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Optimism and populism clash in central Europe

Euobserver.com - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 09:28
Academics and young women could help to protect democracy in central Europe, a new study has indicated.
Categories: European Union

[Interview] Climate won't go back to normal in our time

Euobserver.com - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 09:20
It will take hundreds, maybe thousands of years before the climate goes back to normal. Meanwhile we must work to stabilise it at the new level and adapt, Sweden's leading climate researcher says.
Categories: European Union

Kalózok támadták rá egy norvég hajóra Benin partjainál

Bumm.sk (Szlovákia/Felvidék) - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 09:20
Kalózok támadtak rá a norvég J.J. Ugland egyik hajójára Benin partjainál - írja a Reutersre hivatkozva az index.hu. Az MV Bonita legénységének kilenc tagját foglyul ejtették.

Latest news - Next SEDE meeting - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

The next meeting of the SEDE Subcommittee is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 12 November 2019 in Brussels (room ASP 3E2) from 9:00 to 12:30 and from 14:30 to 18:30.

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Recent press releases:

- AFET/DROI/SEDE meet with UN Secretary General in New York and hold consultations with the US Congress in Washington, DC - 1st November 2019
- Parliament delegation to visit the United Nations General Assembly and US Congress - 25 October 2019
- MEPs call for sanctions against Turkey over military operation in Syria - 24 October 2019
- NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London: "Unilateral military operation in north east Syria is a security risk to us all" - 15 October 2019
- Russian actions prompt NATO and EU to improve military mobility in Europe - 8 October 2019
- End of INF Treaty: Is arms control out of fashion? - 26 September 2019




Further information
EP Mulitmedia Centre
Press release: AFET/DROI/SEDE meet with UN Secretary General in New York and hold consultations with the US Congress in Washington, DC - 1st November 2019
Press release: Parliament delegation to visit the United Nations General Assembly and US Congress - 25 October 2019
Press release: MEPs call for sanctions against Turkey over military operation in Syria - 24 October 2019
Press release: NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London: “Unilateral military operation in north east Syria is a security risk to us all” - 15 October 2019
Press release: Russian actions prompt NATO and EU to improve military mobility in Europe - 8 October 2019
Press release: End of INF Treaty: Is arms control out of fashion? - 26 September 2019
Source : © European Union, 2019 - EP
Categories: Europäische Union

Les nominations aux postes clés sont-ils un remède viable aux problèmes que vit le pays ?

CRIDEM (Mauritanie) - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 09:12
Oumar MOHAMED MOCTAR ELHAJ - La question mérite bien d’être posée, car à chaque changement de gouvernement, ailleurs, mais et surtout chez...
Categories: Afrique

[Exclusive] Breton's firm hosted unlawful copy of EU police data

Euobserver.com - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 09:10
France's Thierry Breton is set to become the next European Commissioner for industrial policy. While he was CEO of IT giant Atos, the firm hosted unlawful partial copies of EU police data on behalf of the United Kingdom.
Categories: European Union

(B2 Pro) Carnet (04.11.2019). Confidentiels (COPS). Défense (Partenariat UK Barnier. Nemo OTAN). Diplomatie (Mali attaques. Syrie appel au cessez-le-feu. Venezuela sortir du statu quo. Corée du Nord tirs balistiques. Chili dialogue. Guinée-Bissau...

Bruxelles2 - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 09:10
Categories: Défense

L'Ajoie célèbre le cochon

24heures.ch - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 09:06
Le coup d'envoi de la Fête de la Saint-Martin sera donné vendredi avec le marché artisanal à Porrentruy, dans le Jura.
Categories: Swiss News

NGO reveals German firms fail to meet UN human rights rule

Euobserver.com - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 09:04
A new report reveals that the biggest companies in Germany fail to manage measures to protect their employees and supply-chain from human rights abuses - ahead of the government deadline for introducing tough new regulation.
Categories: European Union

