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Covid-19: EU releases an additional €286.5 million for France, Malta and Slovenia

Covid-19: EU releases an additional €286.5 million for France, Malta and Slovenia
05/26/2021 | Society / Institutions
FRANCE / MALTA / SLOVENIA. To combat the social and economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, the European Commission has approved the modification of five operational programmes in three Mediterranean countries for an amount of €286.5 million.
coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, EDF, employment, European Commission, European Fund to Assist the Most Deprived, European funds, European Social Fund ESF, European Union (EU), France, Malta, NextGenerationEU, REACT-EU, Slovenia, unemployment

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

Morocco cancels all flights with France and Spain

Morocco cancels all flights with France and Spain
03/30/2021 | Transport
MOROCCO / SPAIN / FRANCE. Moroccan authorities are suspending all flights to and from Spain and France and closing the borders of Ceuta and Melilla.
Air Arabia Maroc, air transport, Ceuta, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Melilla, Moroccan Ministry of Tourism, Morocco, Royal Air Maroc, Spain, tourism, transport

The European Commission proposes 530 M€ for emergency measures against Covid-19

The European Commission proposes 530 M€ for emergency measures against Covid-19
03/11/2021 | Society / Institutions
EU. EU. The European Commission is proposing to release an envelope of nearly 530 M€ to support emergency measures against the coronavirus. Three Mediterranean countries in the process of accession will be able to benefit from it.
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Albania, Austria, Belgium, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Croatia, Czech Republic, Elisa Ferreira, Estonia, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, European Union (EU), European Union Solidarity Fund, EUSF, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, pandemic, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain

Three Mediterranean countries will need external food aid in 2021

Three Mediterranean countries will need external food aid in 2021
03/08/2021 | 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

Turkey will be the largest sovereign issuer of commercial debt in 2021 in the EMEA region

Turkey will be the largest sovereign issuer of commercial debt in 2021 in the EMEA region
03/02/2021 | Society / Institutions
EMEA. S&P Global Ratings estimates that global government borrowing is expected to be $12.6 trillion in 2021. version française
Africa, BCE, commercial debt, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, debt, economic and financial crisis, economy, Egypt, Emea, Euro zone, Europe, financial markets, loan, Middle East, rating agency, Russia, S&P, Turkey

French skies turn scarlet red with the abyssal losses of Air France, ADP and Airbus

French skies turn scarlet red with the abyssal losses of Air France, ADP and Airbus
02/18/2021 | Transport
FRANCE. Air France announces a loss of €7.1 billion in 2020, while ADP loses 60% of its passengers and Airbus revenues decline by 29%. version française

ADP, air, AIr France, AIr France-KLM, air transport, Airbus, airports, Ammam, Ankara, Antalya, Benjamin Smith, Bodrum, Boeing, CDG, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, France, Frédéric Gagey, Gazipaşa Alanya, GMR Airports, Izmir, Jordan, Macedonia, Orly, TAV Airports, tourism, Transavia, Tunisia, Turkey, Zagreb

The Tunisian GDP shows a historical decline of 8.8% in 2020

The Tunisian GDP shows a historical decline of 8.8% in 2020
02/16/2021 | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA. According to figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INS), Tunisia's Gross Domestic Product fell by 8.8% in 2020 compared to 2019. version française

coronavirus crisis, GDP, GDP Tunisia, IMF International Monetary Fund, National Institute of Statistics, NSI, tunisian economy, unemployment, unemployment in Tunisia

EMEA sets out Covid-19 economic resilience foundations

EMEA sets out Covid-19 economic resilience foundations
02/11/2021 | Development models in Mediterranean
According to the economists at the Euro-Mediterranean Economists’ Association, early warning, crisis management and stimulus are the three crucial pillars on which to base any response to a pandemic-induced economic crisis. Version française
coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, economic and financial crisis, Emea, Emnes, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, GCRF, GCRS, GEWS, IMF International Monetary Fund, Rym Ayadi, Sure, WHO, World Bank

