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Engie sells 29.9% of its Suez shares to Veolia against the advice of Suez

Engie sells 29.9% of its Suez shares to Veolia against the advice of Suez
10/06/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Suez takes note of Veolia's takeover of 29.9% of its capital held by Engie, and qualifies the operation as "hostile". version française
Antoine Frérot, Bruno Le Maire, Engie, environment, France, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Meridiam, Suez, Veolia, water

Engie welcomes Veolia's increased offer for its Suez shares

Engie welcomes Veolia's increased offer for its Suez shares
10/01/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. The Board of Directors of Engie finally decided to welcome Veolia's offer to buy back a large part of the Suez shares it holds. But the Ardian fund also made a proposal.
Ardian, Axa Private Equity, Engie, environment, Suez, Veolia, water

Suez rejects Veolia's new proposals deemed still contrary to the social interest of the group

Suez rejects Veolia's new proposals deemed still contrary to the social interest of the group
09/30/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Suez qualifies as "vague" the new proposals made by Veolia to increase its capital, which increases its offer to Engie to buy the Suez shares it holds.
Bertrand Camus, Bruno Le Maire, Engie, environment, France, OPA, PreZero, Suez, Veolia, waste, water

A think tank criticizes the inefficiency and inequality of water management policies in Morocco

A think tank criticizes the inefficiency and inequality of water management policies in Morocco
09/25/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
MOROCCO. A note from the Moroccan Institute for policy analysis denounces past and present water management policies in Morocco. It deems them not only unsuited to climate change, taken in a piecemeal fashion in an emergency response to social conflicts, but also very unequal.
agriculture, Amal Ennabih, CESE, Economic, Green Morocco Plan, Institut d'études politiques de Lyon, irrigation, MIPA, Mohammed VI, Morocco, Morrocan institute for policy analysis, Social and Environmental Council Morocco, water, water management, water resources

CEO of Engie raises the bidding for the sale of his Suez shares to Veolia

CEO of Engie raises the bidding for the sale of his Suez shares to Veolia
09/04/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
FRANCE. The president of Engie estimates that his shares held in Suez are worth more expensive than the 15,50€ proposed by Veolia to acquire them. Version française
Antoine Frérot, BFM Business, Engie, France, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Suez, Veolia, waste, water

Veolia ready to launch a takeover bid for Suez, which is refusing to take a stake in its capital

Veolia ready to launch a takeover bid for Suez, which is refusing to take a stake in its capital
09/02/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
FRANCE. The CEO of Veolia does not rule out making a takeover bid for Suez if his friendly offer to buy the Suez shares held by Engie is not successful.
Antoine Frérot, Bertrand Camus, Engie, France, Meridiam, services, Suez, Veolia, waste, water

The Suez group is worried about its competitor Veolia's entry into its capital

The Suez group is worried about its competitor Veolia's entry into its capital
09/01/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Suez disapproves of the buyback of its shares held by Engie carried out by its competitor Veolia.
Antoine Frérot, Engie, environment, France, Suez, Veolia, waste, water

Mediterranean Water Knowledge Platform taking shape

Mediterranean Water Knowledge Platform taking shape
09/29/2016 - Gérard Tur | Water management in the Mediterranean


Version française
EMWIS, Eric Mino, Euro-Mediterranean Information System on Know-How in the Water Sector, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean Water Institute, Mediterranean Water Knowledge Platform, Morocco, National Water Information Systems, national water information systems, NWISs, Tunisia, water, white paper on the Mediterranean

Integrated management of natural ecosystems a priority

Integrated management of natural ecosystems a priority
12/15/2015 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
The services provided by natural ecosystems can provide solutions within a strategy to adapt to climate change in the Mediterranean. Gaining a better knowledge of them to better use them involves decompartmentalizing the studies devoted to them. Version française
ecosystems, forest, Mediterranean, Plan Bleu, water

The Mediterranean – "Blue gold" under pressure

The Mediterranean – "Blue gold" under pressure
11/17/2015 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
Climate change will weigh heavily on water resources in the Mediterranean. Better management of these resources may allow water needs to be met. Version française
Céline Dubreuil-Imbert, drinking water, global warming, Mediterranean, Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development, MSSD, Plan Bleu, resources, water, water transport

Wetland areas cushion the impact of climate change in the Mediterranean

Wetland areas cushion the impact of climate change in the Mediterranean
06/22/2015 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
The role of wetlands in regulating the climate has long been forgotten in climate change adaptation strategies. However the Med-ESCWET project, tasked with addressing the vital challenge of water resource conservation, places wetlands at its very heart. Version française
Croatia, ecosystems, Egypt, France, Mediterranean, Plan Bleu, sustainable development, Tour du Valat, Turkey, water, wetlands

The second life of water depends on user perception

The second life of water depends on user perception
11/02/2012 - Michel Neumuller avec le Plan Bleu | Environmental and development issues
The reuse of treated wastewater (TWW reuse) for irrigation will become a necessity, at least in the Southern Mediterranean region. And yet the obstacles facing TWW reuse projects are numerous, but are removable all the same, explains consultant Nicolas Condom. “The reuse of treated domestic...
France, Israel, Jordan, Nicolas Condom, Reuse, Spain, Tunisia, water

The EIB doubles its loans to Morocco

The EIB doubles its loans to Morocco
11/02/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy avec la BEI | Euro-Mediterranean projects
Manufacturing with OCP, techno-hubs with MEDZ, and Plan Maroc vert (green Morocco), the European Investment Bank makes its presence in Morocco felt like never before. The EIB grants over €270 million in loans to this country in just a few days. MOROCCO / EUROPE. By signing a loan for €130 million...
Agadir, agriculture, Agropolis, Atlantic Free Zone, banque européenne d'investissement, Berkane, CDG Developpement, development, economic, eib, energy, europe, european investment bank, femip, Gharb-Kenitra, green Morocco, Haouz-Marrakesh, irrigation, Kénitra, loans, luxembourg, Maroc Vert, massa, mediterranean., MEDZ, Meknès, MidParc, morocco, Nizar Baraka, Nouasser, OCP, Parc Haliopolis, Parc Technopolis, Philippe de Fontaine Vive, plan, Rabat-Salé, SME's, social, souss, Technopole Oujda, telecommunications, the Agropole, transport, urban infrastructure and industry, water, younger generation

Rational management of water resources cannot withstand mass tourism

Rational management of water resources cannot withstand mass tourism
10/30/2012 - Michel Neumuller | Water issues and solutions
Several local studies demonstrate this: expensive investments, pumping of aquifers, discharging wastewater into the environment: tourist centres are not "sustainable". Version française
Alanya, Mohend Mahouche, Morroco, Turkey, water

The EIB offers resources for water

The EIB offers resources for water
10/30/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy avec la BEI | Euro-Mediterranean projects
MEDITERRANEAN. Sometimes described as the water bank, as its investments in this sector are increasing, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is developing a strategy consistent with the European Commission’s White Paper on adapting to climate change, published in 2009. At the 6th World Water Forum,...
climate change, CMI, drinking water, Ecofin, EIB, european commission, food safety, Gaza, Marseille, Marseille Centre for integration, Mediterranean, Philippe de Fontaine vive, planet, sanitation, UFM, union for the mediterranean, water, water issues, world bank, world water forum

“Restructure, rehabilitate and upgrade the deteriorating services”

“Restructure, rehabilitate and upgrade the deteriorating services”
10/08/2012 - Caroline Garcia, MARSEILLE | Reflections
Bassam Saleh, Assistant Secretary General for Technical Affairs and WAJ Disi Project Manager, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Jordan "In recent decades Jordan witnessed rapid and significant population growth with which the infrastructures and services could not cope. Additionally the efficiency...
Amman, finance, infrastructure, irrigation, Jordan, partnership, PPP, public-private, public-private partnership, water

Israeli public-private partnerships multiply in Israel

Israeli public-private partnerships multiply in Israel
05/24/2011 - Hélène Lesman, JERUSALEM | Services
ISRAEL. Since the early 2000s, twenty projects have already been carried out as public-private partnerships (PPP) in Israel, in which the government has invested more than 33 billion shekels (€6.6 billion).
Acro group, Ashtrom, Banco Espirito Santo (BES), BOT, Calyon Corporate, EIB, EIS, GES, Hadera, Hermoni, high speed train, infrastructure fund, Israël, Jerusalem, metro, Negev, Palmahim, PPP, Tel Aviv, training city, transport, Tsahal, veolia, via Maris, water

FEMIP wants to develop public-private partnerships south of the Mediterranean

FEMIP wants to develop public-private partnerships south of the Mediterranean
05/24/2011 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. FEMIP, the financial arm of the EIB, has put a technical assistance programme in place to encourage partner Mediterranean countries to resort to PPP in order to accelerate the realisation of their major infrastructure programmes.
Algeria, Bosporus strait, Casablanca, EIB, energy, Europe, Femip, Israël, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, OECD, Palestinian territories, Paris, PPP, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, water, Égypte


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