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The European Commission endorses French recovery and resilience plan

The European Commission endorses French recovery and resilience plan
06/24/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
FRANCE. The European Commission has adopted France's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) which will receive €39.4bn in loans and grants.
Covid-19, European Commission, France, National Recovery and Resilience Plan, NextGenerationEU, NRRP, Paolo Gentiloni, Paris, Valdis Dombrovskis

The Ouigo Madrid Barcelona high-speed line kicks off the battle for rail in Spain

The Ouigo Madrid Barcelona high-speed line kicks off the battle for rail in Spain
05/07/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
SPAIN / FRANCE. The Spanish railway operator Renfe is losing its monopoly with the launch of the high-speed line between Madrid and Barcelona marketed by Ouigo Spain, a subsidiary of Sncf Voyageurs.
Air Nostrum, Andalusia, Barcelona, European Union (EU), France, Germany, Grand Est, Hauts de France, Ilsa, Italy, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Montpellier, Ouigo, Ouigo Spain, Paris, rail transport, Renfe, Saragossa, Sncf, Sncf Voyageurs, Spain, Tarragona, Trenitalia, Valencia

Portugal, first Member State to present its recovery plan to the European Commission

Portugal, first Member State to present its recovery plan to the European Commission
04/22/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
PORTUGAL. Lisbon is the first capital of the European Union to officially present its recovery and resilience plan (RRP) to the European Commission, which must validate it.
António Costa, Brussels, Ecofin, Elysée, Emmanuel Macron, European Commission, European Recovery Plan, European Union (EU), France, FTJ, green economy, Horizon Europe, InvestEU, Italy, Lisbon, Madrid, Mariana Viera da Silva, Mario Draghi, NextGenerationEU, Paris, Pedro Sánchez, ReactEU, rescUE, resilience, RRP, Spain, Ursula von der Leyen

Bashar al-Assad to run for fourth term as president

Bashar al-Assad to run for fourth term as president
04/22/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SYRIA. Bashar al-Assad has officially applied to run for the next presidential election in Syria on May 26, 2021.
Abdullah Salloum Abdullah, Baath, Bashar el-Assad, Civil Rights Defenders, Faten Ali Nahar, France, Germany, Ghouta, Hafez al-Assad, Hammoudeh Sabbagh, Iran, Khan Sheikhoun, Michel Kilo, Mohammad Firas Yasin Rajjouh, Mohammad Muwaffaq Sawwan, Mohanad Nadim Shaaban, Nasr Hariri, Open Society Justice Initiative, OSDH, OSJI, Paris, SA, SCM, Syria, Syrian Archive, Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, Syrian conflict, Syrian election, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

European Commission accepts €4bn recapitalisation of Air France

European Commission accepts €4bn recapitalisation of Air France
04/06/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
FRANCE. The European Commission has accepted the French government's plan to recapitalise Air France as part of its temporary framework for state aid during the Covid-19 period.
Air France, Air France-KLM, air transport, Bruno Le Maire, European Commission, France, Margrethe Vestager, Orly, Paris, transport

The Lab'ess of Tunis recruits fifteen project leaders in social innovation

The Lab'ess of Tunis recruits fifteen project leaders in social innovation
04/02/2021 - Eric Apim | Services
TUNISIA. The Laboratory of Social and Solidarity Economy of Tunisia launches its eighth call for applications to select fifteen positive impact projects that will integrate its incubator.
Afric'innov, boot camp, chabaka, France, incubator, Lab'ESS, Morocco, Paris, social and solidarity economy, social enterprise, SOS Plus, Tunis, 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

The French-speaking population is growing in the world... thanks to Africa

The French-speaking population is growing in the world... thanks to Africa
01/12/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
WORLD. In progression of 2.3% over one year, today the total population of the French-speaking world would amount to 524 million inhabitants. That is more than the population of the European Union.
Abidjan, Africa, Algeria, Algiers, Casablanca, CEMAC, Centre d'étude et de réflexion sur le monde francophone, CERMF, demography, DRC, France, French-speaking population, French-speaking world, Kinshasa, Lebanon, Montreal, Morocco, Ouagadougou, Paris, Population Reference Bureau, Tunisia, UEMOA, United Nations, world, Yaoundé

France provides €900m in loans and grants to Tunisia

France provides €900m in loans and grants to Tunisia
10/23/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA / FRANCE. The French Minister of Foreign Affairs confirms support for Tunisian public policies with the payment of a first tranche of €100m.
Bjaoua, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, France, Hichem Mechichi, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Kaïs Saïed, Paris, Sonede, Tunis, Tunisia

Gap plans to close all its shops in Europe

Gap plans to close all its shops in Europe
10/21/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
EUROPE. The American ready-to-wear brand Gap is to review its entire European business and one of the options includes the closure of all its shops in France, Italy, the UK and Ireland.
Aix-en-Provence, Angers, Banana Republic, coronavirus crisis, Don Fisher, Europe, France, Gap, Ireland, Italy, Lille, Lyon, Mark Breitbard, Montpellier, Paris, ready-to-wear, Rugby, textile, United Kingdom

