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Als ob die Situation mit den Lieferengpässen nicht schon prekär genug wäre: Internationale Reedereien sollen Schiffe bewusst zurückhalten, um die Preise noch weiter steigern zu können. Dieser Vorwurf kommt nicht nur vom Verband Handel Schweiz.

The European Defence Agency (EDA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) today agreed to further deepen their already close cooperation in the cyber domain. The objective of the enhanced cooperation, approved today through an Exchange of Letter between EDA Chief Executive Jiří Šedivý and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, is to further expand the cyber resilience cooperation between the two organisations.

EDA and ESA have established a close working relationship on the basis of the Administrative Agreement signed in June 2011 which covers important domains of mutual interest, such as space-based Earth observation, unmanned vehicles, whether on sea or air, critical technologies for non-dependence, CBRNe, Guidance, Navigation and Control, and cyber resilience. In 2016, EDA and ESA signed an Implementing Arrangement on their cooperation for the Cyber Defence for Space Project. In the field of capability research and development, ESA and EDA are jointly investing in the Space and Cyber Defence Joint Study, now concentrating on Cyber Threat Intelligence, and cooperating on an ESA-led Cyber security and space-based services study, which involves other key actors such as the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), Eurocontrol and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). In December 2020, the Joint ESA-EDA Cyber Resilience Task Force was tasked to explore new and further areas of relevance and potential cooperation or coordination. ESA is also an observer in EDA’s Cyber Ranges Federation Programme Arrangement Management Committee (PAMC).

New level of cyber cooperation

As cyber threats are constantly growing in numbers and sophistication, cyber resilience is essential to EDA and ESA stakeholders alike. Cyber-attacks can target individuals, companies and public institutions or services (e.g. energy grids, financial markets, unmanned vehicles etc.), but also democracies namely though hybrid threats. Space systems being a central link in this new intertwined security continuum, the information and data collected, managed and exchanged by ESA and EDA Member States are of critical value to Europe’s security.

Hence the need for EDA and ESA, acknowledged in today’s Exchange of Letters, to cooperate even closer to improve the cyber-resilience of space systems, notably by:

• sharing relevant policy and technical elements to shape and orient respective activities and strengthen the partnership;
• having EDA to act as a facilitator between ESA and EDA communities while ESA proposes to invite EDA to all Council or Sub-Committee meetings of relevance under this partnership;
• regularly updating the list of priority cooperative avenues to be further explored, exploited and implemented. The Joint ESA-EDA cyber resilience task force will also issue a yearly implementation report;
• exploring how EDA and ESA could expand their coordinated and cooperative approach to other key cyber security actors such as, the European Commission, the External Action Service, and namely its Space Task Force, ENISA, the European Security and Defence College, the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre and Network, the Hybrid Fusion Cell and Hybrid Centre of Excellence, or the EU Satellite Centre.

EDA Chief Executive Jiří Šedivý said: “Space and cyber defence are intrinsically linked. Therefore, it is only natural that the European Space Agency and the European Defence Agency work closely together to strengthen their respective Member States’ cyber resilience and, subsequently, Europe’s security. The new enhanced cooperation launched by today’s Exchange of Letters is another practical step towards achieving this important common goal”.  

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher said: “In today’s world, space creates and relays critical data, which we need to protect. We are now facing an ever increasing dependence on space infrastructure and services, and this dependence increases the impact of these being disrupted, even from natural occurrences. This is the very reason why ESA is committed to securing its space assets as well as those of its Member States and partners from cyber interference. In doing so, we also strive to build cooperation avenues with our partners, and one such longstanding partner in cyber resilience has been EDA. »

More information

• EDA and ESA cooperate on Next-Generation Secure Satellite Communication
• ESA and EDA joint research: advancing into the unknown (Jan. 2020)

Am Donnerstag startet der Prozess gegen die Pappschild-Frau. An der diesjährigen Tour de France löste die 31-Jährige mit einem Gruss an ihre Grosseltern einen Massencrash aus.

