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C’est une des grandes nouveautés de la COP21. Le marché du carbone n’est plus une coquetterie européenne, mais une solution de plus en plus répandue dans le monde pour gérer la réduction des émissions de CO2.

Jerzy Buzek est le président de la commission de l'industrie, de la recherche et de l'énergie au Parlement européen. Il a également été Premier ministre polonais de 1997 à 2001 et a occupé la présidence du Parlement européen de 2009 à 2012.

A number of cities and towns in the Russian republic of Crimea have cut ties with sister cities in Turkey, the head of the Black Sea republic said on Tuesday.

If post-election negotiations fail to lead to the formation of a new government and the resumption of parliament sessions, Croatia could find itself in financial and constitutional crisis.

The opposition led by the Democratic Party has called a rally aimed at forcing Prime Minister Edi Rama’s government to resign, accusing it of being responsible for corruption and poverty.

Bosnia's main Croat and Bosniak parties are locked in talks on ending the political deadlock in the city of Mostar, where local elections have not been held since 2008.

Renowned Romanian film-maker Cristian Mungiu asked the government to renovate existing movie houses or open new ones to reverse a trend which has seen increasing numbers of cinemas shut.

Twenty-nine ethnic Albanian men accused of involvement in a shootout with police that left 22 dead in the town of Kumanovo in May have pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges.

Kosovo Serbs, the Pristina and Belgrade governments and international officials have condemned a gun attack on houses in the ethnic Serb village of Gorazdevac in western Kosovo.

Recensement : l'Albanie chute sous la barre des trois millions d'habitants
Albanie : les minorités contestent les résultats du recensement
Minorité : 25.000 ou 200.000, combien sont les Grecs d'Albanie ?
Albanie : le recensement commence dans la division
Albanie : le recensement de 2011 sera « ethnique »
Albanie : pourquoi avoir peur du recensement ?
Le Kosovo, l'Albanie et la folie des grands chiffres

/ Recensement Balkans occidentaux, Albanie, Albinfo.ch, Populations, minorités et migrations

Recensement : l'Albanie chute sous la barre des trois millions d'habitants
Albanie : les minorités contestent les résultats du recensement
Minorité : 25.000 ou 200.000, combien sont les Grecs d'Albanie ?
Albanie : le recensement commence dans la division
Albanie : le recensement de 2011 sera « ethnique »
Albanie : pourquoi avoir peur du recensement ?
Le Kosovo, l'Albanie et la folie des grands chiffres

/ Recensement Balkans occidentaux, Albanie, Albinfo.ch, Populations, minorités et migrations

Les négociations entre l'UE et le Mercosur ont été finalisées juillet 2014 et les présidents du Brésil et de l'Argentine, qui se sont rencontrés à Brasilia le 4 décembre, estiment que l'UE « présentera sa proposition le plus rapidement possible ».

Ein neues Gesetz der EU-Kommssion soll den Schutz im digitalen Raum verbessern. Melden Internetkonzerne wie Google und Amazon Hackerangriffe auf ihre Systeme nicht, drohen ihnen künftig Strafen.

L'Australie vient d'entrer dans une nouvelle étape de la saga "Sea 1000". Depuis le 30 novembre, la ministre australienne de la Défense, Marise Payne, étudie les trois propositions de partenariat stratégique déposées par le français DCNS, l'allemand ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) et le gouvernement japonais.

Il s'agit de construire et entretenir de huit à douze sous-marins océaniques (le nombre sera, peut-être, décidé lors de la rédaction du prochain White Paper on Defence) durant trente-cinq ans et d'ainsi remplacer les sous-marins de la classe Collins Class fonctionnant au diesel et à l'électricité.

Le processus d'appel d'offres a été (et est toujours) politiquement sensible, Canberra souhaitant maximiser la participation et l'emploi de l'industrie australienne, alors qu'il existe des craintes sur l'avenir de l'industrie nationale de construction navale. D'où la mise en place d'un site web dédié: australianmadedefence.com.au.

Une décision est attendue pour le début du second trimestre de 2016, avant les élections législatives, qui doivent se tenir entre le 6 août 2016 et le 14 janvier 2017.

Par ailleurs, la compétition se déroule sous l’œil avide des Américains, Lockheed Martin ou Raytheon devant fournir les systèmes de combat. Lockheed Martin (qui travaille avec Saab Australia et Thales ANZ) a d'ailleurs déjà ouvert, le 27 novembre, un laboratoire hi-tech pour accompagner le projet. Lire ici.

 

 

 

December 8, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA) – Angelina Teny, wife of South Sudan's opposition leader, Riek Machar, will chair the national committee for security and defence in the armed opposition faction of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO), a position corresponding to the ministry of national security and defence in the government.