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE. French electrolyser and storage systems manufacturer McPhy successfully raises €180 million from strategic investors, its historical shareholders and institutional investors.
Bpifrance, Chart International, Drôme, Ecotechnologies, EDF Pulse Croissance, energy, environment, France, Germany, Grenoble, hydrogen, industry, Italy, Laurent Carme, McPhy, Paris, San Miniato, sustainable development, Technip Energies, Wildau, zero carbon

iBanFirst is recruiting 80 people as part of its development in Tunisia and Europe

iBanFirst is recruiting 80 people as part of its development in Tunisia and Europe
09/24/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
FRANCE / TUNISIA. After a few months of delay on its programme because of the coronavirus, the fintech iBanFirst launches a recruitment plan for eighty employees in Tunisia and Europe. version française

Antwerp, Berlin, Bpifrance, Brussels, coronavirus crisis, Dijon, Elaia Partners, Europe, finance, financial services, fintech, France, FX4Biz, iBanFirst, National Bank of Belgium, Paris, Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier, R&D, recruitment, Rotterdam, Tunis, Tunisia

Marco Sansavini becomes CEO of Vueling Airlines

Marco Sansavini becomes CEO of Vueling Airlines
09/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
SPAIN. The airline company Vueling Airlines (IAG Group) announces the appointment of Marco Sansavini, ex-Iberia, as CEO. Version française
air transport, Alitalia, Bologna, carnet, Europe, IAG, Iberia, IMD, Javier Sanchez-Prieto, KLM, KLM-Air France, Lausanne, Luis Gallego, Marco Sansavini, North Africa, Paris, Spain, Vueling, Willie Walsh

According to Euler Hermes, the French and Italian fiscal stimulus plans will stimulate economic growth

According to Euler Hermes, the French and Italian fiscal stimulus plans will stimulate economic growth
09/03/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
FRANCE / ITALY. Euler Hermes estimates that the French fiscal stimulus plan will boost growth by 2.4% points and the Italian plan by 0.7%.
Euler Hermes, France, Germany, Italy, Paris, recovery plan, Rome

When Covid-19 brings public health and hygiene to question urban planning

When Covid-19 brings public health and hygiene to question urban planning
07/24/2020 - Bernard Valero, Director General of the Avitem | Reflections
The Covid-19 pandemic was truly revealing and raised many questions: about the meaning to be given to the so-called international community at a time when borders were closing and when the temptation of every man for himself was trampling on the desire for solidarity, about territorial and social...
Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories, Avitem, Barcelona, Baron Haussmann, Bernard Valero, Casablanca, Covid-19, Durance, Healthy Cities Network, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mediterranean cities, Paris, social and solidarity economy, Tunis, urban planning, Venice

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

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

Ndiouga Sakho: "We must experiment within the territories, with the local actors"

Ndiouga Sakho: "We must experiment within the territories, with the local actors"
03/19/2018 - Interviewed by Frédéric Dubessy, in LA VALETTE (MALTA) | Socio-economic assessments


Version française
Africa, BRT, Dakar, eco-citizen behaviour, energy, energy efficiency, energy saving, environment, European Union (EU), FAO, Marseille, Mediterranean, migrants, Milan, Ndiouga Sakho, Paris, pollution, public tranportation, renewable energy, TER, Territorial Energy Climate Plan, transport

The Moroccan TGV – Future spearhead for economic development

The Moroccan TGV – Future spearhead for economic development
03/10/2017 - Frédéric Dubessy | Euro-Mediterranean projects


Version française
AFD Agence Française de Développement, Agadir, Atlantic, Casablanca, COP22, Deloitte, FADES, Fasep, France, Gibraltar, Gibraltar tunnel, investments, Kenitra, LGV, Madrid, Marrakech, Marrakesh, Mediterranean, Moroccan TGV, Morocco, Office national des chemins de fer, ONCF, Paris, Rabat, rail transport, Tangier, TGV, Tohmatsu, Touche, transport

Mediterranean region ready for COP22 in Marrakesh

Mediterranean region ready for COP22 in Marrakesh
11/09/2016 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
The 22nd session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP22, taking place in Marrakesh from 7th to 18th November, 2016, will be an opportunity for the Mediterranean region to make its voice heard Version française
Ademe, agriculture, Anne-France Didier, Catalonia, climate, climate change, Conference of Parties, COP21, COP22, desertification, Energy 2050, energy scenarios, European Union (EU), IPCC, MAP (Mediterranean Action Plan), Marrakesh, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development, Morocco, MSSD, Paris, Plan Bleu, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, sustainable development, tourism, UNEP

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