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Lebanon Conference agrees on a recovery plan for the country

Lebanon Conference agrees on a recovery plan for the country
12/03/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. "Lebanon is in a state of financial bankruptcy, but still has the possibility of being a successful state if reforms are implemented quickly," concluded the Conference in support of the Lebanese people orchestrated by France and the UN.
3RF, Antonio Guterres, Conference in support of the Lebanese population, European Union, France, Lebanese economy, Lebanon, United Nations, World Bank

INVESTMED supporting young and women at head of innovating enterprises

INVESTMED supporting young and women at head of innovating enterprises
12/03/2020 | Development models in Mediterranean
In Tunisia, Egypt and Lebanon, the INVESTMED project will provide support to innovating SMEs and start-up run by young and women entrepreneurs. Version française
AFAEMME (Federation of Mediterranean Businesswomen Associations), Beyond Reform and Development, Businessmed, CEEBA, Confederation of Egyptian European Business Associations, Ebsomed, Egypt, EMEA, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, European Institute of the Mediterranean, European Union, FEBEA (European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers), iED, IEMed, ILO, Innovative Sustainable Start-Ups for the Mediterranean, Institute of Entrepreneurship Development, Investmed, Jihen Boutiba, Lebanon, LUMSA University, Med Confederation., Mediterranean, Roma, Rumundu, Rym Ayadi, Solid, Spanish Chamber of Commerce, start-up, The four associate partners: Confederation of Egyptian european business associations (FEDCOC), Tunisia, Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises

Covid to explode the number of poor in Mena countries

Covid to explode the number of poor in Mena countries
12/02/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. On the occasion of a round table organised within the framework of the Mediterranean of the Future, Patricia Augier, professor of economics, sounds the alarm about the situation in the countries of the North Africa, Middle East zone.
Aix-Marseille University, Covid, Europe, Gaza, Lebanon, Marseilles, Mediterranean of the Future, Mena country, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, pandemic, Patricia Augier, poverty

France and the UN launch a new donor conference for Lebanon

France and the UN launch a new donor conference for Lebanon
12/02/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. While the country is caught in a political stalemate, economic crisis and social movements, Emmanuel Macron and Antonio Guterres are co-chairing a new international donor conference for Lebanon.
Antonio Guterres, economy of Lebanon, Emmanuel Macron, Hassan Diab, Lebanon, port of Beirut, Saad Hariri, UN, World Bank

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

Still no agreement between Israel and Lebanon to share gas fields

Still no agreement between Israel and Lebanon to share gas fields
11/12/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL / LEBANON. The two countries are trying to agree on their exclusive economic zones. version française
Eastern Mediterranean, ENI, exclusive economic zones, Finul, gas fields, Israel, Karish, Lebanon, maritime borders, Naqoura, Novatek, offshore gas, Total, UN

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

World Bank calls for coordinated integration in the Mena region

World Bank calls for coordinated integration in the Mena region
10/19/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MENA. The World Bank is alarmed about the economies of the Middle East and North Africa region being doubly hit by the coronavirus and falling oil prices. A report calls for a new framework for global trade integration in the region. version française
Africa, Algeria, Blanca Moreno-Dodson, Centre for Mediterranean Integration, CMI, Covid-19, Egypt, Ferid Belhaj, Gaza, Ha Nguyen, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Mena, Mena economy, Middle East, Morocco, OECD, regional integration, Trade Together: Towards a New Beginning for Middle East and North Africa Integration in the Post-Covid Era, Tunisia, Washington, West Bank, World Bank

The European Commission considers the funding obtained for Syria insufficient

The European Commission considers the funding obtained for Syria insufficient
10/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SYRIA / EU. In its latest report on the financial monitoring of grant and loan pledges to Syria, the European Commission indicates that as of 31 August 2020, international donors had disbursed $5 billion in grants to Syria and its region in 2020. version française
Brussels, Covid-19, Donor Conference, Egypt, European Commission, European Union, Germany, Grants to Syria, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Refugees, Regional Plan for Refugees and Resilience, Syria, Syria Humanitarian Response Plan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States

The UN and the United States describe the talks between Israel and Lebanon on their borders as "fruitful"

The UN and the United States describe the talks between Israel and Lebanon on their borders as "fruitful"
10/15/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL / LEBANON. Negotiations to define the maritime border between Israel and Lebanon, which began on 14th October 2020, seem to have gone well according to the UN.
David Schenker, Israel, Jan Kubis, Lebanon, maritime borders, Middle East, Naqoura, Stéphane Dujarric, UNIFIL, United Nations

Start of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to define their common borders

Start of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to define their common borders
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LEBANON / ISRAEL. The first talks in thirty years between Lebanon and Israel begin in the city of Naqoura, the headquarters of UNIFIL. They will focus on the maritime borders between the two states still officially at war.
Alon Bar, Aviv Ayash, Bassam Yassin, David Schenker, EEZ, Egypt, energy, Finul, hydrocarbons, Israel, Jan Kubis, Jordan, Lebanon, maritime borders between Israel and Lebanon, Mazen Basbous, Mor Halutz, Nabih Berry, Najib Massihi, Naqoura, natural gas, NNA, Oren Setter, Reuven Azar, Udi Adiri, UN, United Nations, United States, Wissam Chbat, Yuval Steinitz