Nine Member States receive €14bn loans to overcome their Covid-19 spending

Nine Member States receive €14bn loans to overcome their Covid-19 spending
02/02/2021 | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission has disbursed loans totalling €14 billion to nine Member States.
Belgium, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Croatia, Cyprus, European Commission, European funds, European Union (EU), finance, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Johannes Hahn, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Paolo Gentiloni, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, social and solidarity economy, social obligations, Spain, SURE, Ursula von der Leyen

Israel to supply 5,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to the Palestinians

Israel to supply 5,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to the Palestinians
02/01/2021 | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL / PALESTINE. Accused by several organisations of forgetting the Palestinians in its vaccination plan against coronavirus, the State of Israel is finally going to supply 5000 vaccines to the Palestinian Authority's medical teams.
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World tourism is not expected to regain its cruising altitude before 2023

World tourism is not expected to regain its cruising altitude before 2023
01/29/2021 | Services
WORLD. According to a survey carried out in January 2021 by the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) among professionals, "it will take two and a half to four years for international tourism to return to 2019 levels".
Africa, coronavirus and tourism, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Europe, Middle East, tourism, UNWTO, World Tourism Organisation, Zurab Pololikashvili

14 bn extra funding to help European countries in their recovery

14 bn extra funding to help European countries in their recovery
01/27/2021 | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission has issued €14bn worth of social bonds under the SURE instrument developed by the European Union to help eighteen Member States protect jobs and employees from the consequences of the health crisis.
coronavirus crisis, Croatia, Cyprus, European Commission, European Union (EU), Greece, Italy, Johannes Hahn, Malta, NextGenerationEU, Portugal, Slovenia, social obligations, Spain, SURE, unemployment

Covid-19 crisis boosting innovation in Mediterranean

Covid-19 crisis boosting innovation in Mediterranean
01/26/2021 | Talent for a new economy
Mediterranean countries have mobilized their innovation skills to find solutions to the economic fallout from Covid-19, skills that will help them adapt to the post Covid world. Version française
ACCIO, Anima Investment Network, catalan agency for business competitiveness, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Emmanuel Noutary, FIPA, France, Industrial recovery and Equity Fund, innovation, Jean-François Royer, Mediterranean, Parcours Sud, Parcours Sud industrie, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, risingSUD, Spain, SUD Relocation Pack, Tunisia, Tunisia’s Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, Xavier Vilalta, Zied Lahbib, Àurea Rodriguez

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 | 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.
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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

Mediterranean health systems tested by Covid-19

Mediterranean health systems tested by Covid-19
01/14/2021 | Development models in Mediterranean
A lack of budgetary means and chronic structural socio-economic weaknesses have prevented an adequate political response to the coronavirus pandemic in the six countries studied by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists’ Association. Version française
Algeria, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, EMEA, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, How resilient are the Healthcare systems in the Mediterranean, Jordan, KAS PolDiMed, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, Palestine, Rym Ayadi, Sara Ronco, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Tunisia

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 | Services
SPAIN. Spain lost nearly 80% of its foreign tourists in 2020.
coronavirus and tourism, 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 | 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, cooperation, coronavirus and tourism, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, cruise, Dubrovnik, European Union (EU), expert opinion, Mare Nostrum, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mont-Blanc, Nudge, ODD, Paris Climate Agreement, Pyrenees, reflection, sustainable development, sustainable tourism, tourism, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), United Nations, Venice

Covid to explode the number of poor in Mena countries

Covid to explode the number of poor in Mena countries
12/02/2020 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. On the occasion of a round table organised within the framework of the Mediterranean of the Future, Patricia Augier, professor of economics, sounds the alarm about the situation in the countries of the North Africa, Middle East zone.
Aix-Marseille University, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Europe, Gaza, Lebanon, Marseilles, Mediterranean of the future, MENA, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, pandemic, Patricia Augier, poverty, unemployment

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