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"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

Gefco inaugurates a 10,000 m² warehouse in Tanger Med

Gefco inaugurates a 10,000 m² warehouse in Tanger Med
02/22/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
MOROCCO / FRANCE. The French group Gefco strengthens its position on the Moroccan market by inaugurating a new 10,000 m² warehouse in the Tanger Med logistics free zone.
 version française
3M, automobile industry, Casablanca, Continental, Faurecia, Fes, France, Gibraltar, GTL, Kenitra, logistics, maritime transport, Medhub, Meknes, Morocco, Novares, ports, PSA, PSA plant, Sébastien Roger, Tanger Med Europe, Tangier, Valeo

The health crisis in the Maghreb impacts the results of the port of Marseille

The health crisis in the Maghreb impacts the results of the port of Marseille
01/25/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. If the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille-Fos finally resisted well to the sanitary crisis on its goods segment, passenger transport has been hit hard by travel restrictions.
ADEO, Algeria, Cap Janet, Chantal Helman, coronavirus crisis, Corsica, Covid-19, cruise, Distriport, Elisabeth Ayrault, France, goods, GPMM, Hervé Martel, IDEC Life, Jean-Marc Forneri, Kenitra, La Feuillane, LNG, Maghreb, Marseille, Mediaco, Morocco, port of Marseille-Fos, ports, Renault, Tangier, Tunisia, Virtuo

Gibraltar, the Mediterranean sand grain rock of Brexit

Gibraltar, the Mediterranean sand grain rock of Brexit
01/18/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
Despite the signing on Christmas Eve of a nearly 1,300-page pavement setting out the post-Brexit relationship between Britain and the European Union, the question of Gibraltar has not yet been fully resolved. It will only be settled after bilateral negotiations between London and Madrid.
Brexit, Edward Davis, Fabian Picardo, Gibraltar, Joseph Garcia, La Linea de la Concepcion, London, Madrid, Morocco, OECD, Pedro Sanchez, Spain, Statute of Gibraltar, Tangier, Theresa May, United Kingdom

Tanger Med injects €133m into its third container terminal

Tanger Med injects €133m into its third container terminal
01/11/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
MOROCCO. Tanger Alliance signs a €133m long-term credit agreement to finance part of the construction costs of the third container terminal in the port of Tanger Med.
Attijariwafa, Bank of Africa, Banque centrale populaire, BCP, BOA, CIH Bank, maritime transport, Marsa Maroc, Morocco, Tanger Med, Tangier, TC3

Survey on the question of Western Sahara Part 3/3: Economic data. A desert full of resources

Survey on the question of Western Sahara Part 3/3: Economic data. A desert full of resources
12/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
Deposits of phosphate and rare minerals not yet exploited, energy (wind and water power), communication routes (trans-Saharan road), and above all very rich fishery resources, Western Sahara does not fail to arouse economic covetousness. Version française
Azur Plan, Brussels, Canaria Coalition, CJEU, Consulate, Court of Justice of the European Union, Dakhla, Dakhla Atlantic, EEZ, EU27, European Union (EU), Exclusive Economic Zone, fisheries agreements, fishing resources, Franco-Saharan think tank Ahmed Baba Miské, Gilles Devers, Green March, High Court of Justice, La Guera, Lagouira, Laäyoune, Melchior Wathelet, Mohamed Ould Cherif, Mohammed VI, Morocco, Polisario Front, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), Spanish Canary Islands, Tangier, Tarfaya, Western Sahara, Western Sahara Campaign

Survey on the issue of Western Sahara Part 2/3: Normalization of Moroccan-Israeli relations. The counterpart to American recognition

Survey on the issue of Western Sahara Part 2/3: Normalization of Moroccan-Israeli relations. The counterpart to American recognition
12/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MOROCCO / ISRAEL. The announcement of the rapprochement between Morocco and Israel will have not only political, but also economic and geopolitical consequences.
Abdelmalek Esaadi University, colonization, conflicts, Donald Trump, Europe, IMRI, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jawad Kerdoudi, Khadija Mohsen-Finan, Moroccan Institute of International Relations, Morocco, Policy Center for the New South, Rabat, Rachid El Houdaigui, Sirice, Tangier, USA, Western Sahara

Inquiry into the Question of Western Sahara Part 1/3: The Political Equation. Western Sahara, a conflict sandbagged in its contradictions

Inquiry into the Question of Western Sahara Part 1/3: The Political Equation. Western Sahara, a conflict sandbagged in its contradictions
12/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
Violation of the ceasefire signed in 1991, recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara by the United States, events have accelerated in recent days on the issue of the status of this territory unresolved since the end of the Spanish protectorate.
Abdelmalek Belgharbi, Abdelmalek Essadi, Ahmed Baba Miské, Algeria, Boudjemaâ Souilah, Bush, Ceuta, conflicts, Donald Trump, Francisco Franco, Geneva, Guerguerat, Horst Köhler, Ifni, Israel, Jawad Kerdoudi, Joe Biden, Juan Carlos, Khadija Mohsen-Finan, Laâyoune, Madrid, Madrid Agreements, Mauritania, Melilla, Minurso, Mohamed Ould Cherif, Mohamed Salem Ould Salek, Mohammed Ben Youssef, Mohammed V, Mohammed VI, Morocco, Obama, Policy Center for the New South, Polisario Front, Rabat, Rachid El Houdaigui, Rio de Oro, SADR, Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, Segia el-Hamra, Sirice, Tangier, Tarfaya, United Nations, USA, Western Sahara

