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Alessandra Keller ist bei der WM im Wallis die grösste Gold-Hoffnung bei den Mountainbike-Frauen. In der Sommerpause war ihr Fokus aber ganz woanders: Die Gesamtweltcupsiegerin führte ein Camp für Kinder durch.

A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, will travel to Bern, Switzerland from 11 to 12 September 2025. During the visit, Members will discuss notably the new broad package of agreements that aim to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations between the EU and Switzerland.
Political agreement on this broad package was reached in December 2024. In Bern, Members will have the opportunity to exchange with representatives of the government and parliament on the upcoming ratification processes on both sides.
Location : Switzerland
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A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, will travel to Bern, Switzerland from 11 to 12 September 2025. During the visit, Members will discuss notably the new broad package of agreements that aim to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations between the EU and Switzerland.
Political agreement on this broad package was reached in December 2024. In Bern, Members will have the opportunity to exchange with representatives of the government and parliament on the upcoming ratification processes on both sides.
Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Next AFET committee meeting will be held on:

• Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 September, room SPAAK (3C50), Brussels

Meetings are webstreamed with the exception of agenda items held "in camera".

AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2025
Meeting documents
Webstreaming
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L'archevêque de Cotonou, Mgr Roger Houngbédji, a dévoilé les nouvelles nominations de curés et vicaires pour l'année pastorale 2025-2026. Retrouvez ci-dessous la liste complète des affectations au sein de l'Église catholique au Bénin.

Der Zuger Patrick Mohler (54) ist im Besitz des ehemaligen Commander-Fahrzeugs von Queen Elizabeth II. Dieses chauffierte die Königin zu ihren Lebzeiten an diversen Paraden durch London. Er zeigt Blick die speziellen Details des rund 100-jährigen Rolls-Royce Phantom I.

Das Feld rückt enger zusammen, die Nachzügler holen auf: Das zeigt die 26. Rangliste der besten Schweizer Telekom-Anbieter. Der Wettbewerb für die Platzhirsche verschärft sich – zur Freude der Kunden.

Guter Wein geht auch günstig. Einige der renommiertesten Regionen Europas bieten Tropfen mit Charakter, die preislich auf dem Boden bleiben. Unsere fünf Tipps, wo sich Entdeckergeist und Genussfreude besonders lohnen.

Telex.hu: Több éves hajsza után elkapta a cseh rendőrség azt az 51 éves férfit, aki egy Forma–1-es versenyautóra hasonlító járművel száguldott időről időre az autópályákon – írta a szlovákiai DenníkN. A rendőrség hétfő (9. 8.) reggel kapott bejelentést a versenyautóról, amely a Prágától délre fekvő Dobříš településnél egy benzinkútra hajtott be, majd továbbhaladt a D4-es autópályán. Több rendőrautó és egy helikopter is a sofőr nyomába eredt, és végül Buk településen sikerült megállítaniuk.

The EU believes the "best way ... to deliver the humanitarian aid" is via partner organisations working on the ground, an EU spokesperson said on Monday

Ab Montag tagen in Bern wieder National- und Ständerat. In den drei Sessionswochen haben sie brisante Themen zu diskutieren. Blick berichtet hier über das harte Ringen um Kompromisse und über die wichtigsten Entscheide.

Skifahrerin Joana Hählen (33) fühlt sich nach mehreren Knieverletzungen so gut wie schon lange nicht mehr. Nach einem schwierigen Jahr fühlt sie sich bereit für die kommende Saison und die Olympischen Spiele in Cortina.

La brigade de lutte contre la cybercriminalité de la police judiciaire de la wilaya d’El Bayadh a réussi, en fin de semaine dernière, à arrêter […]

L’article Il exploite des publications en ligne afin d’attirer ses victimes, un charlatan arrêté est apparu en premier sur .

A Szlovák Orvosi Kamara (Slovenská lekárska komora/SLK) felelőtlennek tartja a kötelező védőoltás megkérdőjelezését Peter Kotlár, a COVID-19 világjárvány kezelésének a felülvizsgálatáért felelős kormánybiztos által.

Die Bäckerei Limmatbeck im Zürcher Limmattal schliesst ihre Türen für immer. 55 Angestellte verlieren ihren Job. In einem Schreiben richtet der Inhaber und Chef ein paar letzte Worte an seine Mitarbeiter – und erläutert die Gründe für den Konkurs.

Der FC Winterthur hat den Gomis-Ersatz gefunden: Vom ukrainischen Verein Tscherkassy soll Francis Momoh zu den Zürchern stossen. Der Nigerianer hat bereits Erfahrungen in der Super League.

