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The agreed draft law is designed to strengthen the EU defence industry, foster joint European defence procurement, ramp-up defence manufacturing and increase support for Ukraine.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Security and Defence

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The agreed draft law is designed to strengthen the EU defence industry, foster joint European defence procurement, ramp-up defence manufacturing and increase support for Ukraine.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Security and Defence

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The agreed draft law is designed to strengthen the EU defence industry, foster joint European defence procurement, ramp-up defence manufacturing and increase support for Ukraine.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Security and Defence

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The agreed draft law is designed to strengthen the EU defence industry, foster joint European defence procurement, ramp-up defence manufacturing and increase support for Ukraine.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Security and Defence

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

 

On August 8, 2025, Washington hosted a landmark meeting where Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement—an event that not only nudged the South Caucasus closer to a durable settlement, but also shifted calculations across the Caspian. Reuters reported the White House ceremony as a breakthrough likely to unsettle Moscow’s traditional sway in the region.   Beyond the headlines, this deal—and the transport link at its core—reframes routes, energy policy, and power balances from the Caucasus across Central Asia. The question is whether the promise of connectivity can outpace the frictions of geopolitics.   A central feature of the agreement is a new transit link across southern Armenia, officially branded the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), designed to connect mainland Azerbaijan with Nakhchivan. U.S. development rights and operational involvement make the project more than a road: it is a political instrument and a supply-chain corridor rolled into one, according to Reuters reporting.   Ankara publicly welcomed the corridor, emphasizing that TRIPP would operate under Armenian law—a sovereignty reassurance meant to defuse domestic and regional anxieties even as the U.S. role grows.   Meanwhile, Jamestown Foundation analysis captured an important detail: Washington and Yerevan envisage an “exclusive partnership” framework for up to 99 years, with an Armenia–U.S. company managing the route’s business operations—language that Armenia’s leadership says preserves sovereignty over the road itself.   First, TRIPP sits atop a wider turn toward connectivity. The Caspian’s “Middle Corridor” (TITR) has surged as states seek routes that bypass checkpoints. Jamestown noted freight volumes on the Trans-Caspian route jumped dramatically in 2024, with Azerbaijan pivotal to that growth.   Second, energy leverage is at stake. Brussels and Baku have been working to expand the Southern Gas Corridor as Europe pivots away from Russian gas. Reuters and the European Commission highlighted the corridor’s strategic value and the financing bottlenecks that must be overcome.   Third, security dynamics on the inland sea are evolving. Jamestown documented how Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan have expanded security cooperation, reducing Moscow’s ability to dictate outcomes alone.   Fourth, climate and logistics matter. Reuters reported Azerbaijan’s warning that falling Caspian water levels are forcing costly dredging to keep tankers moving—showing how natural limits can undermine otherwise sound projects.   Moscow publicly welcomed the U.S.-brokered deal yet warned against “foreign meddling,” signaling acceptance of de-escalation coupled with red lines about who shapes the region’s rules.   Tehran’s reaction has been mixed: welcoming peace between Baku and Yerevan in principle while expressing unease about a U.S.-involved corridor along its border.   For Armenia, TRIPP offers an economic shot in the arm—but politics will decide the pace. Jamestown pointed to fierce domestic criticism and the shadow of June 2026 elections, with constitutional and legal debates likely to shape implementation.   For Azerbaijan, the corridor consolidates long-sought connectivity and enhances Baku’s role as a transit and energy hub. Reuters framed the Washington signing as both a prestige and logistics win.   The Washington Summit has pushed peace closer in the Caucasus and rewired calculations across the Caspian. If implemented transparently and inclusively, TRIPP and related corridors could redefine trade and security for decades. If mishandled, they risk becoming flashpoints on a new geopolitical chessboard.

Thousands of mourners fill the streets of Nairobi from the airport to the Kasarani Stadium to pay their respects.

599760 Public Affairs Unit, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Katya Andrusz

As civil society space shrinks and attacks against activists increase in many places, a growing number of human rights defenders are being forced into exile as they seek a safe environment to continue their work freely and securely. This was the focus of an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Araminta, and the World Organisation Against Torture at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference today.

