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Akram Belkaïd: "Distrust of the Algerian regime has not disappeared

Akram Belkaïd: "Distrust of the Algerian regime has not disappeared
10/12/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
ALGERIA. On the sidelines of his virtual intervention at the Entretiens d'Euromed-IHEDN, Thursday 7 October 2021, Le Monde diplomatique journalist Akram Belkaïd deciphers for econostrum.info the current situation in Algeria and gives some perspectives.
Akram Belkaïd, Algeria, Algerian politics, Bouteflika, France, hirak, Israel, Kabylia, Libya, Mali, Mediterranean, Morocco, Niger, Spain, United States

Paris plans international conference on Libya's new governmentlessness

Paris plans international conference on Libya's new governmentlessness
09/22/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. While the Libyan Parliament has just voted a motion of censure against the transitional government, France wants to maintain the electoral calendar in this country and proposes an international conference on Libya in Paris.
Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, Aguila Saleh, Egypt, France, HCE, Heika Maas, High Council of State, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Ján Kubiš, Khaled el-Mechri, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Luigi Di Maio, Manul, New York, Paris, Rabat, Tobruk, United Nations, United Nations Support Mission in Libya

Emerging Mediterranean honours five start-ups from the Southern Mediterranean

Emerging Mediterranean honours five start-ups from the Southern Mediterranean
09/08/2021 - The editorial staff | Services
MEDITERRANEAN. Emerging Mediterranean has selected the five finalist start-ups, one per country, of its acceleration programme.
AFD, Africa, Al Diagnosis Vision, Aladdin Elsgier, Algeria, Amira Irmal, Bootcamp des deux rives, Dawrrat, Emerging Valley, Europe, French Development Agency, Lamiae Benmakhlouf, Libya, Mama Diagana, Mariem Faghraoui, Mariem Kane, Marseille, Mauritania, Mediterranean, Morocco, Mounia Attiga, MTC, Neolli, Neotic, Rym Jarou, Samir Abdelkrim, Saoussen Ayari, Social & Inclusive Business Camp, Souheil Guessoum, Startupbric, Tech for Good en Méditerranée, 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

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

Libya's economic outlook: Too many clouds block the horizon of a diversification

Libya's economic outlook: Too many clouds block the horizon of a diversification
04/20/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Libya must recover from ten years of internal conflict and tackle not only its reconstruction, but the diversification of its economy. However, a prerequisite for this is the establishment of a genuine state and administration.
Africa, agribusiness, agriculture, al-Qouwea, Alain Chouet, Algiers, Barah Mikaïl, Bernard Valero, CIA, Corsica, Cyrenaica, Cyrene, economy, Egypt, Eugène Antoniotti, Europe, Gaddafi, GDP Libya, Great artificial river, Henry Marty-Gauquier, Jean-François Coustillière, JFC Analysis Group, kasar, Libya, Libyan economic diversification, libyan economy, Marseille, Mecca, Mediterranean, Michel Vinciguerra, Morocco, Nubia Basin, Old city, Stractegia, Sudan, Taleb Rifai, tourism, Tripoli, Tunis, Unesco, World factbook, World Tourism Organisation, WTO

Libya's economic outlook: Oil fuel for future investments

Libya's economic outlook: Oil fuel for future investments
04/15/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Its foreign exchange reserves and oil windfall have returned to pre-revolution levels, allowing Libya to invest in its future. The 2021 budget currently under discussion reveals the priorities of the new government.
Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, African Development Bank, Bernard Valero, BPMC, Brega Petroleum Marketing Company, Budget Libya, CBL, corruption, economy, Egypt, European Union (EU), Fayez al-Sarraj, GDP Libya, GNA, Government of National Unity, Great Man-Made River, Henry Marty-Gauquié, IPC, Jean-François Coustillière, Libya, Libyan Central Bank, libyan economy, Libyan Investment and Development Company, Libyan Investment and Local Development Fund, Lidco, Llidf, Manul, Muammar Gaddafi, Mustafa Sanalla, NOC, Nubia Basin, oil, Opep, Pnud, Ras Lauf, Saïf al-Islam, Tobruk, Transparency International, Tripoli, Tunisia, United Nations, USAID, World Bank

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

The (priority) tasks of the new Libyan executive and the (indelible) stains of the previous ones

The (priority) tasks of the new Libyan executive and the (indelible) stains of the previous ones
04/08/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Who will lead the Libya of tomorrow? Today, no name stands out, except those of the former contenders: Fayez al-Sarraj, Khalifa Haftar and Saif el Islam Gaddafi. The analysis of their candidacies by the experts of econostrum.info disqualifies them all because of their past mistakes.
Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, Alain Chouet, Barah Mikaïl, Bernard Valero, Christian Graeff, Cyrenaica, Egypt, Emmanuel Macron, EU-Turkey Migration Agreement, Fayez al-Sarraj, France, Gaddafi, GNA, Government of National Unity, Haftar, Henry Marty-Gauquié, ICC, International Criminal Court, Jean-François Coustillière, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Libyan politics, Madrid, Morocco, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Skhirat agreements, The Hague, Tobruk, Tractégia, Tripoli, Turkey, United Nations, Zintan

