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Spanish tourism: a catastrophic year in 2020 and a very bad year in 2021

Spanish tourism: a catastrophic year in 2020 and a very bad year in 2021
01/07/2021 - Gérard Tur | Services
SPAIN. Spain lost nearly 80% of its foreign tourists in 2020.
coronavirus crisis, Observatur, Spain, Spanish economy, Spanish National Institute of Statistics, Spanish Tourism Observatory, tourism, tourism in Spain

The revival of the Mediterranean tourism sector offers an opportunity to move towards sustainable tourism

The revival of the Mediterranean tourism sector offers an opportunity to move towards sustainable tourism
12/23/2020 - Bernard Valero, Director General of the Avitem | Reflections
Like many others, the tourism sector is being hit hard and globally by the pandemic. In the Mediterranean region, this crisis is even more acute since it has literally decimated a sector of activity that represents a larger share of GDP than elsewhere on all the banks of the Mare Nostrum. Today,...
Andalusia, Bernard Valero, Brussels, coronavirus crisis, Covid, Covid-19, cruises, Dubrovnik, European Union (EU), expert opinion, Mare Nostrum, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mont-Blanc, Nudge, ODD, Paris agreement, Pyrenees, reflection, tourism, UN, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Venice

EU to provide a further €47.5bn for the fight against the consequences of Covid-19

EU to provide a further €47.5bn for the fight against the consequences of Covid-19
11/19/2020 - Erci Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. Parliament and the European Council reached an interim agreement to "deploy additional resources and measures to mitigate the immediate effects of the Covid-19 crisis".
coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, European Council, European funds, European Union (EU), REACT-EU

Covid cuts 64% of Portugal's tourism receipts

Covid cuts 64% of Portugal's tourism receipts
11/17/2020 - Gérard Tur | Services
PORTUGAL. The tourism sector, an essential sector in Portugal, shows a drop in turnover of more than 64%.
coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Portugal, tourism, tourism in Portugal

Banca Intesa to grant €20m in loans to Serbian companies and municipalities

Banca Intesa to grant €20m in loans to Serbian companies and municipalities
10/29/2020 - Eric Apim | Services
SERBIA. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) grants a line of credit of up to €20 million to Banca Intesa Beograd to support companies and municipalities facing Covid-19.
Banca Intesa Beograd, coronavirus, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Draginja Đurić, EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union (EU), Serbia

France provides €900m in loans and grants to Tunisia

France provides €900m in loans and grants to Tunisia
10/23/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA / FRANCE. The French Minister of Foreign Affairs confirms support for Tunisian public policies with the payment of a first tranche of €100m.
Bjaoua, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, France, Hichem Mechichi, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Kaïs Saïed, Paris, Sonede, Tunis, Tunisia

Spain is the first EU country to exceed one million cases of Covid-19

Spain is the first EU country to exceed one million cases of Covid-19
10/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SPAIN. According to the Spanish Ministry of Health, on Wednesday 21 October 2020, Spain passed the one million mark in terms of the number of people affected by Covid-19, with a total of 1,005,295 cases.
Catalonia, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, European Union (EU), Isabel Diaz Ayuzo, Johns Hopkins, Madrid, Spain, USA

EBRD supports Morocco

EBRD supports Morocco
08/18/2020 - Gérard Tur | Services
MOROCCO. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development multiplies loans to provide the Moroccan economy with the necessary liquidity in this period of crisis.
ADM, Caixa Bank Maroc, Casablanca, coronavirus crisis, Crédit Immobilier et Hôtelier, EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Morocco, Office national de l'électricité et de l'eau potable, Office national des aéroports, ONDA, ONEE, Rabat, Société nationale des autoroutes du Maroc

The Portuguese government nationalises the airline TAP

The Portuguese government nationalises the airline TAP
07/03/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
PORTUGAL. To save it, the Portuguese Prime Minister raises the State's share in the airline TAP from 50 to 72.5%.
airline company, Antonoaldo Neves, Atlantic Gateway, coronavirus crisis, David Neeleman, Humerto Pedrosa, Joao Leao, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Portugal, Portuguese economy, TAP Portugal, TSF

Covid-19 crisis leads Airbus to cut 15,000 jobs and Air France 7,585

Covid-19 crisis leads Airbus to cut 15,000 jobs and Air France 7,585
07/01/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE / SPAIN. Airbus is planning to reduce its workforce by 15,000 employees, including 5,000 in France and 900 in Spain. Air France will cut nearly 7,600.
aeronautics, Air France, air transport, Airbus, Benjamin Smith, coronavirus, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, France, Guillaume Faury, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, premium aerotec, redundancies, Spain, Stelia, Toulouse

Covid-19: Europe and the post-economic crisis triggered by the pandemic

Covid-19: Europe and the post-economic crisis triggered by the pandemic
05/05/2020 - Henry Marty-Gauquié, member of JFC Conseil | Reflections
SPECIAL FILE COVID-19. On 21 April 2020 a poll was published according to which 71% of Italians believed that the European Union had "reacted badly" to the health crisis and that they "no longer see any point in being part of it", while 58% of the same Italians considered that leaving the euro zone...
China, Coface, coronavirus, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, ECB European Central Bank, Europe, European Commission, European Council, European Union (EU), Eurozone, France, Germany, Henry Marty-Gauquié, IMF, Italy, JFC Council, Mediterranean, North Africa, Open Forum, Reflection, Russia, social and solidarity economy, Spain, Turkey, United States, Vestager


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