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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, EIB 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

Tunisia launches its first 100% Tunisian satellite designed by Telnet Holding

Tunisia launches its first 100% Tunisian satellite designed by Telnet Holding
03/22/2021 - Eric Apim | Industry
TUNISIA. The Tunisian company of telecommunication Telnet Holding succeeded in launching Challenger One, the first satellite of the country entirely manufactured locally by young Tunisian engineers.
Airbus, Algeria, ALSA3, Baikonur, Challenger One, IoT, ISS, Kazakhstan, Kaïs Saïed, Maghreb, Morocco, Roscosmos, satellite, satellite launch, Soyuz-2, Telnet Holding, Thales Alenia Space, Tunisia

The Maghreb countries have the highest rates of women engineers in the world

The Maghreb countries have the highest rates of women engineers in the world
02/11/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MAGHREB. In its latest report on science entitled "The race against time for a more intelligent development", Unesco denounces the low proportion of women engineering graduates in the world. version française
Audrey Azoulay, digital revolution, gender equality, Ipsen, Maghreb, OECD, PISA, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), Unesco, women

The health crisis in the Maghreb impacts the results of the port of Marseille

The health crisis in the Maghreb impacts the results of the port of Marseille
01/25/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. If the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille-Fos finally resisted well to the sanitary crisis on its goods segment, passenger transport has been hit hard by travel restrictions.
ADEO, Algeria, Cap Janet, Chantal Helman, coronavirus crisis, Corsica, Covid-19, cruise, Distriport, Elisabeth Ayrault, France, goods, GPMM, Hervé Martel, IDEC Life, Jean-Marc Forneri, Kenitra, La Feuillane, LNG, Maghreb, Marseille, Mediaco, Morocco, port of Marseille-Fos, ports, Renault, Tangier, Tunisia, Virtuo

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.
advanced status, Algeria, Ana Pisonero-Hernandez, Association Agreement, Barcelona Process, Brussels, Covid-19, EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Egypt, EIB European Investment Bank, ENP, euro-mediterranean, Euro-Mediterranean partnership, European Council, European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), European Union (EU), Henry Marty-Gauquié, Israel, Jasmine Revolution, Jordan, Lebanon, Maghreb, Mashrek, Mashreq, Mediterranean Integration Centre, Morocco, Nasser Kamel, OVDCI, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian state, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), Syria, Tunisia, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), World Bank

Tunisian processed cheese manufacturer Land'Or finances the strengthening of its production capacity

Tunisian processed cheese manufacturer Land'Or finances the strengthening of its production capacity
09/02/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
TUNISIA / MOROCCO. the processed cheese manufacturer Land'Or obtains nearly 11 M€ to increase the production capacity of its Tunisian and Moroccan plants.
Africa, Africinvest, agri-food industry, Blue Ribbon, cheese, EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Hatem Denguezli, IAA, Kenitra, Land'Or, Maghreb, Maghreb Private Equity fund, Morocco, Rabat, Tunisia

The Port of Marseille maintains its 2020 investments, despite a 15% drop in its traffic

The Port of Marseille maintains its 2020 investments, despite a 15% drop in its traffic
07/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. Impacted by the health crisis, the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille will maintain the €57m of investments planned for 2020 and will even add more than €6.5m of commercial measures to revive port activities.
coronavirus crisis, Corsica Linea, Cotunav, Covid-19, cruise, France, GPMM, Grand port maritime de Marseille, Hervé Martel, Maghreb, maritime transport, Marseille, ports, Tunisia

Air France to open reservations for Maghreb in June

Air France to open reservations for Maghreb in June
04/29/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
MAGHREB / FRANCE. Air France is preparing to strengthen its domestic routes and is reopening bookings for Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.
Air France, Air France/KLM, air transport, Algeria, Algiers, Brest, Casablanca, France, Lyon, Maghreb, Marseille, Montpellier, Morocco, Nice, Paris, Rennes, Toulouse, Tunis, Tunis Carthage, Tunisia

Education Mismatch in North Africa: Determinants and Impact

09/09/2019 | FEMISE reports
Publié en septembre 2019. Rédigé par Moundir Lassassi, Mohamed Ali Marouani. The uprising of 2011 in many Arab countries have highlighted the vulnerability and fragility of their labor markets, characterized by high unemployment rates, especially for young people. The lack of job opportunities for...
Algeria, education, employment report, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Institutes, Femise, Maghreb, Maghreb report, Mohamed Ali Marouani, Morocco, Moundir Lassassi, North Africa, politic report, Tunisia, unemployment, youth, youth education report

Cooperation with Religious Institutions as a European Policy Tool

05/01/2019 | EUROMESCO reports
May 2019 P. Sasnal (Ed.), S. Altuna, Y. El-Menouar, G. Fahmi The Joint Policy Study takes an institutionalist view of state-religion relations, although religious institutions are defined in a broad sense and encompass both official and unofficial religion.
Euromesco, Europe, freedom of religion, Georges Fahmi, Maghreb, Maghreb report, Morocco, non-discrimination, Patrycja Sasnal, Politic report, religion, Sergio Altuna, Southern Europe, Vatican, Yasemin El-Menouar

Climate security in the sahel and the Mediterranean : local and regional responses

04/01/2019 | EUROMESCO reports
April 2019. Written by Abdelhak Bassou, Aleksandra Chmielewska, Xira Ruiz-Campillo The present study takes into account the broader conception of the Mediterranean. In this sense, it not only deals with the effects of climate change on the countries bordering the Mediterranean, but extends its...
Abdelhak Bassou, Africa, Aleksandra Chmielewska, climate change, ecology environment report, Euromesco, Europe, Maghreb, Mediterranean, Sahel, Xira Ruiz-Campillo

