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The UfM accelerates access to higher education for displaced populations

The UfM accelerates access to higher education for displaced populations
10/21/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The Union for the Mediterranean approves the establishment of a Rapid Response Mechanism to promote access to higher education for displaced populations in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
education, Egypt, euromediterranean, France, Helena Barroco, higher education, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, Nasser Kamel, Poland, Portugal, Rapid Response Mechanism, refugees, RRM, scholarship, Spain, Syrian refugees, Turkey, UfM, UNHCR, Union for the Mediterranean, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Libya welcomes the international community to Tripoli

Libya welcomes the international community to Tripoli
10/21/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. The new Libyan authorities are organising a conference in support of Libya's stability to obtain the support of the international community two months before the legislative and presidential elections.
Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, Conference in Support of the Stability of Libya, Egypt, Fayez al-Sarraj, France, Germany, GNA, HEC, Heika Maas, Italy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Ján Kubiš, Khalifa Haftar, Lana, Libya, Libyan assets abroad, Libyan High State Council, Libyan politics, Luigi Di Maio, Manul, Mohamed Hammouda, Najla al-Mangoush, politics, Tobruk, UN, United Nations Support Mission in Libya

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

Greece orders three defence and intervention frigates from Naval Group and MBDA

Greece orders three defence and intervention frigates from Naval Group and MBDA
09/28/2021 - Eric Apim | Industry
GREECE / FRANCE. The Greek Minister of Defence and the CEOs of Naval Group and MBDA have initialled a memorandum of understanding for the order of three defence and intervention frigates from the two French groups.
Belharra, Damen, defence, FDI, FDI-HN, Fincantieri, Florence Parly, France, frigates, Germany, Gowind, Greece, Hydra, Italy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Lockheed Martin, MBDA, Naval Group, Netherlands, Nikólaos Panayotópoulos, Rafale, Thales, TKMS, USA

Blanca Moreno-Dodson: "The move from the World Bank to the UN is a natural evolution for the CMI"

Blanca Moreno-Dodson: "The move from the World Bank to the UN is a natural evolution for the CMI"
09/22/2021 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The director of the Centre for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), Blanca Moreno-Dodson, tells econostrum.info exclusively about her transition from the World Bank to the United Nations and her new mandate: the implementation of the MDG 17 on partnerships in the Mediterranean. The CMI remains and will remain based in Marseille.
Barcelona, Blanca Moreno-Dodson, Centre for Mediterranean Integration, civil society, climate change, CMI, Emmanuel Macron, Energy and Climate Change Forum, European Investment Bank, Italy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Madrid, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean of the Future, Mediterranean Week, Morocco, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, SDG 17, SDGs, Spain, Sustainable Development Goal, Tour La Marseillaise, Tunisia, Two Shores Dialogue, UN, UN Habitat, Union for the Mediterranean, United Kingdom, United Nations, United Nations Office for Project Services, UNOPS, Villa Walmer, Ville de Marseille, World Bank

European banks still love tax havens

European banks still love tax havens
09/07/2021 - Eric Apim | Services
EUROPE. A study by the European Tax Observatory (EUTAX Observatory) shows that European banks continue to earn a significant proportion of their profits in tax havens.
Banco Santander, BBVA, BNP Paribas, BPCE, Crédit Agricole, Crédit Mutuel, Europe, European Tax Observatory, European Union, EUTAX Observatory, France, Gibraltar, HSBC, Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy, Malta, Monte dei Paschi, OECD, Paris School of Economics, Société Générale, Standard Chartered, tax havens, tax rates, taxation, United Kingdom

Four civil society associations plead for a common Mediterranean destiny

Four civil society associations plead for a common Mediterranean destiny
09/02/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The Civitas Institute, Mashallah News, Maydan Association and Réseau Euromed France launch a campaign "Our Mediterranean, cross-border advocacy for a common Mediterranean destiny.
civil society, CSO, Euromed France network, European Union, France, Gaza Strip, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Mashallah News, Maydan Association, Med Dialogue for Rights and Equality, Med Vision, Mediterranean, Morocco, Netherlands, Our Mediterranean, Slovenia, Tunis, Tunisia

Libyan economy faces the challenges of water stress and hydrocarbon management

Libyan economy faces the challenges of water stress and hydrocarbon management
09/02/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Incessant vandalism of water networks and oil installations, suspension of the president of the national oil company, water shortages, need to diversify revenues, the Libyan economy is struggling to return to normal after ten years of civil war.
Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, ACWUA, Al-Khums, Bahr Essalam, Bani Walid, Bertrand Bainvel, Claudio Descalzi, Cristina Brugiolo, CSP, Egypt, electricity, ENI, Fayez al-Sarraj, Fezzan, gas, General company for water and wastewater, GNA, Great artificial river, Hasawna, hydrocarbons, Italy, Jadalla Oakely, Ján Kubiš, Kaïs Saïed, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, Lldif, LPDF, Manul, Marsa Al Hariga, Mellitah Oil and Gas, Mena, Misrata, MMRA, Mohamed Al Hweij, Mohamed Al Mnefi, Mohamed Aoun, Mustafa Sanallah, National Oil Corporation, NOC, Nubia Basin, oil, Ras Lanouf, REAol, Sabratha, Sadiq al-Kabir, Sarir, Sirte, SWH, Tobruk, Tripoli, Tunisia, Ubari, UN, UN Security Council, UNDP, Unicef, United Nations Support Mission in Libya, USAID, water, water stress, Zawiyah, Zliten

