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Israel supports a two-state solution to its conflict with Palestine

09/23/2022 | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL / PALESTINE. Speaking at the United Nations in New York during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli Prime Minister spoke out in favor of "an agreement with the Palestinians, based on two states for two peoples.

HOMERe France and IECD join forces to facilitate the employability of young Lebanese

09/22/2022 | Services

LEBANON / FRANCE. The HOMERe France association and the European Institute for Cooperation and Development have signed a cooperation agreement to support the employability of Lebanese youth by offering internships in France to senior technicians who have graduated in Lebanon.

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Greek Prime Minister says he is ready to "welcome" the Turkish army

09/13/2022 | Society / Institutions

GREECE / TURKEY. Visiting Paris to meet Emmanuel Macron, Greek Prime Minister Kyriákos Mitsotákis responded firmly to Turkish threats to invade the Aegean islands.

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France and Tunisia agree to normalize the issuance of visas

09/01/2022 | Society / Institutions

FRANCE / TUNISIA. In a joint statement, the Tunisian and French Ministries of the Interior announced "the normalization by France, with immediate effect, of the modalities for issuing visas in Tunisia.

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Emmanuel Macron on "friendship visit" to Algiers and Oran to renew France's ties with Algeria

08/24/2022 | Society / Institutions

ALGERIA / FRANCE. The president of the French Republic visits Algeria for three days to renew ties with the country and meet with the Algerian population, especially the youth.

The European Commission grants €18.4 billion to France's cohesion policy

06/07/2022 | Society / Institutions

FRANCE. The European Commission has adopted a partnership agreement with France setting out the Member State's strategy for investment under cohesion policy for the period 2021-2027.

Spain's EDPR and France's Lhyfe sign renewable hydrogen deal

05/25/2022 | Society / Institutions

SPAIN / FRANCE. EDP Renewables, the world's fourth largest wind energy producer, and Lhyfe, a pioneer in the production of green renewable hydrogen, sign an industrial agreement.

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French green hydrogen producer Lhyfe to list on stock exchange

05/25/2022 | Society / Institutions

FRANCE. First day of quotation for the 46,947,730 shares of Lhyfe, the French green hydrogen producer based in Nantes.

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French farms, fish farms and Air France employees to receive €420m in aid

05/12/2022 | Society / Institutions

FRANCE. The European Commission approves €400m of state aid to support French farms and fish farms and proposes to provide €17.7m of support for Air France employees made redundant by the pandemic.

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Pierre Loaëc takes over as head of the Marseille regional office of the European Commission

05/05/2022 | People

FRANCE. The European Commission appoints Frenchman Pierre Loaëc as head of the Commission's regional office in Marseille.

Nanterre court issues international arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn

04/26/2022 | Society / Institutions

FRANCE / LEBANON. The Court of Nanterre issues an international arrest warrant against the former president of Renault who has taken refuge in Beirut to escape Japanese justice.

France authorised to release €7bn to support sustainable recovery investments

04/21/2022 | Industry

FRANCE. The European Commission authorises a €7 billion French scheme to support a sustainable recovery through investment.

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Aroma-Zone sets up in Marseille and prepares its internationalization

04/21/2022 | Services

FRANCE. The concept of Aroma-Zone, the sale of DIY cosmetic and home care products, is being strengthened in the South of France with the opening of a shop in Marseille and then in Montpellier, and will soon be exported to Belgium before going to Spain and Italy.

The Eastern Mediterranean becomes a new gas province

04/05/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. The problem of gas resources in the Mediterranean, but also of their sharing, was invited to the 11th Cybèle meeting in Marseilles whereas the decision of the European Union not to be supplied with Russian gas imposes to find other solutions.

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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.

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Intel to invest €80bn in six EU countries including three in the Mediterranean

03/17/2022 | Industry

EU. In order to put a "made in Europe" label on its chips, the American semiconductor giant Intel has unveiled an initial investment plan of €30 billion in six European Union countries, including France, Italy and Spain.

French regional airports more resilient in 2021 than Parisian tarmacs

03/15/2022 | Transport

FRANCE. Due to Covid-19, the 2021 traffic of French airports is up 29.5% compared to 2020, but down 57.7% compared to 2019 according to figures published by the Union of French Airports and Associated Francophones (UAF & FA).

SNCF divorces Renfe over fast lines between France and Spain

02/17/2022 | Transport

FRANCE / SPAIN. The SNCF has unilaterally decided to break off its agreement with its Spanish colleague Renfe for the joint service of fast trains between France and Spain.

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An ambitious roadmap for the new Prime Minister of North Macedonia

01/18/2022 | Society / Institutions

NORTHERN MACEDONIA. After more than two months of political crisis, Dimitar Kovacevski becomes the new Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia and will try to develop the economy of his country and to get closer to the European Union.

Lebanese justice prohibits the governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon to leave the country

01/13/2022 | Society / Institutions

LEBANON. Riad Salamé, Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, is facing several legal proceedings in his country, but also in France, Switzerland and Luxembourg. He has been banned from leaving Lebanon by a court order.

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