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(B2) 22 pays ont signé ce mardi (14 mai) un accord sur la simplification des procédures de mobilité militaire des frontières (1). Un accord passé dans le cadre de l'agence européenne de défense Un système de 'clearances' terrestres Le programme vise à « réduire considérablement les délais d'octroi d'autorisations de mouvement transfrontalier aérien et aérien […]

Cet article (B2 Pro) Mobilité. Quatorze pays s’engagent à simplifier les formalités aux frontières pour les matériels militaires est apparu en premier sur B2 Bruxelles2.

Nach tagelangen Waldbränden, hohen Temperaturen und Windstille haben die Behörden in Mexiko-Stadt den Umwelt-Notstand erklärt.

Der griechische Cola-Erbe Alki David muss sich eigentlich keine Sorgen um Geld machen. Trotzdem schnappte ihn die Polizei jetzt mit ziemlich viel Schmugglerware. Nun muss er sich Sorgen um

Chancellor Angela Merkel has indicated for the first time that Germany may join a European alliance to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050. At a recent EU summit, Germany was unwilling to join a similar initiative by nine EU member states. EURACTIV Germany reports.

Die nächste grosse SonntagsBlick-Degustation steht an. Und diesmal können Sie mittendrin sein statt nur dabei.

Un incendie a eu lieu dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche 12 mai à la faculté de droit et de science politique (FDSP) de l'Université de Parakou faisant plusieurs dégâts matériels. Le doyen de la faculté Mocktar Adamou a fait le point de l'incident sur Frissons radio.

Alerté par son conducteur aux environ de 00 heures, le doyen de la FDSP a effectué un visite sur sur les lieux. « J'ai constaté que c'est la salle dans laquelle nous avons entreposé les copies d'examen, des anticipés qui ont eu lieu courant 08 mars. L'incendie est parti de cette salle », a signalé le doyen Mockar Adamou. Il ajoute avec désolation que « le travail abattu est parti en quelques fractions de minutes ». Plus de 60 000 copies des étudiants de la FDSP ont été brulés dans les flammes. A cela s'ajoute, des documents administratifs, des matériels informatiques et autres accessoires.
Face à cette situation, Mocktar Adamou a convoqué « un conseil extraordinaire des professeurs mercredi prochain pour discuter des nouvelles dispositions qui seront prises ». Après cela, les responsables de la faculté vont s'entretenir avec le recteur de l'Université.
Dès jeudi prochain, les étudiants seront informés des nouvelles dispositions qui seront retenues.
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Im Surbaum-Quartier in Reinach BL treibt ein Katzen-Quäler sein Unwesen. Der Unbekannte schlug Büsis blutig, schnitt ihnen Barthaare und Fell ab. Im Basler Quartier geht die Angst um. Jetzt fahndet die Baselbieter Polizei nach dem Katzen-Hasser.

This report is for the media and the general public.

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 decreased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.

OPERATIONAL REMARKS

The OM is currently operating with 21 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.

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 decreased from 11,274 to 10,963 per day at both BCPs compared to last week[1].

During the reporting period, the majority of border crossings were to the Russian Federation, with an average net flow of plus 1,101 per day for both BCPs.

The Donetsk BCP continued to experience more traffic than the Gukovo BCP.

Persons in military-style outfits

During the reporting period, the number of persons in military-style outfits crossing the border in both directions at both BCPs was 18 this week compared to 14 last week: eleven of them crossed into the Russian Federation, and seven into Ukraine (89 per cent of this category’s crossings occurred at the Donetsk BCP). They continued to cross the border individually or in groups. Most individuals crossed on foot, however, some made use of private vehicles, buses or minivans, making it more difficult for the observer teams (OTs) to observe their movement across the border, especially since some of the private vehicles had tinted windows, and buses and minivans had drawn curtains.

Families with a significant amount of luggage

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

Bus connections                                         

Regular local and long-distance bus connections continued to operate between Ukraine (mostly from/to the Luhansk region) and the Russian Federation. In addition to regular bus connections, the OTs continued to observe bus connections on irregular routes. Often the buses did not state their route; instead they had a sign on the windshield stating “irregular”.

During the reporting period, the OTs observed a decrease in the overall number of buses crossing the border at both BCPs (358 compared to 382 observed during the previous week). There were 181 buses bound for the Russian Federation and 177 bound for Ukraine. Among the bus connections observed by the OTs, the following “irregular” routes or destinations were noted: Kyiv and Stahanov–Kharkiv.

On some occasions, the OTs noticed the bus drivers removing the itinerary signs from the windshields of their buses, while some buses did not display their route at all. The majority of long-distance buses commuting between the Luhansk region and cities in the Russian Federation had Ukrainian licence plates issued in the Luhansk region.

Trucks

During the reporting period, the OTs observed 579 trucks (527 during the previous reporting week) crossing the border in both directions at both BCPs (155 at the Gukovo BCP and 424 at the Donetsk BCP); 320 of these trucks crossed into the Russian Federation and 259 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 Belarus and the Russian Federation and some with “LPR” plates. In addition, during the reporting week,  trucks with Armenian and Georgian licence plates were also observed.                                            

The OTs also continued to observe tanker trucks crossing the border in both directions. During the reporting week, the number of tanker trucks decreased to 50 (compared to 57 during the previous reporting period). 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 Russian Federation officials, which may 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 decreased from 137 to 133: of the total number of trucks scanned, 55 trucks (39 per cent) were bound for Ukraine; the remaining 87 trucks (61 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 frequently saw minivans registered in the Russian Federation. Compared to the previous week, the number of cargo minivans decreased from 113 to 82 vehicles; 53 crossed into the Russian Federation and another 29 into Ukraine.