SDGs SDGs:  16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions

Summary

• In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 230 ceasefire violations, including 96 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 244 ceasefire violations in the region.
• In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 95 ceasefire violations, including 33 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 134 ceasefire violations in the region.
• The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske.* It recorded ceasefire violations inside the disengagement area near Petrivske.
• The Mission facilitated and monitored adherence to localized ceasefires to enable the operation and repair of critical civilian infrastructure, as well as vegetation clearance.
• The SMM continued following up on the situation of civilians, including at three entry-exit checkpoints and four corresponding checkpoints of the armed formations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted, including at checkpoints of the armed formations south of the Stanytsia Luhanska bridge, on the southern edge of the disengagement area near Zolote and at a checkpoint near the disengagement area near Petrivske. Its unmanned aerial vehicles again experienced instances of jamming.*

Zurzeit läuft gerade die neuste Staffel von «Switzerland's Next Topmodel» auf Pro7. Dabei sucht Topmodel Manuela Frey das nächste Nachwuchs-Model des Landes. Im Talk mit der «Schweizer Illustrierten» redet die 25-Jährige auch über die Pläne für ihren eigenen Nachwuchs.

Wegen näherrückender Lava haben die Behörden auf der Vulkaninsel La Palma die Evakuierung von etwa 300 Menschen angeordnet.

L’instigateur de l’initiative sur la justice, Adrian Gasser, veut dépolitiser le Tribunal fédéral. Nous l’avions rencontré en 2019. Portrait.

Hologramme statt lebender Elefanten, Virtual-Reality-Brillen statt Aquarien voller Haie: Könnten virtuelle Dickhäuter und 3D-Fische die Tiere in Zoo und Zirkus ersetzen? Wäre das für den Tierschutz wünschenswert – und ist die Technik überhaupt schon so weit?

The current energy price spike is something of a storm. But it is also wind in the sails of nuclear energy in Europe, after many years of being given the cold shoulder.

As the EU moves to tighten restrictions on the use of antibiotics, probiotics are rapidly becoming one of the last tools remaining in the toolbox for livestock producers. But prohibitive prices continue to impede their uptake, according to an expert.

Spokespersons for Parliament and for political groups will hold a briefing on the 18-21 October plenary session this Friday at 11.00, in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

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Spokespersons for Parliament and for political groups will hold a briefing on the 18-21 October plenary session this Friday at 11.00, in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Spokespersons for Parliament and for political groups will hold a briefing on the 18-21 October plenary session this Friday at 11.00, in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Spokespersons for Parliament and for political groups will hold a briefing on the 18-21 October plenary session this Friday at 11.00, in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Fortschritt im Kampf gegen Corona: In den USA und Europa werden gleich zwei neue Medikamente auf ihre Wirksamkeit gegen Corona geprüft. Eine davon wird von einem Roche-Partner entwickelt.

COPENHAGEN, 14 October 2021 – Dutch parliamentarian Farah Karimi, who serves as Vice-Chair of the OSCE PA’s Ad Hoc Committee on Migration and as Special Representative on Youth Engagement, has been in Albania this week discussing the situation of Afghans sheltered in Albania under Temporary Protected Status with representatives of the international community and national authorities.

On Wednesday, Karimi conducted a field visit to Shengjin, Lezhe, to meet with Afghan refugees who are temporarily being housed there, and lauded the efforts of Albania, which has been one of the first countries to offer accommodation and assistance to a wave of Afghans leaving their country after the Taliban takeover on 15 August.

Karimi also held a meeting with Alma Mele, Director of the Directorate for Local Affairs and Prefectures within the Ministry of Interior, and was briefed on how the Directorate works in receiving, screening and sheltering evacuees in co-operation with international aid organizations.“The Albanian authorities – both on the national and local levels – have shown exemplary leadership in dealing with this humanitarian emergency, agreeing to temporarily shelter up to 4,000 Afghans,” Karimi said. “Although the national government is not financing evacuation, shelter, health care or education services, municipalities are making local health facilities accessible to the Afghan evacuees and other organizations have stepped up to meet other needs, showing a great capacity for co-operation and co-ordination among international organizations and civil society.”

