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Malta to receive € 817 million from the EU to green and digitalize its economy

Malta to receive € 817 million from the EU to green and digitalize its economy
09/20/2022 | Society / Institutions
MALTA. As part of the European Union's cohesion policy for the period 2021-2027, Malta will receive €817M in funding to support a more competitive, inclusive, green and digital economy.
Cohesion Fund, digital, education, employment, energy, ERDF, ESF+, EU, European cohesion policy, European Commission, European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund plus, European Union, fisheries, FTJ, Grand Harbour, health, Italy, Just Transition Fund, Malta, Malta Freeport, maritime, Marsaxlokk, Mediterranean, Nicolas Schmit, Valletta, Virginijus Sinkevičius

EU member states agree on plan to reduce gas consumption

EU member states agree on plan to reduce gas consumption
07/28/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. In order to respond to the decline in Russian gas supplies, the Council of the European Union adopts a European Commission proposal to organise a coordinated reduction in gas consumption in the 27 Member States.
Baltic States, Belgium, Brussels, Budapest, Council of the European Union, Cyprus, Czech Republic, energy, EU, European Commission, European Union, France, gas, Gazprom, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Josef Sikela, Kadri Simon, Malta, Portugal, Putin, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen

The EU's inhabitants are becoming fewer and fewer

The EU's inhabitants are becoming fewer and fewer
07/12/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. The population of the European Union decreased again in 2021 from 447 million on 1 January 2021 to 446.8 million on 1 January 2022.
António Guterres, Covid-19, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, European Commission, European Union, Eurostat, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, population, population in the EU, Slovenia, Southern Europe, Spain, World Population Day

EU legislates to ensure no gas shortages this winter

EU legislates to ensure no gas shortages this winter
06/28/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Council definitively adopts a regulation on gas storage aimed at securing the energy supply of Member States in the face of the threat of shortages caused by the war in Ukraine.
Cyprus, energy, EU, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, European Union, gas, Ireland, liquefied natural gas, LNG, Malta, Ukraine

Southern regions of the EU have the highest unemployment rates

Southern regions of the EU have the highest unemployment rates
05/03/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. The Top 10 regions in the European Union most affected by unemployment include only Italian, Spanish and Greek regions.
Aegean, Andalusia, Calabria, Campania, Canary Islands, Central Greece, Central Moravia, Ceuta, Czech Republic, employment, Epirus, Estremadura, EU, Europe, European Commission, European Union, Eurostat, Extremadura, Greece, Ionian Islands, Italy, Malta, Mediterranean regions, Melilla, Molise, Morocco, Poland, regional unemployment, Sicily, Slovenia, Spain, statistics, Thessaly, Thrace, Transdanubia, unemployment, unemployment rate, Warsaw Capital, Western Greece, Western Macedonia, youth unemployment

The Villa Méditerranée hands over to Cosquer Méditerranée

The Villa Méditerranée hands over to Cosquer Méditerranée
05/03/2022 | Services
FRANCE. The reconversion of the Villa Méditerranée in Marseille into a reconstruction of the prehistoric Cosquer cave marks a new ambition for a building destined to become a tourist mecca after having hosted the major Mediterranean economic events.
Agency for Mediterranean Cities and Territories, and the Battle of Waterloo 1815 Memorial, APM, Ardèche, Avitem, Belgium, calanque de la Triperie, Cap Morgiou, Cassis, Chateau of Langeais, Chateau of Murol, Christian Estrosi, Cosquer Mediterranean, CRC, CRM, DRAC, DRASSM, Euromed-IHEDN, France, François de Canson, Frédéric Prades, grotte Chauvet, grotte Cosquer, Henri Cosquer, Jacques Galland, Kléber Rossillon, les Jardins de Marqueyssac, Malta, Marseille, MedCop21, Michel Vauzelle, Mucem, Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée, Méditerranée du futur, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional Chamber of Accounts, Regional Centre for the Mediterranean, Renaud Muselier, Rencontres de l'Avitem, Rome, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Semaine économique de la Méditerranée, Stefano Boeri, Villa Médicis, Villa Méditerranée

