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In Moskau wächst die Angst vor Drohnenattacken auf russische Städte. Luftabwehrsysteme werden nun auf Türme gesetzt. Was folkloristisch anmutet, ist durchaus sinnvoll, sagen deutsche Militärexperten zu Blick.

Dominic Stricker ist nach seinem US-Open-Abenteuer zurück in der Schweiz. Müde, aber berührt von zahlreichen Nachrichten. Und voller Vorfreude auf sein Zuhause, wo ihn die eine oder andere Überraschung erwartet.

A több mint 500 napja Iránban bebörtönzött svéd férfi az Európai Unió (EU) alkalmazásában áll - erősítette meg a sajtóban már megjelent információt Josep Borrell, az EU kül- és biztonságpolitikai főképviselője újságíróknak Cádizban kedden.

The European Defence Agency has so far signed eight framework contracts with European industry for the joint procurement of 155mm ammunition. The signing of the latest five contracts took place at EDA headquarters in Brussels on 5 September, during a visit of the European Union’s Political and Security Committee (PSC) ambassadors.  

High Representative Josep Borrell, who is also Head of the European Defence Agency, said: “We are taking another step forward in our three-track ammunition initiative. Member States can now pass orders within eight framework contracts. Time is of essence. Putin does not show any sign of letting up in his aggression against the Ukrainian people. This is why our military support for Ukraine’s defence must continue. ” 

EDA’s Chief Executive Jiří Šedivý said: “The signing of these framework contracts between EDA and the European defence industry shows our capacity to swiftly secure the best deals possible for EU Member States and Norway. 

“We are now offering viable opportunities for Member States to place orders with industry through EDA, either to support Ukraine or to replenish their own national stocks. It is now up to Member States to make full use of these options,” he said.

To date, EDA has negotiated and signed the multiple framework contracts for the procurement of the 155mm ammunition round, also known as all-up-round, for the Panzerhaubitze 2000, as well as for the projectile and fuse components of ammunition for the Krab howitzer system.

More framework contracts will soon materialise for other howitzer systems. 

Collaborative procurement is the best option to achieve cost reduction from economies of scale and interoperability, while allowing Member States to purchase ammunition according to their national needs or in support of Ukraine. The overarching EDA project arrangement has been signed by 26 Member States and Norway. Flexible and inclusive, it allows all EDA Member States to join the initiative.

The ammunition being procured is for the most common self-propelled howitzers that EU Member States have sent to Ukraine: France’s Caesar; Poland’s Krab; Germany’s Panzerhaubitze 2000; and Slovakia’s Zuzana.

To comply with legal obligations and to protect commercially sensitive information, EDA cannot disclose the names of the contractors nor the unit prices at this stage, and does not comment on ongoing negotiations. 

These framework contracts have been signed as part of a three-track approach to deliver more artillery ammunition and missiles to Ukraine, agreed by the EU Council in March 2023. Through these three tracks, the EU is supporting Member States to deliver artillery ammunition and missiles from national stockpiles; to aggregate demand and jointly procure 155mm ammunition; and to ramp up the production capacity of the European defence industry.

EDA’s wider role 

EDA supports all EU Member States in improving their defence capabilities through European cooperation. Acting as an enabler and facilitator for Ministries of Defence willing to engage in collaborative capability projects, the Agency has become the hub for European defence cooperation with expertise and networks spanning the whole spectrum of defence capabilities. 

Member States use EDA as an intergovernmental expert platform where their collaborative projects are supported, facilitated, and implemented. For more details, please see here. 

Citizens often turn to the European Parliament to ask what the European Union is doing to ensure freedom of the media.

Media freedom and pluralism are among the core values of the European Union, and are included in the rights and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. However, at a time when media freedom is being challenged in many countries all over the world, the European Union has taken action to protect the freedom and safety of media and journalists.

Position of the European Parliament

The European Parliament stresses the importance of independent journalism and access to pluralistic information as key pillars of democracy. It has repeatedly called for increased protection of journalists against lawsuits, attacks and intimidation, as well as for supporting and safeguarding a plurality of opinions.

In a November 2020 resolution on strengthening media freedom, the European Parliament voiced concerns about the state of media freedom within the EU. It also denounced the abuses and attacks perpetrated against journalists and media workers, highlighting the high vulnerability of female journalists to harassment and intimidation.

Members of the European Parliament have also addressed issues of media freedom and the safety of journalists in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, such as threats to media freedom, censorship in public media and government control of the media.

In 2023, Parliament denounced the increasing repression of critical voices, and attacks against journalists around the world, in countries like Kyrgyzstan, Algeria and Tunisia. It also addressed the war in Ukraine, which has been deadly for journalists. In July 2023, Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the EU to better protect journalists around the world.

Parliament has been calling for legislation to protect journalists. In November 2021, it adopted a resolution on lawsuits aimed at intimidating or discrediting journalists who have expressed critical views. Parliament called on the Commission to establish better protection and support mechanisms for victims of such lawsuits and the need to protect the safety and freedom of journalists. Following this call, the European Commission proposed new legislation in April 2022.

Parliament has also considered threats from foreign intervention. In two resolutions adopted in March 2022 and July 2023, Parliament urged the EU to create a common strategy to confront foreign interference and disinformation campaigns and called for more support to independent media, fact checkers and researchers.

To support journalists, Parliament awards, each year since 2021, the Daphne Caruana Prize for outstanding journalism reflecting EU values. The prize is a tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese investigative journalist who was killed in a bomb attack in 2017. In addition, Parliament launched in April 2022 a scholarship scheme and training programmes for young journalists.

EU measures to protect media freedom

In September 2021, the Commission adopted a recommendation on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the EU.

