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A delegation of AFET Members will travel to Lilongwe in Malawi and Lusaka in Zambia from 17 to 21 December. With this visit, MEPs aim to further strengthening bilateral and EU-Africa partnerships amidst global geopolitical challenges. Members will meet with government and parliament officials as well as with representative of civil society to discuss global and regional peace and security issues of mutual interest.
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A delegation of AFET Members travelled to Mexico and Costa Rica from 31 October to 2 November 2023 to discuss bilateral cooperation and ongoing geopolitical challenges. During their visit Members met with parliamentary counterparts, government representatives of both countries and non-governmental organisations.

In Mexico, they discussed joint efforts to boost the EU-Mexico Strategic Partnership, ongoing work to conclude the modernised Global Agreement between the EU and Mexico and security and migration crises. In Costa Rica the focus of discussions was on the EU-Costa Rica bilateral and multilateral cooperation, geopolitical, security and migration challenges, Costa Rica's region role in Central America, the EU's Global Gateway initiative, and parliamentary ties.

Location : Mexico and Costa Rica
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A delegation of AFET Members traveled to the UK from 18 to 19 September 2023. This was the first time that the committee traveled to the UK since 31 January 2020 when the United Kingdom officially left the EU. The AFET delegation discussed possibilities for strengthened partnership and deepening dialogue on issues of importance in relevant areas of bilateral cooperation, including in foreign and security affairs.
This visit was also be opportunity to exchange views on issues of significance to Northern Ireland, particularly in the context of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol and the Windsor Framework.
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A delegation of AFET members traveled to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan from 21 to 25 August 2023. The AFET delegation discussed the regional developments and the potential for closer cooperation in the current challenging geopolitical context, including the impact of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and the introduction of EU sanctions on Russia.
Location : Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
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565654 Communication and Media Relations Section

National experts from the Government of Kazakhstan convened at the Law Enforcement Academy under the Prosecutor General’s Office near Astana on 27 and 28 March 2024 for an interactive national workshop on the protection of vulnerable targets from terrorist attacks.

This event marks the second activity under the OSCE’s new initiative – Project PROTECT. Project PROTECT strengthens national approaches to protecting vulnerable targets from terrorist threats and other hazards. As part of Project PROTECT’s capacity-building efforts, this workshop raised awareness of the need to protect vulnerable targets from terrorist attacks in a human rights-compliant manner. It also gathered good practices from Kazakhstan and identified priorities for future project activities in the country.

A key focus throughout the event was the importance of partnerships and collaboration within government entities as well as with the private sector, including those involved in the management of critical infrastructure. The complex web of actions that make up risk-based strategies that protect vulnerable targets from terrorist attacks is spread throughout government agencies and affects the entirety of society – from emergency management and law enforcement to the private sector and beyond. Therefore, effective vulnerable targets protection is collaborative at its core.

“The terrorist threat to critical infrastructure and vulnerable facilities is among the most serious security challenges facing the international community today, and it is constantly evolving. In many countries of the OSCE region, businesses, governments, and emergency and security services work in close co-operation to continuously improve and strengthen the protection of critical infrastructures and services,” said Deputy Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana Yuri Fenopetov during his opening remarks. 

“Today, representatives of law enforcement agencies and interested organizations have gathered here to learn from current knowledge and best practices. I would like to express my gratitude to our permanent partners – the OSCE Action against Terrorism Unit and the OSCE Programme Office in Astana for jointly organizing this workshop,” said Maralbek Eshimov, Vice-Rector of the Law Enforcement Academy under the Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan.

The workshop covered a range of topics related to the protection of both critical infrastructure and soft targets – or public spaces – from terrorist attacks. Deep-dive sessions covered topics including risk assessment and mitigation, insider threat management, identification of critical infrastructure interdependencies, public-private partnerships, human rights and privacy considerations, and business continuity planning. The event also benefited from the participation of independent experts and officials from the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism and the Government of France’s Agency for French Education Abroad.

