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President Metsola opened the March plenary session with statements on the situation in Iran, the rise in political violence, and today’s antisemitic attack in Liège, Belgium.

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Le projet vise à relier Chypre au réseau électrique européen via la Crète.

The post Bruxelles demande des progrès « rapides » concernant le câble sous-marin Grèce-Chypre, dont la mise en service a pris du retard appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Les tribunaux européens sont occupés à traiter les recours intentés par les titulaires de droits contre les géants de l'IA, mais il y a peu de chances que la question de l'utilisation de la propriété intellectuelle soit clarifiée rapidement.

The post Pourquoi les dauphins font-ils tourner les têtes dans le débat européen sur les droits d’auteur liés à l’IA ? appeared first on Euractiv FR.

L'ancien président Nicolas Sarkozy devra purger sa peine de six mois de prison ferme aménageable dans l'affaire des comptes de campagne de 2012, a indiqué, lundi, une source proche du dossier, confirmant une information du Figaro. Le tribunal correctionnel a refusé la confusion de cette peine avec celle du dossier Bismuth.

The annual report prepared by Eda Gemi, Research Associate, ELIAMEP and Bledar Feta, Research Fellow, Wider Europe Programme, ELIAMEP for the OECD Network of International Migration Experts offers a comprehensive and analytically rich assessment of Greece’s migration landscape during 2024–2025, a period marked by moderated inflows, administrative modernisation, and a more securitised approach to border and asylum governance.

Drawing on the latest statistical data, legislative developments, and administrative practices, the report examines how Greece’s migration system is evolving amid demographic pressures, labour market needs, and heightened scrutiny over fundamental rights compliance. The analysis captures both quantitative trends and qualitative policy shifts, providing an authoritative overview of migration flows, legal residence, asylum procedures, integration policies, labour market participation, and citizenship acquisition.

You can read the full national report about Greece here.

You can read the 2025 edition of International Migration Outlook produced by OECD here.

Key themes explored in the report

• Migration flows and asylum trends: Arrivals surged in 2024 before moderating in 2025, while asylum applications declined and recognition rates fell. Persistent backlogs and a widening gap between arrivals and returns underscore structural imbalances. The period was further shaped by allegations of pushbacks and the temporary suspension of access to asylum procedures for specific categories of new arrivals.
• Legal residence and long-term settlement: The legally residing migrant population continued to expand, reaching 916,697 persons in October 2025. Naturalisation increased, particularly among second‑generation applicants, signalling deeper settlement patterns. Yet administrative delays and reliance on temporary certificates heightened precariousness for long-term residents.
• Labour market and integration: Migrant labour participation remained strong, with unemployment among foreign nationals dropping to 9.7% in Q3 2025. Integration governance consolidated further, especially for unaccompanied minors, while increasingly linking residence and protection to labour market participation, reflecting a shift toward conditional inclusion.
• Reception, enforcement, and border management: Island reception centre populations fell sharply, indicating decongestion. At the same time, enforcement intensified, particularly in return policy, while irregular stay apprehensions declined. These developments unfolded against a backdrop of growing domestic and international scrutiny.

A governance model at a crossroads

The period 2024–2025 emerges as a transitional yet tension‑filled phase in Greece’s migration governance, marked by a structural rebalancing between administrative consolidation and intensified enforcement. While arrivals moderated in 2025 after the sharp increase of 2024, pressures on the asylum system remain substantial, reflected in expanding backlogs, declining first‑instance recognition rates, and persistent disparities between arrivals and effective returns. Administrative digitalisation, procedural streamlining, and the expansion of selected legal and investment‑based migration pathways signal efforts toward institutional modernisation and closer alignment with EU standards. At the same time, a more restrictive and securitised orientation has taken hold, exemplified by the temporary suspension of access to asylum procedures for specific categories of new arrivals and the reinforcement of return enforcement mechanisms, developments that have heightened domestic and international scrutiny, particularly in light of allegations of pushbacks and broader concerns regarding compliance with fundamental rights obligations.

The legal residence framework continues to expand quantitatively, with growth in valid permits and consolidation of long‑term settlement patterns. Yet persistent delays in residence permit renewals and reliance on short‑term certificates have increased precariousness for long‑term residents, undermining legal certainty and stable socio‑economic integration. Integration governance has strengthened institutionally, especially for unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups, but the growing linkage between protection status and labour market participation reflects a shift toward conditional, economically driven inclusion.

Taken together, developments during 2024–2025 point to a migration governance model at a crossroads, where selective openness and administrative modernisation coexist with deterrence‑oriented measures and heightened enforcement. The long‑term sustainability of this evolving approach will depend on Greece’s ability to reconcile control objectives with procedural safeguards, social cohesion, and the protection of fundamental rights.