“Human rights defenders face inherent risks in their work, and relocating does not address all their needs. Adopting robust safeguarding mechanisms is essential to ensure minimum standards for mobility and a safe environment for defenders in exile,“ said Jennifer Gaspar, Araminta Managing Director.

While defenders in exile play a crucial role in promoting human rights, they face serious challenges, from urgent personal and legal issues to long-term barriers such as legal insecurity, restricted mobility and limited opportunities to continue their work. Participants discussed the need to establish minimum standards to protect human rights defenders in exile in the OSCE region, as well as EU legislation to ensure stronger legal and practical safeguards for them, participants discussed.

The discussion drew on both institutional perspectives and the lived experiences of exiled defenders, highlighting the need for coordinated action and policy tools to address these gaps. Participants emphasized that ensuring human rights defenders can continue their work in safety is vital to protect human rights and promote democratic values across the OSCE region and beyond.

„Der Gerichtshof stellt fest, dass Haustiere nicht vom Gepäckbegriff ausgenommen sind“, so der EuGH in seiner Entscheidung.

599721 Public Affairs Unit, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Katya Andrusz

National human rights institutions (NHRIs) are vital to protect rights and uphold democratic standards, serving as independent watchdogs and a bridge between governments and civil society said the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) at a Warsaw Human Dimension Conference side event today.

However, NHRIs face challenges that undermine their effectiveness. Limited resources, political pressure, misinformation, the increasing deprioritisation of human rights, and shrinking civic space in the OSCE region, all prevent NHRIs from fulfilling their human rights mandates, participants agreed.

“While NHRIs are recognised for their important work in upholding human rights, democracy and rule of law and called upon by states and regional actors to carry out their crucial work, they are also increasingly facing challenges to fulfil their mandate to promote and protect human rights,” said Tobias Rahm, Senior Advisor at the Swedish Institute for Human Rights and member of the ENNHRI Expert Group on NHRI Standards.

The added value of NHRIs in advancing human rights protection and the importance of meaningful cooperation with state authorities was highlighted, as well as the need to strengthen the resilience and independence of NHRIs across the OSCE region.

By Dr Himanshu Pathak
HYDERABAD, India, Oct 16 2025 (IPS)

When crops fail, people move not by choice, but by necessity. As families are displaced by droughts and failed harvests, the pressures do not always stop at national boundaries. In short, hunger has become one of the most powerful forces shaping our century.

From the Sahel, the vast semi-arid belt stretching across Africa from Senegal to Sudan and the Horn of Africa to South Asia’s dry zones and Southeast Asia’s coastal farmlands, climate shocks are undermining food production and disrupting communities across the Global South.

In the Sahel, prolonged drought and poor harvests, among other factors, are driving migration north through Niger and Mali toward North Africa and, for some, across the Mediterranean.

Across South Asia, recurrent floods and heat stress have displaced millions in India and Bangladesh, while in Southeast Asia, rising seas are forcing coastal farmers and fishers inland.

These pressures are magnified by rapid population growth, especially in the Sahel, where the population is projected to more than double by 2050, placing immense strain on already limited arable land.

The same story is unfolding across the globe. In Central America’s drought-stricken Dry Corridor, years of crop failure are pushing families to leave their farms and migrate north in search of food and safety.

Safeguarding the right of people to remain where their families have lived for generations, now depends on enabling communities to produce more food from every hectare, even as conditions grow harsher.

This World Food Day (October 16), we must view food security not only as a humanitarian concern, but through the prism of peace and stability.

History shows that when people cannot feed their families, societies fracture and conflicts occur. The world’s most strategic investment today is in the hands that grow our food and not in walls or weapons.

By investing in climate resilient crops such as the drought and heat tolerant varieties developed by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and expanding access to scientific innovation and improved seeds, we enable communities to withstand climate shocks, secure their livelihoods, and remain in their traditional lands instead of being forced to migrate by a crisis not of their making.

These positive impacts are already visible, but they must now be scaled up dramatically to match the magnitude of the challenge.

The World Bank estimates that up to 216 million people could be forced to migrate within their own countries by 2050 as climate impacts intensify most of them in Africa and South Asia.
Investing in resilient food systems in the Global South is one of the most effective and humane strategies for ensuring regional and ultimately global stability.

