, RCI, Royal Caribbean International, Savona, Spain, Splendour of the Seas, Tangier, Tunis, Tunisia, Venice

Remittances from migrants an asset to countries of origin

Remittances from migrants an asset to countries of origin
10/16/2012 | Socio-economic assessments
MEDITERRANEAN. On 16 and 17 April 2011, Femise, the network of economic research institutions that deal with issues that affect the Mediterranean, and the ERF, a network of three hundred economists from the Mediterranean, brought some fifty experts together in Istanbul to discuss “Migration in the Arab region: Factors and consequences.” Focus on remittances from emigrants.
arab, Beirut, Chaaban, el mouhoub mouhoud, ERF, euro-mediterranean, Europe, Femise, gender equality, Hamdouch, households, Istanbul, Jordan, Lebanon, Mansour, Mediterranean, MENA, migrants, Morocco, Paris Dauphine, poverty, remittances, Sekkat, Syria, World Bank, zagora

Turkey has experience with PPP

Turkey has experience with PPP
05/24/2011 | Services
TURKEY. In Turkey, a growing number of infrastructure projects are financed by PPP. Important amendments to legislation have allowed this model to become commonplace.
Ali Tekin, Ankara, BOT, canal Istanbul, education, european standards, Gebze, Imir, Istanbul, JDP, Mehmet Uzunkaya, Plan Bleu, PPP, public-private partnership, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Vorking


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