Mehdi Arifi becomes managing director of credit insurance for the Maghreb at Coface

Mehdi Arifi becomes managing director of credit insurance for the Maghreb at Coface
03/25/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
MAGHREB / FRANCE. French credit insurer Coface announces the appointment of Mehdi Arifi as managing director of credit insurance in the Maghreb in charge of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
Agadir, Algeria, Bordeaux, Casblanca, Coface, Coface Maroc, credit insurance, France, Maghreb, Mehdi Arifi, Morocco, Paris, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, PwC France, Saham, Tunisia

Solar power bringing energy efficiency to Mediterranean air-conditioning

Solar power bringing energy efficiency to Mediterranean air-conditioning
12/17/2018 - Frédéric Dubessy | Energy Efficiency
Version française
air-conditioners, Algeria, energy efficiency, energy saving, fluorinated gases, Global warming potential, International Energy Agency, Libya, Maghreb, Medener, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Association of National Energy Management Agencies, Morocco, solar energy, Tunisia, World Bank

Building roads to boost Tunisian economic growth

Building roads to boost Tunisian economic growth
02/25/2016 - Caroline Garcia, MARSEILLE | Euro-Mediterranean projects
Considerable investment has been made to develop the road network in order to open up the interior and relieve traffic congestion in coastal towns. Version française
ADB, African Development Bank, Algeria, EIB European Investment Bank, highway Transmaghrébine, highways, infrastructure, Maghreb, Morocco, road freight, roads, transport, Tunisia, World Bank

Román Escolano : "The EIB is convinced of the Maghreb's growth potential and wants to contribute to it."

Román Escolano : "The EIB is convinced of the Maghreb's growth potential and wants to contribute to it."
11/30/2015 - Frédéric Dubessy | Euro-Mediterranean projects
Vice-President of the European Investment Bank and in charge since September 2015 of EIB activities in the Maghreb, Román Escolano speaks about his ambitions for this region. Version française
Algeria, Amen Bank, Egypt, EIB European Investment Bank, Maghreb, Mediterranean, Morocco, ONEE, Roman Escolano, Tunisia, tunisian revolution

Supporting female entrepreneurship

Supporting female entrepreneurship
05/15/2015 | Society / Institutions
With the support of the Secretariat of the UfM

After a first successful phase, the Union for the Mediterranean "Young women as job creators" scheme, developed by female business leaders, has been extended to three more countries, namely Egypt, Tunisia and Albania.
AFAEMME, Albania, CEED, Egypt, Federation of Mediterranean Businesswomen Associations, Grow, Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, Jordan, Maghreb, Mediterranean, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Stella Mally, Tunisia, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), women

Southern Europe is banking on container shipping to boost ro-ro

Southern Europe is banking on container shipping to boost ro-ro
04/24/2015 - Caroline Garcia, MARSEILLE | Transport
MEDITERRANEAN. Ports in southern Europe are working hard to lure container traffic from Anvers and Rotterdam. An increase in ro-ro traffic could follow in its wake.
 
Aftri, Algeciras, Anvers, Ashdod, Austria, Barcelona, Bavaria, Brussels, Croatia, Europe, European Commission, Finland, France, Genoa, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Isemar, Israel, Italy, Juncker, Juncker plan, La Spezia, logistics, Maghreb, Marc Grolleau, maritime transport, Marseille, Mechanism for interconnection, Mediterranean, Medlinks, MIE, Netherlands, Palermo, Paul Tourret, ports, Rhône, Rijeka, Road Transport Association, Rotterdam, Scotlan, Shippax, Southern Europe, Spain, Superior institute of maritime economy, Switzerland, Sète, Tangier, TEN-T, Trans-European Transport Network, Transcargo, transport

Marseille looking for the wind

Marseille looking for the wind
05/23/2014 - Mathieu Bouchard | Industry
The historic port for maritime connections with the Maghreb, Marseille has been experiencing a steady fall in roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) traffic which was further exacerbated in 2013. The actors of the port of Marseille Fos however believe there will be a recovery.
Algeria, Arnaud Ranjard, CMA CGM, Corsica, Corsica Ferries, France, GPMM, Libya, Maghreb, Marie-Hélène Pasquier, maritime transport, Marseille, Morocco, Mourepiane, port of Marseille-Fos, ports, Shippax, Toulon, Toulon-Pendik, traffic, Tunisia, Turkey

With Pole Med, the PACA region sees the creation of a new organisation dedicated to economic cooperation in the Mediterranean

With Pole Med, the PACA region sees the creation of a new organisation dedicated to economic cooperation in the Mediterranean
12/23/2013 - Frédéric Dubessy | Mediterranean cooperation strategies


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نسخة عربية
ACIM, Agency for international cooperation and local development in the Mediterranean, Anima Investment Network, Bernard Morel, euro-mediterranean, FCM, Finances Conseil Méditerranée, France, IMED, Ingénierie Méditerranéenne pour l'export et le développement, internationalisation, Maghreb, Mediterranean, Paca, Patrick Allemand, Pole Med, PRIE, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Africa, the Middle East and Europe: a game of three players

Africa, the Middle East and Europe: a game of three players
12/09/2013 - Gérard Tur | Services
The Mena Economic Forum advocates the constitution of an integration space that includes North Africa, the Gulf States and southern Europe. A triple alliance that is essential to draw the Mediterranean out of the economic and social depression into which it has fallen.
Africa, Al Qassini, Androulla Vassiliou, Arnaud Montebourg, Cap Mena, Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Cherif Rhamani, Erasmus, Europe, François Aïssa Touazi, Gulf States, Jack Lang, Jacques Pfister, Maghreb, Maroc, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mena Economic Forum, Michel Vauzelle, Middle East, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, social and solidarity economy, Villa Méditerranée, youth

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