Trains

The OTs continued to pick up the sound of trains running on the railway tracks located approximately 150m south-west of the Gukovo BCP. During the reporting week, the OTs heard trains on 24 occasions; the OTs assessed that 15 trains were travelling to the Russian Federation and nine to Ukraine (more details are provided in the sections “trends and figures at a glance”). The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine was regularly informed about the trains bound for Ukraine.

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. In addition, cars with licence plates from Armenia, Georgia and Lithuania were also noted.

On 8 May, the OTs at both BCPs observed a helicopter, flying along the border within Russian Federation airspace on three separate occasions.

A helicopter Mi-8 was first noted at 08:42 at the Donetsk BCP, flying from the north in an easterly direction. Later on the same day at 14:38, the OT at the Gukovo BCP observed the same type of aircraft flying from the north, which made a circle above the BCP area and left in a northerly direction. On the same day, at 14:57, a Mi-8 helicopter arrived at the Donetsk BCP from a south-easterly direction, flew over the BCP at a height of approximately 100-150m and continued to fly in a northerly direction.

On all occasions, the helicopters were white with blue and grey stripes painted on the underside and flew only inside the airspace of the Russian Federation.

On 12 May at 20:16, the OT at the Donetsk BCP observed two police cars entering the BCP area from the Russian Federation which parked in front of the border checking area. In the meantime, another police car was observed parked outside the BCP area with its flashing lights on.

At 23:17 the same day a group of four cars consisting of three black SUVs and one white SUV with the inscription "militia" (in Russian) arrived from Ukraine. All the vehicles had “Republic of South Ossetia (RSO)” plates and quickly underwent border control procedures. At 23:30 the four vehicles crossed into the Russian Federation escorted by the police cars which had arrived three hours earlier.

For trends and figures at a glance covering the period from 9 April 2019 to 14 May 2019, 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).

The European Defence Agency’s (EDA) ministerial Steering Board met this Tuesday afternoon under the chairmanship of the Head of the Agency, Federica Mogherini. Defence ministers discussed the Head of Agency’s report on the implementation of EDA’s long-term review and of the statute of the Agency agreed in 2015. They also tasked EDA to pursue its work in key research and capability development domains. In the margins of the meeting, a new military mobility programme on cross-border movement permissions was signed. 
 

Implementation of EDA’s long-term review and the 2015 Council decision  

Ministers welcomed the presentation by the Head of Agency of the report on the implementation of the conclusions and recommendations of EDA’s long term review (LTR, endorsed in May 2017) which reinforced EDA’s mission on three aspects: as the main intergovernmental prioritisation instrument at EU level in support of capability development; as the preferred cooperation forum and management support structure at EU level to engage in technology and capability development activities; and as a central operator with regard to EU funded defence-related activities and military voice in wider EU polices. In parallel to the implementation of the Council decision of 2015, the LTR adjustments allowed EDA to adapt to the fast-changing European defence landscape and the new requirements stemming from the EU defence initiatives that followed the 2016 EU Global Strategy: CARD, PESCO, European Defence Fund.   

Reflecting the Head of Agency’s report, Ministers acknowledged the important support role EDA plays in the implementation of these initiatives as well as in ensuring coherence among them. They tasked the Agency to continue its coordination with the European External Action Services (EEAS including EU Military Staff), the EU Military Committee and the European Commission in their respective areas of responsibility, and to pursue coherence of output and avoidance of unnecessary duplication with NATO. 
The Steering Board agreed to revert to the review of the 2015 Council decision on EDA’s statute, seat and operational rules in 2020.
 

Implementation of EDA’s key taskings and next steps

Ministers were also provided with a comprehensive update on the progress made in the numerous technology and capability development activities currently underway in the Agency. It shows that EDA manages a constantly growing number of projects and programmes which is set to even further increase in the future, also as a result of Member States’ request for support on PESCO projects. 

Among the many research and technology domains in which EDA is active, a particular emphasis was put on Artificial intelligence (AI). In order to better understand the potential future military applications of AI, Ministers agreed on a two-step approach. The first phase will see the creation of a specific EDA cross-Directorate ad-hoc team which will develop a “AI Definition, Taxonomy and Glossary Document”, as well as increased collaboration with EU stakeholders (especially the Commission) and the launch of an Innovation Prize in the area of AI. The second step, later this year, will consist of in-depth analyses of concrete AI defence applications in areas where capability gaps exist.
Ministers also welcomed the Agency’s contribution to the identification of initial lessons related to the 2018 revision of the Capability Development Plan (CDP), the CARD Trial Run, the first PESCO projects and the Preparatory Action on Defence Research. These lessons identified should be reflected and taken into account, as appropriate, in the further development of the defence initiatives, it was stressed. 

The Steering Board also asked the Agency to pursue the implementation of the 2018 EU Capability Development Priorities through robust and output-driven Strategic Context Cases (SCCs). EDA was asked to present to Capability Directors in June 2019 for endorsement the landscaping part of the SCCs, including their avenues of approach to tackle the capability shortfalls and lack of coherence in the European defence landscape, in order to inform the further implementation of the EU defence initiatives. The Agency was also invited to present to the Steering Board in February 2020 detailed roadmaps with objectives and milestones for those activities that, subject to the necessary ad-hoc decisions by Member States, could be taken forward in the Agency framework. 
 

Military Mobility

In the margins of the Steering Board, ministers also signed the new EDA programme on “Optimising cross border movement permission in Europe” (see related news here). The programme aims at decreasing the administrative burden for military movement in the framework of the Agency’s work on military mobility.

 

EDA press contacts:

Elisabeth SCHOEFFMANN
Head of Media & Communication
elisabeth.schoeffmann@eda.europa.eu
T+32 470 87 01 65

Helmut BRULS
Media & Communications Officer
helmut.bruls@eda.europa.eu
T+32 2 504 28 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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