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Malta to receive € 817 million from the EU to green and digitalize its economy

Malta to receive € 817 million from the EU to green and digitalize its economy
09/20/2022 | Society / Institutions
MALTA. As part of the European Union's cohesion policy for the period 2021-2027, Malta will receive €817M in funding to support a more competitive, inclusive, green and digital economy.
Cohesion Fund, digital, education, employment, energy, ERDF, ESF+, EU, European cohesion policy, European Commission, European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund plus, European Union, fisheries, FTJ, Grand Harbour, health, Italy, Just Transition Fund, Malta, Malta Freeport, maritime, Marsaxlokk, Mediterranean, Nicolas Schmit, Valletta, Virginijus Sinkevičius

The European Commission paves the way for a youth smoking ban in 2030

The European Commission paves the way for a youth smoking ban in 2030
08/26/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission has registered a citizens' initiative called "Call for a smoke-free environment and the first smoke-free European generation by 2030".
Brazil, British American Tobacco, Bulgaria, China, CNCT, Council of the European Union, Croatia, environment, European Citizens' Initiative, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, Fernández Megina, France, Greece, health, ICE, Imperial Tobacco and Japan Tobacco, India, Italy, Lisbon Treaty, Member States, National Committee against Tobacco, No Fumadores, Philip Morris International, Poland, Spain, tobacco, United States, WHO, World Health Organization

Tunisia and Algeria fail to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency

Tunisia and Algeria fail to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency
07/19/2022 | Society / Institutions
AFRICA. The Executive Council of Foreign Ministers of the African Union has decided to award the permanent seat of the African Medicines Agency to Rwanda. Algeria came second in the vote and Tunisia third.
Africa, African medicines agency, Algeria, AMA, AU, Egypt, EMA, ERC, European Medicines Agency, Goldstein Market, health, Lusaka, medicine, Morocco, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical market in Africa, Rwanda, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Teriak obtains a loan of 5 million Tunisian dinars from the EBRD and Attijari bank Tunisia

Teriak obtains a loan of 5 million Tunisian dinars from the EBRD and Attijari bank Tunisia
05/19/2022 | Industry
TUNISIA. The Tunisian pharmaceutical manufacturer Teriak will benefit from a loan of 5 million Tunisian dinars to improve its productivity and increase its energy efficiency.
Abidjan, Attijari bank Tunisia, Cadyst Invest, Cameroon, Carthage, Cinpharm, Douala, EBRD, El Fejja, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, health, industry, Ivory Coast, Jebel Ouest, Kilani, La Manouba, medicines, Middle East, North Africa, pharmaceutical industry, Risk Sharing Framework, Sub-Saharan Africa, Teriak, Tunis, Tunisia

CMI and Femise identify post-covid opportunities in five Mediterranean countries

CMI and Femise identify post-covid opportunities in five Mediterranean countries
03/03/2022 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The Centre for Mediterranean Integration and Femise explore in a report the opportunities to be seized, after the health, social and economic crisis of Covid-19, to foster growth and deepen regional cooperation in the Mediterranean region.
Aix-Marseille School of Economics, Aix-Marseille University, Algeria, AMSE, AMU, Asia, Blanca Moreno-Dodson, Bruno Ventelou, Cairo, Centre for Mediterranean Integration, China, CIHEAM, CMI, Constantin Tsakas, Covid-19, Economic Research Forum, Economy, Egypt, Enhancing Mediterranean Integration, ERF, EU, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Sciences Institutes, Europe, European Union, Femise, food security, health, informal economy, integration, Jordan, Maryse Louis, Mediterranean, Mena, Michael Grasiorek, Middle East North Africa, Morocco, near-shoring, OECD, Patricia Augier, Pierre Blanc, Post Covid-19: opportunities for growth, Post Covid-19: Opportunities for growth, regional value chains and Mediterranean integration, Sami Mouley, Trading Together, Tunisia, UN, Unops, value chains, World Bank

European Commission releases €18m in humanitarian aid to North Africa

European Commission releases €18m in humanitarian aid to North Africa
02/17/2022 | Society / Institutions
ALGERIA / EGYPT / LIBYA. The European Commission will have a budget of €18 million in 2022 to help the most vulnerable people in North Africa due to conflicts.
Algeria, Aousserd, Boujdour, conflicts, Covid-19, Dakhla, Egypt, Eritrea, European Commission, European Union, health, High Commissioner for Refugees, humanitarian aid, Janez Lenarčič, Laayoune, Libya, north Africa, Smara, South Sudan, Strasbourg, Sudan, UNHCR, Western Sahara, WFP, World Food Programme

The EU releases €1.6 billion to support the green and digital transition in Morocco