Az egészség olyan dolog, amit akkor értékelünk igazán, amikor éppen nem vagyunk a birtokában. Amikor semmi bajunk, nem is gondolunk rá, természetesnek vesszük. Szerencsére vannak, akik nem csekély erőfeszítéseket tesznek a társadalmat érintő egészségügyi problémák feltárásáért – és megoldásáért. Itthon jó példa a Nemzeti Kutatási, Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal (NKFI Hivatal) HU-rizont Programja, amely kiváló hazai kutatóhelyek nemzetközi léptékű kutatási együttműködéseit támogatja, az egészséges élet mellett kiemelten fókuszálva a digitalizáció és a zöld átállás megoldandó kérdéseire is.

Half of Afghanistan's population – the women – have been pushed out of public life by the Taliban. Credit: Learning Together.

By External Source
KABUL, Sep 8 2025 (IPS)

In recent weeks, the walls of the Afghan capital have been plastered with slogans about women’s hijab: “Unveiling is a sign of ignorance”; “Hijab is a father’s honour and the pride of Muslims”.

They are messages from the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, created to enforce the Taliban’s strict interpretation of Islamic rule on Afghanistan. Women, once again, are at the sharp end of it all.

Presented as efforts to uphold public morality, the slogans have instead weighed heavily on the mental and emotional well-being of women.

 

Walls That Echo Fear, Not Faith

Many women complain that the constant messaging makes them feel anxious and unsafe. Even those who are fully dressed up in hijab in accordance with the law have become fearful of stepping outside the house, not because of what they are wearing, but because the atmosphere has become so tense and judgmental. When they see slogans staring down at them from the walls, they “echo fear not faith”.

Women are not allowed to wear perfume; laugh out loud or speak openly in front of men. They must not interact with men who are either non-relatives or non-Muslims and are required to always walk with a male guardian in public

Parwin, a young woman traveling on a city bus with her mother, recalls a time when the walls of Kabul were covered with colorful murals promoting women’s rights, peace, freedom, and equality. She said, “Sadly, the Taliban have wiped those away and replaced them with messages that put limits on women”, she complains.

“What women need more than ever is more education not slogans that only scare them”, says Parwin.

Instead, after four years of living under Taliban rule women continue to live with fear, deprivation, and many restrictions.

Maliha, another Kabul resident, raised her concerns over a steady increase in the number of restrictions women now face: women are not allowed to wear perfume; laugh out loud or speak openly in front of men. They must not interact with men who are either non-relatives or non-Muslims and are required to always walk with a male guardian in public.

She said, “Women are born free and should not be cut off from the rest of society. These restrictions do not protect us. Rather, they push us out and exclude us from community life”.

The Taliban came with promises of ‘preserving Islamic values,’ but instead of respecting women’s dignity as recognized in Islam, they have subjected them to repression and exclusion.

Islam recognizes the dignity of women and grants them the right to work, participate in society and to have an education. Using religious values as a tool to suppress women only presents a harsh and unjust image of the faith.

Instead of focusing on dress codes and restrictions, the government should be helping women who have no home. They should be supporting widows and women with nowhere to turn to—by providing them shelter, jobs, and a way to live with dignity.

 

Restrictions That Have Paralized Life

Four years after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, life has only gotten harder for Afghan women. From the beginning, strict rules were put in place to limit their freedom and instead of easing up, those restrictions have only grown tighter.

Girls are banned from attending school after six grade or university. Women are no longer allowed to work outside their homes. In effect, half the population has been pushed out of public life.

In response to these criticisms, the spokesperson for the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice told the media that these slogans are a way to promote Islamic morals.

But in reality a law passed last year with 35 articles severely restrict women’s personal freedoms.

Afghan women today are living without basic rights, and in an unsafe and deeply stressful environment.

If the Taliban continue with the policies of shutting women off women from the rest of society, it not only threatens the future of an entire generation of women, it also holds back progress and development of the whole country.

 

Excerpt:

The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons

TASR: Az ellenzéki SaS képviselői kitartanak azon álláspontjuk mellett, hogy nem támogatják a Szlovák Köztársaság Alkotmányának a kormány által javasolt módosítását. Ezt Mária Kolíková (SaS) parlamenti képviselő jelentette ki az SaS hétfői (9. 8.) sajtótájékoztatóján

TASR: Ján Richter, a Smer parlamenti frakcióvezetője a kormányhivatalban tartott hétfői (9. 8.) megbeszélés után bejelentette, hogy Ladislav Kamenický (Smer) pénzügyminiszter kedden (9. 9.) 10 órakor sajtótájékoztatón ismerteti a konszolidációs intézkedéseket.