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De Charlie et de l'Hyper Cacher, en janvier, au Bataclan, en novembre, les tueries des djihadistes à Paris ont marqué l'année 2015. Après ces drames, il fallait beaucoup de naïveté pour croire qu'une grande manifestation consensuelle, comme celle du 11 janvier 2015, vaccinerait les Français contre le (...) / Exclusion sociale, Identité culturelle, Islam, Judaïsme, Minorité nationale, Nationalisme, Racisme, Religion - La valise diplomatique

C'est un moment historique que s'apprêtent à vivre les Gambiens. Après deux décennies d'une implacable dictature, ils éliront jeudi les députés du pays dirigé depuis le mois de janvier par Adama Barrow.

The Council has agreed to additional funding by the European Investment Bank for projects outside the EU that address migration issues.

Up to €3.7 billion would be earmarked for projects that address the root causes of migration and the needs of transit and host communities.

On 5 April 2017, EU ambassadors asked the presidency to start negotiations with the European Parliament. They approved a mandate for the negotiations, on behalf of the Council.

A first 'trilogue' meeting with the Parliament and the Commission is scheduled for 12 April 2017.

"I have no doubt that on this issue we can come to a swift agreement with the European Parliament”, said Edward Scicluna, minister for finance of Malta, which currently holds the Council presidency. “We both agree that the needs are great and urgent. We also hope we can do more through other EU programmes. This week's informal Ecofin in Malta will explore these possibilities."

Ambassadors agreed in principle to:

• release €3 billion approved conditionally as part of the EIB's €30 billion budget for 'external' operations for the 2014-2020 period;
  
  
• provide an additional €2.3 billion for that period.

The proposed decision and regulation are part of a mid-term review of the EIB's external lending mandate. In 2014 it was agreed that the €3 billion could only be activated following the review.

Projects outside the EU represent less than 10% of total EIB financing activities.

The proposals require a qualified majority within the Council, in agreement with the Parliament. (Legal basis: articles 209 and 212 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU.)

ARI 30/2017 - 5/4/2017
Mira Milosevich-Juaristi

A pesar de que existe un interés común, una mayor cooperación entre Rusia y Occidente (EEUU, la UE, la OTAN) en la lucha contra el terrorismo islámico no sólo improbable sino imposible.

Experts in Countering Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) from 12 participating EDA Member States gathered in Larnaca (Cyprus) from 29 to 31 March under the auspices of the European Defence Agency (EDA). It was already the 22nd meeting of the C-IED group which is one of the most active EDA project teams.

Currently ongoing projects, in particular EDA’s Joint Deployable Exploitation and Analysis Laboratory (JDEAL) or the planned European Centre for Manual Neutralization capabilities (ECMAN), were the main topics. Chaired by Italy and hosted by the Cyprus Ministry of Defence, the C-IED project team took the opportunity to discuss other potential activities to be undertaken in 2017 and 2018 to further improve participating Member States’ capabilities in the C-IED domain.

Participants at the meeting also shared views on upcoming C-IED related events such as the planned delivery of the second JDEAL deployable capability end of May or a military working dogs training event to be hosted by The Netherlands in September 2017. The recent delivery of the C-IUSAT tool to participating EDA Member States and the outcome of the DEMO meeting held at the EDA facilities on 24 March were also discussed.

 

More information:

• Counter-IED (project page)
• EDA programme launched to improve IED Detection (webnews January 2017)
• EDA to offer new C-IED application for improved situational awareness (webnews November 2016)

 

