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Öngyilkos lett egy hajóskapitány a dél-amerikai Paraguayban, miután a hatóságok 13 tonna kábítószerre bukkantak hajója fedélzetén - közölték szerdán.

A helyi kábítószer-ellenes hivatal tájékoztatása szerint a 10 millió amerikai dollárt (több mint 2,8 milliárd forintot) érő szállítmányra egy konténerben találtak rá. A marihuanát 493 zacskóba csomagolták. A tiltott rakomány felfedezése után a hajó 53 éves kapitánya pisztolyával végzett magával.
A rendőrség őrizetbe vette és kihallgatja a legénység kilenc tagját.
Dél-Amerikában Paraguayt tekintik az egyik legnagyobb marihuana-előállító országnak.

Immár tizenharmadik alkalommal rendeznek Gyermek Színjátszó Találkozót az alsóboldogfalvi és környékbeli iskolák csoportjainak.
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A series of discussions on employment of the deaf persons within the project „Active for the Future" aimed at promoting the development of an inclusive labour market in the European Union is now completed with the summary of different proposals. The members of the European Commission, representatives of the government and Parliament of the Republic of Latvia, social partners and more than 120 representatives of EU public organisations of the deaf persons were engaged in the discussions.

Plenáris ülés : Az elmúlt években több nyugat-európai újság és tévécsatorna ellen is intéztek politikailag motivált kibertámadást. Áprilisban például a francia TV5Monde tévécsatornát támadták meg. Szerdán az EP-képviselők arról vitáztak, hogy mennyire áll készen az EU az ilyen támadások kivédésére. Idővonalunkban pedig az elmúlt évek ilyen támadásait foglaltuk össze.

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Az aranyszőrű bárány című Benedek Elek-mese alapján színre vitt előadást mutatja be május 31-én, vasárnap este hét órától az Udvarhely Néptáncműhely.
Kategória: Művelődés

De par sa composition universelle, l'ONU a historiquement été la première organisation à accorder une place, une voix et une tribune aux pays émergents. Ces derniers ont, en retour, peu à peu modifié en profondeur l'organisation, qui ne rassemble plus aujourd'hui, comme en 1945, les seuls vainqueurs de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Cette évolution, qui débute au moment où les pays nouvellement décolonisés adhèrent à l'ONU, ne s'est pas déroulée sans remous ni résistances....

Le mercredi 20 mai, la section cynotechnique du 13e régiment du génie (13e RG) a réalisé ses  premiers tirs au pistolet automatique (PA), avec ses chiens.

Every year the European Public Affairs Consultancies’ Association (EPACA) organises an essay contest for young Public Affairs professionals to discuss a topic of relevance to the industry. This year, EPACA wanted to know participants’ ideas on how to improve public trust in EU public affairs. A question key to Public Affairs professionals and which makes us rethink our relation to and responsibility towards a critical actor in European politics: the European people.

After all, EU citizens remain the pillar of the European Union. Their voice, whether it is dimmed or amplified by their national and European representatives, remains the fundamental source of legitimacy for any politician and stakeholder involved in politics. Indeed, without a certain level of approval from the European general public, individuals or organisations who want to impact on EU affairs loses significant support and credibility; and the more those are lost at the bottom, the more limited the effect at the top will be. Hence why public trust in EU public affairs is so critical, and why it is essential for businesses to keep thinking about what it takes to ensure and improve it. Our research executive Anne Sauviat was the winner of the EPACA Essay Competition and provided some answers to this challenging but crucial question.

How to improve public trust in EU public affairs?

 To what extent are EU public affairs public? Which ‘public’ is actually encompassed under such appellation? These are important questions when thinking about the issue of public trust in EU public affairs for a reason: trust comes from a feeling of inclusion, which itself encompasses both a physical and symbolic dimension.

