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La liberté de circulation des personnes est un des piliers de la construction européenne : l'un est impossible sans l'autre[1]. Après l'activation de l'article 50 par le gouvernement britannique, c'est principalement sur ce principe que s'articuleront les futures négociations avec le...

Le 4 avril, le Commissaire aux droits de l'Homme du Conseil de l'Europe, s'est déclaré inquiet de la régression en matière de liberté d'association, des répressions et du harcèlement administratif et judiciaire qui affectent les organisations de défense des droits de l'Homme, comme en Russie, Turquie, Serbie, Bulgarie, Roumanie et Slovaquie.

La commission d'enquête du Sénat sur "les frontières européennes, le contrôle des flux des personnes et des marchandises en Europe et l'avenir de l'espace Schengen" a rendu son rapport le 4 avril après avoir entendu 31 personnalités, dont le président de la Fondation Jean-Dominique Giuliani. Face à la menace terroriste et à la crise migratoire, la commission propose 32 mesures pour préserver et réformer l'espace Schengen.

Dans le rapport de l'ONU sur les énergies renouvelables publié le 3 avril, "plus de 70% des experts interrogés (...) considèrent une transition mondiale vers 100% d'énergie renouvelable à la fois faisable et réaliste."

Jusqu'au 23 avril, à l'occasion de son Festival de Pâques, la ville d'Aix-en-Provence organise de nombreux concerts de musique classique.

La 14e édition de Documenta se tient à Athènes jusqu'au 16 juillet. L'exposition dévoile les œuvres de plus de 160 artistes, dans plus de 40 institutions publiques.

Jusqu'au 16 avril, l'Espagne organise de grandes célébrations pour Pâques durant la semaine sainte. Processions diurnes et nocturnes, scènes bibliques ou encore concerts auront lieu dans tout le pays.

Du 10 au 17 avril, Cracovie accueille "Misteria Paschalia", l'un des plus grands festivals européens de musique Renaissance et baroque, qui accompagne les festivités pascales avec des concerts d'orgue et de chant. Des virtuoses reconnus se produiront dans la célèbre chapelle Sainte-Cunégonde de Wieliczka, creusée dans le sel.

Sanktionen scheinen zum Dauerzustand in den Beziehungen zwischen der EU und Russland geworden zu sein. Sie haben zur Eindämmung des Krieges im Donbas beigetragen, sind aber nicht geeignet, die Rückgabe der Krim an die Ukraine und die Umsetzung der Minsker Vereinbarungen zu erzwingen. Der EU-Sanktionskonsens ist 2017 weniger stabil als zuvor. Deshalb muss in der EU frühzeitig und strategisch über das weitere Vorgehen nachgedacht werden.

In its review of the peacebuilding architecture, the Advisory Group of Experts introduced the language of “sustaining peace.” With peacebuilding increasingly interpreted as time-bound interventions in fragile or conflict-affected states, sustaining peace seeks to reclaim peace in its own right and detach it from conflict. But what does sustaining peace mean in practice?

This issue brief seeks to unpack the definition of sustaining peace and provide examples of what it looks like at the national and international levels. It also aims to clear up the political cobwebs in the minds of some stakeholders fearful that the concept is another Trojan horse for outside intervention. It describes sustaining peace as:

• An explicit and deliberate policy objective for all states, not just those affected by conflict;
• An ongoing exercise grounded in existing capacities for peace;
• An endogenous process requiring strong and inclusive national ownership and leadership; and
• A multi-sectoral, all-encompassing “meta-policy” deserving attention at the highest levels of national government.

This issue brief is part of the International Peace Institute’s (IPI) attempt to reframe prevention for the purpose of sustaining peace through a series of conversations from October 2016 to May 2017.

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Dominique Reynié a reçu Guillaume Larrivé mardi 28 mars pour échanger autour de son dernier livre « Insoumission : pour que vive la nation ». Retrouvez la recension de l’ouvrage sur le média digital de la Fondation pour l’innovation politique « Trop Libre ».

Cet article Entretien avec Guillaume Larrivé autour de son livre : « Insoumisson : pour que vive la nation » est apparu en premier sur Fondapol.

Die Zusammenarbeit im Bereich der Polizeiausbildung ist ein wichtiger Faktor, um zur Professionalisierung der indonesischen Polizeiarbeit beizutragen und so einen Beitrag zur Stabilisierung und Demokratie des bevölkerungsreichsten islamischen Landes zu leisten.

