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Plenary sessions : Parliament calls for the immediate release of an Irish citizen, Ibrahim Halawa, detained in Egypt, the release of all political prisoners in Maldives, and the withdrawal of the anti-sodomy law in Malaysia, in three resolutions passed on Thursday.

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Plenary sessions : Parliament decided to set up a 45 member inquiry committee to investigate breaches of EU rules on car emission tests and alleged failures by EU member states and the European Commission to enforce EU standards. The committee will present an interim report within 6 months, and a final report within 12 months, of starting its work.

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Plenary sessions : Parliament decided to set up a 45 member inquiry committee to investigate breaches of EU rules on car emission tests and alleged failures by EU member states and the European Commission to enforce EU standards. The committee will present an interim report within 6 months, and a final report within 12 months, of starting its work.

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Séance plénière : Le Parlement a décidé de mettre en place une commission d'enquête de 45 membres pour enquêter sur les violations des règles de l'UE concernant les essais d'émissions de voiture et les échecs présumés des États membres de l'UE et de la Commission européenne à faire respecter les normes de l'UE. La commission présentera un rapport provisoire dans les six mois et un rapport final dans les douze mois suivant le début de son travail.

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In order to tackle the unprecedented flows of refugees in 2015, the EU has set out a comprehensive strategy and is fully engaged in solving the most pressing issues. On the basis of the strategic orientations set out by the European Council and by the Council, the Presidency has assigned itself four priorities:

(a)    Providing assistance to those in need: humanitarian situation, civil protection, etc.
(b)   Stemming the migration flows: cooperating with third countries, prevent/deter, actions against smugglers, targeted communication, etc.
(c)    Strengthening the capacity at entry: hotspots, entry points, registration, security, border cooperation, etc.
(d)   Managing the flows within internal borders: processing including screening, security checks, reception, asylum, relocation, return, etc.

The Presidency has held numerous meetings and consultations, conducted field visits and activated the Integrated Political Crisis Response (IPCR) for the first time ever (cf. annex). Member States, the Commission, the EEAS and relevant EU agencies have been fully mobilised to support the Council in taking decisions on actions to meet the needs of arriving refugees and migrants, including the 1.2 million asylum seekers that have arrived since January 2015 (+ 90% than in 2014) in the EU. Implementation has been advancing rapidly in some areas, but significant gaps still remain.

Das Gericht der EU gibt Schweden nun recht: Die Kommission hat gegen EU-Recht verstoßen, als sie die Veröffentlichung einer Definition von hormonwirksamen Substanzen, den "endokrinen Disruptoren", hinauszögerte. EurActiv Brüssel berichtet.

A nagysikerű Red Bull Air Race sorozat ismét visszatér Budapestre, 2016-ban ismét futamot rendezhet a magyar főváros!

Erstmals diskuteirt ein EU-Gipfel die Pläne Großbritanniens über einen möglichen EU-Austritt und die damit verbundenen Reform-Forderungen von Premierminister David Cameron.

Il y a cinq ans, Mohammed Bouazizi s'immolait par le feu à Sidi Bouzid. Un acte de désespoir qui provoqua la chute du dictateur Ben Ali et le déclenchement du "printemps arabe". Cinq ans après, où en est la Tunisie ?

Paris a accueilli la 21e édition de la Conférence Climat des Nations Unies (COP21) du 30 novembre au 11 décembre 2015 afin d'établir des objectifs ambitieux et contraignants dans la lutte contre le changement climatique. Les 196 parties – 195 Etats auxquels s'ajoute l'Union européenne – ont adopté un accord à l'issue des négociations, samedi 12 décembre. L'accord trouvé est-il juridiquement contraignant ? Est-ce un accord historique ou une coquille vide, comme le suggèrent certaines ONG ? Quelles sont ses implications concrètes ? Quelles mesures doivent être prises par l'UE et ses Etats membres afin de le respecter ? Quelles sont les prochaines étapes ?

Few countries have done more, more quickly to combat corruption than impoverished, violence-wracked Guatemala. In less than a year prosecutors have linked nearly 100 officials and business people to schemes that may have robbed the state of more than $120 million in customs revenues, while earning fortunes in kickbacks.

Lors de la réunion constitutive à Strasbourg ce jeudi, les membres de la commission spéciale sur les rescrits fiscaux – qui poursuivra ses fonctions pendant six mois en vertu d’un nouveau mandat – ont réélu Alain Lamassoure (PPE, FR) comme président.
Commission spéciale sur les rescrits fiscaux et autres mesures similaires par leur nature ou par leur effet (TAXE 2)

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On 16 December 2015, Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA) Jorge Domecq and Director of the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) Tim Rowntree signed a revised guidance document defining the terms of cooperation between the EDA and the Executive Administration (EA) of OCCAR as well as between the EDA and OCCAR Member States.

Compared to the Interface Document on EDA-OCCAR relations formulated in 2013, the new publication develops concepts of cooperation in a more detailed and pragmatic manner. Referring to the Policy Framework for Systematic and Long-Term Defence Cooperation, the two organisations will introduce greater synergies in terms of project or programme management. New areas described in the document include different models of how EDA cooperative projects can be taken forward by relying on the OCCAR-EA cooperative programme management expertise as well as how OCCAR programme activities could be entrusted to the EDA. In addition, the Interface Document describes how, within the frame of an existing OCCAR managed programme, OCCAR may benefit from EDA tools, services and expertise.

More information: 

• OCCAR website
• News "EDA signs Security Arrangement with OCCAR" (9 December 2014)

 

La guerre est entrée dans Paris et tue plus de civils que de militaires. Quelles sont les conséquences de ce bouleversement ? Interview de Bénédicte Chéron.

Le capitaine de vaisseau Dominique de Lorgeril en est à l’origine.