Four Mediterranean sovereign wealth funds join forces to make co-investments

Four Mediterranean sovereign wealth funds join forces to make co-investments
03/29/2022 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Malta Government Investments, The Sovereign Fund of Egypt, Bpifrance and Compañía Española de Financiación del Desarrollo create a foundation of sovereign wealth funds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
Ayman Soliman, Bpifrance, COFIDES, Compañía Española de Financiación del Desarrollo, Egypt, Egypt Vision 2030, EMENA, Europe, France, Herald Bonnici, José-Luis Curbelo, Malta, Malta government investments, Med 7 Summit, Mediterranean, MGI, Middle East, North Africa, One Planet Sovereign Wealth Funds, Pascal Lagarde, sovereign wealth funds, The Sovereign Fund of Egypt, TSFE

Charles Michel re-elected President of the European Council

Charles Michel re-elected President of the European Council
03/29/2022 | Society / Institutions
THE EU. Charles Michel has been reappointed by the Heads of State and Government as President of the European Council for a second term of two and a half years.
Belgium, Brussels, Charles Michel, Christine Lagarde, Covid 19, Donald Tusk, ECB, EU, EUFP, European Central Bank, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, European Recovery Plan, European Union, Eurozone Summit, France, French Presidency of the European Union, G7, Herman Van Rompuy, institution, Joe Biden, Josep Borrel, Lisbon Treaty, Malta, Nato, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Poland, Recept Tayyip Erdogan, Roberta Metsola, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen

The Maltese give their confidence back to the Labour Party

The Maltese give their confidence back to the Labour Party
03/28/2022 | Society / Institutions
MALTA. The camp of the head of government Robert Abela has won the legislative elections in Malta with 55.1% of the votes. The Partit laburista (Labour Party) thus retains the power it has held for nine years.
Bernard Grech, Daphne Caruana Galizia, David Sassoli, European Parliament, European Union, FATF, Financial Action Task Force, Joseph Muscat, Labour Party, Malta, Malta Legislative, Mediterranean, Nationalist Party, Nazzionalista Party, Paris, Robert Abela, Roberta Metsola

Entrepreneurship in the Euro-Mediterranean region continues to have a male face

Entrepreneurship in the Euro-Mediterranean region continues to have a male face
03/08/2022 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The first report of the Intergovernmental Monitoring Mechanism for Gender Equality in the Euro-Mediterranean Region published by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) provides a forty-six page overview of the position of women in society.
Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, EIGE, Europe, European Institute for Gender Equality, France, gender, gender equality, Germany, Greece, Intergovernmental Monitoring Mechanism for Gender Equality in the Euro-Mediterranean Region, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Mediterranean, Mena, Middle East, Montenegro, Morocco, Naja Bouden, Nasser Kamel, North Africa, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, UfM, Union for the Mediterranean, women's participation rate, World Bank

Malta's Roberta Metsola elected as President of the European Parliament

Malta's Roberta Metsola elected as President of the European Parliament
01/19/2022 | People
EU. Meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg, MEPs elected Roberta Metsola as President of the European Parliament in the first round by an absolute majority of votes.
Alice Kuhnke, Council of Europe, Council of the European Union, David Sassoli, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Dita Charanzova, Emmanuel Macron, EPP, European Parliament, European People's Party, European Union, Eva Kaili, Evelyn Regner, Ewa Kopacz, France, Heidi Hautala, Katarina Barley, Malta, Michal Šimecka, Nationalist Party, Nicola Beer and Roberts Zile, Othmar Karas, Partit nazzjonalista, Pedro Silva Pereira, Pina Picierno, Rainer Wieland, Roberta Metsola, Sira Rego, Strasbourg

Italy and Malta accused of complicity in crimes against humanity in the Libyan refugee crisis

Italy and Malta accused of complicity in crimes against humanity in the Libyan refugee crisis
01/18/2022 | Society / Institutions
LIBYA / ITALY / MALTA. Three NGOs refer to the International Criminal Court prosecutor to denounce the complicity of Italy and Malta in war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by armed groups in refugee detention centres in Libya.
Adala for all, Alarm phone, Alessandro Pizzuti, Amnesty International, Amsterdam, Elisa De Pieri, France, International Criminal Court, Italoe, Lampedusa, Libya, Malta, Mediterranean, migrants, migration, NGOs, refugees, Rome, Sea-Watch, Sillinger, Strali, Tarik al Sika, The Hague, Tripoli, UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, UpRights, Valletta, Vincent Cochetel, Zodiac

