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Global decisions, such as the US exit from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, push Russia into the new round of arms race, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the ST Petersburg International Economic Forum Friday.

La classe moyenne africaine évaluée plus de 350 millions de personnes par la Banque africaine de développement est jugée surévaluée.

Alexey Miller and Rovnag Abdullayev held a meeting.

Mokhtar Belmokhtar l'un des principaux chefs jihadistes au Sahel. A-t-il été tué dimanche dernier dans un raid américain en Libye ? C’est très probable, estimait encore ce jeudi le ministre français de la Défense, Jean-Yves Le Drian. Mais depuis une semaine, pas moins de trois organisations jihadistes ont démenti sa mort.

További változtatásokat tart szükségesnek a magyar médiaszabályozásban a sajtószabadság javítása érdekében a Velencei Bizottság, amely pénteken fogadta el a tárgyban készült véleményét.

PEKING. A MERS-koronavírus kimutatására 15 perces gyorstesztet fejlesztettek ki hongkongi és kínai kutatók - számolt be az állami Hszinhua hírügynökség pénteken.

A Saab védelmi és biztonsági ipari vállalat nyilvánosságra hozta a cseh Gripen Ipari Együttműködési Program éves teljesítési jelentését a 2014-es évre. Ez részét képezi a 2004-14-es ipari együttműködési megállapodásnak.

News.Az reprints from Region Plus an interview with Israel photographer Tomer Ifrah.

TIRANA, 19 June 2015 - The international observers deployed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities will present their preliminary statement of findings and conclusions on the 21 June local elections in Albania at a press conference in Tirana on Monday.

The preliminary statement will be delivered by Ambassador Audrey Glover, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission, and Stewart Dickson, Head of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities delegation. Declan McDonnell, Spokesperson for the members of the Congress delegation from the EU Committee of Regions, and Ron Laufer, Deputy Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission, will also participate in the press conference.

The international observation mission comprises some 200 observers, including 168 lomg- and short-term observers deployed by the OSCE/ODIHR and 24 observers from the delegation of the Congress, including members of the EU Committee of the Regions. Altogether, the observers come from 32 countries.

Live stream of the press conference is available at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/albania-local-press-conference and on the OSCE/ODIHR homepage at http://www.osce.org/odihr.

Journalists are invited to attend the press conference on Monday, 22 June, at 15:00, in the Balsha Conference Room of the Tirana International Hotel, Scanderberg Square, Tirana.

For further information contact:

Thomas Rymer, OSCE/ODIHR, mobile:  +355 69 238 7269 or +48 609 522 266, thomas.rymer@odihr.pl

Renate Zikmund, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, mobile: +33 (0)6 59 786 455, renate.zikmund@coe.int

 

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A székelyudvarhelyi bíróságon nem történt érdemi előrelépés abban a két Termés utcai Gábor család tagjai ellen folytatott perben, amelyeket péntek reggel tárgyaltak. A péntekin kívül folyik még két ügy tárgyalása van folyamatban.
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DÉVA. Kelemen Hunor szerint a Romániában élő nemzeti közösségek nem érhetik be azzal, hogy értékeiket csupán ajánlólapnak” tekintsék, amely az ország előnyös külföldi megítélését segíti elő.

BUDAPEST, 18 June 2015 – Political leaders have to take decisive action to counter anti-Semitism in Hungary, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and Rabbi Andrew Baker, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Anti-Semitism, said today in Budapest.

Director Link and Rabbi Baker were speaking on the second day of a two-day visit for meetings with senior government officials, as well as with representatives of civil society and the Jewish community in Hungary.

“OSCE commitments highlight the important role played by political leaders in countering anti-Semitism, but talk is not enough – what’s needed is action,” Director Link said. “We see many opportunities to demonstrate such leadership in Hungary and are very concerned about worrying expressions of anti-Semitism in public discourse. We are here to discuss what more can be done to bring about positive change and establish effective, comprehensive and sustainable responses to anti-Semitism.”

The two held meetings with Minister of Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó and other officials to discuss what measures can be undertaken to implement the Prime Minister’s stated zero-tolerance policy towards anti-Semitism in Hungary.

“Anti-Semitism, manifest more in extremist rhetoric than violent incidents, has contributed to the sense of anxiety and uncertainty felt by many Hungarian Jews,” said Rabbi Baker. “A number of highly publicized projects in recent years have cast doubt on the government’s willingness to deal clearly with its past, a particularly sensitive matter since the Hungarian Jewish community is almost entirely composed of Holocaust survivors and their descendants.”

