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Luxembourg’s Prime Minister addressed MEPs on Wednesday during the 'This is Europe' debate, calling on the EU to remain open and fight off protectionism.

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Luxembourg’s Prime Minister addressed MEPs on Wednesday during the 'This is Europe' debate, calling on the EU to remain open and fight off protectionism.

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

Un nouveau Secrétaire Exécutif de la commune de Houéyogbé a été tiré au sort ce mercredi 19 avril 2023.

Sabi Yari Gorosso a été tiré au sort pour assurer les fonctions de Secrétaire Exécutif de la mairie de Houéyogbé. Il remplace l'ex SE Moutawakilou Abdou Assan révoqué en Conseil des ministres le mercredi 12 avril dernier. Il lui est reproché d'avoir autorisé, pour « un montant de 9.071.500 FCFA, des opérations de décaissement sur les comptes tenus dans les livres de la CLCAM de Houéyogbé, en violation des dispositions de l'article 390 du code de l'administration territoriale qui habilite, seul, le trésorier communal pour effectuer les opérations de recettes et de dépenses de la commune ».

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La première Edition du Tournoi de l'espoir est déjà à sa fin. C'est la ville de Tamalé au Ghana qui a abrité cette première édition du Meeting de l'Espoir des cinq nations en athlétisme du 14 au 15 avril dernier.

Le Bénin a terminé le tournoi à la troisième place avec un total de 38 médailles. Il s'agit de 04 médailles en or, 17 en argent et 17 en bronze.
Voici quelques athlètes médaillés durant le tournoi :

Médaillés en Or : Goodness Ayi (400m Dames U18) ; Darius Kouéchi (1500m Hommes U20)

Médaillés en argent : Bénédicta Dassoundo (Poids U20 Dames) ; Chefikoth Gbadamassi (Poids U18 Dames) ; Jeanne Savi (400m U20 Dames) ; Aldo Adjagbodjou (Longueur U20 Hommes) ; Agnès Lokonon (1500m U20 Dames) ; Yani Yato (1500m U20 Hommes) ; Elisabeth Aizonnou (1500 Dames U18) ; Relais 4*100 Dames U20 ; Issiaka Sabi Gouda Javelot U18 Hommes

Médaillés en bronze 12 : Elisabeth Aizonnou (Poids U18 Dames) ; Aldo Adjagbodjou (110m Haies Hommes) ; Massiyatou Boukary (100m Haies Dames) ; Bénédicta Dassoundo (longueur U20 Dames) ; Médard Edah (Disque U18 Hommes) ; Marcellin Hounyè (longueur U18 Hommes) ; Mirabelle Samb (1500 Dames U18) ; Gipsy Barè (Disque U18 Hommes) ; Elisabeth Aizonnou (Disque U18 Dames) ; Akilou Mama (Javelot U20 Hommes) ; Médard. Edah (Javelot Uu18 Hommes) ; Agnès Lokonon (Disque U20 ; Dames).

Ladite première Edition du turnoi de l'espoir a réuni des jeunes athlètes (U18 et U20) des deux sexes venus du Ghana, du Bénin, du Burkina Faso, de la Côte-d'Ivoire et du Togo

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Devancé de trois buts déjà au score, le Bayern Munich reçoit Manchester City ce mercredi 19 Avril 2023 dans le cadre du quart de finale retour de la C1.

Le coup d'envoi du quart de finale retour de la Ligue des Champions entre le Bayern Munich et Manchester City sera donné ce mercredi soir à l'Allianz Arena à 19h GMT soit 20h, heure béninoise. Un choc très attendu, car, les Munichois qui seront à domicile doivent d'abord revenir à hauteur de 3 buts.

Sadio Mané sera-t-il titularisé par Thomas Tuchel pour cette rencontre décisive, lui qui a été sanctionné il y a quelques jours ? D'après le média allemand Bild, ce ne sera pas le cas.

Le journal annonce une attaque composée de Leroy Sané, Kingsley Coman, Thomas Muller et Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting pour le Bayern Munich. Sadio Mané devrait donc débuter sur le banc.

En tout cas, l'ambiance promet d'être électrique ce soir. L'équipe qualifiée entre les deux clubs affrontera le géant Real Madrid en demi-finales.