The EU releases €1.6 billion to support the green and digital transition in Morocco
02/10/2022 | Environment
MOROCCO / EU. As part of its new Global Gateway strategy launched in December 2021, the European Union will invest €1.6 billion in the green and digital transition in Morocco.
Africa, Aziz Akhannouch, Belt and Road, climate, digital, EBRD, education, EIB, energy, environment, EU, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, European Union, Global Gateway, green transition, health, Morocco, renewable energy, research, Silk Road, sustainable development, transport, Ursula von der Leyen

LCL and EIB to lend €200m to healthcare professionals

LCL and EIB to lend €200m to healthcare professionals
10/29/2021 | Services
FRANCE. LCL and the European Investment Bank have signed a partnership agreement to open a €200 million credit line dedicated to independent health professionals or those working in small or medium-sized businesses.
bank, Crédit Agricole, EIB, European Investment Bank, France, health, health professions, LCL, Paris Agreement, pharmacies, PLS, Yann Lhuissier

Israel will vaccinate Palestinians with work permits against Covid-19

Israel will vaccinate Palestinians with work permits against Covid-19
03/01/2021 | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL / PALESTINE. The Israeli authorities will vaccinate Palestinians holding a work permit for Israeli territory or West Bank settlements. version française
BioNTech, Cogat, Covid-19, CSSE, Gaza, health, Israel, Johns Hopkins, Moderna, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Workers Union, Pfizer, Sputnik V, vaccine, West Bank

The European Commission calls for more coordination among Member States in the face of the Covid-19

The European Commission calls for more coordination among Member States in the face of the Covid-19
10/30/2020 | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission wants better data sharing between member states on the evolution of the pandemic, in order to coordinate more effectively the fight against Covid-19 and patient care. version française

coronavirus testing, Covid-19, EMA, European Commission, European Medicines Agency, European Union (EU), health, institution, pandemic, Ursula von der Leyen

Italians must now go out wearing a mask

Italians must now go out wearing a mask
10/08/2020 | Society / Institutions
ITALY. The Italian government extends the state of emergency until 31 January 2021 and makes the wearing of masks compulsory throughout the country.
Campania, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, CSSE, France, Genoa, Giuseppe Conte, health, Italy, Johns Hopkins, Lazio, Naples, Rome, Spain, wearing of mask

The Madrid region increases the number of confined persons to 1 million against 3 claimed by the Spanish Government

The Madrid region increases the number of confined persons to 1 million against 3 claimed by the Spanish Government
09/25/2020 | Society / Institutions
SPAIN. The region of Madrid is extending the scope of its measures against the coronavirus, bringing the number of people confined to more than a million, compared with the state's recommendation of 3 million.
Andrea Ammon, containment, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, ECDC, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, health, Isabel Diaz Ayuzo, Johns Hopkins University, Madrid, Salvador Illa, Spain

EBRD finances new largest Turkish hospital in Istanbul

EBRD finances new largest Turkish hospital in Istanbul
09/18/2020 | Services
TURKEY / EU. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) granted a €40m long-term loan to private promoters of the new hospital in the city of Çam ve Sakura on the outskirts of Istanbul. version française
Başakşehir, EBRD, health, hospital, istanbul, public-private partnership, Rönesans Healthcare, Sojitz Corporation, Turkey, Çam ve Sakura

European Parliament approves €6.19bn in funding to fight the crisis and deploy a vaccine

European Parliament approves €6.19bn in funding to fight the crisis and deploy a vaccine
09/18/2020 | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Parliament votes a proposal to increase the EU budget by €6.19 billion in 2020 to strengthen cohesion funds to fight the crisis caused by the pandemic and to guarantee a European vaccine. version française

coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, CRII, emergency aid instrument, EU budget, European Commission, European Council, European funds, European Parliament, European Union (EU), health, IAU, pandemic, vaccine

Urban Development as a building block of democracy

Urban Development as a building block of democracy
10/30/2012 | Euro-Mediterranean projects
“Urbanisation is a major challenge for democratic transition in the Mediterranean”, says Henry Marty-Gauquié, Director – Links with International Organisations and representative of the European Investment Bank group (EIB), Paris. Revolutions, evolutions, Mediterranean countries are committing...
access to water, AFD Agence Française de Développement, CMI, Damascus, democratic transitions, education, Europe, European Investment Bank, health, infrastructure, Maghreb, Marty-Gauquié, Mashriq, medina, medinas 2030, Mediterranean, Meknes, policy, PPP, public-private partnership, sanitation, social housing, urban planning

Health and education attract foreign investors to the Mena countries over the long term

Health and education attract foreign investors to the Mena countries over the long term
10/15/2012 | Socio-economic assessments
Does the social development of the population influence economic performance? A study by Femise, funded by the European Union, sheds light upon the relationship between individual freedoms, degree of openness and foreign direct investments in countries in the Mena region (Middle East and North...
economic growth, education, FDI, Femise, foreign direct investment, foreign investors, gender equality, health, Mediterranean, MENA, openness, social development


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