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EU leaders, meeting in Sibiu, Romania on 9 May 2019, adopted the Sibiu Declaration.

At the press conference concluding the informal summit in Sibiu, President Tusk presented the outcome of the discussions of the 27 EU heads of state or government.

Die Staats- und Regierungschefs der EU haben am 9. Mai 2019 auf ihrer Tagung in Sibiu, Rumänien, die Erklärung von Sibiu verabschiedet.

At the press conference concluding the informal summit in Sibiu, President Tusk presented the outcome of the discussions of the 27 EU heads of state or government.

Az uniós vezetők 2019. május 9-én a romániai Nagyszebenben (Sibiu) tartott találkozójukon elfogadták a nagyszebeni nyilatkozatot.

 Mintegy 600 ezer olyan adófizető mentesül az egészségbiztosítási hozzájárulás befizetésének kötelezettsége alól, akinek 2015. július elseje és 2017. december 31. között az országos minimálbérnél kisebb jövedelme volt – áll a pénzügyminisztérium által kidolgozott sürgősségi kormányrendelet tervezetében. A pénzügyi amnesztia hatálya alá eső összegek 1 milliárd lejt tesznek ki. A dokumentum szerint az intézkedés nem okoz hiányt a büdzsében, mert a 2019-es bevételekbe nem számították be a CASS-ből így befolyó összegeket, amelyek az amnesztia alkalmazása nélkül 1,972 milliárd lejt összesítettek volna.

Observers say it could be sign that the former president of Zimbabwe is in financial trouble.

Plusieurs parlements cantonaux se sont récemment prononcés pour un moratoire sur la construction d'antennes 5G et Sunrise menace de saisir la justice en cas de moratoire cantonal.

Pour le canton de Fribourg, la Fête des Vignerons représente une opération de grande envergure.

Az utolsó fordulóban vasárnap dől el a bajnoki cím sorsa az angol labdarúgó Premier League-ben: a címvédő és listavezető Manchester City a Brighton otthonában lép pályára, míg a mögötte egy pont hátránnyal második FC Liverpool a Wolverhampton Wandererst fogadja.

Les trois crapauducs installés en 2015 sous la route du Pas-de-Morgins (VS) ont permis de sauver des centaines de batraciens.

Le jeûne de ce début mai n’a pas empêché les algeriens de manifester comme ils le font depuis le début du Hirak. Des centaines de manifestants ont commencé à se rassembler dès 10 heures du matin à la Grande Poste d’Alger pour réclamer le départ de tous les symboles du système.

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Kim Dzsongun észak-koreai vezető vezényelte le személyesen a csütörtökön megtartott lőgyakorlatot – jelentette az MTI a KCNA hivatalos észak-koreai hírügynökség nyomán.

By Geneva Centre
GENEVA, May 10 2019 (IPS-Partners)

(Geneva Centre) – As a new deadly tidal wave of violence, hate speech and exclusion sweeps across the world, it is now high time for the international community to a joint stand against racism, racial discrimination and intolerance and to address the fundamental structural root causes of these scourges through the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA).

This was the key thread of the “Emergency Assembly on the Rise of Global Racism” that was held on 9 May at the United Nations Office in Geneva. The Assembly was organized jointly by the Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue, the World Against Racism Network and the Global Coalition for the International Decade for People of African Descent.

“We are gathered today to reach out, to revive public awareness and to warn against the worrying rise of extremist ideologies. They are taking openly aggressive forms particularly through Islamophobia, Afrophobia, anti-Arabism, Christianophobia and anti-Semitism. Innocent people in all parts of the world continue to suffer daily from this scourge one could describe as ‘social cancer,” the Executive Director of the Geneva Centre and moderator of the conference Ambassador Idriss Jazairy said.

The Executive Director of the Geneva Centre said that prejudice based on culture, fostering intolerance and promoting religious discrimination constitutes a denial of the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms. It was the antinomy of a culture of peace, tolerance and most of all of empathy in a spirit of human fraternity, he underlined to the audience:

“Although the DDPA was adopted 18 years ago, it continues to remain fully valid up to this day. It calls for a consolidated strategy to restore rights and dignity for all. Taking into account recent trends witnessed in New Zealand, Sri Lanka and California, we are challenged to counter this scourge. It is empathy and not ethnicity that creates a community and lays the foundation for sustainable and inclusive societies.”