Apathy and skepticism have increasingly taken over public opinion on European politics. This mistrust is notably due to Europeans feeling alienated from a political environment and process they expect to be integral to. Yet, many perceive European politics as unreachable and incomprehensible conversations between political, economic and industrial elites. In this context, public affairs consultancies mainly appear as illegitimate intermediaries influencing EU politicians for private stakeholders ‘ interests.

Thus, building trust in EU public affairs necessitates overcoming the negative connotation they often assume. The notion and activity of lobbying should be brought back to its original meaning and purpose: providing decision-makers with practical information on topics they are not necessarily fully aware of, and informing them of the demands from the various groups of the civil society they represent. European public affairs would be better acknowledged if they were given a more ‘positive’ definition and if their relevance for both public and private entities were promoted.

Public trust also relies on the transparency of the information and services exchanged by the various actors (in)directly involved in the European political process. Giving accessibility to such data helps the public better understand and confide in the reliability of politically-invested individuals and organisations.

Finally, beyond the status of witnesses, European citizens should be more extensively and actively included in the public affairs debates. The new methods of communication and wide range of social media can significantly contribute to the ‘re-democratisation’  of European public affairs and their relative re-appropriation by the general public.

Anne Sauviat

Général : Il y a un an, les Européens votaient pour élire leurs députés. Mais pour la première fois, leur choix a également été lié à la sélection de la personne à la tête de la Commission européenne. Le Parti populaire européen (PPE) a remporté les élections et c'est par conséquent son candidat tête de liste, Jean-Claude Juncker, qui a été élu Président de la Commission. Quatre de ces candidats nous livrent leurs impressions sur ces élections historiques en vidéo.

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Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid met the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Human Rights and Security and Defence subcommittees on Thursday to discuss the latest developments in his country. Security challenges, fighting terrorism and tackling migration flows were the key issues raised in the debate.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid met the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Human Rights and Security and Defence subcommittees on Thursday to discuss the latest developments in his country. Security challenges, fighting terrorism and tackling migration flows were the key issues raised in the debate.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid met the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Human Rights and Security and Defence subcommittees on Thursday to discuss the latest developments in his country. Security challenges, fighting terrorism and tackling migration flows were the key issues raised in the debate.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid met the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Human Rights and Security and Defence subcommittees on Thursday to discuss the latest developments in his country. Security challenges, fighting terrorism and tackling migration flows were the key issues raised in the debate.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid met the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Human Rights and Security and Defence subcommittees on Thursday to discuss the latest developments in his country. Security challenges, fighting terrorism and tackling migration flows were the key issues raised in the debate.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Jóváhagyásra vár a több mint 13 ezer hektáros, a Natura 2000 területhálózat részét képező Madarasi Hargita és Ördög-tó természetvédelmi terület kezelési terve.
Kategória: Aktuális/Udvarhelyszék

A deal struck by MEPs and Council of Ministers negotiators in the small hours of Thursday morning means the architecture of the Juncker plan to unlock €315 billion public and private investments in the real economy in 2015-2017 can now be put to a European Parliament vote on 24 June and the investment programme can kick off in the summer.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on Budgets

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A deal struck by MEPs and Council of Ministers negotiators in the small hours of Thursday morning means the architecture of the Juncker plan to unlock €315 billion public and private investments in the real economy in 2015-2017 can now be put to a European Parliament vote on 24 June and the investment programme can kick off in the summer.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on Budgets

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A deal struck by MEPs and Council of Ministers negotiators in the small hours of Thursday morning means the architecture of the Juncker plan to unlock €315 billion public and private investments in the real economy in 2015-2017 can now be put to a European Parliament vote on 24 June and the investment programme can kick off in the summer.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on Budgets

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Un accord conclu par les députés et le Conseil des ministres à l'aube ce jeudi matin, qui permettra à l'architecture du plan Juncker de libérer 315 milliards d'euros d'investissements publics et privés dans l'économie réelle en 2015-2017, pourra désormais être mis aux voix au Parlement européen lors d'un vote le 24 juin. Le programme d'investissement pourra être lancé cet été.
Commission des budgets
Commission des affaires économiques et monétaires

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