IDÉE | Voici un thème original, pour un problème pourtant capital ! La Fondapol se penche sur le porno en ligne, les troubles et addictions que ce marché colossal induit. Première industrie à avoir été en quelque sorte ubérisée, la pornographie désormais essentiellement « online » a ses sites géants aux milliards de vues mensuelles et […]

Cet article Pour le sevrage pornographique est apparu en premier sur Fondapol.

Für den Freistaat Bayern hat die EU-Landwirtschaftspolitik große Bedeutung. Jährlich fließen rund 1,2 Milliarden Euro an Direktsubventionen in den Süden Deutschlands, die dem Erhalt der bäuerlichen Landwirtschaft und der Landschaftpflege dienen. Wie es nach dem Brexit mit der EU-Agrarförderung weitergeht, darüber informierten sich die Landtagsabgeordneten Angelika Schorer und Martin Schöffel in Brüssel.

The United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Theresa May’s official request, on March 29th, to leave the European Union (EU) will change the way European countries organise their defence policies. Europeans have always managed their defence via various channels: nationally, in the EU, through NATO and in smaller formats. Brexit will change the way these formats function and how they interact. The effect on the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) will be limited. NATO might benefit from a greater UK commitment, as can smaller formats. The result will be greater fragmentation in European defence, which risks weakening the Europeans’ political and military capacity to act.

The United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Theresa May’s official request, on March 29th, to leave the European Union (EU) will change the way European countries organise their defence policies. Europeans have always managed their defence via various channels: nationally, in the EU, through NATO and in smaller formats. Brexit will change the way these formats function and how they interact. The effect on the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) will be limited. NATO might benefit from a greater UK commitment, as can smaller formats. The result will be greater fragmentation in European defence, which risks weakening the Europeans’ political and military capacity to act.

The Israeli debate sparked by the manslaughter trial of an IDF soldier over an incident in Hebron in March 2016 reveals an identity dimension as well as an ethical one. The perpetrator – convicted of shooting a Palestinian assailant in the head when he was already lying motionless on the ground – was an “Oriental” Jew, a so-called Mizrahi, thus inserting the event into the context of the internal conflict between Mizrahim and Ashkenazim, the Jews of European origin. In recent years the pendulum has swung towards the originally highly marginalised Mizrahim – who now assert political and cultural leadership and challenge Israel’s “Western” identity. Some of them, like the new activist group Tor HaZahav, go as far as openly describing Israel as part of the Middle East, although without elaborating what that would mean concretely. The paradigm shift associated with these developments thus remains an intra-societal phenomenon for the time being. Foreign policy implications, for example for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or relations with Europe, are not discernible at this stage.

On Thursday, April 6th, IPI together with the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations, and Security Council Report, cohosted a policy forum event to discuss the 2016 selection process for the United Nations Secretary-General.

Over the course of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, thirteen candidates joined the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations. Previously considered an antiquated and highly secretive process, the 2016 selection displayed an unprecedented level of transparency and inclusivity. Active involvement of civil society and enhanced cooperation between the UN General Assembly and the Security Council paved the way for a more clearly defined selection process than ever before.

The informal dialogue sessions, often referred to as the General Assembly hearings, provided a unique and invaluable opportunity for candidates to engage with member states. By live streaming the hearings on the UN’s website, candidates were able to reach individuals throughout the world. Open meetings and events were also organized by nongovernmental organizations, including IPI, where candidates were able to present their vision statement and address questions from civil society and the larger international affairs community.

Ahead of the General Assembly’s consideration of lessons learned, speakers analyzed the progress achieved during the 2016 selection, discussed key challenges, and identified concrete recommendations on ways to further improve future selection and appointment processes in order to ensure that the new standard of transparency, engagement, and inclusivity is merely seen as the bar—not the ceiling.

The latest publication from Security Council Report, The UN Secretary-General Selection and Appointment Process: Emerging from the Shadows, was available at the event.

Welcome Remarks:
H.E. Mr. Peter Martin Lehmann Nielsen, Chargé d’Affaires, Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations

Speakers:
H.E. Mr. Matthew Rycroft, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
Ms. Minna-Liina Lind, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Estonia to the United Nations
Mr. Tomas Christensen, Chef de Cabinet, Office of the President of the 70th and the 71st sessions of the UN General Assembly
Ms. Gillian Sorensen, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General (former)
Mr. Ian Martin, Executive Director, Security Council Report

Moderator:
Dr. Adam Lupel, Vice President, International Peace Institute

ARD-Alpha würdigt ein halbes Jahrhundert Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung mit einem ausführlichen Beitrag in der Rubrik "Denkzeit".

You can read here the article on Trump and climate change which was written by Director General of ELIAMEP Dr Thanos Dokos. This commentary was published in the Greek daily Kathimerini on 5 April  2017 [in Greek].