Ambassador Jazairy likewise warned against compounded forms of racism such as those targeting women wearing headscarf in Europe who are discriminated both as Muslims and as women whose freedom of choice as to their own bodies is challenged. He appealed to decision-makers to apply the Outcome Declaration “Moving Towards Greater Spiritual Convergence Worldwide in Support of Equal Citizenship Rights” adopted by the 25 June 2018 World Conference on religions and equal citizenship rights that received personal endorsement by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

He also drew the attention of the meeting to the historical event organized by the government of the United Arab Emirates on 4 February 2019 bringing together HH Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al Azhar His Eminence Ahmed-el Tayib who adopted the now famous document on “Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together.”

No country can claim to be free of racism, racism remains a global concern

In his keynote speech, the Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the African Union to UN in Geneva HE Ajay Kumar Bramdeo warned that the resurgence of global racism is taking more violent and aggressive forms “Trends of intolerance and xenophobia are increasing, both in intensity and scale, We must all recognise that no country can claim to be free of racism, that racism is a global concern, and that tacking it should be a universal effort” Ambassador Bramdeo said.

Ambassador Bramdeo underscored the importance of enhanced international cooperation to address all forms and manifestations of racism and appealed to all States to ensure the effective implementation of the DDPA. He appealed to the forthcoming meeting of the Group of Independent Eminent Experts to come to the “obvious conclusion that the DDPA continue to be one of the most important documents in the global fights against racism, racial discrimination and related intolerance.”

HM Dòwoti Désir-Hounon Houna II, Chair of NGO Committee for the Elimination of Racism, Afrophobia & Colorism underlined that the rise of Afrophobia and discrimination against people of African descent is on the rise in societies worldwide. The DDPA – she said- articulates methodologies to address these ‘social ills’. Decision-makers must therefore ensure the effective implementation of the DDPA and develop anti-racist policies to counter these scourges, Queen Hounon Houna II from Benin said in a video statement.

The Secretary at the World Against Racism Network and Secretary-General of the International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations (ISMUN) Mr Jan Lonn thanked the wide-ranging audience for their interest in this crucial issue. He underlined the fact that this conference was being held in the UN, which was born after the anti-fascist backlash of the Second World War. It was highly symbolic as the DDPA now needed further support and action from UN member States for implementation at national level as well as within UN bodies such as the Human Rights Council, ECOSOC and the General Assembly. He also stressed the need for much greater awareness promotion in terms of a global campaign against racism.

The Executive Councillor of the Executive Council of the City of Geneva Mr Remy Pagani observed that the struggle against all forms and manifestations of racism and exclusion is a long-term challenge which has to be addressed resolutely. He recalled how dangerous it could be to be exclusively inward-looking and reject the Other. He mentioned that Geneva had a special responsibility in this regard, as historically, it has been for centuries a refuge for victims of persecution in other countries of Europe and today represents a city which is the humanitarian capital of the world. In conclusion, he stated that the commitment of all those present to promote justice, equality and peace was essential and invaluable.

The Chair of the National Forum Civil Society of People of African Descent in the Netherlands Dr Barryl Biekman stated that the socio- economic neglect and marginalization of people of African descent in the Netherlands, partially influenced by historical and present-day developments, must be challenged. She stated that the betterment of the position of people of African descent can only be achieved and by changing negative mind-sets on all levels and by collectively focusing on inclusivity of the multiple perspectives present in the Dutch multicultural society.

UN human rights mechanisms must take the lead in addressing racism

The Chair of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent Dr Ahmed Reid referred to the Working Groups’ Thematic Report to the UN General Assembly on stereotypes. He added that it was a cruel paradox that in the year of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, racism, racial discrimination, afrophobia, xenophobia, nativism and related intolerance is continuing to prevail all over the world. He stressed the need to fight stereotyping of people of African descent through black criminalization and black profiling both of which contribute to racial violence. He concluded by proposing that racism be fought through a culture of encounter and dialogue and real empowerment of all segments of society.