The new Libyan governance: An equation with several unknowns

The new Libyan governance: An equation with several unknowns
04/07/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Libya has entered a new era since Fayez Al-Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar finally decided to throw in the towel. Their withdrawals have allowed for the emergence of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum and a new interim governance. Part 1/5
Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, Abdullah Hussein Al-Hafi, Alain Chouet, Canada, Christian Graeff, CNT, conflicts, Cyrenaica, DGSE, European Investment Bank, European Union (EU), Fayez Al-Sarraj, Fezzan, Geneva, Heiko Maas, Henry Marty-Gauquié, Jean-François Coustillière, Jean-Yves Le Drian, JFC Conseil analysis group, Ján Kubiš, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Libyan conflict, Libyan politics, LPDF, Luigi di Maio, Maghreb, Manul, Mashrek, Mediterranean, Misrata, Mohamed Menfin, Mouammar Kadhagi, Moussa al-Koni, National Transitional Council, North Africa, Political Dialogue Forum, politics, Russia, Sahel, Septimius Severus, Sirte, Tobruk, Toronto, Tripoli, Tripolitania, Turkey, United Nations, UNSMIL

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

"The Mediterranean is a small region on the world map where the heaviest challenges are piled up"

"The Mediterranean is a small region on the world map where the heaviest challenges are piled up"
03/04/2021 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Bernard Valéro is retiring after a rich career at the Quai d'Orsay, consul, ambassador and director general of Avitem (Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories) in Marseille for his last position. The sixty-six-year-old diplomat comments, unvarnished and exclusively on econostrum.info, on the highlights of his professional life confronted with the ups and downs of the Mediterranean region.
Agnès Rampal, Alexandria, Avitem, Barcelona, Barcelona process, Bernard Valero, conflicts, Cosquer cave, European Union (EU), Fathallah Sijilmassi, France, Genoa, Istanbul, Libya, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Erasmus, Mediterranean of the future, Nasser Kamal, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Quai d'Orsay, Renaud Muselier, Santiago de Compostela, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Summit of the 2 shores, sustainable development, Syria, Tangier, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Villa Méditerranée

The Spanish oil company Repsol would like to disengage from Morocco

The Spanish oil company Repsol would like to disengage from Morocco
02/15/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
SPAIN / MOROCCO. Repsol intends to reduce its countries of intervention and in particular to start from Morocco, where the Spanish company has a 75% share in the Ghrab Offshore South block. version française
Algeria, Chile, Ghrab Offshore, Ilizi, Josu Jon Imaz, Libya, Morocco, Peru, Portugal, Reggane, Repsol, Rharb Prérif, Spain, Tin-Fouye

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.
 version française
Algeria, Barcelona, Brussels, Development Cooperation and International Cooperation, Egypt, European Commission, European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), European Union (EU), Israel, IVCDCI, Jordan, Josep Borrel, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, Morocco, New Agenda for the Mediterranean, Olivér Várhelyi, Palestine, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Syria, Tunisia

Turkey takes first step towards normalisation of its relations with the EU

Turkey takes first step towards normalisation of its relations with the EU
01/22/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / EU. On a visit to Brussels, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Turkish Foreign Minister, is trying to resume dialogue with the European Union despite the many points of disagreement between the two sides.
Aegean, Brussels, Charles Michel, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, economy of Turkey, EU accession, EU-Turkey Migration Agreement, European Union (EU), France, Greece, Jens Stoltenberg, Josep Borrell, Libya, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, NATO, Paris, Peter Stano, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, Turkey, Turkey's accession, Ursula von der Leyen, USA

Libyan Political Dialogue Forum opens door to national elections

Libyan Political Dialogue Forum opens door to national elections
01/21/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum has approved the mechanism for selecting the executive branch of government to enable national elections to be held at the end of December 2021. version française
Geneva, Ján Kubiš, Libya, Libyan Consultative Committee, Libyan elections, Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, Manul, Stephanie Williams, United Nations

Slovakia's Ján Kubiš takes over as head of the United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNMISL)

Slovakia's Ján Kubiš takes over as head of the United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNMISL)
01/19/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. António Guterres, UN Secretary General, appoints Slovak Ján Kubiš as Special Envoy for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. version française
Afghanistan, António Guterres, Consultative Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, Europe, EWC, Geneva, Ghassan Salamé, Iraq, Ján Kubiš, Lebanon, Libya, Slovakia, Stephanie Turco Williams, Tunis, United Nations

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

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