Riek Machar sits next to his wife Angelina Teny in front of their tent in rebel-controlled territory inside Jonglei state, on 31 January 2014 (Photo: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic)

Teny has been appointed with effect from 6 November 2015 in accordance with the resolutions of the opposition faction in Nasir and Pagak, respectively.

“Pursuant to SPLM/SPLA Conference Resolutions (Nasir and Pagak), I, Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon, Chairman and Commander-in-Chief of SPLM/SPLA, hereby appoint Cde Angelina Tenya as Chairperson of National Committee for Security and Defence,” reads the appointment letter extended to Sudan Tribune on Tuesday morning.

It is for the first time that the opposition faction has appointed an official to head the defence national committee which had been vacant for the past two years of the war.

The security and defence national committee will be responsible for formulating and initiating security and defence policies of the opposition army, pending reunification of the two separate armies after 18 months of the would be transitional period of 30 months.

It will oversee the implementation of the security arrangements as well as ensure adoption of security and defence policies in the reform and transformation agenda of the country's security sector.

Teny has been playing a leading role in the peace negotiations on security issues leading to the agreement on the permanent ceasefire and security arrangements for the transitional period.

Before the split of South Sudan from Sudan in July 2011, she served as deputy national minister of mining and energy in the then government of national unity in Khartoum.

The opposition leader also appointed Losube Ludoru Wongo as chairperson for national committee for land, housing and environment.

He also appointed Lumumba Stanislaus Di-Aping, as chairperson for labour, human resources development, relieving him from his previous position as chairperson for public enterprise.

The latest appointments came as the opposition group prepares to return to the national capital, Juba, for formation of a transitional government of national unity with president Salva Kiir.

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December 7, 2015 (WAU) - The chairperson of South Sudan's opposition People's Liberation Party (PLP), Peter Mayen Majongdit was last week rushed to a nearby clinic in the capital, Juba after he was allegedly poisoned, close relatives disclosed.

Peter Mayen Majondit (ST)

"He started vomiting and fell on the ground unconscious; we immediately took him to hospital”, Aluet Majongdit, a sister to the opposition leader told Sudan Tribune Monday.

A report from a local clinic where Majongdit was admitted reportedly showed the PLP leader was "poisoned", but was slowly recovering at the Juba-based medical facility.

“I did eat local food with [an] unknown gentleman, who introduced himself as Mr. James and he said that he like my party and he did invited me for food at nearby restaurant closed to where I was waiting for a friend to meet”, recalled the vocal opposition figure.

A family member said they repeatedly warned Majongdit over his lifestyle.

"He [Majongdit] just believes in everyone, he interacts freely with everyone and he likes common places. He does not behave like a politician. He is so simple but that can be damaging to him”, said the family member.

“We as a party shall now regulate his movement and communication our chairperson lifestyles shall now must be regulated by, that shall include his meetings, visits and all appointment must be made to the party leadership”, said the party's secretary general.

“We cannot point at anyone [responsible] for now due to lack of enough evidence”, he added.

Last month, the PLP attracted public attention after it threatened to stage protests if government failed to address the economic meltdown in the country. He specifically cited fuel crisis, high prizes in markets and lack of foreign currency as major setbacks.

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December 7, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese minister of Finance Badr al-Din Mahmoud urged lawmakers to endorse his government's plan to introduce new cuts to subsidies on flour, wheat, fuel and electricity in the 2016 budget.

Sudanese finance minister Badr al-Din Mahmoud

Several hundreds of demonstrators were killed during nationwide protests in September 2013 after the government cut fuel subsidies in order to mitigate the financial downfall created by the secession of the oil-rich south in mid-2011.

Mahmoud said in remarks before the national assembly on Monday that over the past year 10.5 billion SDG pounds (USD $1.7 billion) were allocated to subsidies.

The curtailment of subsidies will enable the government to direct funds to other productive sectors to bring the country out of the current “economic bottleneck” and “distress” currently experienced by the Sudanese people, he said.

He stressed that the 2016 budget aims to reduce inflation and imports and direct more resources to agricultural production and boost non-oil revenue.

The minister urged the national and state legislative councils to lead a campaign to increase productivity and transform Sudan “from a consuming nation to a producing one”.

Mahmoud pledged to increase wages and pensions and widen social safety net to support the poor and improve living conditions, through the provision of basic goods and reducing of government expenditures.

The Sudanese pound has fallen against the dollar to a new low of 11.5 SDG in the black market compared an official rate of approximately 6 SDG thus increasing the prices of basic goods imported mostly from abroad.

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Selon le baromètre trimestriel du spécialiste du travail temporaire, 89 % des entreprises n’anticipent pas d’augmentation de leurs effectifs.