Italian fashion house Etro to be acquired by LVMH

Italian fashion house Etro to be acquired by LVMH
07/20/2021 - Eric Apim | Industry
ITALY / FRANCE. The Italian family fashion house Etro has signed a sale agreement with L Catterton, a Franco-American private-equity company co-founded by Catterton, LVMH and the Arnault group.
Arnault, Catterton, distribution, Etro, fashion, fashion house, Financière Agache, France, Gerolamo Etro, Italy, L Catterton, L Catterton Europe, LVMH, Milan

European Commission approves Italy's recovery plan

European Commission approves Italy's recovery plan
06/23/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ITALY. After Portugal, Spain and Greece, the European Commission approves Italy's recovery and resilience plan and will finance €191.5bn of a total €222.1bn investment package.
Covid-19, economy Italy, European Commission, Italy, Mario Draghi, NextGenerationEU, Paolo Gentiloni, recovery, Recovery and Resilience Facility, resilience, Roma, RRF, Ursula von der Leyen

EIB and Santander join forces to provide €2bn to companies affected by the crisis

EIB and Santander join forces to provide €2bn to companies affected by the crisis
06/22/2021 - Eric Apim | Services
EU. As part of the European Guarantee Fund, the European Investment Bank and the Spanish bank Santander sign two agreements to open credit lines reserved for the early payment of suppliers.
Austria, Banco Santander, bank, EGF, European Guarantee Fund, European Investment Bank, finance, France, Germany, Italy, José M.Linares, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, SME, Spain

European Commission takes France and Italy to court over poor water quality

European Commission takes France and Italy to court over poor water quality
06/10/2021 - Eric Apim | Environment
EU. France for its untreated wastewater in a hundred agglomerations and Italy for its unsafe drinking water in six areas of the country will have to explain themselves to the European Court of Justice.
Bagnoregio, Civitella d'Agliano, environment, European Commission, Fabrica di Roma, Farnese, France, Italy, Ronciglione, Tuscania, urban planning, wastewater, water

European Council endorses the use of a common debt issue

European Council endorses the use of a common debt issue
06/01/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
E.U.. The European Commission will be able to launch the process of issuing a common debt on the own resources of the twenty-seven Member States. A first.
António Costa, Covid-19, European Commission, European Council, European Union (EU), France, Italy, Next Generation EU, NextGenerationEU, pandemic, Portugal, Spain

The Ouigo Madrid Barcelona high-speed line kicks off the battle for rail in Spain

The Ouigo Madrid Barcelona high-speed line kicks off the battle for rail in Spain
05/07/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
SPAIN / FRANCE. The Spanish railway operator Renfe is losing its monopoly with the launch of the high-speed line between Madrid and Barcelona marketed by Ouigo Spain, a subsidiary of Sncf Voyageurs.
Air Nostrum, Andalusia, Barcelona, European Union (EU), France, Germany, Grand Est, Hauts de France, Ilsa, Italy, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Montpellier, Ouigo, Ouigo Spain, Paris, rail transport, Renfe, Saragossa, Sncf, Sncf Voyageurs, Spain, Tarragona, Trenitalia, Valencia

Portugal, first Member State to present its recovery plan to the European Commission

Portugal, first Member State to present its recovery plan to the European Commission
04/22/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
PORTUGAL. Lisbon is the first capital of the European Union to officially present its recovery and resilience plan (RRP) to the European Commission, which must validate it.
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Libya's economic outlook: A huge cake to share

Libya's economic outlook: A huge cake to share
04/15/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. The tempo is accelerating for many countries wishing to participate in the economic battle currently being waged around reconstruction and oil. The diplomatic ballet continues to grow in Tripoli. But the dancers are not all on the same footing.
Alain Chouet, Ankara. Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, Bernard Valero, Cameron, Charles Michel, China, Crete, DGSE, Egypt, EU-Turkey Migration Agreement, European Investment Bank, European Union (EU), Fayez al-Sarraj, France, Germany, GNA, Greece, Henry Marty-Gauquié, Italy, Jean-François Coustillière Gaddafi, JFC Analysis Group, Khalif Haftar, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Libya, Libyan dinar, libyan economy, Mario Draghi, Misrata, oil, Qatar, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Robert Abela, Russia, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, Sarkozy, Sfax, Spain, Tripoli, Tunis, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Nations

Christian Graeff: "The has-beens are now out of the game in Libya"

Christian Graeff: "The has-beens are now out of the game in Libya"
04/09/2021 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. In an exclusive interview granted to econostrum.info, Christian Graeff, French ambassador to Libya from 1982 to 1985, gives a less than optimistic assessment of the future of this country torn apart by its divisions for ten years. The ninety-seven year old diplomat however gives the keys to avoid a "Syrianization" of Libya.
Africa, Beirut, Benghazi, Berkane, Christian Graeff, Cyrenaica, Dbeibah, Fayez al-Sarraj, Fezzan, Gamal Abd El Nasser, Geneva, Italy, Joe Biden, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Mediterranean, Mitterrand, Muammar Gaddafi, Roland Dumas, Russia, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Spain, Syria, Tripolitania, Turkey, United Nations, United States

European Investment Bank puts €3.7bn on the table to help businesses

European Investment Bank puts €3.7bn on the table to help businesses
03/12/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Investment Bank approves €3.7 billion in new financing to support the private sector in the face of the pandemic, improve the energy transition and transport.
Banja Luka, bank, Bosnia and Herzegovina, EGF, energy transition, Europe, European Investment Bank, European Union (EU), finance, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, investment, Italy, Jyvaskyla, Pan-European Guarantee Fund, Poland, Slovenia, solar energy, Spain, Stockholm, transport, urban planning, wind energy

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 - Eric Apim | 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.
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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

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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