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Lebanon in search of fuel

Lebanon in search of fuel
09/16/2021 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. Without diesel and gas, Lebanon is at a standstill.
Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Authority, fuel, fuel oil, gas, gas oil, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Syria

Bashar al-Assad elected for a fourth term with 95% of the vote

Bashar al-Assad elected for a fourth term with 95% of the vote
05/28/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
SYRIA. Without any suspense, Bashar el-Assad came out on top in the presidential election, obtaining 95.1% of the votes.
Abdallah Salloum Abdallah, Bashar al-Assad, election, Mahmoud Mareï, SOHR, Syria, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, United Nations, World Vision

Bashar al-Assad to run for fourth term as president

Bashar al-Assad to run for fourth term as president
04/22/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SYRIA. Bashar al-Assad has officially applied to run for the next presidential election in Syria on May 26, 2021.
Abdullah Salloum Abdullah, Baath, Bashar el-Assad, Civil Rights Defenders, Faten Ali Nahar, France, Germany, Ghouta, Hafez al-Assad, Hammoudeh Sabbagh, Iran, Khan Sheikhoun, Michel Kilo, Mohammad Firas Yasin Rajjouh, Mohammad Muwaffaq Sawwan, Mohanad Nadim Shaaban, Nasr Hariri, Open Society Justice Initiative, OSDH, OSJI, Paris, SA, SCM, Syria, Syrian Archive, Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, Syrian conflict, Syrian election, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Christian Graeff: "The has-beens are now out of the game in Libya"

Christian Graeff: "The has-beens are now out of the game in Libya"
04/09/2021 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. In an exclusive interview granted to econostrum.info, Christian Graeff, French ambassador to Libya from 1982 to 1985, gives a less than optimistic assessment of the future of this country torn apart by its divisions for ten years. The ninety-seven year old diplomat however gives the keys to avoid a "Syrianization" of Libya.
Africa, Beirut, Benghazi, Berkane, Christian Graeff, Cyrenaica, Dbeibah, Fayez al-Sarraj, Fezzan, Gamal Abd El Nasser, Geneva, Italy, Joe Biden, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Mediterranean, Mitterrand, Muammar Gaddafi, Roland Dumas, Russia, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Spain, Syria, Tripolitania, Turkey, United Nations, United States

U.S. will again provide financial assistance to Palestinians

U.S. will again provide financial assistance to Palestinians
04/08/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
PALESTINE / UNITED STATES. The Joe Biden administration decided on Wednesday evening, April 8, 2021, to reopen the floodgates of aid to Palestine, despite the unfavorable opinion of Israel. 235 million (€198 million) will be allocated to the overall budget of the United Nations Relief and Works...
aid to Palestine, Antony Blinken, Covid-19, Donald Trump, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Joe Biden, Jordan, Lebanon, Mohammed Shtayyeh, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Syria, United Nations, UNRWA, USA, Washington, West Bank

EU wields carrot and stick in its relations with Turkey

EU wields carrot and stick in its relations with Turkey
03/26/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU / TURKEY. The members of the European Council are blowing hot and cold on the troubled issue of their relations with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and are putting Turkey under observation for two months.
Cyprus, diplomacy, Eastern Mediterranean, European Council, European Union (EU), Greece, international relations, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, terrorism, Turkey, United Nations

Trump is gone...

Trump is gone...
03/16/2021 | Reflections
Trump has left... Biden is replacing him. As expected, on the international level, relations have been disrupted. If the American strategy does not fundamentally change, the form of the relationship is nevertheless pleasantly affected. But the interests of the United States remain the same and the...
Aegean Sea, Algeria, Anthony Blinken, Axa, Biden, China, conflicts, Cyprus, Euromed-IHEDN, Europe, geopolitics, ICC, Iran, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, JCPOA, Lebanon, Libya, MBS, Mediterranean, Morocco, Munich Re, Nato, Navalny, Netanyahu, Nordstream2, Palestine, Russia, Salman, Syria, Trump, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, USA, Washington Post

Three Mediterranean countries will need external food aid in 2021

Three Mediterranean countries will need external food aid in 2021
03/08/2021 - Eric Apim | Environment
MEDITERRANEAN. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) lists forty-five countries that will need external food aid in 2021. Three of them are in the Mediterranean. version française
Africa, coronavirus crisis, ESCWA, Eswatini, European Union (EU), FAO, food deficit, food security, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, North Africa, Syria, United Nations, wheat

"The Mediterranean is a small region on the world map where the heaviest challenges are piled up"

"The Mediterranean is a small region on the world map where the heaviest challenges are piled up"
03/04/2021 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Bernard Valéro is retiring after a rich career at the Quai d'Orsay, consul, ambassador and director general of Avitem (Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories) in Marseille for his last position. The sixty-six-year-old diplomat comments, unvarnished and exclusively on econostrum.info, on the highlights of his professional life confronted with the ups and downs of the Mediterranean region.
Agnès Rampal, Alexandria, Avitem, Barcelona, Barcelona process, Bernard Valero, conflicts, Cosquer cave, European Union (EU), Fathallah Sijilmassi, France, Genoa, Istanbul, Libya, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Erasmus, Mediterranean of the future, Nasser Kamal, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Quai d'Orsay, Renaud Muselier, Santiago de Compostela, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Summit of the 2 shores, sustainable development, Syria, Tangier, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Villa Méditerranée

The EU adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean with €7 billion