The Chair of the Group of Independent Eminent Experts on the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Ms Edna Roland shared with the audience the four major issues that the Group she chairs had identified. The first was the question of racist hate speech and its use or misuse by politicians to try to influence public opinion and hence the results of elections. The second consisted in considering and analysing and understanding racism as being a result of history, in particular colonialism. Thirdly, she observed that the Sustainable Development Goals do not mention the ethics and issues of racism which represent an impediment to development. She suggested therefore that national governments should include this in their national SDP implementation plans provisions concerning the implementation of the DDPA. Lastly, she stressed the need to develop a multi-year outreach programme to implement the DDPA including mobilizing NGOs and seeking new ideas to fight against xenophobia, racism and related intolerance.

Faith communities can strengthen the international community to end racism

Reverend Dr Jin Yang Kim, Coordinator of Pilgrim-teams for Justice and Peace World Council of Churches (WCC), said in his statement that faith communities must play an active role in countering the rise of global racism. Reverend Yang Kim highlighted that the WCC actively addresses racism and racial discrimination in collaboration with churches worldwide and undertakes pilgrim visits to countries in Asia.

“These pilgrim team visits will be informed about the status of relevant UN recommendations on racial discrimination prior to visiting countries. Such recommendations are those which have been issued by the Human Rights Council (OHCHR) under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism, by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and the UN Special Rapporteur on Racism, regarding the country to be visited,” Reverend Yang Kim stated.

In a video message by the UN Representative of the United Methodist Church and President of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the UN (CoNGO), Mr Levi Bautista warned against the aggressive display of hatred, racism and bigotry played out in different societies. He appealed to decision-makers and civil society representatives to join forces in dismantling and eradicating racism in all of its forms and manifestations.

“Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance all work, singularly and collectively, to diminish our common humanity. They thrive at the intersections of race, caste, colour, age, gender, sexual orientation, class, landlessness, ethnicity, nationality, language and disability,” Mr Bautista said echoing the main observations of the Ecumenical statement delivered by the Nobel laurate and Archbishop Desmond Tutu during the holding of the 2001 World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance held in Durban.

There was a general agreement that the world is witnessing a political tidal-wave of racism which was a shared concern. The rise of populist and nationalist parties in Europe and in the Americas was exploiting the hatred of the other by political parties to gain votes in national elections. There was acceptance of the fact that racism was not circumscribed to certain regions, but an evil of global proportions.

Therefore, it called not for grandstanding and holier-than-thy-neighbour attitudes but for joining forces from North and South, East and West, to counter and roll-back such trends. Furthermore, the conference deplored the absence of any reference to the DDPA in the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the UN and considered that national implementation plans should include such a reference. Finally, emphasis was put by the meeting on the implementation of a multi-year awareness promotion agenda and of addressing the issue of racism already at primary school level.

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RTVS: A londoni kampányt követően Dublinban szervez hazahívó/toborzó rendezvényt a "külföldre szakadt" szlovák polgárok számára Richard Raši miniszterelnök-helyettes hivatala. A szervezők főleg az egészségügyben és a számítástechnikai ágazatban található szabad munkahelyekről tájékoztatják a célcsoportot.

Un Kosovar condamné a perdu son statut de réfugié, le Tribunal administratif fédéral estimant qu'il bénéficiait désormais de la protection du Kosovo comme Etat.

Kétezer eurós jutalmat ajánlott fel egy Franciaország nyugati részén fekvő falu annak, aki segít megfejteni egy 230 éves, kőbe vésett feliratot.

Le Tribunal fédéral a rejeté les griefs du Zurichois de 55 ans qui a réalisé des gains grâce à des transactions illégales lors de la fusion des cimentiers Lafarge et Holcim.

Le meneur de la bande ayant laissé deux trentenaires pour morts aujourd'hui gravement handicapés demandait sa libération jusqu'à l'épuisement des recours.

A sport szellemében rendezik meg a soron következő múzeumok és galériák éjszakáját a betléri Andrássy-kastélyban – tájékoztatta a TASR-t Krajči Judit, a Szlovák Nemzeti Múzeum Betléri Múzeumának menedzsere.