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BUDAPEST. Lajkó Félix Most jöttem... című folklemeze májusban a 3. helyre került a világ legrangosabb világzenei toplistáján, a World Music Charts Europe-on (WMCE).

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Alongside Boris Johnson’s Brexit metamorphosis, it must be the transformation of the referendum campaign. For close to a quarter-century, Britain’s control-obsessed Treasury was the EU’s most eurosceptic finance ministry. Yet in recent months it became the go-to armoury for Remain campaigners, churning out ever more harrowing economic warnings on the consequences of Brexit. Whitehall’s broody power centre saw the light – or at least the costs of leaving.

Should Britain vote to stay in the EU, eternal optimists in Brussels – and there are a few left – might take this as a positive sign. In theory, the vote should “settle this European question in British politics” – just as David Cameron promised. The europhile Treasury could lead a mini-renaissance in British EU influence. The UK’s ambitious 2017 EU presidency could press for trade deals and deepening the single market. A multi-tier EU would give Britain the reassurance it craves; London’s defensive crouch on EU policy could end. The Economist’s Bagehot outlines just such an initiative.

Many will find it hard to believe.

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Professeur à Sciences Po Paris et spécialiste du Front Polisario.

POZSONY. A szlovák kormány tagjai június 1-én, tehát pontosan egy hónappal Szlovákia uniós elnökségének nyitánya előtt megbeszélésbe kezdenek az európai intézmények magas rangú képviselőivel Brüsszelben. A küldöttséget Robert Fico miniszterelnök vezeti.

Albanie : quand le cinéma raconte la chute du régime communiste
Albanie : le festival de Durrës, rendez-vous du cinéma des Balkans
Faire du cinéma en Albanie : l'école Marubi de Tirana
Cinéma : Goran Paskaljević inaugure une « Lune de miel » serbo-albanaise

/ Courrier des Balkans, Albanie, Culture et éducation, Histoire

Albanie : quand le cinéma raconte la chute du régime communiste
Albanie : le festival de Durrës, rendez-vous du cinéma des Balkans
Faire du cinéma en Albanie : l'école Marubi de Tirana
Cinéma : Goran Paskaljević inaugure une « Lune de miel » serbo-albanaise

/ Courrier des Balkans, Albanie, Culture et éducation, Histoire

May 31, 2016 (YEI) - The Governor of South Sudan's Yei River state, David Moses Lokonga on Tuesday met President Salva Kiir to discuss development and security challenges in the region.

Governor David Lokonga Moses speaks to the press in Yei May 31, 2016 (ST)

The state information Stephen Ladu, said Lokonga briefed the president on potentials and strategies in place for the development of the state.

He however said the governor expressed concerns that insecurity was a major threat.

President Kiir was also briefed by Lokonga on border relations with neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

Last month, Congo deployed a number of its soldiers in Morobo county of Yei River state, following a land dispute.

“The governor briefed the president on a number of issues among others, including the need for service delivery, security concerns more especially the killing of late sister Veronika and her transportation for burial in Yei,” said Ladu.

Lokonga also met and held discussions with vice president, James Wani Igga on the presence of armed cattle keepers operating within Kajo-Keji and Lainya counties.

“It's time for farming and these cattle keepers have to move to their state so that farmers in the rural area can concentrate on food production,” said the minister.

The governor also held talks with South Sudan's roads and transport minister, Rebecca Joshua Okwaci, finance and economic minister, David Deng Athorbei and his internal affairs counterpart, Alfred Ladu Gore, centered on economy, roads and insecurity.

(ST)

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CATANIA. Letartóztattak kedden Szicíliában 16 olyan feltételezett embercsempészt, akik a tengerből kimentett emberek között voltak - jelentette a helyi média.

May 31, 2016 (YAMBIO) – A high level government delegation from the newly created state of Amadi [Western Equatoria state], visited Yambio on Monday to claim from another newly created successor Gbudue state, government assets allocated for Amadi state.

Bicycle riders and two women carrying pots in Yambio town March 28, 2016 (ST)

During the distribution discussions earlier some assets were not properly handed over to the authority of Amadi state.

Secretary General of Amadi state, Commander Gaius, said the purpose of their coming to Yambio was to claim the remaining assets which were allocated for them by the committee formed to distribute all the government assets which includes vehicles, and office equipment in Western Equatoria.

Gaius stated that there are still a number of vehicles which Gbudue state authorities were supposed to release them but they found it that some government officials are still using them, adding that generators and most of office equipment are yet to be released.

“It is unfortunate that until now Gbudue State continues to keep assets which were supposed to be given to us which includes vehicles, Generators and Office equipment they should release it to us without any problem,” Gaius said.

Meanwhile the acting governor for Gbudue state, Victor Edward Kpiawandu, said he is new in the office and he is not well informed about how the assets were distributed among the three new created states of Western Equatoria.

The acting governor suggested that they should meet with the committee which was formed to assess and distribute the assets equally.

Kpiawandu further asserted that distribution of assets should not create any tension among the people of Western Equatoria but they should peacefully follow the right procedure to claim what belongs to them.

Also speaking to Sudan Tribune on condition of anonymity, one of the government's officials who was among the committee formed for the assessment of the assets and the distributions mentioned that Gbudue state are left with few vehicles which are on good condition and most of them grounded and therefore needed a lot of money to put on road again.

