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A case of corruption at the highest level in Tunisia

A case of corruption at the highest level in Tunisia
12/22/2020 - Gérard Tur | Environment
TUNISIA / ITALY. The Tunisian company Soreplast would illegally import every year 120,000 tons of Italian waste. After being dismissed, the Tunisian Minister of the Environment is prosecuted by the courts. version française
Corruption, Italian waste, Italy, Minister of Environment, Mustapha Arouides, Naples, National Waste Recycling Agency, Soreplast, Sousse, Sviluppo Risorse Ambientali Srl, Tunisia

Italy's Enel programs €160 billion investment in renewable energies

Italy's Enel programs €160 billion investment in renewable energies
11/24/2020 - Eric Apim | Environment
ITALY. The Italian energy company Enel plans to invest a total of €160 billion in renewable energy by 2030, including €17 billion by 2023.
Endesa, Enel, energy, Italy, renewable energy

750 bn of EU funds to make Member States resilient

750 bn of EU funds to make Member States resilient
11/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU. The joint debt of EU Member States will help finance national recovery plans, which are tools for resilience in the face of the economic and social crisis caused by the coronavirus. It opens a new era. The future multi-annual financial framework proposed by the European Commission and now supported by the European Council and the European Parliament.
Angela Merkel, Corona Bonds, Covid-19, Dacian Ciolos, ECSC, EIB, EMEA, EMNES, Euler Hermes, Euratom, European bonds, European Commission, European Council, European Finance, European Investment Bank, European Marshall Plan, European Parliament, European Union (EU), Fitch, France, Germany, Henry Marty-Gauquié, Italy, Jacques Delors, Jan Olbrycht, Moody's, Netherlands, NextGenerationEU, Poland, Rym Ayadi, S&P, Spain, SURE, Treaty of Rome, United States

Covid-19: the mortality rate per capita is higher in the north than in the south of the Mediterranean Sea

Covid-19: the mortality rate per capita is higher in the north than in the south of the Mediterranean Sea
11/10/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Spain, Italy and France are the three Mediterranean countries most affected by deaths related to the health crisis. version française
Andorra, Baltic States, Covid-19, Europe, France, health crisis, Israel, Italy, Johns Hopkins University, Mediterranean countries, mortality per capita, number of deaths per million inhabitants, Portugal, San Marino, Spain

Portugal reconfines and Italy introduces national curfew

Portugal reconfines and Italy introduces national curfew
11/04/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
PORTUGAL / ITALY. Lisbon and Rome reinforce their measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus with the return of containment and curfew.
Antonio Costa, Containment, Covid-19, Giuseppe Conte, Italy, Johns Hopkins University, Lisbon, Porto, Portugal, Spain

Fight against terrorism does not mean violation of migrants' rights according to the FTDES

Fight against terrorism does not mean violation of migrants' rights according to the FTDES
11/04/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA. While strongly condemning terrorism, the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights is concerned about its exploitation on the northern shore of the Mediterranean to violate the rights of migrants.
France, FTDES, Italy, Mediterranean, migrants, terrorism, Tunisia, Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights

Unemployment rates are soaring around the Mediterranean

Unemployment rates are soaring around the Mediterranean
11/03/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. In the south as in the north, job losses amount to hundreds of thousands in the Mediterranean basin. version française
Algeria, France, Israel, Italy, Mediterranean, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Unemployment, unemployment rate

The Re-Med project wants to support sustainable construction in the Mediterranean region

The Re-Med project wants to support sustainable construction in the Mediterranean region
10/27/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The European Re-Med project aims to promote the transformation of construction and demolition waste (CD&D) into resources for road construction and maintenance in the Mediterranean. version française
Aix-en-Provence, Cerema, circular economy, construction, DC&D, ENPI, environment, European Neighborhood Instrument, European program, European Union, France, Italy, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Oumaya Marzouk, Re-Med, recycling, sustainable construction, Tunisia

European Commission provides €16 billion in financial assistance to Italy and Spain

European Commission provides €16 billion in financial assistance to Italy and Spain
10/27/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
ITALY / SPAIN. The European Commission has paid €17 billion to three countries within the framework of the SURE instrument, created to protect jobs and employees in the face of the consequences of Covid-19. version française
Covid-19, EU, European Commission, European social obligations, European Union, Italy, pandemic, partial unemployment, Poland, Spain, Sure, SURE instrument

Giuseppe Conte strengthens the fight against coronavirus in Italy

Giuseppe Conte strengthens the fight against coronavirus in Italy
10/26/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ITALY. After France and Spain, Italy is putting into practice new measures to combat Covid-19 by declaring the closure of bars and restaurants at 6pm. version française
Covid-19, France, Giuseppe Conte, Italy, Rome, Spain

The European Commission is set to approve the merger between PSA and FCA before the end of 2020.

