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The Council added one person and one entity to the list of persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with ISIL(Da'esh) Al-Qaeda, which are subject to EU restrictive measures.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 25 – 31 March 2024

The Council has adopted a decision inviting member states to ratify the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention.

A Tanács további két évvel, 2026. március 31-ig meghosszabbította a bosznia-hercegovinai helyzetre tekintettel hozott korlátozó intézkedések keretét.

A Tanács hivatalosan elfogadott egy ajánlást, amelyben a koordinált gázkereslet-csökkentés folytatását javasolja. Noha javult az EU-ban az ellátásbiztonság, fontos, hogy a következő télen is elegendő gáztartalékokkal rendelkezzünk.

Today the Council gave its final approval to updated rules on waste shipments both within and outside the EU.

The President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, travels to Lithuania on 25 March 2024.

Im Kanton Freiburg stoppte die Polizei am Montag einen Autofahrer, der mit deutlich überhöhten Geschwindigkeit unterwegs war. Er musste seinen Führerausweis abgeben.

Unbekannte Täter haben in Yvonand VD in der Nacht auf Dienstag gegen 2.25 Uhr einen Bankomaten in die Luft gesprengt. Sie flüchteten mit einer Beute in unbekannter Höhe.

Die US-amerikanischen Präsidentschaftswahlen haben einen grossen Einfluss auf Europa und die hiesige Sicherheit. Trump sei gefährlicher als Biden, sagt Auslandsreporter Samuel Schumacher. US-Experte Peter Hossli wäre das Gegenteil der Fall.

Beim Beseitigen alter Weinflaschen gilt es, einige Stolperfallen zu umgehen. Wir verraten dir, welche das sind.

L’Association romande des correctrices et correcteurs d’imprimerie a été fondée en 1944. Ils ne craignent pas trop l’intelligence artificielle.

Der Ukraine-Krieg lässt die Schweizer umdenken. Die Neutralität steht nicht mehr über allem und eine Annäherung an die Nato ist denkbar geworden. Gleichzeitig wächst die Skepsis an den Russland-Sanktionen. Das zeigt die neuste ETH-Sicherheitsstudie.

In der europäischen Debatte über das Klimaziel für 2040 wurden am Montag (25. März) einige Fortschritte erzielt. Zehn EU-Staaten sprachen sich für ein 90-Prozent-Ziel aus, drei dagegen, und 13 forderten bei einem Treffen der Umweltminister in Brüssel zusätzliche Zugeständnisse.

Une coopération politique et technologique est vue d’un bon œil, selon une récente étude. Passer la seconde au niveau pratique l’est beaucoup moins.

La compagnie maritime nationale, Algérie ferries, poursuit ses préparatifs pour la prochaine saison estivale. Dans ce sillage, elle annonce la mise à disposition de ses […]

L’article Billetterie : Algérie Ferries lance sa nouvelle plateforme de réservation en ligne est apparu en premier sur .

Nommé Représentant résident du Haut-Commissariat des Réfugiés (HCR) au Burkina Faso, le béninois Maurice Azonnankpo a présenté, lundi 25 mars 2024, ses lettres de créance aux autorités Burkinabè.

Le Béninois Maurice Azonnankpo a présenté ses lettres de créance, lundi 25 mars 2024, au ministre des Affaires étrangères, de la coopération régionale et des Burkinabés de l'extérieur, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré.
Le Représentant résident du Haut-Commissariat des Réfugiés (HCR) au Burkina Faso peut ainsi exercer pleinement ses fonctions au pays des hommes intègres après sa nomination.
Maurice Azonnankpo est expert en droit international et de la protection des réfugiés et autres personnes en situation de déplacement forcé. Avec près de deux décennies dans l'action humanitaire internationale, il a été administrateur principal régional chargé de protection pour l'Agence des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés (UNHCR) en Afrique de l'Ouest.
Maurice Azonnankpo a déjà servi au Burkina Faso en qualité de Représentant résident adjoint.
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Siege sind wichtig, Unterhaltung aber auch: Das Power-Ranking der Playoffs, geordnet nach Wucht, Spektakel, Angriffslust – und der Fähigkeit, auf die Zähne zu beissen.

Yamandú Pagliano plans to cross Praia do Cassino, the world's longest beach, stretching 250 kilometers along Brazil's southern coast from Uruguay, in his homemade wheeled wind buggy, to highlight the need to address global heating. Credit: Yamandú Pagliano

By Paul Virgo
ROME, Mar 26 2024 (IPS)

Extreme sports are not just for young people. Climate activism isn’t either. Yamandù Pagliano is proof.

The 59-year-old father of two is gearing up for an epic feat. He plans to cross the longest beach on Earth, the Praia do Cassino, stretching from the border of Uruguay 250 kilometres up Brazil’s southern coastline, on his home-made wheeled wind buggy.

It’s a massive challenge both in physical and mental terms and one that brings multiple risks with it, including the danger of getting lost, crashing, or being swept out into the sea if the weather turns nasty.

But the Montevideo native has a special motive for taking it on.

Organizers want to highlight the “institutional indifference” to the climate crisis at all levels of government, promote sustainable transport and tourism, draw attention to the need for more cycle paths, especially in southern Italy, and make a loud appeal for peace around the world

Pagliano is a member of Parents for Future (PFF), a global network of citizens concerned about the climate crisis set up to support and echo the calls made by the young people of the Fridays for Future (FFF) movement.

When he takes on the Praia do Cassino challenge, he’ll be flying the Parents for Future flag on the mast of his wind buggy to highlight the need to address global heating.

“It’s going to be a PFF challenge,” Pagliano told IPS.

“My involvement in PFF started after my daughter joined FFF. Soon I was in Parents for Future Latin America (PFF LATAM) and then I helped to set up PFF Uruguay.

“I hope all the detailed stories of the crossing will help people become aware of the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution. I’ll probably find dead animals and plastic garbage on the beach and face extreme weather events”.

Pagliano knows that the climate crisis is no longer a distant problem for future generations as people in Uruguay have been faced with the consequences first hand, as seen with last year’s severe drought that caused dramatic water shortages.

“In Uruguay the winters are not as cold as they used to be, and summers are a lot hotter,” he said.

“We have had big floods, with houses carried down the coast, and recently we had the biggest drought in our history, with almost no water coming out of the tap”.

Fittingly for an initiative that seeks to show the need for sustainability, Pagliano made his windcar out of reused material, welding together pipes he picked up from a scrap yard, while the sail is second-hand.

“There’ll be no phone signal in the middle section of the beach and I’ll be on my own for quite some time,” said Pagliano, who works in construction.

“I will be completely isolated. You have to be ready for every eventuality.

“Depending on the wind, it could take two or three days.

“It could take just one day with an early departure in good conditions, with the wind blowing in the perfect direction and at the perfect strength.

“It gets tiring physically after a while, but the adrenalin keeps you pumped up.

“It’s a good way to highlight the need to be sustainable.

“It’s a natural sport. There’s no contamination. No carbon footprint.

“I’ll do the crossing first and then go public if I’m successful, like Gagarin,” he quipped.

He is not the only parent harnessing renewable energy to draw attention to the need for climate action.

On the other side of the world, the Italian section of PFF is getting ready for the Running For Future, Cycling For Peace – a bike event which, fittingly for the land of the Giro d’Italia, is split into stages.

The ‘race’ starts in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo on May 10 and features 16 stages over nine days, roughly following the Via Francigena pilgrimage route southwards to end in Lecce on May 19.

Each stage will be used to focus on a specific aspect of the ecological crisis, such as air pollution, urban sprawl and the problems created by intensive livestock farming, while at the same time showing how they are all interconnected.

Organized with Fridays for Future Italia, the aims are multiple.

Among other things, organizers want to highlight the “institutional indifference” to the climate crisis at all levels of government, promote sustainable transport and tourism, draw attention to the need for more cycle paths, especially in southern Italy, and make a loud appeal for peace around the world.

The Italian section of Parents for Future gears up for “Running For Future, Cycling For Peace” — a multi-stage cycling event starting in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo on May 10th and ending in Lecce on May 19th, following the Via Francigena route. Credit: Paul Virgo

“We chose a cycling initiative because the bicycle has become a symbol of ecology,” said Maria Santarossa of Parents for Future Italia.
“It is a clean means of transport, which enables you to stay fit and be in direct contact with nature.

“We chose a pilgrims’ path because we can consider it an emblem of the beauty of nature and it’s a way to remind ourselves that we must take care of beauty.

“We have involved many other movements, associations, committees, and networks because we want people to know that many of us have the same objectives regarding the very serious climate and environmental crisis that is present in everyone’s lives”.

It is free to take part in the event, although participants have to cover their own accommodation and food expenses.

It is the second such event. The first took place in 2021, going from Rome northwards along the Via Francigena to Milan for the PreCOP26 conference that was held there.

That was such a success that it inspired the Polish section of Parents for Future to stage a climate grand tour of its own.

Each national PFF group is autonomous and does its own thing, campaigning on the issues that are most appropriate given the local situation.

PFF Italia, for example, is currently engaged in a major campaign to convince consumers to switch to utility companies whose electricity comes only from renewable sources.

There is also an umbrella group, Parents for Future Global (PFFG), which, among other things, is campaigning to support the drive for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.

 

Oliver Hudson hat darüber gesprochen, dass das Leben mit einer berühmten Mutter nicht immer einfach ist. So sei ihm während eines Kurses klar geworden, dass Goldie Hawn ihn als Kind sehr oft allein gelassen und wechselnde Partner hatte, die er nicht mochte.