DRAFT OPINION on the Council Decision amending Decision (EU) 2021/1764 on the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Urmas Paet

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Monday 9 March

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Le gouvernement allemand a toujours gardé ses distances avec l'industrie de la défense nationale, mais cela commence à changer.

The post Le fiasco autour de l’avion de combat SCAF révèle le renforcement des liens entre Berlin et le secteur de la défense appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Considérés comme des personnes inférieures, les Noirs ont été harcelés, persécutés, voire tués par le régime nazi. Certains sont emprisonnés, stérilisés de force. D'autres sont transférés dans les camps de concentration.

Pourquoi l'Albanie et le Kosovo participent-ils donc au prétendu « Conseil de la paix » de Donald Trump ? Cette participation va à l'encontre des valeurs d'autodétermination et interroge sur la place de ces deux Etats sur l'échiquier européen et mondial. L'analyse du Collectif anticapitaliste albanais.

- Libres opinions. L'espace de débat du Courrier des Balkans / Blogs - Diaporama, Albanie, Kosovo, Grand Bazar - Diaporama, Israël-Palestine

Pourquoi l'Albanie et le Kosovo participent-ils donc au prétendu « Conseil de la paix » de Donald Trump ? Cette participation va à l'encontre des valeurs d'autodétermination et interroge sur la place de ces deux Etats sur l'échiquier européen et mondial. L'analyse du Collectif anticapitaliste albanais.

- Libres opinions. L'espace de débat du Courrier des Balkans / Blogs - Diaporama, Albanie, Kosovo, Grand Bazar - Diaporama, Israël-Palestine

Pourquoi l'Albanie et le Kosovo participent-ils donc au prétendu « Conseil de la paix » de Donald Trump ? Cette participation va à l'encontre des valeurs d'autodétermination et interroge sur la place de ces deux Etats sur l'échiquier européen et mondial. L'analyse du Collectif anticapitaliste albanais.

- Libres opinions. L'espace de débat du Courrier des Balkans / Blogs - Diaporama, Albanie, Kosovo, Grand Bazar - Diaporama, Israël-Palestine

La Calabre, dans le sud de l'Italie, offre une aide à la relocalisation et des incitations au logement pour recruter des médecins étrangers.

The post Sous la pression des États-Unis, l’Italie renonce à embaucher des médecins cubains pour faire face à la pénurie des professionnels de santé appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Four soldiers were injured but all are now in a stable condition, Ghana's army says.

L'Alternative pour l'Allemagne, parti d'extrême droite, a presque doublé son score par rapport aux élections de 2021.

The post Allemagne : un sondage révèle une victoire des Verts face à la CDU de Merz lors d’une élection régionale cruciale appeared first on Euractiv FR.

1 400 personnes touchées par la contamination près d'Anvers demandent réparation - d'autres pourraient suivre.

The post Rencontre avec Geert Lenssens, l’avocat belge qui s’attaque aux PFAS appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Pro-environmental behavior, such as recycling, often needs to be regular to be effective, and interventions to encourage behavioral change may therefore need to be repeated; yet, little evidence exists on the optimal time pattern and frequency of such repeated interventions. To fill this gap, we investigate the impact of mobile text reminders on households’ recycling behavior in urban Peru by randomly varying the exposure length and continuity of reminders. We find that reminders increase both the likelihood that households start to recycle and the frequency of recycling among households that already did so before the intervention. The effects are stronger when reminders are repeated over a longer period. Our findings suggest that both limited attention and habit formation matter for recycling behavior, and that low-cost mobile text reminders can effectively support regular pro-environmental behavior.

Pro-environmental behavior, such as recycling, often needs to be regular to be effective, and interventions to encourage behavioral change may therefore need to be repeated; yet, little evidence exists on the optimal time pattern and frequency of such repeated interventions. To fill this gap, we investigate the impact of mobile text reminders on households’ recycling behavior in urban Peru by randomly varying the exposure length and continuity of reminders. We find that reminders increase both the likelihood that households start to recycle and the frequency of recycling among households that already did so before the intervention. The effects are stronger when reminders are repeated over a longer period. Our findings suggest that both limited attention and habit formation matter for recycling behavior, and that low-cost mobile text reminders can effectively support regular pro-environmental behavior.

Pro-environmental behavior, such as recycling, often needs to be regular to be effective, and interventions to encourage behavioral change may therefore need to be repeated; yet, little evidence exists on the optimal time pattern and frequency of such repeated interventions. To fill this gap, we investigate the impact of mobile text reminders on households’ recycling behavior in urban Peru by randomly varying the exposure length and continuity of reminders. We find that reminders increase both the likelihood that households start to recycle and the frequency of recycling among households that already did so before the intervention. The effects are stronger when reminders are repeated over a longer period. Our findings suggest that both limited attention and habit formation matter for recycling behavior, and that low-cost mobile text reminders can effectively support regular pro-environmental behavior.