The European Commission is set to approve the merger between PSA and FCA before the end of 2020.
10/26/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE / ITALY. The merger between car manufacturers PSA and FCA should be approved by the European Commission, which had opened an in-depth investigation into the project. version française

automobile industry, European Commission, FCA, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, France, Italy, Peugeot, PSA, Stellantis

Gap plans to close all its shops in Europe

Gap plans to close all its shops in Europe
10/21/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | 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, Don Fisher, Europe, France, Gap, Ireland, Italy, Lille, Lyon, Mark Breitbard, Montpellier, Paris, ready-to-wear, Rugby, textile, United Kingdom

Alba Leasing offers €980m of financing to Italian SMEs with the help of the EIB

Alba Leasing offers €980m of financing to Italian SMEs with the help of the EIB
10/19/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ITALY. 8,000 Italian companies will be able to benefit from €980m in additional financial resources thanks to an agreement between the European Investment Bank and Italian leasing specialist Alba Leasing. version française
Alba leasing, Banco BPM, Banco Popolare di Sondrio, bank, BPER Banca, Credito Valtellinese, EIB, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, financing, Italian SMEs, Italy, leasing

Italy strengthens anti-Covid 19 measures

Italy strengthens anti-Covid 19 measures
10/19/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ITALY. Giuseppe Conte announces new restrictions in the fight against the spread of coronavirus. version française

coronavirus, Covid-19, ECDC, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Giuseppe Conte, Italy, Johns Hopkins University, Lazio, Lombardy, Naples, pandemic, Piedmont, Rome, Southern Europe, Turin

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE. French electrolyser and storage systems manufacturer McPhy successfully raises €180 million from strategic investors, its historical shareholders and institutional investors.
Bpifrance Banque publique d'investissement, Chart International, Drôme, Ecotechnologies, EDF Pulse Croissance, environment, France, Germany, Grenoble, hydrogen, industry, Italy, Laurent Carme, McPhy, Paris, San Miniato, sustainable development, Technip Energies, Wildau, zero carbon

Egypt has its own license plate manufacturing plant

Egypt has its own license plate manufacturing plant
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
EGYPT. A joint venture between AOI (Arab Organisation for Industrialisation) and the German group Tönnjes gives birth to a license plate manufacturing plant in Egypt.
AOI, Arab Industrialization Organization, automotive, Berlin, Compact with Africa, Delmenhorst, Dubai, Egypt, Germany, IDeROBOTs, industry, Italy, license plates, Lower Saxony, Markus Müller, Philippines, Tönnjes

The increase in online shopping will continue post-Covid-19, in particular in Turkey

The increase in online shopping will continue post-Covid-19, in particular in Turkey
10/08/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
MEDITERRANEAN. A study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in collaboration with the Swiss e-commerce association NetComm Switzerland, reveals that "Covid-19 has changed e-commerce forever".
Carlo Terreni, China, covid-19, e-commerce, Italy, Mukhisa Kituyi, online shopping, pandemic, Turkey, Unctad, UNCTAD, Yomi Castro

Italians must now go out wearing a mask

Italians must now go out wearing a mask
10/08/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
ITALY. The Italian government extends the state of emergency until 31 January 2021 and makes the wearing of masks compulsory throughout the country.
Campania, coronavirus, Covid-19, CSSE, France, Genoa, Giuseppe Conte, health, Italy, Johns Hopkins, Lazio, Naples, Rome, Spain, wearing of mask

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

European Commission approves €1.5 billion government aid for companies in Southern Italy

European Commission approves €1.5 billion government aid for companies in Southern Italy
10/07/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
ITALY. The European Commission authorises an Italian scheme worth €1.5 billion to support businesses in the regions of Southern Italy affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Abruzzo, aquaculture, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, coronavirus, Covid-19, European Commission, fishing, Italy, Margrethe Vestager, Molise, public finance, Puglia, Rome, Sardinia, Sicily, state aid, tax advantage

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