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Celebrated doctor Denis Mukwege won over the world - now his sights are set on leadership back home.

Après l'attaque du camp militaire de Léré, au Mali, le 17 septembre dernier, une vidéo a circulé affirmant montrer des soldats maliens capturés par des groupes armés. La séquence est trompeuse, car elle mêle des images récentes liées à l'assaut et d'autres plus anciennes qui impliquent des groupes jihadistes liés à Al-Qaïda.

Le célèbre médecin Denis Mukwege a conquis le monde entier. Aujourd'hui, il s'est fixé pour objectif de devenir le leader de son pays.

MEPs on the environmental committee will have three hours to grill the designated climate commissioner, the Netherlands' Wopke Hoekstra, on Monday.

Seven EU Member States have placed orders with European industry through the European Defence Agency’s fast-track joint procurement scheme for 155mm ammunition. More orders, for instance for national replenishment purposes, could materialise in the coming weeks and months. 

High Representative Josep Borrell, who is also Head of the European Defence Agency, said: “We have put an ambitious framework in place to support joint procurement of ammunition – to replenish stocks and to support Ukraine. The European Defence Agency played a crucial role in this endeavour. Several Member States are buying 155-mm artillery ammunition together, thanks to the contracts negotiated by the EDA with the European defence industry. More are expected. We need this for Ukraine, but also for the EU. Joint procurement is the best way to spend better more efficiently and effectively together. This is a new step towards a more coordinated and capable EU defence.”  

EDA’s Chief Executive Jiří Šedivý said: “This is proof of the confidence placed in EDA and in European defence collaboration. Joint procurement is the best option to support Member States in purchasing ammunition according to their national needs or for Ukraine. It also sends a strong signal to industry, showing the EU’s commitment to the European defence technological and industrial base (EDTIB).” 

The EDA’s fast-track for 155mm ammunition covers all-up-rounds and elements thereof (fuses, projectiles, charges, primer) for four different, modern firing platforms designed and produced in Europe (France’s Caesar, Poland’s Krab, Germany’s Panzerhaubitze 2000 and Slovakia’s Zuzana) and most used by the Ukrainian armed forces.  

Nine framework contracts with industry are currently in place. The seven Member States’ orders, signed for both all-up-rounds and elements, are eligible for European Peace Facility reimbursement. EDA cannot divulge contractual details at this stage. 

The EDA fast-track procedure for joint procurement was set up in record time, allowing for the tendering process to be simplified, and contracts finalised at short notice. It has been designed to reach the whole EDTIB, including both major companies as well as subcontractors, to provide Member States with flexible options and to speed up deliveries.  

Three-track approach 

Joint procurement is the best option to achieve cost reduction through economies of scale and interoperability. The overarching EDA project arrangement has been signed by 26 Member States and Norway. Flexible and inclusive, it allows all EDA Member States to join the initiative.

EDA’s joint procurement efforts are part of a three-track approach to deliver more artillery ammunition and missiles to Ukraine, agreed by the Council of the EU in March 2023. 

Through these three tracks, the EU is supporting Member States to deliver artillery ammunition and missiles from national stockpiles, to aggregate demand and jointly procure 155mm ammunition, and to ramp up the production capacity of the European defence industry. 

EDA’s wider role

EDA supports all EU Member States in improving their defence capabilities through European cooperation. Acting as an enabler and facilitator for Ministries of Defence willing to engage in collaborative capability projects, the Agency has become the hub for European defence cooperation with expertise and networks spanning the whole spectrum of defence capabilities.

Member States use EDA as an intergovernmental expert platform where their collaborative projects are supported, facilitated, and implemented. For more details, please see here. 

Bordeaux, Bourgogne, Beaujolais : le vin français est un symbole de la culture tricolore. Pourtant, l’engouement n’est plus là. En 60 ans, la consommation de vin en France a baissé de 70 %. Le vin rouge, en particulier, est boudé, y compris à l’étranger. Pourquoi un tel désamour ? Comment les viticulteurs font-ils face à cette chute de la consommation ? Pour le comprendre, Natacha Vesnitch et Marie Schuster sont allées dans le Bordelais, particulièrement touché par cette crise sans précédent. 

