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Italy and Spain overtake France on the world wine podium

Italy and Spain overtake France on the world wine podium
11/09/2021 | Environment
WORLD. World wine production in 2021 is expected to be 4% lower than in 2020 with 250 million hectolitres. The top three producers, Italy, Spain and France, are particularly affected.
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Dijon, downy mildew, France, Germany, Hotel Bouchu d'Esterno, Hungary, International Organisation of Vine and Wine, Italy, Mediterranean, New Zealand, OIV, Paris, Pau Roca, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Spain, United States, wine, wine production, world

Europe and the Maghreb lag behind in renewable energy jobs

Europe and the Maghreb lag behind in renewable energy jobs
10/26/2021 | Society / Institutions
EUROPE / MAGHREB. The latest study by the International Renewable Energy Agency, carried out in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation, reveals that twelve million employees work in renewable energy.
APPA, Baltic Sea, biofuels, China, Denmark, energy, environment, EU, European Union, Germany, ILO, International Labour Organisation, International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, Jordan, Kalyon Solar Technologies, Madrid, Mediterranean, North Africa, North Sea, photovoltaic, renewable energy, renewable energy jobs, solar, Spain, Spanish Renewable Energy Association, transition, Turkey, United States, wind power

Akram Belkaïd: "Distrust of the Algerian regime has not disappeared

Akram Belkaïd: "Distrust of the Algerian regime has not disappeared
10/12/2021 | Society / Institutions
ALGERIA. On the sidelines of his virtual intervention at the Entretiens d'Euromed-IHEDN, Thursday 7 October 2021, Le Monde diplomatique journalist Akram Belkaïd deciphers for econostrum.info the current situation in Algeria and gives some perspectives.
Akram Belkaïd, Algeria, Algerian politics, Bouteflika, France, hirak, Israel, Kabylia, Libya, Mali, Mediterranean, Morocco, Niger, Spain, United States

Forest fires reduce to ashes the incandescent relations between Algeria and Morocco

Forest fires reduce to ashes the incandescent relations between Algeria and Morocco
08/26/2021 | Society / Institutions
ALGERIA / MOROCCO. If the relations between Algiers and Rabat were never with the beautiful fixed since the independence of the Cherifian Kingdom, the storm, which smouldered since the beginning of the summer, fuelled by several thunderclaps, ended up causing a diplomatic power cut.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Algeria, Donald Trump, Greater Arab Maghreb, Kamal Beljoud, Mohammed VI, Morocco, Omar Hilale, Ramtane Lamamra, relations between Algeria and Morocco, Spain, UN, United States, Western Sahara

"Morocco no longer accepts the Spanish position on Western Sahara”

"Morocco no longer accepts the Spanish position on Western Sahara”
06/15/2021 | Society / Institutions
SPAIN/MOROCCO. Head of the Geopolitics and Global Security Department at CIDOB, Spain's oldest international relations centre, Eduard Soler is its Mena referent. In an exclusive interview granted to econostrum.info on the occasion of his speech to the members of the Euromed-IHEDN association, he examines the love/hate relationship between Spain and Morocco.
Africa, Algeria, Algiers, Barcelona, Ceuta, China, Cidob, diplomacy of the Kings, Eduard Soler, Euromed-IHEDN, Europe, European Union (EU), France, Islet Leïla, Islet Persil, Madrid, Mediterranean, Melilla, MENA, Morocco, Polisario, Rabat, Russia, Spain, Spain's Mediterranean policy, United States, Western Sahara

Ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian armed groups

Ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian armed groups
05/21/2021 | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL / PALESTINE. After eleven days of deadly clashes, Israeli authorities and Palestinians from Hamas and Islamic Jihad agreed to a ceasefire.
Antonio Gutteres, Cairo, conflicts, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Joe Biden, Josep Borrel, Middle East, Palestine, Qatar, United Nations, United States, West Bank

Despite the crisis, global military spending grew by 2.6% in 2020

Despite the crisis, global military spending grew by 2.6% in 2020
04/29/2021 | Industry
WORLD. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), global military spending reached $1981 billion (€1634 billion) in 2020 compared to 2019, an increase of 2.6% and the highest level since 1988. They "include all government spending on armed forces and military...
arms, China, coronavirus crisis, Cyprus, Diego Lopes da Silva, Europe, France, Greece, IMF International Monetary Fund, India, Middle East, NATO, OPEC, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, research, Russia, SIPRI, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, United Kingdom, United States

Bashar al-Assad to run for fourth term as president

Bashar al-Assad to run for fourth term as president
04/22/2021 | Society / Institutions
SYRIA. Bashar al-Assad has officially applied to run for the next presidential election in Syria on May 26, 2021.
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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 | 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.
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Turkish justice wants to ban the pro-Kurdish HDP party in the name of Turkey's integrity

