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Le lancement historique de la fusée SpaceX a poussé le directeur d’Arianespace, l’équivalent européen de la société d’Elon Musk, à affirmer dimanche 31 mai que son entreprise pouvait réaliser le même exploit.

Wenn Joe Biden je eine Chance hatte, dann jetzt. Die Corona-Pandemie hat US-Präsident Donald Trump mitten im Wahljahr in die grösste Krise seiner Amtszeit gestürzt.

Am morgigen Donnerstag tritt der Regierungsrat der Europäischen Zentralbank zusammen. In einem Schreiben rufen französische Politikerinnen und Politiker die EZB auf, Klima- und Umwelt-Thematiken künftig verstärkt im Blick zu haben.

Le nombre de crimes à caractère politique a considérablement augmenté en Allemagne au cours de l'année dernière. Pour la première fois, les délits commis en ligne ont été inclus dans les statistiques. Un article d’Euractiv Allemagne.

Viele Schlachthöfe missachten die Vorschriften zum Schutz der Tiere beim Schlachten. Der Ständerat lehnt es dennoch ab, obligatorische Videoüberwachungen einzuführen. Ein solcher Eingriff wäre aus seiner Sicht unverhältnismässig.

A Szlovák Főügyészség fegyelmi bizottsága kedd este június 23-ra napolta el Dobroslav Trnka volt főügyész kihallgatását.

Kosovo : 2019, année « historique » pour la « correction des frontières » avec la Serbie ?
Kosovo-Serbie : l'échange de territoires, « une erreur fatale »
Serbie et Kosovo : faire monter les tensions pour justifier les échanges de territoires
Kosovo-Serbie : selon Trump, « un accord est à portée de main »
Kosovo-Serbie : les discrets rendez-vous à Rome de Thaçi et Vučić
« Correction des frontières » : Serbes et Albanais ne peuvent-ils pas vivre ensemble ?
Kosovo : le père Sava contre le scénario « monstrueux » d'un échange de territoires

/ Courrier des Balkans, dialogue Kosovo Serbie, Kosovo, Politique intérieure, Questions européennes

Kosovo : 2019, année « historique » pour la « correction des frontières » avec la Serbie ?
Kosovo-Serbie : l'échange de territoires, « une erreur fatale »
Serbie et Kosovo : faire monter les tensions pour justifier les échanges de territoires
Kosovo-Serbie : selon Trump, « un accord est à portée de main »
Kosovo-Serbie : les discrets rendez-vous à Rome de Thaçi et Vučić
« Correction des frontières » : Serbes et Albanais ne peuvent-ils pas vivre ensemble ?
Kosovo : le père Sava contre le scénario « monstrueux » d'un échange de territoires

/ Courrier des Balkans, dialogue Kosovo Serbie, Kosovo, Politique intérieure, Questions européennes

Kosovo : 2019, année « historique » pour la « correction des frontières » avec la Serbie ?
Kosovo-Serbie : l'échange de territoires, « une erreur fatale »
Serbie et Kosovo : faire monter les tensions pour justifier les échanges de territoires
Kosovo-Serbie : selon Trump, « un accord est à portée de main »
Kosovo-Serbie : les discrets rendez-vous à Rome de Thaçi et Vučić
« Correction des frontières » : Serbes et Albanais ne peuvent-ils pas vivre ensemble ?
Kosovo : le père Sava contre le scénario « monstrueux » d'un échange de territoires

/ Courrier des Balkans, dialogue Kosovo Serbie, Kosovo, Politique intérieure, Questions européennes

Neumieter in der Schweiz konnten sich wegen Corona nur kurz über leicht tiefere Mieten freuen. Nach dem Einbruch im April sind Mietwohnungen im Mai bereits wieder teurer geworden. Dagegen sind die Preise für Eigentumswohnungen im Mai erstmals in diesem Jahr gesunken.

Das Carsharingunternehmen Mobility hat nach den ersten Lockerungsmassnahmen des Bundes im Mai wieder deutlich mehr Buchungen verzeichnet. Als Konsequenz aus der Krise überlegt sich das Unternehmen, Autos auch künftig in Langzeitmiete anzubieten.

Heute u.a. mit dabei: Wie viele andere Staaten erreichen die Niederlande das NATO-Ausgabenziel nicht, in Berlin ist der umstrittene US-Botschafter Grenell zurückgetreten, und in Paris und Rom kommt es trotz Infektionsgefahr zu Demonstrationen.

SUMMARY

Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.

OPERATIONAL REMARKS

The OM is currently operating with 20 permanent international staff members, including the Chief Observer (CO). The Mission is supported administratively by a staff member and the Chief of Fund Administration based in Vienna.

Update on COVID-19 measures

Activities have been impacted by COVID-19 and measures undertaken by the OM to ensure the safety and duty of care of its Mission members and compliance with measures set by the host country authorities. The Mission is continuing to keep the situation under review, in close contact with the OSCE Secretariat and the Chairmanship. Following the host country recommendations, the observers are applying a self-isolation regime between the shifts at the border checkpoints and adherence to social distancing. Due to the preventive measures taken by the central and regional authorities, the OM is faced with certain difficulties, but is still able to continue to fulfill its mandate without any limitations in its observation and reporting activities.

OBSERVATIONS AT THE BORDER CROSSING POINTS

Persons crossing the border                                                                                                                                                                               

The profile of persons crossing the border can be categorized as follows:

1. Adults travelling on foot or by car with little or no luggage.
2. Persons in military-style outfits.
3. Families (often including elderly persons and/or children) travelling on foot or by car with a significant amount of luggage.

The average number of entries/exits increased from 686 to 873 per day at both BCPs compared to last week[1].