I strongly condemn the chemical attack against innocent people of Syria, which left more than 70 people dead and hundreds hospitalised in Idlib province yesterday, including women and children. It is clear that the Assad regime once again has crossed the red line and these actions constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. The international community cannot once more show its weakness, and remain inactive in the face of such atrocities.
We all know the names of those who are politically responsible for this barbaric attack. International investigation of this heinous war crime is needed and all responsible for massive killing of people of Syria should be brought to justice, regardless of the position they held.
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I strongly condemn the chemical attack against innocent people of Syria, which left more than 70 people dead and hundreds hospitalised in Idlib province yesterday, including women and children. It is clear that the Assad regime once again has crossed the red line and these actions constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. The international community cannot once more show its weakness, and remain inactive in the face of such atrocities.
We all know the names of those who are politically responsible for this barbaric attack. International investigation of this heinous war crime is needed and all responsible for massive killing of people of Syria should be brought to justice, regardless of the position they held.
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Cameroon coach Hugo Broos insists he wants to stay in the job, just a week after saying he was seriously considering his future.

Séance plénière : Une résolution s’opposant au projet de la Commission visant à autoriser l’importation de denrées alimentaires et d’aliments pour animaux dérivés du maïs génétiquement modifié résistant aux herbicides et aux parasites ou en contenant a été adoptée mercredi. Elle souligne le manque de données sur les nombreuses sous-combinaisons de la variété -qui seraient aussi autorisées- et réitère l’appel du Parlement pour une réforme de la procédure d’autorisation des OGM dans l’UE.

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Plenary sessions : Multilateral measures are urgently needed to manage the unprecedented numbers of migrants on the move worldwide, and not least to halt migrant deaths in the Mediterranean, MEPs urge in a resolution voted on Wednesday.

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Plenary sessions : Multilateral measures are urgently needed to manage the unprecedented numbers of migrants on the move worldwide, and not least to halt migrant deaths in the Mediterranean, MEPs urge in a resolution voted on Wednesday.

Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP

Plenary sessions : Multilateral measures are urgently needed to manage the unprecedented numbers of migrants on the move worldwide, and not least to halt migrant deaths in the Mediterranean, MEPs urge in a resolution voted on Wednesday.

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Séance plénière : Les projets facilitant l'utilisation de fonds au sein du budget à long terme de l'UE, afin de relever des défis urgents tels que la crise migratoire, accroître le renforcement de la sécurité, encourager la croissance et créer de l'emploi, ont été soutenus par le Parlement mercredi. Les députés européens se sont longtemps battus pour une plus grande flexibilité dans le cadre financier pluriannuel (CFP), qui s’appliquerait à la période restante du CFP 2014-2020.

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Plenary sessions : New rules to make money market funds (MMFs) more resistant to crises and market turbulence were approved on Wednesday. MFFs supply easily accessible liquid assets to business start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but can be vulnerable to panic runs on their money.

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Plenary sessions : New rules to make money market funds (MMFs) more resistant to crises and market turbulence were approved on Wednesday. MFFs supply easily accessible liquid assets to business start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but can be vulnerable to panic runs on their money.

Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP

Plenary sessions : New rules to make money market funds (MMFs) more resistant to crises and market turbulence were approved on Wednesday. MFFs supply easily accessible liquid assets to business start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but can be vulnerable to panic runs on their money.

Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP

Plenary sessions : New rules to make money market funds (MMFs) more resistant to crises and market turbulence were approved on Wednesday. MFFs supply easily accessible liquid assets to business start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but can be vulnerable to panic runs on their money.

Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP

Plenary sessions : MEPs oppose EU Commission plans to authorise imports of food and feed products derived from or containing a herbicide and pest-resistant genetically modified (GM) maize in a resolution voted on Wednesday. It highlights the lack of data on the many sub-combinations of the variety - all of which would also be authorised - and reiterates Parliament’s call for a reform of the EU’s GMO authorisation procedure.

Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP

Plenary sessions : MEPs oppose EU Commission plans to authorise imports of food and feed products derived from or containing a herbicide and pest-resistant genetically modified (GM) maize in a resolution voted on Wednesday. It highlights the lack of data on the many sub-combinations of the variety - all of which would also be authorised - and reiterates Parliament’s call for a reform of the EU’s GMO authorisation procedure.

Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP