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Lebanon’s prime minister and ministers of defense and public works signed a draft decree to add over 1,400 km2 of maritime territory in the eastern Mediterranean also claimed by Israel. The document still needs government approval. The two countries are claiming potentially gas-rich territory.

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The Union for the Mediterranean seems more fragmented than ever since the 2008 financial crisis. The pandemic has only worsened an already fragile economic situation. On the north shore, Italy, Spain and Greece falter when on the south shore, the political situation remains unstable and remains a brake on investments, particularly in Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria.

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For the International Women's Rights Day,  Ecomnews Med interviewed Maryse Louis, General Manager of FEMISE. Gender gap, inequalities, violence against women have been aggravated during this pandemic. What can FEMISE recommend for the recovery ?