The EU adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean with €7 billion
02/09/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Six years after the last revision of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership launched in 1995 in Barcelona, the European Commission adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean, with a Southern Neighbourhood Instrument endowed with €7 billion over six years.
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Algeria, Barcelona, Brussels, Development Cooperation and International Cooperation, Egypt, European Commission, European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), European Union (EU), Israel, IVCDCI, Jordan, Josep Borrel, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, Morocco, New Agenda for the Mediterranean, Olivér Várhelyi, Palestine, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Syria, Tunisia

Lebanon and Tunisia have the strongest productive capacities of the Mediterranean developing countries

Lebanon and Tunisia have the strongest productive capacities of the Mediterranean developing countries
02/09/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
WORLD. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is launching a new Productive Capacity Index to help its members achieve their socio-economic transformation.
Algeria, developing countries, Egypt, human capital, Jordan, KPI, Lebanon, Mauritius, Mediterranean, Montenegro, Morocco, Mukhisa Kituyi, natural capital, Palestine, Paul Akiwumi, Productive Capacity Index, South Africa, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UNCTAD

CMA CGM obtains management of the future port of Alexandria terminal

CMA CGM obtains management of the future port of Alexandria terminal
01/28/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
EGYPT / FRANCE. CMA CGM will manage and operate Pier 55, the future multipurpose terminal at the port of Alexandria.
Alexandria, CMA CGM, Egypt, France, Greece, Latakia, LNG, Malta, maritime transport, Marseilles, Marseilles-Fos, Mediterranean, Pier 55, ports, Saadé, Seville, Syria, Thessaloniki

Turkey takes first step towards normalisation of its relations with the EU

Turkey takes first step towards normalisation of its relations with the EU
01/22/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / EU. On a visit to Brussels, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Turkish Foreign Minister, is trying to resume dialogue with the European Union despite the many points of disagreement between the two sides.
Aegean, Brussels, Charles Michel, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, economy of Turkey, EU accession, EU-Turkey Migration Agreement, European Union (EU), France, Greece, Jens Stoltenberg, Josep Borrell, Libya, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, NATO, Paris, Peter Stano, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, Turkey, Turkey's accession, Ursula von der Leyen, USA

Syria plunged into a deep economic crisis

Syria plunged into a deep economic crisis
01/21/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
SYRIA. In the face of the economic crisis in Syria and historically high food prices, 13 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance according to the UN. version française
Assad, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, economic and financial crisis, economic situation in Syria, Geir Pedersen, Homs, Mark Lowcock, OCHA, Soueïda, Syria, Syrian conflict, Tartous, United Nations, United States, WFP, World Food Programme

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

Southern Mediterranean tries to break free from its borders with the EU

Southern Mediterranean tries to break free from its borders with the EU
11/25/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
Ten southern countries are eligible for the European Neighbourhood Policy developed by the EU since 2004 under the Barcelona Process. But today it seems that the Mediterranean is no longer a priority for the EU.
advanced status, Algeria, Ana Pisonero-Hernandez, Association Agreement, Barcelona Process, Brussels, Covid-19, EBRD, Egypt, EIB European Investment Bank, ENP, euro-mediterranean, Euro-Mediterranean partnership, European Council, European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), European Union (EU), Henry Marty-Gauquié, Israel, Jasmine Revolution, Jordan, Lebanon, Maghreb, Mashrek, Mashreq, Mediterranean Integration Centre, Morocco, Nasser Kamel, OVDCI, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian state, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), Syria, Tunisia, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), World Bank

10 years after the Arab democratic movement, what are the results?

10 years after the Arab democratic movement, what are the results?
11/17/2020 - Henry Marty-Gauquié, member of JFC Conseil | Reflections
Already 10 years ago, on December 17, 2010, the street vendor Mohamed Bouazzizi set himself on fire, triggering the intifada of Sidi Bouzid...
Algeria, Arab Spring, Bahrain, Egypt, Europe, expert opinion, Henry Marty-Gauqié, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Mohamed Bouazzizi, Morocco, reflection, Syria, Trump, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen

France support the end of the Customs Union with Turkey

France support the end of the Customs Union with Turkey
11/09/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
FRANCE/TURKEY. According to Europe 1, the French government will propose to the European Council to abolish the customs union with Turkey.
 version française
customs union, Cyprus, Europe 1, European Council, France, Greece, Libya, Syria, trade surplus, Turkey

Syrian Constitutional Committee to meet on 23 November 2020 in Geneva

Syrian Constitutional Committee to meet on 23 November 2020 in Geneva
10/28/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SYRIA. The members of the Syrian committee in charge of drafting a new constitution are struggling to get along and were unable to meet in October 2020.
Afrin, Azaz, conflicts, Covid-19, Geir O.Pedersen, Idlib, Jarablus, Mark Lowcock, Russia, Syria, Syrian conflict, Syrian Constitutional Committee, Turkey, United Nations

Nicosia accuses Ankara of "undermining regional security"

Nicosia accuses Ankara of "undermining regional security"
10/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. Meeting in Nicosia, the three Greek, Cypriot and Egyptian presidents denounced Turkey's "provocations" in several theaters of conflict in the Mediterranean.
Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Aegean Sea, Ankara, Athens, Cairo, Caucasus, Charles Michel, conflicts, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Ersin Tatar, European Council, Kastellorizo, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Libya, maritime borders, Mediterranean, Mustafa Akinci, Nicos Anastasiades, Nicosia, Oruç Reis, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Republic of Northern Cyprus, SOmalia, Syria, TRNC, Turkey

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