La Méridionale opens a maritime line between Marseille and Tanger Med

La Méridionale opens a maritime line between Marseille and Tanger Med
12/01/2020 - Eric Apim | Transport
FRANCE / MOROCCO. The shipping company La Méridionale will offer, as from Wednesday 2 December 2020, a regular freight and passenger shipping line between Marseille and Tanger Med.
Benoït Dehaye, Eric Brioist, France, Girolata, La Méridionale, maritime transport, Marseille, Morocco, Pelagos, ports, Tanger Med, Tangier, transport

The Moroccan TGV – Future spearhead for economic development

The Moroccan TGV – Future spearhead for economic development
03/10/2017 - Frédéric Dubessy | Euro-Mediterranean projects


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AFD Agence Française de Développement, Agadir, Atlantic, Casablanca, COP22, Deloitte, FADES, Fasep, France, Gibraltar, Gibraltar tunnel, investments, Kenitra, LGV, Madrid, Marrakech, Marrakesh, Mediterranean, Moroccan TGV, Morocco, Office national des chemins de fer, ONCF, Paris, Rabat, rail transport, Tangier, TGV, Tohmatsu, Touche, transport

Better protecting biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea

Better protecting biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea
12/22/2016 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
The 2016 Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Forum, held in Tangiers from 28th November to 2nd December, acknowledged that progress had been made but insisted on the need for more effort. A more efficient interface between the political and scientific communities might help. Version française
Antoine Lafitte, biodiversity, Convention on biological diversity, Mediterranean Sea, MedPan, MPA Forum, RAC/SPA, Tangier, UNEP

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.
 
Aftri, Algeciras, Anvers, Ashdod, Austria, Barcelona, Bavaria, Brussels, Croatia, Europe, European Commission, Finland, France, Genoa, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Isemar, Israel, Italy, Juncker, Juncker plan, La Spezia, logistics, Maghreb, Marc Grolleau, maritime transport, Marseille, Mechanism for interconnection, Mediterranean, Medlinks, MIE, Netherlands, Palermo, Paul Tourret, ports, Rhône, Rijeka, Road Transport Association, Rotterdam, Scotlan, Shippax, Southern Europe, Spain, Superior institute of maritime economy, Switzerland, Sète, Tangier, TEN-T, Trans-European Transport Network, Transcargo, transport

Marseille-Tangier: «Maybe next autumn»

Marseille-Tangier: «Maybe next autumn»
05/23/2014 - Mathieu Bouchard | Transport
Marc Grolleau, CEO of Transcargo, which operates in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, and chairman of the AFTRI (French International Road Transport Association), is fighting for the creation of a Ro-Ro link between Marseille and the Moroccan port of Tangier, a project that for him “spells the future”.
AFTRI, French international road transport association, Marc Grolleau, maritime transport, Marseille, Morocco, Shippax, Tangier, Transcargo

Africa and Europe join together via Strait of Gibraltar

Africa and Europe join together via Strait of Gibraltar
09/06/2013 - Frédéric Dubessy | Euro-Mediterranean projects
As well as joining the two kingdoms of Spain and Morocco, the tunnel through the Strait of Gibraltar will connect Europe to Africa and enable closer cooperation between the two continents. Version française
Africa, Afrotunnel, BOT concessionEnglish Channel, Cap Cirès, Détroit de Gibraltar, ECOSOC, Estrecho de Gibraltar, Europe, Geneva, gibraltar, HassanII, Juan Carlos, Laurent de Villedemil, Malabata, Morocco, Punta Canales, punta Paloma, SECEGSA, SNED, Spain, Tangier, Tarifa

Greek, Italian and Spanish ports are the favourite playing fields of the cruise lines

Greek, Italian and Spanish ports are the favourite playing fields of the cruise lines
03/27/2013 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Transport
The western Mediterranean ports of call, starting with Barcelona, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands, confirm their success. Disney Cruise Line is targeting Spain in 2013. The Disney Magic will set sail from Barcelona for a four-day cruise. The Carnival Sunshine is also operating in the...
Aegean Sea, Antoine Lacarrière, Balearic islands, Barcelona, canary islands, Carnival Sunshire, Casablanca, Civitavecchia, Compagnie du Ponant, Costa Concordia, Costa Cruises, Croisières de France, cruise port, Disney cruise Line, Egypt, Genoa, Greek islands, Israel, Istanbul, Italy, Libya, Livorno, Mediterranean, MSC Cruises, Naples, NCL, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Portofino, RCI, Royal Caribbean International, Savona, Spain, Splendour of the Seas, Tangier, Tunis, Tunisia, Venice

Public-private partnerships grow in Morocco

Public-private partnerships grow in Morocco
05/24/2011 - Christelle Marot, PARIS | Services
MOROCCO. Transport, water and electricity distribution, drainage and education: in Morocco, the private provision of a number of public services is becoming more commonplace.
ACME, Agadir, airports, Amendis, APM Terminals, CUPM, education, Eurogate, finance, industry, Lahlou, Lydec, management, marketing, Marrakech, Marrakesh, Marsa, Morocco, Mundiapolis, new technologies, Nouaceur, offshoring, on-board electronics, ONDA, PPP, public-private partnership, Rabat, Redal, Salé, Suez Environnement, Tanger Med, Tangier, telecoms networks, Tetouan, TMSA, Trade, transport, Universiapolis, Veolia, water and electricity distribution


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