He claimed that other vehicles which were in good condition were allocated to other states and even staff Van for Yambio FM was also taken which could be left to help the only radio in Western Equatoria.

“I have seen the way the vehicles were distributed is not good because only few cars in good condition were given to Gbudue State and most of [them] are grounded and will need big money to put it again on road,” he said.

Few weeks ago one of the top government officials complained over the Yambio fm radio, accusing the people of Gbudue state of allegedly chasing away indigenous people from other states to go back to their state, which he described as discrimination and tribalism.

(ST)

May 31, 2016 (NEW YORK) - The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday voted to renew sanctions on a number of individuals allegedly obstructing a peace deal in South Sudan, weeks after formation of a Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU).

A UN Security Council session in New York (Photo courtesy of the UN)

The Council's resolution, which welcomed the recent formation of a unity government, extended sanctions for a year, saying much was yet to be done to achieve a peaceful settlement of the conflict that killed tens of thousands of people and displaced over two million.

The 15-member body's decision comes after an agreement to pursue the sanctions was reached with Russia on Friday, 27 May, in which the draft resolution followed two technical rollovers (resolution 2280 of 7 April and resolution 2271 of 2 March) that briefly extended the sanctions regime.

The sanction's renewal was delayed due to the return to Juba of the opposition leader and current First Vice President, Riek Machar, and the formation of the transitional government of national unity in late April.

However, some members of the UN Security Council believed that the Council required more time to consider an appropriate approach to sanctions, including a potential arms embargo, while the political situation was in considerable flux and the threat of additional sanctions could affect the calculations of the key decision-makers.

Also members were of the view that the additional time might allow the Council to formulate a more unified strategy, given the divergent views on sanctions. Hence, brief technical rollover resolutions were adopted.

There is general recognition that enormous difficulties still lie ahead in the implementation of South Sudan's peace deal.

These hurdles include, among others the lack of political will by the parties in the country's transitional government of national unity to resolve on the controversial 28 states which the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and UN wanted suspended, but has not done till now.

The Council is also concerned about the ongoing threats in South Sudan to humanitarian organizations and workers as well as non-cooperation with the UN mission in the country. A draft South Sudan's Non-Governmental Organization Bill, now in Parliament, is considered an obstacle to operations of international and national non-governmental entities.

South Sudan's ambassador to the UN, Joseph Malok, however, said he was “disappointed” by the Security Council's resolution, reiterating government's commitment to implement the accord signed with the armed opposition in August last year.

(ST)

POZSONY. A diákok közép- vagy főiskolai tanulmányaik befejezése után kötelesek az egészségbiztosítójuknak bejelenteni, hogy helyettük ki fizeti majd az egészségügyi járulékokat.

May 31, 2016 (WAU) – A South Sudanese army officer, identified as Justin Bakhit Bambur, blew up himself in Wau state on Tuesday, for reasons yet to be established.

The incident occurred at Mad-Mayo vocational training centre at about 5:00pm [local time].

Eyewitnesses said the deceased was seen moving near the centre's fence prior to his death.

“We just heard a bomb sound, but when we reached the site of the blast, we found a dead body lying on the ground while we did not know why the person killed himself,” a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officer, who preferred anonymity said Tuesday.

None of the deceased's relatives was willing to be interviewed by Sudan Tribune.

(ST)

BERLIN. Németországban bíróság elé állítottak kedden egy tűzoltót, amiért megpróbált felgyújtani egy épületet, amelyben menedékkérőket helyeztek el.

84 ans. Telle est l'espérance de vie moyenne à la naissance des femmes slovènes. Un record dans la région, où les Serbes, des deux sexes, arrivent tout en bas du tableau.
Une nouvelle née slovène peut, en toute confiance, s'attendre à franchir l'âge de 84 ans, selon les statistiques de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS). C'est la valeur la plus élevée de tous les pays de l'ancienne Yougoslavie, et il en va de même pour les hommes, dont l'espérance de vie à la naissance est en moyenne de 77 ans en (...)

/ Croatie, Populations, minorités et migrations, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Monténégro, Serbie, Slovénie, Kosovo, Macédoine

84 ans. Telle est l'espérance de vie moyenne à la naissance des femmes slovènes. Un record dans la région, où les Serbes, des deux sexes, arrivent tout en bas du tableau.
Une nouvelle née slovène peut, en toute confiance, s'attendre à franchir l'âge de 84 ans, selon les statistiques de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS). C'est la valeur la plus élevée de tous les pays de l'ancienne Yougoslavie, et il en va de même pour les hommes, dont l'espérance de vie à la naissance est en moyenne de 77 ans en (...)

/ Croatie, Populations, minorités et migrations, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Monténégro, Serbie, Slovénie, Kosovo, Macédoine

84 ans. Telle est l'espérance de vie moyenne à la naissance des femmes slovènes. Un record dans la région, où les Serbes, des deux sexes, arrivent tout en bas du tableau.
Une nouvelle née slovène peut, en toute confiance, s'attendre à franchir l'âge de 84 ans, selon les statistiques de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS). C'est la valeur la plus élevée de tous les pays de l'ancienne Yougoslavie, et il en va de même pour les hommes, dont l'espérance de vie à la naissance est en moyenne de 77 ans en (...)

/ Croatie, Populations, minorités et migrations, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Monténégro, Serbie, Slovénie, Kosovo, Macédoine