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European Commission approves recovery plans for Portugal, Spain and Greece

European Commission approves recovery plans for Portugal, Spain and Greece
06/17/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. Measures against climate change are at the heart of the three recovery and resilience plans for Portugal, Spain and Greece, validated by the European Commission.
climate transition, Covid-19, digital transition, European Commission, FRR, Greece, NextGenerationEU, Paolo Gentiloni, Portugal, Recovery and Resilience Facility, recovery and resilience plans, Spain, Ursula von der Leyen, Valdis Dombrovskis

European Council endorses the use of a common debt issue

European Council endorses the use of a common debt issue
06/01/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
E.U.. The European Commission will be able to launch the process of issuing a common debt on the own resources of the twenty-seven Member States. A first.
António Costa, Covid-19, European Commission, European Council, European Union (EU), France, Italy, Next Generation EU, NextGenerationEU, pandemic, Portugal, Spain

Two floating wind projects to emerge in the Mediterranean

Two floating wind projects to emerge in the Mediterranean
05/20/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. The Occitanie and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions will host two floating wind farm projects of 250 MW each. A public debate will start in July 2021 to validate their opportunity, impacts, characteristics and define their locations.
Ademe, Agency for Environment and Energy Management, Amidéole, Antoine Landeau Arec, Arthur Launeau, Aude, Baixas, Barbara Pompili, BW-Ideol, Calen, Carole Delga, Carros, CGN Europe Energy, CNDP, Commission nationale du débat public, Dominique de Lauzières, EDF Renouvelables, EDP Renewables, EFGL, Enbridge, energy, Engie, environment, Eolfi, EolMed, EOS, Europe, Floatgen, FOWT, France, GPMM, Grand port maritime de Marseille, Ideol, Ifremer, Jean-Michel Lopez, Leucate, Livière, Marion Galland, Marseille, Martine Bartolomei, Mathias Bourrissoux, Monaco, Méditerranée, Occitanie, PGL, Plan Littoral 21, Portugal, Principia, Principle Power, Provence Grand Large, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, public debate, Pyrénées orientales, Pôle Mer Méditerranée, Qair, Renaud Muselier, renewable energy, Repsol, SBM Offshore, Semper, Sophie Bertran de Balanda, Sébastien Fourmy, Tamareau, Total, Valeco, wind energy, WindFloat Atlantic, École Centrale de Nantes, Étienne Ballan

EU Member States commit to a more inclusive and social Europe

EU Member States commit to a more inclusive and social Europe
05/10/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. At the Social Summit in Porto, all 27 EU Member States committed themselves to achieving the objectives set out by the European Commission in the European Social Rights Action Plan.
António Costa, Covid-19, employment, European Commission, European Union (EU), Porto, Portugal, social and solidarity economy, social rights, training, Ursula von der Leyen

French agrotech Jungle raises €42 million to expand its roots in Europe

French agrotech Jungle raises €42 million to expand its roots in Europe
03/23/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Specialized in vertical farming, Jungle raises 42 M€ to support its commercial and industrial development in Europe and create the largest vertical farm in Europe.
agriculture, agritech, Alain Dinin, Atlante Gestion, Christian de Labriffe, Château-Thierry, Demeter Partners, environment, Europe, Founders Future, France, Gilles Dreyfus, Intermarché, Jungle, Monoprix, Nicolas Séguy, Portugal, Serge Papin, vertical agriculture

The number of overnight stays has dropped by more than 80% in 2020 in the countries of Southern Europe

The number of overnight stays has dropped by more than 80% in 2020 in the countries of Southern Europe
03/17/2021 - Eric Apim | Services
EU. Covid-19 and its restrictions have caused a loss of 1.5 billion nights in EU hotels. Southern European establishments remain largely the most affected.
coronavirus and tourism, Covid-19, Cyprus, European Union (EU), Eurostat, Greece, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Southern Europe, Spain, tourism

The European Commission proposes 530 M€ for emergency measures against Covid-19

The European Commission proposes 530 M€ for emergency measures against Covid-19
03/11/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. EU. The European Commission is proposing to release an envelope of nearly 530 M€ to support emergency measures against the coronavirus. Three Mediterranean countries in the process of accession will be able to benefit from it.
 version française
Albania, Austria, Belgium, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Croatia, Czech Republic, Elisa Ferreira, Estonia, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, European Union (EU), European Union Solidarity Fund, EUSF, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, pandemic, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain

The Spanish oil company Repsol would like to disengage from Morocco

The Spanish oil company Repsol would like to disengage from Morocco
02/15/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
SPAIN / MOROCCO. Repsol intends to reduce its countries of intervention and in particular to start from Morocco, where the Spanish company has a 75% share in the Ghrab Offshore South block. version française
Algeria, Chile, Ghrab Offshore, Ilizi, Josu Jon Imaz, Libya, Morocco, Peru, Portugal, Reggane, Repsol, Rharb Prérif, Spain, Tin-Fouye

Nine Member States receive €14bn loans to overcome their Covid-19 spending

Nine Member States receive €14bn loans to overcome their Covid-19 spending
02/02/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission has disbursed loans totalling €14 billion to nine Member States.
Belgium, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Croatia, Cyprus, European Commission, European funds, European Union (EU), finance, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Johannes Hahn, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Paolo Gentiloni, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, social and solidarity economy, social obligations, Spain, SURE, Ursula von der Leyen

14 bn extra funding to help European countries in their recovery

14 bn extra funding to help European countries in their recovery
01/27/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission has issued €14bn worth of social bonds under the SURE instrument developed by the European Union to help eighteen Member States protect jobs and employees from the consequences of the health crisis.
coronavirus crisis, Croatia, Cyprus, European Commission, European Union (EU), Greece, Italy, Johannes Hahn, Malta, NextGenerationEU, Portugal, Slovenia, social obligations, Spain, SURE, unemployment

Vivendi increases its stake in Prisa

Vivendi increases its stake in Prisa
01/25/2021 - Gérard Tur | Services
FRANCE / SPAIN. The French company Vivendi becomes owner of 9.9% of Prisa's capital. The Spanish group owns notably El Pais.
Cadena SER, Courrier International, education, El Pais, France, HSBC, Joseph Oughourlian, Lagardère, Le Monde, media, Obs, Portugal, Prisa, Radio Caracol, Santillana, Spain, TVI, Télérama, Vincent Bolloré, Vivendi

Restriction measures are being stepped up around the Mediterranean

Restriction measures are being stepped up around the Mediterranean
01/15/2021 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The situation related to the pandemic is changing almost daily, with measures taken region by region or city by city in some countries.
Algeria, bars, Catalonia, catering, confinement, Covid-19, culture, curfew, Egypt, epidemic, France limit, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, pandemic, Portugal, restrictions, Spain, sports halls, Tunisia, Turkey, WHO

Italian and Spanish passports enter the world's Top 5 of the most "powerful" in the world

Italian and Spanish passports enter the world's Top 5 of the most "powerful" in the world
01/11/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
WORLD. The two leading Mediterranean countries, Italy and Spain, are in fourth place in the world ranking of passports that allow their holders to access the greatest number of destinations without having to apply for a visa in advance.
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Henley & Partners, Henley Passport Index, IATA, International Air Transport Association, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Passport, Portugal, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Spain, Syria, Tunisia

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 and tourism, 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, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Europe, France, Israel, Italy, Johns Hopkins University, Mediterranean, mortality, Portugal, San Marino, Southern Europe, 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, coronavirus crisis, France, Israel, Italy, Mediterranean, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, unemployment

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, 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, EU Solidarity Fund, European Commission, European Council, European funds, European Parliament, European Union (EU), EUSF, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, natural disaster, Podkarpackie, Portugal, Spain, Zagreb

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