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Nuclear issues in the Mediterranean

Nuclear issues in the Mediterranean
05/29/2013 - Erzsébet N. Rózsa | Reflections
From Erzsébet N. Rózsa, Academic Director of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs

"The cruise ship is becoming the very object of desire"

"The cruise ship is becoming the very object of desire"
03/27/2013 - interview by Astrid Jousset | Industry / Transport
Econostrum.info: How big is the Mediterranean cruise market in relation to other tourism markets (seaside, cultural, etc.)? Etienne Pauchant: It is very small. We are talking around 5 million cruise passenger arrivals in Europe each year out of a total of 300 million arrivals. The bases are...

The Tunisian road programme: the path to democratic transition

The Tunisian road programme: the path to democratic transition
10/30/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy avec la BEI | Euro-Mediterranean projects
TUNISIA / EUROPA.  In late May 2011, in Deauville, France, the G8 SET the agenda: “begin new projects without delay” to support democratic transition in the wake of the Arab spring. A month later, the European Investment Bank (EIB) becomes the first vehicle for this ambition by deciding to...

Reinventing the Mediterranean

Reinventing the Mediterranean
10/29/2012 - Philippe de Fontaine Vive | Publireportage
By Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice President of the European Investment Bank The wave of revolutions that has shaken the Mediterranean since January 2011 is unprecedented in the region’s contemporary history. Comparable to the events experienced by Europeans in autumn 1989, the now famous Arab...

Youth brain drain continues in the Maghreb

Youth brain drain continues in the Maghreb
10/16/2012 - Christiane Navas | Socio-economic assessments
These new, better-trained migrants enrich their country of origin but not enough to compensate for the loss their departure causes. They contribute to this loss by relocating and by the hope given to those looking to develop their skills. Only their return, however, could change this. MAGHREB. Over...