Karimi added that although the Afghan evacuees are uncertain about how long it will take before they will be allowed to travel to the United States, they are very grateful for the friendly welcome they have received by Albanian government and people.

As of today, approximately 1,400 Afghan evacuees are being temporarily housed in Albania – in Shengjin, Durres and Tirana, with the largest group – totaling 906 – staying at the Rafeal Resort in Shengjin. Under Albanian asylum law, the Afghan nationals have been granted “temporary protected status” which translates into national protection under Albanian law applicable for a year, and subject to renewal by a Council of Ministers decision.

Among the organizations that are working to evacuate local staff and families to Albania are National Endowment for Democracy, Yalda Hakim Foundation, Vital Voice, and Michigan University, which fully fund all services for their evacuees independently and separately. The evacuees are planned to be permanently relocated to the United States within a year.Earlier in the week, in her capacity as OSCE PA Special Representative on Youth Engagement, Karimi participated in the OSCE South East Europe Media Conference (SEEMC 2021) held in Tirana from 11-12 October.

The SEEMC 2021, organized by the office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media in co-operation with the OSCE Presence in Albania, focused on media freedom challenges by exploring opportunities, best practices and ways forward to advance the media environment in SEE bringing together journalists, relevant state actors, policymakers, media and legal experts, and researchers.

Special Representative Karimi moderated the panel “The future of journalism: Young perspectives on media,” a session dedicated to young journalists’ participation in the public sphere. Karimi was joined by the participants of the Youth Camp “Youth and Media in Focus,” a flagship youth exchange programme organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania within the framework of the “YouthTrail: Promoting OSCE Values in the Western Balkans” initiative, which aims to promote regional peace and stability.

On the margins of the conference, Karimi held bilateral meetings with Ambassador Del Monaco, Head of Mission of the OSCE Presence in Albania, and Sihana Nebiu, Head of the Democratization Department of the OSCE Presence in Albania. Karimi was briefed on the work of the mission, particularly with regards to activities on youth and gender.

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With the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Directorate for Sports and Youth, the Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO) Local Branch Office in Montenegro organized the third youth camp on “Intercultural Competencies in Sports”, from 10 to 13 October 2021 in Kolašin.

Fourteen young professionals from seven different sports associations participated in the camp, which aimed to increase their knowledge and understanding on intercultural competences and foster youth co-operation in sports.

In his welcome address, Edin Koljenović, Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro, said that this camp represented a great opportunity for them to gain new competences, learn more about the intercultural dialogue, co-operate with youth from Montenegro, and with their regional peers in future. “RYCO offers mobility opportunities for young people, motivating them to connect and get to know their neighbours first, instead of travelling only outside of the Western Balkans”, said Koljenović.

Ksenija Božović, Deputy Director of the Directorate for Sports and Youth of Montenegro, said that the goal of this camp was to connect young sport’s professionals from different disciplines, improve their status and help them overcome prejudices and stereotypes. “You have a great role in Montenegrin society and should serve as a positive example to new generations,” said Božović.

Upon the completion, participants were awarded with certificates and invited to take part in future RYCO activities.

Die Corona-Skeptiker bereiten sich wieder auf die Demo in Bern vor. Einem von ihnen hat die Polizei jetzt schon eine Wegweisung erteilt. Der Grund sollen Telegram-Drohungen gegen Sicherheitsdirektor Reto Nause und dessen Familie sein.

Dieser Lastwagen wird zum echten Traumhaus. Ein junges Paar aus Grossbritannien kauft sich einen gewöhnlichen Industrie-Lastwagen und baut daraus innert 18 Monaten ein richtig gemütliches Tiny-House.

En 2020, environ 542 tonnes de poisson ont été capturés, dont 253 tonnes de perches et 203 tonnes de féra.