Saad Hariri wants to become Prime Minister in Lebanon again

Saad Hariri wants to become Prime Minister in Lebanon again
10/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri is a candidate to form the next government in Lebanon, which is in the midst of a political, social and economic crisis.
Emmanuel Macron, Hassan Diab, Lebanese economy, Lebanon, Michel Aoun, MTV, Mustapha Adib, politics, Port of Beirut, Saad Hariri

Lebanon and Israel to discuss the delineation of their common borders

Lebanon and Israel to discuss the delineation of their common borders
10/02/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LEBANON / ISRAEL. While the two countries are still theoretically at war, Lebanon and Israel have signed a framework agreement to define their maritime and land borders. version française
conflict, Finul, Har Dov, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, Lebanon-Israel borders, Nabih Berry, Naqoura, politics, Shab'a Farms, UN, United Nations, war

Verbal joust between the French President and the head of Hezbollah while Lebanon remains at an impasse

Verbal joust between the French President and the head of Hezbollah while Lebanon remains at an impasse
09/30/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LEBANON / FRANCE. After Mustapha Adib's decision to renounce forming a government of technocrats in Lebanon, Emmanuel Macron violently attacked Hezbollah, which responded just as firmly.
Amal, Emmanuel Macron, Fouad Siniora, France, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Michel Aoun, Moustapha Adib, Nabih Berri, Nagib Mikati, politics, Saad Hariri, Tammam Salam

The port of Beirut has once again been the victim of a disaster

The port of Beirut has once again been the victim of a disaster
09/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
LEBANON. One month after the two explosions that caused 180 deaths, the port of Beirut is in the grip of a huge fire. Version française
Bassem al-Kaissi, Beirut, disaster, fire, Lebanese Red Cross, Lebanon, port of Beirut

Mustapha Adib appointed Prime Minister in Lebanon

Mustapha Adib appointed Prime Minister in Lebanon
08/31/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
LEBANON. The new Lebanese President, Mustapha Adib indicates that he wants to form a government in record time to bring Lebanon out of the economic slump.
Beirut, economy, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Lebanon, Michel Aoun, Moustapha Adib, notebook, politics

The port of Beirut suffered less than expected

The port of Beirut suffered less than expected
08/27/2020 - Gérard Tur | Transport
LEBANON. "The port is once again operating at 100%, for imports and exports" according to the new director of the port.
Bassem el-Kaïssi, Beirut, Lebanon, Port of Beirut

Brain drain benefits Southern Mediterranean countries

Brain drain benefits Southern Mediterranean countries
07/03/2020 | Development models in Mediterranean
Three policy papers published by the EMNES (Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies) examine the complex issue of legal immigration in the Mediterranean area and its paradoxical consequences. Encouraging it on one hand reduces illegal immigration, while on the other it leads to a brain drain from south to north. Version française
Ahmad Wali Ahmad Yar, Algeria, brain drain, Brain Drain in Southern Mediterranean Countries, brain gain, Cinzia Alcidi, Education and Migration in South Mediterranean Countries, Egypt, Emea, Emnes, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, Jordan, Labour Supply, Lebanon, Legal Migration Pathways Across the Mediterranean: Achievements, Mattia Di Salvo, Mediterranean, Mehtap Akgüç, migration, Morocco, Nadzeya Laurentsyeva, Obstacles and the Way Forward, Rym Ayadi, Tunisia

In Jordan and Lebanon, Social entrepreneurs reach-out to refugees

In Jordan and Lebanon, Social entrepreneurs reach-out to refugees
04/01/2020 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Socio-economic assessments
Jordan and Lebanon, two of the main host countries regarding the number of Syrian refugees, have seen an increase in vocations with social impact during the past two years. A different kind of entrepreneurs has continued to multiply, promoting mutual aid and solidarity rather than profit. A few months ago, Femise published a study on this phenomenon. An analysis which is more topical than ever with the Covid-19 pandemic which calls into question our current systems and sees the reinforcement of new behaviors focused on humanist values. Version française
Center for Social and Economic Research, Constantin Tsakas, Covid-19, FEM44-12, Femise, Institut de la Méditerranée, Jordan, Katarzyna Sidlo, Lebanon, refugees, Royal Scientific Society, social entrepreneurs

MeetMED halfway

MeetMED halfway
10/29/2019 | Energy Efficiency
Interview with meetMED project manager Matteo Barra. MeetMED is a two-year, European Union-financed project managed by the MEDENER, officially launched in May, 2018, at the Union for the Mediterranean’s headquarters in Barcelona. Version française
Algeria, energy efficiency, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Matteo Barra. European Union, MEDENER, MeetMED, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, renewable energy, Spain, Tunisia, Union for the Mediterranean

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