András Heisler, the President of the Federation of Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) stressed to the visiting officials the importance of international co-operation in fighting anti-Semitism.

“We welcome the OSCE visit and see it as a reinforcement of our efforts to make our voice heard on challenges related to anti-Semitism and the Holocaust,” Heisler said. “Last year, a strong stance by Jewish organizations, coupled with international support, resulted in an attitudinal change in the Hungarian Government, which made positive gestures, including the renovation of synagogues, homes for the elderly and rural Jewish cemeteries.”

Link and Baker welcomed the government’s inclusion of educational programmes as part of these initiatives, and noted the significance of its ongoing dialogue with the Jewish community on matters of concern.

“While more work must still be done, and recognizing that continued public support for the Jobbik Party reflected in opinion surveys is a cause for special concern, there has been a marked improvement in the situation compared to a year ago,” said Rabbi Baker.

“I recognize that the Hungarian Government has recently undertaken measures to demonstrate its commitment in this area,” said Director Link. “These are important initial steps, and I call on the Government to do what is necessary to address Hungary’s Holocaust history accurately and contemporary manifestations of anti-Semitism effectively. ODIHR is ready to assist the authorities with awareness-raising and capacity-building measures.”

The importance of developing adequate and comprehensive responses to anti-Semitism was emphasized at a high level event in November to mark the 10th Anniversary of the OSCE’s Berlin Conference on Anti-Semitism. The visit by the ODIHR Director and Personal Representative on Combating Anti-Semitism is the direct result of a Ministerial Council Declaration in Basel in December, in which OSCE participating States pledged to enhance their efforts to counter anti-Semitism.

For further information, please contact Thomas Rymer, ODIHR Spokesperson, at +48 609 522 266.

 

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Russia has grounds to put the question of compensations for losses due to arrests of the government property abroad, Minister of Justice Alexander Konovalov said on Friday.

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The Baltic Sea is an integral part of the Latvian identity, but it is also the most polluted sea in the world. Therefore, from 26 May to 28 June the My Baltic Sea 2015 campaign is being organised along the whole of the Latvian coastline. Itsaim is to educate society about problems relating to the maritime environment in order to better understand what harm is being done and how the Baltic Sea can be restored.

VIENNA, 19 June 2015 - Two months on the OSCE’s #WeCooperate campaign is drawing to a close, having reached an audience of nearly three million people with the message that co-operation is the path to peace and security.

The campaign aimed to show that everyone has a stake in building security, as all aspects of the OSCE’s work touch the daily lives of people in its region. It encouraged hundreds of people to send photos, videos, short texts and tweets highlighting co-operation in all its forms - from civil society projects to day-to-day team work.

With the support of United Nations and European Union agencies, other international organizations and institutions, academic and youth networks, #WeCooperate quickly spread through social media networks, becoming itself a great example of co-operation reaching out to people well beyond the OSCE region.

“I thank all those who supported the cause and joined the campaign,” said OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier. “The creativity and innovation which people demonstrated in their contributions was inspiring for us all. Their enthusiasm underscores the importance of the OSCE’s continuing engagement with youth.”

Every two weeks the OSCE announced a new #WeCooperate winner, awarding different prizes to highlight various areas of the OSCE work.

The prize handed out first by the OSCE – a solar backpack – went to the ‘Mehr-Shavkat’ Public Fund based in Aravan, Kyrgyzstan, for their photo on a project on empowering women in the agricultural sector.

The prize given out second by the OSCE – a GoPro camera – went to Master’s Degree student Viola Schipfer in Vienna, who submitted many creative entries highlighting co-operation in her day-to-day life.

A quiz rewarded four lucky winners with a spot prize to meet Finland’s contestants for the Eurovision Song Contest in person at Vienna’s Hofburg Palace.

The campaign’s main prize – a trip to an OSCE event - went to Shend Mulliqi from Prishtinë/Priština, whose entries highlighted the importance of teamwork, sportsmanship and passion in achieving goals.

#WeCooperate stories are worth telling – and the OSCE will continue doing so, because co-operation matters!

Learn more about the campaign at: www.osce.org/home/164876

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On 19 June 2015, the Council confirmed that the United Kingdom had missed a deadline set for reducing its deficit below 3% of GDP, the EU's reference value for government deficits. 

