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Insurance broker Verlingue buys out its Portuguese counterpart Luso Atlântica

Insurance broker Verlingue buys out its Portuguese counterpart Luso Atlântica
12/10/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
PORTUGAL / FRANCE. The French broker Verlingue, an insurance brokerage subsidiary of the Adelaide Group, takes over the Portuguese company Luso Atlântica. version française
Adelaide, Advantis, Benjamin Verlingue, broker, France, Generation, insurance, Lisbon, Luso Atlântica, Meex, Portimao, Porto, Portugal, S&P, service, Verlingue

Covid cuts 64% of Portugal's tourism receipts

Covid cuts 64% of Portugal's tourism receipts
11/17/2020 - Gérard Tur | Services
PORTUGAL. The tourism sector, an essential sector in Portugal, shows a drop in turnover of more than 64%.
coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Portugal, tourism, tourism in Portugal

Covid-19: the mortality rate per capita is higher in the north than in the south of the Mediterranean Sea

Covid-19: the mortality rate per capita is higher in the north than in the south of the Mediterranean Sea
11/10/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Spain, Italy and France are the three Mediterranean countries most affected by deaths related to the health crisis. version française
Andorra, Baltic States, Covid-19, Europe, France, health crisis, Israel, Italy, Johns Hopkins University, Mediterranean countries, mortality per capita, number of deaths per million inhabitants, Portugal, San Marino, Spain

Portugal reconfines and Italy introduces national curfew

Portugal reconfines and Italy introduces national curfew
11/04/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
PORTUGAL / ITALY. Lisbon and Rome reinforce their measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus with the return of containment and curfew.
Antonio Costa, Containment, Covid-19, Giuseppe Conte, Italy, Johns Hopkins University, Lisbon, Porto, Portugal, Spain

Unemployment rates are soaring around the Mediterranean

Unemployment rates are soaring around the Mediterranean
11/03/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. In the south as in the north, job losses amount to hundreds of thousands in the Mediterranean basin. version française
Algeria, France, Israel, Italy, Mediterranean, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Unemployment, unemployment rate

Ryanair to close its Toulouse-Blagnac base and reduce its flights in Spain and Portugal

Ryanair to close its Toulouse-Blagnac base and reduce its flights in Spain and Portugal
10/15/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. Ryanair announces the closure of its Toulouse base from November 2020 to March 2021 to minimise losses during this Covid-19 period.
air transport, airline, France, Portugal, Ryanair, Spain, Toulouse, Toulouse-Blagnac airport

European Commission proposes €684 million in financial support for the earthquake in Croatia

European Commission proposes €684 million in financial support for the earthquake in Croatia
10/12/2020 - Eric Apim | Environment
CROATIA. The European Commission is proposing €683.7 million in aid to help Croatia repair the material damage caused by an earthquake in Zagreb at the end of March 2020. version française
Croatia, earthquake, environment, EU Solidarity Fund, European Council, European Parliament, European Union, EUSF, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, natural disaster, Podkarpackie, Portugal, Spain, Zagreb

S&P Global warns of a possible new "debt spiral" in Europe

S&P Global warns of a possible new "debt spiral" in Europe
09/21/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EUROPE. According to a study by the rating agency S&P Global, Europe risks falling into a new "debt spiral" if European banks continue to buy government bonds from their home countries. version française

banking sector, banks, debt spiral, Europe, France, Germany, Portugal, S&P, sovereign debt, Spain, study

The employment sector and the amount of salaries remain very attractive in Monaco

The employment sector and the amount of salaries remain very attractive in Monaco
09/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
MONACO. In its latest study on salaries in Monaco, the specialist recruitment firm Hays shows that, despite the health crisis, trends are upward in recruitment and salaries on "Rocher".
banking, construction, economy of Monaco, employment, France, Hays, insurance, IT, Italy, Mehdi Betiche, Monaco, Nice, Portugal, real estate, recruitment, services

Relations with Turkey are on the menu of the 7th Summit of the Southern Countries of the European Union

Relations with Turkey are on the menu of the 7th Summit of the Southern Countries of the European Union
09/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SOUTH EUROPE. The seaside town of Porticcio, near Ajaccio in Corsica, will host the MED7 Summit which brings together the southern countries of the European Union. Version française
Ajaccio, Antonio Costa, Brussels, Corsica, Cyprus, Emmanuel Macron, France, gas, Greece, Guiseppe Conte, hydrocarbons, Italy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Malta, MED7, Mediterranean, Nikos Anastadiades, Pedro Sanchez, Porticcio, Portugal, Robert Abela, Southern Europe, Spain, Turkey

Renewables surpass fossil fuels in EU27 electricity generation for the first time