This workshop was organized with financial support from Germany.

C'est une nouvelle attaque qui secoue Sarajevo. Pour la seconde fois en une semaine, un engin explosif a visé Irfan Čengić, maire de l'arrondissement de Stari Grad, élu lors d'élections anticipées en octobre 2023, après la destitution d'Ibrahim Hadžibajrić, un membre du SDA condamné pour blanchiment d'argent et abus de pouvoir.

- Le fil de l'Info / Bosnie-Herzégovine, Défense, police et justice, Politique intérieure

Les attentes sont fortes, les défis aussi urgents que complexes alors que le président élu du Sénégal Bassirou Diomaye Faye s'est engagé à lutter contre la corruption et à utiliser les ressources du pays pour améliorer les conditions de vie des Sénégalais.

Le divorce entre la gauche et les classes populaires ouvre un boulevard à la droite radicalisée et aux courants nationalistes. Alors que les élections approchent en Croatie, c'est le parti « social-démocrate » qui reprend lui-même l'antienne du populisme de droite.

- Articles / Radio Slobodna Evropa, Croatie, Politique intérieure, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Slovénie, Serbie

565378 Željka Šulc SARAJEVO, 01 April 2024 -  The OSCE Mission to BiH strongly condemns the attack on Stari Grad Municipality Mayor Irfan Čengić. We appreciate the swift investigation by the FBiH and Sarajevo Canton law enforcement agencies and expect the perpetrators to be brought to justice as a matter of priority. 

Das Statistische Bundesamt hat heute die vorläufige Inflationsrate für März 2024 veröffentlicht. Dies kommentiert DIW-Präsident Marcel Fratzscher:

Die Inflation in Deutschland ist erneut deutlich gesunken und entspricht nun wieder dem Ziel der Preisstabilität. Eine geringe Inflation bedeutet jedoch nicht, dass die Preise sinken, sondern lediglich, dass sie nicht mehr so stark steigen. Die Preise für Nahrungsmittel und andere Dinge der Grundversorgung haben sich in den letzten drei Jahren häufig um über 30 Prozent verteuert. Diese hohen Preise werden in den meisten Fällen von Dauer sein. Das Problem vieler Menschen in Deutschland heute ist, dass die Löhne und Einkommen in den letzten Jahren deutlich weniger stark gestiegen sind als die Preise und Mieten. Daher müssen vor allem Menschen mit geringen Einkommen heute noch immer ihren Gürtel deutlich enger schnallen. Und es wird voraussichtlich für viele noch zwei oder drei Jahre brauchen, bis die Löhne und Einkommen so stark gestiegen sind, dass die Menschen wieder die gleiche Kaufkraft und den gleichen Lebensstandard haben wie vor dem Ukrainekrieg. Die geringen Inflationszahlen in Deutschland sollten nun auch Anlass für die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) sein, die restriktiven Zinsen zu senken und somit die wirtschaftliche Erholung zu unterstützen.

- Agenda / Région parisienne

Megtalálták a nyomozók Emile Soleil francia kisfiú csontjait, aki tavaly 2,5 éves korában tűnt el nagyszüleitől az Alpokban.

Belefulladt a patakba egy két éves kisfiú Tótkelecsényen. A gyermek a szabadban játszott, majd eltűnt, vasárnap este találták meg a holttestét.

Plus de deux semaines après la démission du Premier ministre du pays à la suite de violences dans la capitale, Port-au-Prince, on ne sait toujours pas à quoi ressemblera le conseil présidentiel de transition. L’un des défis auxquels cette agence devra faire face est le trafic illégal d’armes, qui a renforcé les gangs.

A közegészségügyi hivatal hangsúlyozta: húsvétkor is fontos az egészséges táplálkozás. Csak mértékkel fogyasszanak füstölt húst, kerüljenek a tányérra friss tavaszi zöldségek is. Használják ki az időt arra, hogy kimozduljanak a természetbe.