[Ticker] Macron visits China with EU delegation

Euobserver.com - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 08:57
French president Emmanuel Macron is on an official visit to China. The French delegation consists of French officials and business people, but also the new EU commissioner for trade Phil Hogan, the German minister for education and research, Anja Karliczek, as well as German business leaders. According to the Elysée, the message to Beijing is a united Europe that does not want to be involved in a US-China trade war.
Categories: European Union

[Ticker] Belgium: Michel calls for urgent government talks

Euobserver.com - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 08:55
Former Belgian prime minister and future EU Council president, Charles Michel, urged the two largest Belgian parties, the Flemish nationalist NVA and the Francophone socialist PS to take their responsibility and start government talks. The fact that they are not talking since the elections of 26 May is "a from of weakness, if not cowardliness", he said. Earlier, Christian Democrat politician Joachim Coens suggested forming a government of experts instead.
Categories: European Union

[Ticker] Johnson rules out new Scottish referendum

Euobserver.com - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 08:54
UK prime minister Boris Johnson said he will not give Scotland a second independence referendum, after Scottish first minister Nicolas Sturgeon claimed she would request one. "I think having another referendum, I don't think people in this country think referendums are very wonderful for harmony. We had one in 2014, the British people, the people of Scotland, were told in 2014 that that was a once-in-a-generation event," Johnson said.
Categories: European Union

EU’s new list of energy projects includes 32 gas facilities

Euractiv.com - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 08:54
The EU says it wants to get out of fossil fuels and become climate neutral as soon as possible. But the European Commission's latest list of energy projects eligible for EU funding nevertheless includes 32 gas projects, including the construction of new LNG terminals, EURACTIV Germany reports.
Categories: European Union

[Ticker] Juncker warns of difficulty to carry out climate demands

Euobserver.com - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 08:53
The outgoing president of the European commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, said on Friday that implementing some of the demands of climate activists "is in reality not that easy to achieve". "Anyone who pretends that it does not require any special effort, just because there is a movement in this direction among young people now, is very wrong," he said in an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel.
Categories: European Union

Macron provokes diplomatic incident with Bulgaria, Ukraine

Euractiv.com - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 08:52
The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Before you start reading today’s edition of the Capitals, feel free to have a look at...
Categories: European Union

[Ticker] Greece to build shelters for unaccompanied minors

Euobserver.com - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 08:52
The Greek government has made plans to create adequate housing for the 4,700 unaccompanied migrants minors within the next few months, reported the Greek daily Ekathimerini. The number of unaccompanied minors in the country has surged recently, with figures reaching the level of the refugee crisis in 2015, states the Greek daily. Greece is hosting 4,779 unaccompanied minors, although only about 1,200 are in safe abodes.
Categories: European Union

Time to intervene on behalf of innovation in Europe’s smart car market

Euractiv.com - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 08:52
After taking action to prevent anti-competitive practices by chipmakers, the European Commission should do the same in the smart car sector, writes Brian Scarpelli.
Categories: European Union

[Ticker] Romania's centrist cabinet faces confidence vote

Euobserver.com - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 08:50
The centrist cabinet of Romanian prime minister-designate Ludovic Orban faces a confidence vote in the parliament on Monday, just before the presidential elections on November 10 and 24. "I am confident ... we will give Romania a legitimate government," Orban said on Sunday. The political uncertainty is delaying Romania's pick for the next EU commission - the main obstacle for the executive body to take office on 1 December.
Categories: European Union

[Ticker] Turkey not 'a hotel for IS members from any country'

Euobserver.com - Mon, 11/04/2019 - 08:49
Turkey criticised European countries on Saturday for not repatriating imprisoned members of the Islamic State (IS) in Turkey, according to DW. "We are not a hotel for IS members from any country," Turkish interior minister Suleyman Soylu said. Soylu's criticism was directed at countries - like the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK - that have decided to strip dual national IS members of their citizenship or refuse to repatriate them.
Categories: European Union

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