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La Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Bénin (CCI Bénin) a organisé, le mardi 24 février 2026 à son siège à Cotonou, une rencontre thématique sur le thème « Se préparer à l'export », dans le cadre de sa série de sensibilisation intitulée « Comment exporter ».

Animée par Irène ANANI AMEGBEDJI, point focal de l'activité à la CCI Bénin, la session a mis l'accent sur l'importance d'une préparation rigoureuse avant toute démarche d'exportation. Huit points clés ont été développés, notamment : l'engagement du dirigeant, le diagnostic de l'entreprise, l'étude de marché, l'adaptation du produit au marché cible, la maîtrise des règles du marché visé, le développement des compétences à l'export, l'identification des besoins de financement ainsi que les accords de distribution. Philippe TOKPANPOU, coordonnateur du PROPEX/ITC Bénin, a rappelé la nécessité d'anticiper les défis liés à l'exportation afin d'éviter les imprévus.

Les entreprises NATURA et WAPACK ont également partagé leurs expériences avec les participants. La session a connu la présence d'acteurs de l'écosystème entrepreneurial, notamment l'APIEx et l'ADPME.
Pour Rachidi LAWANI, gérant d'une société familiale, cette première rencontre a permis aux chefs d'entreprise de mieux comprendre les préalables à l'exportation. Convaincu par les connaissances acquises, il a exprimé ses remerciements à la CCI Bénin pour ses efforts en faveur de l'essor des PME au Bénin et s'est dit prêt à participer aux trois sessions restantes prévues en mai, août et novembre 2026.

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When Khalid, Julia and Benjamin won their immigration cases last year, they were all given a similar message by the judge: You can now can live freely. Congratulations. Welcome to America. The three are now being held by armed guards in Equatorial Guinea, a small, authoritarian petro-state in Central Africa, after being secretly d .

The soft singing of workers rings out at daybreak in the Congolese village of Romee, whose wooded haven is threatened by a scramble for forest land that has sparked deadly violence. In one of the world's biggest and most precious forests, these locals have so far escaped the clutches of investors seizing concessions in the Democratic Republic of .

Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the last-16 of the Champions League on Wednesday night following a 2-2 draw with Monaco at the Parc des Princes in Paris. The defending . . . .

Brazil has suspended the import of dried and fermented cocoa beans from the world's largest producer, Ivory Coast, where the sector is in crisis amid falling exports. Brazil's agriculture ministry published a decree this week ordering the suspension, citing the risk of pests or diseases in cocoa beans coming from the West African nation, claimin .

The Member of Parliament for the Hemang Lower Denkyira Constituency, Hon. Lawrence Agyinsam, has outlined a series of infrastructural and social intervention projects undertaken within his first year in office as an opposition legislator.

On 26 February 2026, SEDE hosts the European Defence Agency (EDA)'s Defence Industry Conference from 9.30 - 16.00hrs in the EP premises, bringing together representatives from industry, EU Member States and EU institutions. The conference will provide a forum for discussion on how Europe’s defence industrial base can respond to an increasingly complex security environment.

Discussions will focus on industrial readiness, cooperation and long-term resilience, with particular attention to production capacity, interoperability and supply chain security.
The programme will include welcome addresses from the Chair of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and EDA leadership, followed by briefings on the Agency's engagement with industry, capability development activities and innovation initiatives. Two panel discussions will address cooperation and interoperability, and securing defence supply chains, bringing together perspectives from industry, Member States and EU institutions.
Draft agenda
Background information and overview on ongoing SEDE dossiers
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Les services de la sûreté de la wilaya de Skikda ont procédé à l’arrestation d’un chauffeur de camion et d’un conducteur de bus de transport […]

L’article Drame évité de justesse à Skikda : Un bus fou en pleine descente sème la terreur est apparu en premier sur .

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The next meeting of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 18 March 2026 from 9.00 - 12.30 and 14.30 - 18.30 and Thursday, 19 March 2026 from 9.00-12.30 in Brussels (room tbc).
Further information about the SEDE meetings can be found here.

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SEDE missions 2025:

• Djibouti - 27-29 October 2025
  
• Greenland - 15-19 September 2025
  
• Norway - 27-30 May 2025
• Moldova and Ukraine - 14-17 April 2025
  
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - 24-27 February 2025
• Israel and Palestine - 5-8 February 2025

SEDE missions 2024:

• United Kingdom - 28-30 October 2024
• Ukraine - 25-26 October 2024

SEDE Committee meetings' calendar 2026
SEDE Committee meetings' calendar 2025
EP calendar 2026
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BERICHT über die Erweiterungsstrategie der EU
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Petras Auštrevičius

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The Commission should, MEPs say, propose EU legislation establishing a common definition of rape based on the concept of freely given, informed and revocable consent.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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SEDE-AFCO Joint Public Hearing on Institutional aspects of the Common European Defence Union - 24 February 2026

The Committee on Security and Defence jointly with the Committee on Constitutional Affairs held a hearing on "Institutional aspects of the Common European Defence Union" on 24 February. The Committees looked into the existing institutional framework supporting the Common European Defence Union. The hearing will help to identify the challenges and opportunities within current institutional arrangements, and it will propose recommendations for closer cooperation among Member States and EU's internal governance mechanisms.

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Poster
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New laws seek to boost the competitiveness of EU so-called small “mid-cap” (SMC) enterprises as they grown beyond SME status with targeted measures.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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REPORT on flagship European defence projects of common interest
Committee on Security and Defence
Lucia Annunziata

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REPORT on tackling barriers to the single market for defence
Committee on Security and Defence
Tobias Cremer

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A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Committee Chair David McAllister (EPP, Germany), visited Podgorica and Tirana from 16 to 18 February.
The visit enabled AFET MEPs to evaluate the state of play of accession negotiations and outstanding reform priorities in each country and reaffirm Parliament's commitment to supporting both countries on their European paths.
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