Turkish justice wants to ban the pro-Kurdish HDP party in the name of Turkey's integrity
03/18/2021 | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. The Turkish Public Prosecutor's Office launches a procedure to ban the Peoples' Democratic Party, a pro-Kurdish left-wing movement, at the Court of Cassation. The authorities consider it to be very close to the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party), considered a terrorist party.
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France joins the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum

France joins the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum
03/10/2021 | Industry
MEDITERRANEAN. The Member States of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum have accepted the arrival of France as a member and the United States as a permanent observer. version française
Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, EMGF, energy, France, gas, Gaza, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mediterranean, Palestine, Turkey, United States

France is the world leader in anti-competitive repression, with €1.8 billion in fines in 2020

France is the world leader in anti-competitive repression, with €1.8 billion in fines in 2020
02/23/2021 | Society / Institutions
FRANCE. According to the "Global antitrust enforcement" report published by Allen & Overy, France imposed nearly €1.8 billion in financial sanctions on companies found guilty of anti-competitive measures in 2020.
 version française
Allen & Overy, anticompetitive measures, Apple, cartel, China, competition, Europe, European Commission, European Union (EU), Forex, France, Gafa, Global antitrust enforcement, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Turkey increases its trade deficit by 69% in 2020

Turkey increases its trade deficit by 69% in 2020
02/02/2021 | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. According to the Turkish Institute of Statistics, Turkish exports fell by 6.3% in 2020 compared to the previous year, with a total of $169.48 billion.
China, Fatih Dönmez, Germany, Iraq, Italy, oil, Ruhsar Pekcan, Russia, trade, TUIK, Turkey, Turkish Institute of Statistics, United Kingdom, United States

Syria plunged into a deep economic crisis

Syria plunged into a deep economic crisis
01/21/2021 | 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

Historic first flight between Tel Aviv and Rabat

Historic first flight between Tel Aviv and Rabat
12/22/2020 | Transport
MOROCCO / ISRAEL. Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor, was aboard the first direct commercial flight between Tel Aviv and Rabat symbolizing the new diplomatic relations between Israel and Morocco. version française
Arkia, Covid-19, Donald Trump, El Al, Israel, Israir Airlines, Jared Kushner, Morocco, Near East, Netanyahu, Rabat, Royal air Maroc, Tel Aviv, United States, Western Sahara

750 bn of EU funds to make Member States resilient

750 bn of EU funds to make Member States resilient
11/17/2020 | Society / Institutions
EU. The joint debt of EU Member States will help finance national recovery plans, which are tools for resilience in the face of the economic and social crisis caused by the coronavirus. It opens a new era. The future multi-annual financial framework proposed by the European Commission and now supported by the European Council and the European Parliament.
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UN renews its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara for another year

UN renews its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara for another year
11/02/2020 | Society / Institutions
MOROCCO. Minurso, in charge of peacekeeping in Western Sahara, will be able to continue its mission until October 2021. version française

Algeria, Christopher Ross, conflicts, Horst Köhler, Laayoune, Mauritania, Minurso, Morocco, Polisario, SADR, United Nations, United States, USA, Western Sahara

The European Commission considers the funding obtained for Syria insufficient

The European Commission considers the funding obtained for Syria insufficient
10/16/2020 | Society / Institutions
SYRIA / EU. In its latest report on the financial monitoring of grant and loan pledges to Syria, the European Commission indicates that as of 31 August 2020, international donors had disbursed $5 billion in grants to Syria and its region in 2020. version française
Brussels, conflicts, Covid-19, Donor Conference, Egypt, European Commission, European Union (EU), Germany, Grants to Syria, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, refugees, Syria, Syria Humanitarian Response Plan, Syrian conflict, Syrian refugees, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States

Start of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to define their common borders

Start of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to define their common borders
10/14/2020 | Society / Institutions
LEBANON / ISRAEL. The first talks in thirty years between Lebanon and Israel begin in the city of Naqoura, the headquarters of UNIFIL. They will focus on the maritime borders between the two states still officially at war.
Alon Bar, Aviv Ayash, Bassam Yassin, borders, conflicts, David Schenker, Eastern Mediterranean, EEZ, Egypt, energy, Finul, gas, hydrocarbons, Israel, Jan Kubis, Jordan, Lebanon, maritime borders, Mazen Basbous, Mor Halutz, Nabih Berry, Najib Massihi, Naqoura, NNA, Oren Setter, Reuven Azar, Udi Adiri, United Nations, United States, Wissam Chbat, Yuval Steinitz

On the run to Turkey, John McAfee arrested in Barcelona

On the run to Turkey, John McAfee arrested in Barcelona
10/06/2020 | Services
SPAIN. John McAfee, creator of the anti-virus that bears his name, was arrested at Barcelona airport as he was preparing to board a flight to Istanbul. version française

anti-virus, Barcelona, El Prat airport, Istanbul, John McAfee, Spain, Turkey, United States

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