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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.
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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.
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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

Dislog industries welcomes Mediterrania Capital Partners in its capital

Dislog industries welcomes Mediterrania Capital Partners in its capital
07/22/2021 - Eric Apim | Industry
MOROCCO / MALTA / TUNISIA. The Moroccan company Dislog Industries is raising 280 million dirhams from Mediterrania Capital Partners to develop through external growth in Morocco and internationally, notably in Tunisia.
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EBRD predicts 3.5% growth in 2021 for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries

EBRD predicts 3.5% growth in 2021 for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries
06/29/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is revising upwards its regional economic outlook for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries, which should see growth of 3.5% in 2021.
Beata Javorcik, Covid-19, EBRD, Egypt, GDP, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, Semed, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Tunisia

Start-ups and tech transfers boosting Mediterranean clusters

Start-ups and tech transfers boosting Mediterranean clusters
06/10/2021 | Talent for a new economy
Mediterranean clusters need to find a new direction in order to better reconcile local industries’ needs with the innovation emanating from research stakeholders and start-ups. Version française
Algeria, Anima Investment Network, Berytech, Casablanca, clusters, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Egypt, El Ghazala, ESCWA, innovation, Jordan, Lebanon, Mathias Fillon, Mediterranean, Morocco, Palestine, research, start-up, tech transfers, Technopark, The Next Society, Tunisia, UN

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.
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THE NEXT SOCIETY paving the way for Mediterranean innovation

THE NEXT SOCIETY paving the way for Mediterranean innovation
05/13/2021 | Advertorial
Four the past four years, THE NEXT SOCIETY (TNS) has been helping to boost innovation capacity in seven Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries and to enhance their attractiveness.
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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...
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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.
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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

Turkey obtains a new reprieve from the EU and avoids the black list of tax havens

Turkey obtains a new reprieve from the EU and avoids the black list of tax havens
02/18/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / EU. Once again, and despite a deadline set on December 31, 2020 a year ago to regularize the sharing of tax data, Turkey escapes its placement on the European black list of tax havens. version française
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French skies turn scarlet red with the abyssal losses of Air France, ADP and Airbus

French skies turn scarlet red with the abyssal losses of Air France, ADP and Airbus
02/18/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
FRANCE. Air France announces a loss of €7.1 billion in 2020, while ADP loses 60% of its passengers and Airbus revenues decline by 29%. version française

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The EU adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean with €7 billion

The EU adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean with €7 billion
02/09/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Six years after the last revision of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership launched in 1995 in Barcelona, the European Commission adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean, with a Southern Neighbourhood Instrument endowed with €7 billion over six years.
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Lebanon and Tunisia have the strongest productive capacities of the Mediterranean developing countries

Lebanon and Tunisia have the strongest productive capacities of the Mediterranean developing countries
02/09/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
WORLD. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is launching a new Productive Capacity Index to help its members achieve their socio-economic transformation.
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Israel to supply 5,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to the Palestinians

Israel to supply 5,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to the Palestinians
02/01/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL / PALESTINE. Accused by several organisations of forgetting the Palestinians in its vaccination plan against coronavirus, the State of Israel is finally going to supply 5000 vaccines to the Palestinian Authority's medical teams.
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Mediterranean health systems tested by Covid-19

Mediterranean health systems tested by Covid-19
01/14/2021 | Development models in Mediterranean
A lack of budgetary means and chronic structural socio-economic weaknesses have prevented an adequate political response to the coronavirus pandemic in the six countries studied by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists’ Association. Version française
Algeria, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, EMEA, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, How resilient are the Healthcare systems in the Mediterranean, Jordan, KAS PolDiMed, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, Palestine, Rym Ayadi, Sara Ronco, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Tunisia

Italian and Spanish passports enter the world's Top 5 of the most "powerful" in the world

Italian and Spanish passports enter the world's Top 5 of the most "powerful" in the world
01/11/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
WORLD. The two leading Mediterranean countries, Italy and Spain, are in fourth place in the world ranking of passports that allow their holders to access the greatest number of destinations without having to apply for a visa in advance.
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Henley & Partners, Henley Passport Index, IATA, International Air Transport Association, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Passport, Portugal, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Spain, Syria, Tunisia

Southern Mediterranean tries to break free from its borders with the EU

Southern Mediterranean tries to break free from its borders with the EU
11/25/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
Ten southern countries are eligible for the European Neighbourhood Policy developed by the EU since 2004 under the Barcelona Process. But today it seems that the Mediterranean is no longer a priority for the EU.
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10 years after the Arab democratic movement, what are the results?

10 years after the Arab democratic movement, what are the results?
11/17/2020 - Henry Marty-Gauquié, member of JFC Conseil | Reflections
Already 10 years ago, on December 17, 2010, the street vendor Mohamed Bouazzizi set himself on fire, triggering the intifada of Sidi Bouzid...
Algeria, Arab Spring, Bahrain, Egypt, Europe, expert opinion, Henry Marty-Gauqié, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Mohamed Bouazzizi, Morocco, reflection, Syria, Trump, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen

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