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Four candidates interested in taking over the Bio c'Bon brand

Four candidates interested in taking over the Bio c'Bon brand
09/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
FRANCE / SPAIN / ITALY. Four takeover bids have been submitted to the Paris Commercial Court for the company Bio c'Bon.

European Commission proposes €2 million to 500 shipbuilding workers made redundant in Galicia

European Commission proposes €2 million to 500 shipbuilding workers made redundant in Galicia
09/11/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
SPAIN. The European Commission wants to grant 2 M€ to Spain under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to help 500 former workers in the shipbuilding and related sectors who have been made redundant in Galicia. version française

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

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
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

Bankia and CaixaBank want to merge to create a "Great of Spain"

Bankia and CaixaBank want to merge to create a "Great of Spain"
09/04/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
SPAIN. The merger in gestation between Bankia and CaixaBank would create the first Spanish banking group with €650 billions of assets. Version française

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


EMEA’s Mediterranean economists examining coronavirus responses

EMEA’s Mediterranean economists examining coronavirus responses
04/28/2020 | Development models in Mediterranean
The Euro-Mediterranean Economists’ Association (EMEA) has been poring over reports of the Covid-19 spread in ten countries and analysing the political responses, with a view to limiting the pandemic’s economic impact. Version française

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

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
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Interreg Med banking on community action

01/16/2017 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
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Supporting female entrepreneurship

Supporting female entrepreneurship
05/15/2015 | Society
With the support of the Secretariat of the UfM

After a first successful phase, the Union for the Mediterranean "Young women as job creators" scheme, developed by female business leaders, has been extended to three more countries, namely Egypt, Tunisia and Albania.

A social, solidarity… and female economy

A social, solidarity… and female economy
05/15/2015 | Society
With the support of the Secretariat of the UfM

The Social and Solidarity Economy is playing an active role in the economic integration of women in the Mediterranean. View of Rodérick Egal, president of iesMed (Innovation & Social Economy in the Mediterranean) cooperative company.

Algeciras aims to defend its title as the “Port of the Mediterranean”

Algeciras aims to defend its title as the “Port of the Mediterranean”
04/24/2015 - Francis Matéo, in BARCELONA | Transport
SPAIN. The Port of Algeciras aims to maintain its leading position in goods handling in the Mediterranean by reaching 100 million tonnes this year.

The Port of Barcelona looks ahead to 2020

The Port of Barcelona looks ahead to 2020
04/24/2015 - Francis Matéo, in BARCELONA | Transport
SPAIN. The Port of Barcelona aims to improve road and rail access in a bid to increase goods traffic by 50% thanks to scheduled investments in cooperation with the local government (Generalitat of Catalonia) and the state (Ministry of Equipment).

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.

Southern Europe is banking on container shipping to boost ro-ro

Southern Europe is banking on container shipping to boost ro-ro
04/24/2015 - Caroline Garcia, MARSEILLE | Transport
MEDITERRANEAN. Ports in southern Europe are working hard to lure container traffic from Anvers and Rotterdam. An increase in ro-ro traffic could follow in its wake.
 

Grimaldi Lines' Just In Time (JIT) strategy

Grimaldi Lines' Just In Time (JIT) strategy
05/23/2014 - Francis Mateo, BARCELONA | Transport
Grimaldi Lines is focusing heavily on the development of its ro-ro services from Spain since this mode of transport enables regular services that are better adapted to its freight customers' Just in Time strategy. The shipping company is preparing for a rise in demand from its two home ports of Barcelona and Valencia, particularly if Spanish exports remain strong. Interview with Mario Masserotti, Adviser Representative of Grimaldi Group in Spain.

Tanger Med redraws the map

Tanger Med redraws the map
05/23/2014 - Julie Chaudier, CASABLANCA | Transport
The building of the Tanger Med port might seem to have had little impact on ferry traffic to Morocco. However, even if the number of vessels passing through the new facility remains limited, the port's potential for Ro-Ro traffic competes with the port of Casablanca.

Ro-Ro sinks and swims in the Mediterranean

Ro-Ro sinks and swims in the Mediterranean
05/23/2014 - Mathieu Bouchard | Transport
A contrasting picture for trans-Mediterranean Ro-Ro. East-west routes are developing positively but traffic between Europe and North Africa is decreasing.

LoLo or Ro-Ro: A Strategic choice

LoLo or Ro-Ro: A Strategic choice
05/22/2014 - Francis Mateo, BARCELONA | Transport
Julio Martínez Alarcón has coordinated a comparative study of Ro-Ro (roll on/roll off) and LoLo (lift on/lift off) operating systems. The exhaustive study was carried out for FEPORTS (Port Institute for Studies and Cooperation in the Valencian Region). The report was produced with the support of the European Community as part of the Terconmed project.

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