L'autre quart de finale retour de la soirée va opposer, l'Inter au Benfica. A l'aller, les intéristes l'ont remporté 2-0.

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Réuni en Conseil des ministres, mercredi 19 avril 2023, le gouvernement a autorisé le dédommagement des personnes affectées par la mise en œuvre du Projet d'Accès Durable et Sécurisé du Bénin à l'Energie Électrique.

Dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre de ce projet, la composante « Accès Durable et Sécurisé à l'Energie Electrique » qui prévoit d'atteindre un taux national d'électrification de 75% d'ici à 2025, à raison de 50% en milieu rural et 90% en milieu urbain, « plusieurs propriétés privées » seront affectées dans certains départements. « C'est pour cette raison que le Conseil a marqué son accord pour le dédommagement des personnes recensées et instruit les ministres concernés de veiller à la bonne conduite des opérations y relatives », a indiqué le gouvernement à l'issue du Conseil des ministres du mercredi 19 avril 2023.
D'un montant de 326 millions d'euros soit 200 milliards de FCFA financés par la Banque internationale Natixis, le Projet d'Accès Durable et Sécurise du Bénin à l'Energie Electrique (PADSBEE 2019-2025) vise à densifier le réseau électrique sur tout le territoire national. Le projet consiste à doter le pays d'infrastructures destinées à la : Conception, fourniture et construction de réseaux de transport 330kV, 161 kV et de répartition 63 kV, 33 kV pour un quadrillage adéquat du territoire pour une meilleure maitrise des baisses de tension, des pertes techniques et développement de la charge industrielles dans l'ensemble du pays ; Conception, fourniture et construction de sous-stations 161/63kV et 63/15-20 kV ; Conception, fourniture et construction de réseaux de distribution en vue d'un accès accru et durable à l'électricité en milieu urbain et rural, Fourniture et installation de kits de branchements.
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Deux-cent-neuf (209) travailleurs de la société Sucrerie de Complant du Bénin (SUCOBE) sise dans la commune de Savè, département des Collines seront au chômage à partir du 07 mai 2023. Leur licenciement collectif leur a été signifié le 14 mars 2023 par le Directeur général de la SUCOBE, Su Xiao Hong.

Le contrat de location-gérance avec l'Etat du Bénin et du Nigéria (70 % de l'actionnariat), de la société Sucrerie de Complant du Bénin (SUCOBE) sise dans la commune de Savè, arrivera à son terme le 07 mai 2023.
Le groupe chinois (China National Complete Plant Import & Export Corporation) a fait savoir le non-renouvellement de son contrat en attendant l'installation de la nouvelle administration au Nigeria suite à l'élection du président Bola Tinubu. A travers un courrier en date du 14 mars 2023, le Directeur général de la société Sucrerie de Complant du Bénin (SUCOBE), Su Xiao Hong a informé son personnel d'un licenciement économique et collectif qui va intervenir le 7 mai 2023, date de fin de son contrat.
La SUCOBE est l'ex Société Sucrière de Savè (3S).
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La Maison de l'Espérance de l'Institut des Filles de Mairie Auxiliatrice (Sœurs Salésiennes de Don Bosco) célèbre ses 15 ans d'existence. Il est prévu dans ce cadre une série de manifestations les 24, 25 et 26 avril 2023.

Créée en 2008 par les Sœurs Salésiennes de Don Bosco, la Maison de l'Espérance fête ses 15 ans d'existence. La célébration débute le lundi 24 avril par des jeux concours avec de nombreux lots à gagner et une caravane. Les promotions de chaque quinquennat opposeront leur savoir-faire dans leurs spécialités. Elles mettront en vente leurs productions. Le mardi 25 avril aura lieu une journée porte ouverte. L'entrée est libre.

Une célébration eucharistique sera présidée par Monseigneur Roger Houngbédji, le mercredi 26 avril 2023. Elle sera suivie de réjouissances avec tous les jeunes accueillis depuis 15 ans. Les manifestations seront aussi marquées par une exposition photo relatant l'histoire de la maison.

La Maison de l'Espérance est un centre de formation professionnelle (CFP) en cuisine, pâtisserie, boulangerie, savonnerie et en art ménager ouvert aux jeunes défavorisés en situation difficile.