Following Parliament’s call from November 2021, the Commission proposed new rules in April 2022 in order to tackle strategic lawsuits against public participation. These rules would provide courts and victims of such lawsuits with the tools to fight back against manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings. The file is under consideration in the Parliament and Council.

In September 2022, the Commission proposed the European Media Freedom Act. This legislative proposal includes safeguards against political interference in editorial decisions and against surveillance. It focuses on the independence and stable funding of public service media. The proposal would also set up a new independent European Board for Media Services made up of national media authorities. It is currently under consideration in the Parliament and Council.

To respond to increasingly worrying trends across the EU in the media context, the Commission uses the Rule of Law Report and other tools such as the Media Pluralism Monitor. It also funds a rapid response scheme that tracks, monitors and reacts to violations of media freedom in EU and candidate countries.

Further Information

• Addressing abusive legal actions aimed at silencing journalists, European Parliamentary Research Service, ‘At a glance’ note, November 2021
• Media Freedom and Pluralism, European Commission
• European media freedom act, European Parliamentary Research Service, Briefing, June 2023.

Keep sending your questions to the Citizens’ Enquiries Unit (Ask EP)! We reply in the EU language that you use to write to us.

Les résultats au concours d'entrée à l'Ecole Africaine des Métiers d'architecture et de l'Urbanisme (EAMAU) sont déjà disponibles. Plusieurs citoyens béninois sont déclarés admis dans les filières urbanisme et architecture.

Liste des candidats déclarés admis dans la filière urbanisme

Liste des candidats déclarés admis en architecture

Catalan former separatist leader and current MEP Carles Puigdemont has set out preconditions for negotiations to support Pedro Sánchez as next prime minister of Spain — seeking a "historic agreement" for Catalonia.

Ein Velofahrer ist am Dienstagnachmittag am Lukmanierpass von einer Galerie auf eine Wiesenböschung gestürzt. Der 37-Jährige wurde verletzt und von der Rega ins Kantonsspital nach Chur geflogen.

La cuisine algérienne compte parmi les éléments qui poussent les touristes étrangers à visiter le pays. En effet, la diversité de ses saveurs et la […]

L’article La Chorba Beida algérienne dans le Top 10 mondial des meilleures soupes de poulet est apparu en premier sur .

A report published by the Fondation Abbé Pierre and the European federation working with the homeless highlights poor housing conditions in Europe and the threat they pose to the health and safety of those affected, including certain cancers.

Die Marketingabteilung der ZSC Lions setzt voll auf Jérôme Bachofner. Nicht aber Trainer Marc Crawford.

Ein Schweizer Tourist ist auf der italienischen Insel Sardinien ums Leben gekommen. Der 60-Jährige ist im Meer ertrunken. Die Hintergründe sind noch unklar.

Le capitaine de la sélection nationale, Riyad Mahrez, et le mannequin britannique, Taylor Ward, se sont mariés pour une seconde fois hier à Londres. Le […]

L’article Absent du stage des Verts, Mahrez fête son mariage avec Taylor et l’épousera une 3ème fois est apparu en premier sur .

Ultimatum du Procureur aux parents qui ont abandonné des corps de leurs proches à la morgue du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Départemental (CHUD)/Borgou Alibori depuis des mois.

Le Procureur près le Tribunal de Parakou a publié une liste de dépouilles que les parents des défunts sont sommés de retirer de la morgue du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Départemental (CHUD)/Borgou Alibori au plus tard le mercredi 06 septembre 2023 à 10 heures 30 minutes.
« Passé ce délai, il sera procédé à l'inhumation groupée de ces dépouilles mortelles par les services compétents », a averti Jacques Fiacre Tokpassi Azalou, le Procureur de la République près le Tribunal de Première Instance de première classe de Parakou, dans un communiqué-radio en date du 04 septembre 2023.
L'ultimatum du procureur fait suite à un appel lancé le 28 août dernier aux parents des défunts mais qui est resté sans suite.
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Boris Becker feiert seinen Sohn Elias. Mit emotionalen Worten auf Instagram gratuliert der ehemalige Tennisstar ihm zum 24. Geburtstag.

A Onkklou, une localité de la commune de Djougou, les populations subissent depuis quelques jours, les affres du phénomène cyclique des inondations. Plusieurs hectares de cultures ont été envahis par les eaux en cette période de crue. Les populations désespérées, implorent l'assistance des autorités à divers niveaux.

Des champs d'igname, de riz, et de légumes emportés par les eaux à Djougou. C'est suite aux inondations auxquelles la commune, la localité de Onklou notamment fait face depuis quelques jours. Ces différentes cultures ont été submergées par les eaux. L'on estime la surface de cultures inondées à des hectares. « On a un huitième d'hectare de grosse butte d'ignames et un huitième d'hectares de jardin où on a mis le piment et le riz qu'on a semé tout ça là est emporté », se désole un agriculteur dans un interview à Bip radio.
Outre les cultures inondées, plusieurs habitations se sont écroulées dans la localité. Désormais sans abris, les populations appellent les autorités au secours.

Face à l’explosion des prix et des primes, les associations suisses de défense des consommateurs et Monsieur Prix détaillent leurs priorités.

Büttikon AG muss den Stromtarif von allen Gemeinden in der Schweiz am stärksten erhöhen. Der Grund ist kurios.

Seit 2010 haben Mercedes (7) und Red Bull (6) alle WM-Titel bei den Fahrern gewonnen. Klar, dass sich die beiden Alpha-Tiere in den Haaren liegen, sich necken, streiten und auch eifersüchtig sind. Im Mittelpunkt stehen Sir Lewis Hamilton und Max Verstappen (25).

Beim Rugby hört für Prinz William und Prinzessin Kate die Zweisamkeit auf. Denn die beiden feuern unterschiedliche Teams an. Auch bei der WM in Frankreich.