During the reporting period, the majority of border crossings were to Ukraine, with an average net flow of eight per day for both BCPs. The Donetsk BCP continued to experience much more traffic than the Gukovo BCP.

Responding to the COVID-19 situation, the host country has closed its borders for the majority of foreigners starting from 18 March. Among the exceptions of persons allowed to cross the border (which entered into force on 19 March), are Ukrainian citizens and stateless persons holding passports or identification documents proving permanent residence in certain areas of Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine. In addition, reportedly, due to the threat of the spread of COVID-19, starting from 10 April, the organized passenger transport commuting between the non-government-controlled areas of Luhansk region of Ukraine and the Russian Federation was suspended.

Persons in military-style outfits

During the reporting period, the number of persons in military-style outfits crossing the border was nine compared to eight last week, eight of them crossed into the Russian Federation and one into Ukraine at the Donetsk BCP. These individuals crossed the border on foot.

Families with a significant amount of luggage

The OTs continued to report on families, sometimes with elderly persons and/or children, crossing the border at both BCPs with a significant amount of luggage, or travelling in heavily loaded cars. During this reporting week, one family was observed crossing into the Russian Federation and one family was observed crossing into Ukraine, compared to the previous reporting period when two families were observed crossing to the Russian Federation, while four families crossed into Ukraine.

Bus connections                                         

Regular local and long-distance bus connections between Ukraine (mostly from/to the Luhansk region) and the Russian Federation were stopped from 10 April. During the reporting period, no buses were observed at the two BCPs.

Trucks

During the reporting period, the OTs observed a slight decrease in the overall number of trucks crossing the border at both BCPs (994 compared to 1001 during the previous reporting week); 458 at the Gukovo BCP and 536 at the Donetsk BCP, 575 of these trucks crossed into the Russian Federation and 419 crossed into Ukraine. Most of the trucks observed by the OTs had Ukrainian licence plates issued in the Luhansk region; however, on a daily basis, the OTs also noted trucks registered in the Russian Federation, Belarus, Lithuania and trucks with “LPR” plates.

The OTs also continued to observe tanker trucks crossing the border in both directions. During the reporting week, the number of tanker trucks increased from 49 to 70.  These trucks were observed crossing the border at both BCPs. The trucks had the words “Propane” and “Flammable” written across the tanks in either Russian or Ukrainian. The majority of tanker trucks had hazard signs, indicating that they were transporting propane or a mix of propane and butane.

All trucks underwent systematic inspection by the Russian Federation officials, which could include an X-ray check. Due to the unfavourable observation position at the Gukovo BCP, the OTs continued to be unable to observe any X-ray checks.

Compared to the previous week, the total number of X-ray checks at the Donetsk BCP increased from 162 to 193. Of the total number of trucks scanned, 156 trucks (81 per cent) were bound for Ukraine: the remaining 37 trucks (19 per cent) crossed into the Russian Federation.

Minivans

The OM continued to observe passenger and cargo minivans[2] crossing the border in both directions at both BCPs. The OTs observed minivans predominantly with Ukrainian licence plates issued in the Luhansk region; however, the OTs also saw minivans registered in the Russian Federation. Compared to the previous week, the number of cargo minivans increased from 76 to 82 vehicles; 42 crossed into the Russian Federation and another 40 into Ukraine.

Trains

The OTs continued to pick up the sound of trains on the railway tracks located approximately 150m south-west of the Gukovo BCP. During the reporting week, the OTs heard trains on 35 occasions; the OTs assessed that 18 trains were travelling to the Russian Federation and the remaining 17 trains were travelling to Ukraine (more details are provided in the sections “trends and figures at a glance” below).

Visual observation was not possible because of the line of trees located between the train tracks and the BCP.

Other observations

The majority of vehicles crossing the border had Ukrainian licence plates issued in the Luhansk region or Russian Federation licence plates. A significant number of vehicles with “LPR” plates were also observed crossing the border in both directions on a daily basis.

For trends and figures at a glance covering the period from 28 April to 2 June 2020, please see the attachment here.

[1]Based on data received from the Regional Representation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

[2] Cargo minivans: light commercial vehicles with a maximum authorized mass of more than 3.5 t and not more than 7.5 t; with or without a trailer with a maximum mass of less than 750 kg (small cargo vehicles which correspond to driving licence C1).

Le Mozambique a enregistré, au cours des dernières 24 heures, une augmentation importante du nombre de cas d’infection par le nouveau coronavirus, avec l’enregistrement de 53 tests positifs, portant le nombre cumulé de patients à 307. Sur ce total, 281 sont liés à la transmission locale et 26 sont importés. L’information a été rendue publique […]

L’article Coronavirus : le Mozambique enregistre une forte hausse des cas de Covid-19 est apparu en premier sur Afrik.com.

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Der Ständerat gibt grundsätzlich grünes Licht für die vom Bund und den beiden ETH entwickelte Swiss-Covid-App. Er hat den entsprechenden Gesetzesentwurf nur geringfügig angepasst.

Ende Juni läuft der Vertrag von FCB-Trainer Marcel Koller (59) aus. Was für und was gegen eine rotblaue Zukunft spricht.

Europe tried to reassure Russia during a UN Security Conference video call Tuesday (2 June) after a French warship intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Libya under an operation to halt the flow of arms to the North African country.

Wer eine ausgefallene Unterkunft sucht, muss nicht weit reisen. Denn auch in der Schweiz gibt es spektakuläre Übernachtungsangebote für jeden Geldbeutel.

Seine Stellvertreterin Robin Quinville soll die Botschaft demnach nun vorübergehend als Geschäftsträgerin leiten. Nach Angaben des Botschaftssprechers soll er auf jeden Fall der US-Sondergesandte für Serbien und das Kosovo bleiben.