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As the European Parliament’s published its draft report on the proposal to fight child sexual abuse material (CSAM), the rapporteur shared with EURACTIV his vision about the key aspects of the file. Javier Zarzalejos is an influential voice inside European...

Responsible consumption and production are key to sustainable development, and are therefore a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 12) in their own right. Consumption and production patterns also need to be socially responsible and economically viable. Private-sector requirements and state supply chain regulations, which have become more widespread in recent years, are designed to ensure that products consumed in high-income countries but manufactured (at least partially) in low-income countries are produced in line with certain social and environmental standards. Although progress has been made, many questions remain, particularly regarding whether the local social and economic impacts are sufficient.
Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) is a certification initiative within the textile industry. Established 18 years ago as part of one of the largest public-private partnerships of German Development Cooperation with private foundations and private companies around an agriculture-based supply chain, CmiA – like its sister scheme the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) – seeks to ensure compliance with specific environmental and social conditions in the cotton production process. Wherever it is implemented and monitored, the CmiA-standard provides retailers and consumers with the assurance that the cotton in the textiles and garments in question has been produced in line with CmiA-requirements. Up to now, about one million smallholder households with six to seven million family members in Africa produce under the label. This Policy Brief reflects on the impact that the introduction of CmiA has had on certified farmers, as well as on the challenges facing this standard following its successful market launch, and draws broader lessons learned for sustainability standards. The key findings are as follows:
• CmiA shows that sustainability standards do not only work for high-priced niche markets but can also be implemented in the mass market.
• While cotton is a non-food cash crop, the revenues it generates can boost food security among smallholders via the income channel and can also promote local food production through a number of other impact channels.
• Standard-setting must be accompanied by support for farmers so that they are able to comply and activate impact channels. It remains a huge challenge not only to guarantee social and ecological standards but also to achieve a “living income” for smallholder farmers.
• For all the benefits of publicly funding the start-up phase of implementing sustainability standards, it must be ensured that these standards are subsequently financed from the value chain itself. Textile retailers and consumers ultimately have to pay for the goods they consume and which have been manufactured under sustainable conditions.
• As the mass-market implementation of sustainability standards takes time and patience, we cannot expect to see dramatic improvements in the local living conditions and incomes of the farmers in the short to medium term. Instead, this will require continuous investment in smallholder production and in the local environments over many years.
• Transitioning from pesticide-intensive production to a system that does not use such products without major productivity losses is challenging but seems feasible.
• In order to determine whether, and to what extent, the wellbeing of smallholder farmers is increased by complying with sustainability standards, good and continuous impact assessment is needed and this must be adapted to the especially complex conditions of African smallholder agriculture.

Responsible consumption and production are key to sustainable development, and are therefore a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 12) in their own right. Consumption and production patterns also need to be socially responsible and economically viable. Private-sector requirements and state supply chain regulations, which have become more widespread in recent years, are designed to ensure that products consumed in high-income countries but manufactured (at least partially) in low-income countries are produced in line with certain social and environmental standards. Although progress has been made, many questions remain, particularly regarding whether the local social and economic impacts are sufficient.
Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) is a certification initiative within the textile industry. Established 18 years ago as part of one of the largest public-private partnerships of German Development Cooperation with private foundations and private companies around an agriculture-based supply chain, CmiA – like its sister scheme the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) – seeks to ensure compliance with specific environmental and social conditions in the cotton production process. Wherever it is implemented and monitored, the CmiA-standard provides retailers and consumers with the assurance that the cotton in the textiles and garments in question has been produced in line with CmiA-requirements. Up to now, about one million smallholder households with six to seven million family members in Africa produce under the label. This Policy Brief reflects on the impact that the introduction of CmiA has had on certified farmers, as well as on the challenges facing this standard following its successful market launch, and draws broader lessons learned for sustainability standards. The key findings are as follows:
• CmiA shows that sustainability standards do not only work for high-priced niche markets but can also be implemented in the mass market.
• While cotton is a non-food cash crop, the revenues it generates can boost food security among smallholders via the income channel and can also promote local food production through a number of other impact channels.
• Standard-setting must be accompanied by support for farmers so that they are able to comply and activate impact channels. It remains a huge challenge not only to guarantee social and ecological standards but also to achieve a “living income” for smallholder farmers.
• For all the benefits of publicly funding the start-up phase of implementing sustainability standards, it must be ensured that these standards are subsequently financed from the value chain itself. Textile retailers and consumers ultimately have to pay for the goods they consume and which have been manufactured under sustainable conditions.
• As the mass-market implementation of sustainability standards takes time and patience, we cannot expect to see dramatic improvements in the local living conditions and incomes of the farmers in the short to medium term. Instead, this will require continuous investment in smallholder production and in the local environments over many years.
• Transitioning from pesticide-intensive production to a system that does not use such products without major productivity losses is challenging but seems feasible.
• In order to determine whether, and to what extent, the wellbeing of smallholder farmers is increased by complying with sustainability standards, good and continuous impact assessment is needed and this must be adapted to the especially complex conditions of African smallholder agriculture.

