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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.

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 end of Russian gas in Europe reshuffles the cards in the Mediterranean

04/05/2022 | Industry

MEDITERRANEAN. In addition to the general price increase that will impact everyone, the halt in Russian gas exports to Europe will penalise Italy, Greece, Serbia and Slovenia. It could also be a great opportunity for Algeria and Egypt.

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Algeria ready to increase its gas deliveries to Europe

03/01/2022 | Industry

ALGERIA / EU. Sonatrach's CEO has pledged to deliver more gas to the European Union to replace, in part, Russian gas exports threatened by the conflict in Ukraine.

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Cyprus, France and Slovenia to benefit from EU funds to protect the environment

02/22/2022 | Environment

EU. The European Commission will invest €110 million in integrated environmental and climate protection projects under the Life programme in eleven countries, including three Mediterranean countries.

Corruption still reigns in the Mediterranean, says Transparency International

01/25/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. In its annual survey on the perception of corruption in the world, the NGO Transparency International finds that all regions of the world, including much of the Mediterranean, are at a standstill when it comes to fighting public sector corruption.

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...

Air traffic: collapse confirmed for 2020 and aborted recovery in 2021

12/07/2021 | Transport

EUROPE. The air transport sector lost 73% of its passengers in Europe in 2020. 2021 will be less catastrophic, but will also remain a black year.

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,

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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.

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Promises, but still no horizon for EU integration of the Western Balkans

10/07/2021 | Society / Institutions

WESTERN BALKANS. Financial aid, promises, declarations of love, but still no progress in the accession process of the six Western Balkan countries at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brdo.

Four civil society associations plead for a common Mediterranean destiny

09/02/2021 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. The Civitas Institute, Mashallah News, Maydan Association and Réseau Euromed France launch a campaign "Our Mediterranean, cross-border advocacy for a common Mediterranean destiny.

The European Union is brought under the Slovenian flag

07/02/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU / SLOVENIA. The Slovenian government of Janez Janša takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of Ministers of the European Union. This ultraconservative personality fails to win unanimous support as the EU is in the midst of a debate regarding its future.

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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.

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

03/17/2021 | 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.

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European Investment Bank puts €3.7bn on the table to help businesses

03/12/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU. The European Investment Bank approves €3.7 billion in new financing to support the private sector in the face of the pandemic, improve the energy transition and transport.

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

02/02/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU. The European Commission has disbursed loans totalling €14 billion to nine Member States.

14 bn extra funding to help European countries in their recovery

01/27/2021 | 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.

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The introduction of new Member States stuck in the European funnel

11/20/2020 | Society / Institutions

Despite his divorce from the United Kingdom and the break-up of his engagement with Turkey, the European Union still seduces, but knows how to make itself wanted. Its only suitors today are all in the Western Balkans. They have to work hard to put a ring on this sixty-three-year-old lady's finger, who is becoming more and more difficult to choose.

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Interreg Med banking on community action

01/16/2017 | Environmental and development issues

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