The Council found that action taken by the UK in response to a recommendation it issued in December 2009 had proved to be insufficient. It therefore issued a new recommendation under the excessive deficit procedure on corrective measures to be taken. 

In doing so, the Council extended by two years, to the 2016-17 financial year, the deadline set for the UK to reduce its deficit below 3% of GDP. (UK financial years run from 1 April to 1 April.)

A declining deficit 

The Council found that, despite a fiscal consolidation programme implemented since 2010, the UK had not corrected its deficit by the required 2014-15 deadline. After peaking in 2009-10, the nominal budget deficit fell to 7.7% of GDP in 2011‑12, then to 7.6% in 2012-13, 5.9% in 2013-14 and 5.2% in 2014-15. 

Since 2009-10, the UK's general government gross debt has remained continuously above 60% of GDP, the EU's reference value for government debt. The Commission's 2015 spring forecast projects the debt-to-GDP ratio to further increase marginally, though financial sector interventions could have a positive effect. 

Two-year extension 

The Council found that granting the UK one additional year to correct its deficit, which is the general rule under the excessive deficit procedure, would be overly demanding. It would require an adjustment in the headline deficit of 2.2% of GDP, and implementation of additional measures within a tight timetable. This would have a significantly negative impact on economic growth. 

The Council therefore opted for two years, recommending headline deficit targets of 4.1% of GDP in 2015-16 and 2.7% of GDP in 2016-17. These should be consistent with an improvement in the structural balance of 0.5% of GDP in 2015-16 and 1.1% in 2016-17. The Council set a deadline of 15 October 2015 for taking effective action. 

A deadline already extended 

The UK has been subject to an excessive deficit procedure since July 2008, when the Council initially called for the deficit to be corrected by the 2009-10 financial year.

However, the combined effects of the economic downturn and of stimulus measures adopted in response to the downturn led to a substantial deterioration in the UK's budgetary position.

In April 2009, the Council extended the deadline for correction by four years, and in December 2009 by a further year, to the 2014-15 financial year. 

As the UK is not a member of the euro area, it cannot face sanctions under the excessive deficit procedure.

Az Európai Unió Tanácsa luxembourgi ülésén egy évvel meghosszabbította azoknak a büntetőintézkedéseknek a hatályát, amelyeket az unió azért vezetett be, mert Oroszország jogellenesen elcsatolta a Krím félszigetet és Szevasztopolt.

A tanács sajtóközleményéből kiderül, hogy a szankciók 2016. június 23-ig maradnak érvényben.

A szankciók értelmében a Krímből és Szevasztopolból származó semmilyen árut nem lehet importálni az Európai Unióba, az unió egyetlen állampolgára és egyetlen, az unióban bejegyzett cég sem vásárolhat ingatlant vagy vállalatot a félszigeten, finanszírozást sem kaphatnak az unióból az ottani cégek, és semmilyen ehhez kapcsolódó szolgáltatás sem nyújtható. A büntetőintézkedések a turizmust is érintik; európai turistahajók csak vészhelyzetben köthetnek ki a Krímen, más esetben nem.

A szankciók exportkorlátozásokat is tartalmaznak. Krími cég nem kaphat az unióból olyan felszereléseket, amelyek a közlekedési, távközlési vagy energiaszektorhoz köthetőek, és nem vásárolhat az unióból olyan eszközöket, amelyek kőolaj-, földgáz és egyéb ásványi kincsek feltárásához vagy kitermeléséhez szükségesek.

A tanács megerősíti, hogy az EU továbbra is elítéli a Krím és Szevasztopol törvénytelen annektálását, amelyet következetesen nem hajlandó elismerni.

Szerdán a tagállamok uniós nagyköveteinek arról sikerült konszenzusra jutniuk, hogy fél évvel hosszabbítják meg azokat a gazdasági szankciókat, amelyeket Oroszország ellen vezettek be tavaly nyáron az ukrajnai konfliktusban játszott szerepe miatt. Ezek az orosz védelmi, pénzügyi és energiaszektort érintik. Azt a döntést hétfőn a külügyminiszterek tanácsa hagyhatja jóvá formálisan.

La Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) a indiqué, ce 19 juin, avoir réceptionné le septième exemplaire de série de l’avion de transport A400M Atlas. La dernière livraison de cet appareil, baptisé depuis « Ville de Colmar », avait été faite en décembre 2014. D’ici 2019, 15 appareils devront été livrés à l’armée de l’Air. Dans son communiqué, […]

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