Responsible consumption and production are key to sustainable development, and are therefore a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 12) in their own right. Consumption and production patterns also need to be socially responsible and economically viable. Private-sector requirements and state supply chain regulations, which have become more widespread in recent years, are designed to ensure that products consumed in high-income countries but manufactured (at least partially) in low-income countries are produced in line with certain social and environmental standards. Although progress has been made, many questions remain, particularly regarding whether the local social and economic impacts are sufficient.
Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) is a certification initiative within the textile industry. Established 18 years ago as part of one of the largest public-private partnerships of German Development Cooperation with private foundations and private companies around an agriculture-based supply chain, CmiA – like its sister scheme the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) – seeks to ensure compliance with specific environmental and social conditions in the cotton production process. Wherever it is implemented and monitored, the CmiA-standard provides retailers and consumers with the assurance that the cotton in the textiles and garments in question has been produced in line with CmiA-requirements. Up to now, about one million smallholder households with six to seven million family members in Africa produce under the label. This Policy Brief reflects on the impact that the introduction of CmiA has had on certified farmers, as well as on the challenges facing this standard following its successful market launch, and draws broader lessons learned for sustainability standards. The key findings are as follows:
• CmiA shows that sustainability standards do not only work for high-priced niche markets but can also be implemented in the mass market.
• While cotton is a non-food cash crop, the revenues it generates can boost food security among smallholders via the income channel and can also promote local food production through a number of other impact channels.
• Standard-setting must be accompanied by support for farmers so that they are able to comply and activate impact channels. It remains a huge challenge not only to guarantee social and ecological standards but also to achieve a “living income” for smallholder farmers.
• For all the benefits of publicly funding the start-up phase of implementing sustainability standards, it must be ensured that these standards are subsequently financed from the value chain itself. Textile retailers and consumers ultimately have to pay for the goods they consume and which have been manufactured under sustainable conditions.
• As the mass-market implementation of sustainability standards takes time and patience, we cannot expect to see dramatic improvements in the local living conditions and incomes of the farmers in the short to medium term. Instead, this will require continuous investment in smallholder production and in the local environments over many years.
• Transitioning from pesticide-intensive production to a system that does not use such products without major productivity losses is challenging but seems feasible.
• In order to determine whether, and to what extent, the wellbeing of smallholder farmers is increased by complying with sustainability standards, good and continuous impact assessment is needed and this must be adapted to the especially complex conditions of African smallholder agriculture.

Das Europäische Parlament erwägt laut einem vorbereitenden Dokument, das EURACTIV vorliegt, privaten Unternehmen und NGOs den Zugang zum zuständigen Koordinierungsgremium für Blut-, Gewebe- und Zellspenden zu ermöglichen.

Over 60 truck drivers, mostly from Georgia and Uzbekistan, have been striking for a month over abusive working conditions and unpaid wages by their Polish employer, who provides for global major brands.

In a resolution adopted on Wednesday, MEPs say EU membership for Moldova would be a geostrategic investment in a united and strong Europe.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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In a resolution adopted on Wednesday, MEPs say EU membership for Moldova would be a geostrategic investment in a united and strong Europe.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

In a resolution adopted on Wednesday, MEPs say EU membership for Moldova would be a geostrategic investment in a united and strong Europe.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

In a resolution adopted on Wednesday, MEPs say EU membership for Moldova would be a geostrategic investment in a united and strong Europe.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

In a resolution adopted on Wednesday, MEPs say EU membership for Moldova would be a geostrategic investment in a united and strong Europe.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP