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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

France's EA Pharma to acquire Spanish group Drasanvi

France's EA Pharma to acquire Spanish group Drasanvi
10/21/2021 - Eric Apim | Industry
FRANCE / SPAIN. The pharmaceutical group EA Pharma enters into exclusive negotiations with Drasanvi, with a view to acquiring a majority stake in the Spanish group.
acquisition, Albania, Botanical Bio, Castilla y León, Chile, China, Chondrosteo, Collmar, Conceptio, Costa Rica, Drasanvi, Duab, EA Pharma, Eafit, Equilibre Attitude, Europe, Foucaud, France, Granions, Immunol and Oseogen, industry, Laboratoire des Granions, Laboratoire Merle, Lebanon, Mexico, Monaco, Motion Equity Partners, Mougins, Oligosol, Oligostim, Oscar Lopez, Paris, Peru, pharmaceutical industry, Portugal, Punchpower, Russia, Spain, Super Alimentos, Thierry Verne, United Kingdom, Villadangos del Páramo, Vital pur

Diasporas to the rescue of Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries

Diasporas to the rescue of Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries
09/21/2021 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. In 2020, most of the southern and eastern Mediterranean countries will benefit from a double-digit increase in foreign currency remittances by their diasporas.
currency, Diasporas, Egypt, Europe, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, Tunisia

Lebanon in search of fuel

Lebanon in search of fuel
09/16/2021 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. Without diesel and gas, Lebanon is at a standstill.
Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Authority, fuel, fuel oil, gas, gas oil, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Syria

Pierre Vallaud: "Democracy has not succeeded in the South and East of the Mediterranean"

Pierre Vallaud: "Democracy has not succeeded in the South and East of the Mediterranean"
09/16/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN: As a specialist in contemporary history, historian Pierre Vallaud gives econostrum.info an exclusive overview of the current geopolitical situation in the Mediterranean. He admits his lack of optimism regarding the resolution of the main conflicts that are distancing this region from its goal of a common destiny.
Algeria, Ennahdah, European Union, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Justice and Development Party, Kaïs Saïed, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Michel Aoun, Morocco, National Rally of Independents, Pierre Vallaud, Polisario Front, RNI, Society for Peace Movement, Tunisia

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

French-Tunisian to head EBRD office in Beirut

French-Tunisian to head EBRD office in Beirut
08/26/2021 - Marie-Cécile Audibert | People
LEBANON. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) appoints Khalil Dinguizli as Head of Operations in Lebanon.
Beirut, EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Gretchen Biery, Khalil Dinguizli, Lebanon, notebook, Philip ter Woort

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed assumes full powers

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed assumes full powers
07/27/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA. Ten years after the Jasmine revolution, seven years after the vote of a new constitution, is the Tunisian government succumbing to the temptation of returning to dictatorship after the freezing of the activities of the Parliament, the dismissal of the Prime Minister and the lifting of the immunity of the deputies?
Arab News, AstraZeneca, BCT, Beirut, Central Bank of Tunisia, Covax, Covid-19, Crédit Agricole, Delta, Ennahdha, FFP2, Fitch, health crisis, health crisis in Tunisia, Hichem Mechichi, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Janssen, Johns Hopkins University, Lebanon, Moody's, Nissaf Ben Alaya, Oliver le Cabellec, Palais de Carthage, pandemic, politics, Rached Ghannouchi, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisian economy, Yves Souteyrand

Najib Mikati appointed to form a government team in Lebanon

Najib Mikati appointed to form a government team in Lebanon
07/27/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. In order to remedy the political impasse that is sinking the country economically every day, Lebanese President Michel Aoun has appointed Najib Mikati to form the next government. His name received the majority of the votes of the deputies.
3RF, Bashar al-Assad, Hassan Diab, International Monetary Fund, Investcom, Lebanese economy, Lebanese politics, Lebanon, M1, Michel Aoun, Moustapha Adib, Nabila Massrali, Najib Mikati, Saad Hariri

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.
Carlos Conde, cooperation, Egypt, European Union (EU), GIZ, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, MENA, Morocco, Nasser Kamel, North Africa, OECD, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Palestine, regional integration in the Mediterranean, trade, Turkey, UfM, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Western Balkans

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.
Algeria, Anima Investment Network, Ask an Angel, Egypt, European Union (EU), Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, Palestine, Regional Innovation Factory, research, Scientific Research Support Fund, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Tech Hub, The Next Society, TNS, Tunisia

French justice called to look into the fortune of the governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon

French justice called to look into the fortune of the governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon
05/04/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
LEBANON / FRANCE. At the heart of a complaint against X for alleged "money laundering" and "fraud", committed in Lebanon and outside the country, Riad Salamé, his family and his relatives may have to explain themselves to the French justice.
Alvarez & Marsal, Amélie Lefebvre, Banque du Liban, BDL, corruption, Forry Associated, France, Jean Tannous, justice, Laura Rousseau, Lebanon, Liban, Marianne Howayek, Marwan Issa el-Khoury, Nady Salamé, National Financial Prosecutor's Office, Raja Salamé, Riad Salamé, Sherpa, William Bourdon

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...
aid to Palestine, Antony Blinken, Covid-19, Donald Trump, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Joe Biden, Jordan, Lebanon, Mohammed Shtayyeh, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Syria, United Nations, UNRWA, USA, Washington, West Bank

EU wields carrot and stick in its relations with Turkey

EU wields carrot and stick in its relations with Turkey
03/26/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU / TURKEY. The members of the European Council are blowing hot and cold on the troubled issue of their relations with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and are putting Turkey under observation for two months.
Cyprus, diplomacy, Eastern Mediterranean, European Council, European Union (EU), Greece, international relations, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, terrorism, Turkey, United Nations

President Michel Aoun gives his Prime Minister-designate an ultimatum

President Michel Aoun gives his Prime Minister-designate an ultimatum
03/18/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. After five months of political stalemate in Lebanon, President Michel Aoun asked Saad Hariri to form a government immediately or step down as Prime Minister-designate.
Baabda, Beirut, FPC, Free Patriotic Current, Future Party, Hassan Diab, Hezbollah, Lebanese Book, Lebanon, Michel Aoun, politics, Saad Hariri

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.
Africa, Algeria, Anima Investment Network, cooperation, Cross landing Mediterranean, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Metropole Aix-Marseille-Provence, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Palestine, Pays d'Arles, Provence Promotion, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), start-ups, The Next Society, Tunisia

Trump is gone...

Trump is gone...
03/16/2021 | Reflections
Trump has left... Biden is replacing him. As expected, on the international level, relations have been disrupted. If the American strategy does not fundamentally change, the form of the relationship is nevertheless pleasantly affected. But the interests of the United States remain the same and the...
Aegean Sea, Algeria, Anthony Blinken, Axa, Biden, China, conflicts, Cyprus, Euromed-IHEDN, Europe, geopolitics, ICC, Iran, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, JCPOA, Lebanon, Libya, MBS, Mediterranean, Morocco, Munich Re, Nato, Navalny, Netanyahu, Nordstream2, Palestine, Russia, Salman, Syria, Trump, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, USA, Washington Post

Three Mediterranean countries will need external food aid in 2021

Three Mediterranean countries will need external food aid in 2021
03/08/2021 - Eric Apim | Environment
MEDITERRANEAN. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) lists forty-five countries that will need external food aid in 2021. Three of them are in the Mediterranean. version française
Africa, coronavirus crisis, ESCWA, Eswatini, European Union (EU), FAO, food deficit, food security, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, North Africa, Syria, United Nations, wheat

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