L'Algérie a annoncé lundi que le Niger avait accepté sa proposition de médiation visant à mettre fin à la crise politique ouverte dans ce pays depuis le coup d'État du 26 juillet. De son côté, la junte a rappelé lundi soir que la durée de la transition serait uniquement fixée par un dialogue "national inclusif". Par ailleurs, les avocats du président déchu Mohamed Bazoum ont annoncé le dépôt d'une plainte à Niamey contre les putschistes.

DRAFT REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning EU-India relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Alviina Alametsä

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DRAFT REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning EU-India relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Alviina Alametsä

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

The EU's border force Frontex shared the personal data of NGO staff with police in at least six cases after collecting information during debriefing interviews with asylum seekers as part of an anti-smuggling operation.

On Tuesday, after the vote on Parliament’s position on the draft bill, the lead MEPs will present its key proposals and answer journalists’ questions.
Committee on Culture and Education

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Following the adoption of the EP Resolution on the implementation of civilian CSDP and other EU civilian security assistance, on 9 October SEDE Members will exchange views on the state of implementation of the new Civilian CSDP Compact, which was a concrete deliverable in the Strategic Compass.
The new Compact, which incorporated a number of EP priorities in the Resolution, should result in the enhancement of the effectiveness and capabilities of civilian CSDP missions through 20 concrete commitments taken by the EU Members States and institutions.

Members will also discuss in an in camera session the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and the observations of the EU Mission in Armenia (EUMA) as well as the fragile security context in the Sahel, including as a result of the accelerated withdrawal of the UN Mission in Mali and the role of the Wagner Group.
Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

Following the adoption of the EP Resolution on the implementation of civilian CSDP and other EU civilian security assistance, on 9 October SEDE Members will exchange views on the state of implementation of the new Civilian CSDP Compact, which was a concrete deliverable in the Strategic Compass.
The new Compact, which incorporated a number of EP priorities in the Resolution, should result in the enhancement of the effectiveness and capabilities of civilian CSDP missions through 20 concrete commitments taken by the EU Members States and institutions.

Members will also discuss in an in camera session the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and the observations of the EU Mission in Armenia (EUMA) as well as the fragile security context in the Sahel, including as a result of the accelerated withdrawal of the UN Mission in Mali and the role of the Wagner Group.
Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

L'armée malienne fait mouvement en direction de la région stratégique de Kidal, bastion de la rébellion touarègue, ont annoncé lundi des responsables sécuritaires. Le convoi est composé de 119 véhicules et fait route depuis Gao.

On le sait depuis la campagne présidentielle de 2022, un rapport de la Cour des comptes l'a confirmé en juillet dernier : les cabinets de conseil se sont introduits au cœur de l'État, jouissant de généreux contrats sans apporter la preuve de leur efficacité. Aux États-Unis, la pratique existe depuis (...) / Privatisation, Néolibéralisme, Service public, Criminalité financière - 2023/10

This should be a wake-up call to ensure consultancy firms with a vested interest are permanently excluded from public tenders. The close relationship between the EU's competition authority and economic consultants poses a serious risk to its independence.

La Bosnie-Herzégovine traverse une nouvelle crise, un an à peine après les élections générales de l'automne 2022. Depuis le début de l'été, la Republika Srpska a remis à exécution ses menaces de sécession et le bras de fer ne cesse de se durcir avec le Haut représentant international, garant des Accords de paix de Dayton. Dans le même temps, des luttes citoyennes s'organisent. Comment les Bosniens voient leur avenir ?

- Balkanophonie / Bosnie-Herzégovine, Podcast, Grand Bazar - Diaporama

The Inflation Reduction Act is Washington’s boldest climate policy ever—but still woefully insufficient.

Depuis janvier, le royaume chérifien n'a plus d'ambassadeur dans l'Hexagone. Les tensions qui empoisonnent ces dernières années les relations entre les deux capitales ont été ravivées par la polémique autour de l'aide humanitaire après le séisme du 8 septembre. Mais derrière les querelles, de part et (...) / Services secrets, Relations bilatérales, Sahara occidental, France, Diplomatie, Maroc - 2023/10

Des rebelles touaregs attaquent une ville du nord, alors que la mission de l'ONU poursuit son retrait du Mali.