Southern European passports among the most "powerful" in the world

Southern European passports among the most "powerful" in the world
01/13/2022 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. As it has done every year for the past 17 years, the British consultancy Henley & Partners has drawn up a hierarchy of the most powerful passports in the world, those that allow their holders to access the greatest number of destinations without having to apply for a visa...
Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Henley & Partners, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Malta, Mediterranean, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestinian Territories, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, tourism, travel, Tunisia, Turkey

Italy restricts entry to its territory for the holiday season

Italy restricts entry to its territory for the holiday season
12/16/2021 | Society / Institutions
ITALY. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Republic of San Marino have decided to tighten entry requirements for the holiday season.
Bergamo, Bologna, Campania, Certificazione verde, Covid-19, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Johns Hopkins University, Malta, Milan, Netherlands, Padua, Portugal, Puglia, Rome, San Marino, Sicily, Spain, tourism, Turin, United Kingdom, United States, vaccination

Inflation in the Mediterranean

Inflation in the Mediterranean
12/02/2021 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The situation varies from worrying to dramatic depending on the country.
Algeria, Egypt, Europe, Eurostat, France, Greece, inflation, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Mediterranean, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, World Bank

R&D spending falls by €1bn in the EU

R&D spending falls by €1bn in the EU
11/30/2021 | Society / Institutions
EU. Research and development expenditure in the EU Member States amounted to around €311bn in 2020, a drop of €1bn compared to 2019 according to Eurostat,
Covid-19, Croatia, Cyprus, EU, European Union, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Mediterranean, Portugal, R&D, research and development expenditure, Slovenia, Spain, statistics

41% of plastic packaging is recycled in the EU

41% of plastic packaging is recycled in the EU
10/27/2021 | Environment
EU. According to a Eurostat study, each inhabitant of the European Union generated 34.4 kg of plastic packaging waste in 2019, but recycled only 14.1 kg.
Cyprus, Czech Republic, environment, EU, European Union, Eurostat, France, Lithuania, Malta, plastic packaging, recycling, Slovenia, Spain, waste

European banks still love tax havens

European banks still love tax havens
09/07/2021 | Services
EUROPE. A study by the European Tax Observatory (EUTAX Observatory) shows that European banks continue to earn a significant proportion of their profits in tax havens.
Banco Santander, BBVA, BNP Paribas, BPCE, Crédit Agricole, Crédit Mutuel, Europe, European Tax Observatory, European Union, EUTAX Observatory, France, Gibraltar, HSBC, Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy, Malta, Monte dei Paschi, OECD, Paris School of Economics, Société Générale, Standard Chartered, tax havens, tax rates, taxation, United Kingdom

Dislog industries welcomes Mediterrania Capital Partners in its capital

Dislog industries welcomes Mediterrania Capital Partners in its capital
07/22/2021 | 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.
ACE, Akdital, Aque Plus, Aziza, Aïcha, Cairo Scan, Casablanca, Cofina Group, Dislog Group, Dislog Industries, Dislog Industries Tunisia, distribution, Edita, Egypt, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Fine, FMCG, Hatim Ben Ahmed, hygiene, Javel Lacroix, Jordan, Malta, MC III, Mediterrania Capital Partner, mesofinance, MetaMed, Moncef Belkhayat, Morocco, North Africa, Tunisia

Covid-19: EU releases an additional €286.5 million for France, Malta and Slovenia

Covid-19: EU releases an additional €286.5 million for France, Malta and Slovenia
05/26/2021 | Society / Institutions
FRANCE / MALTA / SLOVENIA. To combat the social and economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, the European Commission has approved the modification of five operational programmes in three Mediterranean countries for an amount of €286.5 million.
coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, EDF, employment, European Commission, European Fund to Assist the Most Deprived, European funds, European Social Fund ESF, European Union (EU), France, Malta, NextGenerationEU, REACT-EU, Slovenia, unemployment

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