Renewables surpass fossil fuels in EU27 electricity generation for the first time
07/23/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
EU. According to the Ember think tank, renewable energies provided more electricity than fossil fuels in EU countries in the first six months of 2020. version française

coronavirus, Covid-19, Dave Jones, Denmark, Ember, energy, EU27, European Union, fossil energy, Germany, Greece, hydropower, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, renewables, solar, Southern Europe, Spain, wind

The Portuguese government nationalises the airline TAP

The Portuguese government nationalises the airline TAP
07/03/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
PORTUGAL. To save it, the Portuguese Prime Minister raises the State's share in the airline TAP from 50 to 72.5%.
airline company, Antonoaldo Neves, Atlantic Gateway, coronavirus crisis, David Neeleman, Humerto Pedrosa, Joao Leao, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Portugal, Portuguese economy, TAP Portugal, TSF

Greek Apostolos Tzitzikostas takes over the presidency of the European Committee of the Regions

Greek Apostolos Tzitzikostas takes over the presidency of the European Committee of the Regions
02/12/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
EUROPEAN UNION. The governor of the region of Central Macedonia (Greece), Apostolos Tzitzikostas is elected president of the European Committee of the Regions.
Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Azores, Balkans, Belgium, Brussels, Central Macedonia, CoR, European Committee of the Regions, European Union (EU), German-speaking Community of Belgium, Greece, Karl-Heinz Lambertz, Maastricht Treaty, Neo Dimokratia Party, PES, Portugal, Vasco Ilidio Alves Cordeiro, Νέα Δημοκρατία

MeetMED halfway

MeetMED halfway
10/29/2019 | Energy Efficiency
Interview with meetMED project manager Matteo Barra. MeetMED is a two-year, European Union-financed project managed by the MEDENER, officially launched in May, 2018, at the Union for the Mediterranean’s headquarters in Barcelona. Version française
Algeria, energy efficiency, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Matteo Barra. European Union, MEDENER, MeetMED, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, renewable energy, Spain, Tunisia, Union for the Mediterranean

A Blue Economy Initiative for the Western Mediterranean basin

A Blue Economy Initiative for the Western Mediterranean basin
02/08/2017 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
planbleu

Version française
Algeria, ASME, Barcelona, blue economy, Carla Murciano, DG MARE, Ecorys, European Commission, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development, Morocco, MSSD, Plan Bleu, Portugal, Spain, Stratégies Mer et Littoral, Tunis, UNEP/MAP, Western Mediterranean

Interreg Med banking on community action

01/16/2017 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
planbleu

Version française
Albania, Arco Latino, BleuTourMed, Bosnia-Herzegovina, CONISMa, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, InnoBlueGrowth, Interref Med, Italy, Malta, Mediterranean, Montenegro, Nelly Bourlion, PANACea, Plan Bleu, Plan Pleu, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom

Portugal banks on ro-ro services to strengthen its links to Europe

Portugal banks on ro-ro services to strengthen its links to Europe
04/24/2015 - Marie-Line Darcy, in LISBON | Transport
PORTUGAL. The port of Leixões near Porto hopes to become less peripheral in Europe by developing ro-ro services thanks to a 26m-long ramp and a 310m-long quay.
Atlantic Ocean, Borgueira Dias, Botlek, Europe, France, Germany, José Laranjeira Anselmo, Leixoes, Lisbon, motorways of the Sea, Porto, Portugal, ro-ro, Rotterdam, Shippax, Spain, Viana de Castelo

Efficiency, at the heart of energy saving

12/05/2013 - Caroline Garcia | Environment
BEI

All around the Mediterranean, countries are looking at improving their energy efficiency. Efficiency is thought of as key to reducing energy consumption, particularly in homes. This is why all the focus is on the building sector. French version
Ademe, Algeria, Christelle Bedes, Egypt, EIB, energy consumption, energy efficiency, europe, Greece, Jordan, Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation, Lebanon, medener, Mediterranean, Morocco, Pierre el-Khoury, Portugal, real energy efficiency culture, Syria, the Palestinian Authority, Tunisia, World Energy Council

Portugal: worry-free wine

02/20/2012 - Marie-Line Darcy, LISBON | Services
PORTUGAL. The world’s eighth largest wine producer, Portugal specialises in high-end wines
Algésiras, Amorim, Angola, AOC, ASAE, Barcelona, Brasil, Brazil, couriers, CVR, DFJ Vinhos, Douro, emerging markets, exporter, France, Gouveia, grande réserve, Joao Guteres, Leixoes, Lisbon, logistic, Luisa Amorim, packaging, Porto, portos, Portugal, protectionist policies, Quinta nova, SGPS, Sines, Sogrape, taxes, viniportugal, Vinisud, vintage, wine marketing organisation, wines


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