The UNDP estimates that every dollar invested in sustainable agriculture today saves seven to ten dollars in humanitarian aid and migration management later.

At ICRISAT we witness this every day. Across Africa and Asia, we work with governments and communities to turn drylands, some of the harshest farming environments on Earth, into zones of opportunity.

In India’s Bundelkhand region, stretching across southern Uttar Pradesh and northern Madhya Pradesh our science-led watershed interventions have turned what were once parched and deserted wastelands into thriving, water-abundant croplands.

In Niger, climate-resilient seed systems are now transforming uncertainty into productivity. From drought-tolerant sorghum and pearl millet to digital tools that guide farmers on planting and water management, science is helping people stay and thrive where they are.

These few examples show that solutions exist. What is missing is scale and that requires more sustained investment.

Developed nations have both the capacity and the self-interest to act. Supporting food systems in the Global South should also be seen as insurance against instability.

A world where millions are forced to move in search of food and water will be a world without stability anywhere.

FAO’s 2025 World Food Day theme, “Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future”, captures what this moment demands, a deeper investment in science that make a real difference, and genuine partnership.

Across the Global South, collaboration is already strengthening through the ICRISAT Center of Excellence for South-South Cooperation in Agriculture as nations share knowledge, seeds, and strategies to build resilience together.

Yet the North, too, has a vital role to play in recognition that hunger and instability anywhere can threaten prosperity everywhere.

The future of food security, peace, and climate resilience must be built together.
As the climate crisis tightens its hold, the world must choose, act now to strengthen the foundations of food and farming, or face the growing cost of displacement and unrest.

This World Food Day let us remember that peace, like harvests, depends on what we sow today.

Dr Himanshu Pathak Director General, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

IPS UN Bureau

 

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Dr Himanshu Pathak is Director General, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Ambassador Holtzapple lays flowers in Potočari Željka Šulc

Srebrenica/Bratunac, 16 October 2025 – Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission), Ambassador Rick Holtzapple visited Srebrenica and Bratunac today to engage with local leaders, civil society organizations, and institutions on issues including security, inter-communal relations, civic participation.

In Srebrenica, Ambassador Holtzapple met with Mayor Miloš Vučić and Municipal Assembly Speaker Almir Dudić to discuss local political and security dynamics, ongoing co-operation, and ways to strengthen community cohesion. Ambassador Holtzapple reaffirmed the Mission’s support to the city, including in efforts to address bias-motivated incidents, improve interethnic dialogue and promote investment.

During his visit, Ambassador Holtzapple also met with Amra Begić Fazlić, Assistant Director of the Srebrenica Memorial Center, where he expressed the Mission’s deep respect for the victims of the 1995 genocide and commended the Centre’s work on remembrance and education. They discussed the ongoing challenges of genocide denial, glorification of war criminals and historical revisionism, emphasizing the importance of preserving the truth in building trust and the future of the community.

Ambassador Holtzapple also visited the Srebrenica Library today to learn about their community work and cultural initiatives. He met with Library Director Jovana Rakić and Dejan Kolović from the “Brass Doorknob” Short Film Festival to hear reflections on the festival’s first edition and discuss the challenges of bringing creative projects to life in Srebrenica and broader region.

In Bratunac, Ambassador Holtzapple met with Mayor Lazar Prodanović to discuss key local priorities and dynamics, also in the context of the forthcoming early elections for the President of Republika Srpska. They examined the role of local officials in preventing and responding to  bias-motivated incidents, and considered opportunities for the Mission to provide further support in this area.

In his meeting with the NGO Prijatelji Srebrenice, Ambassador Holtzapple explored the challenges faced by independent media and civil society in the region. He emphasized the importance of objective journalism, and youth engagement as critical tools for strengthening democratic values and community resilience.

The visit reaffirmed the Mission’s dedication to working with local partners in advancing constructive dialogue, security, and inclusive governance in Srebrenica, Bratunac and across Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A Széchenyi Terv Plusz keretében megjelent a „Nagyvállalati Fókuszterületi Innovációs Program” című (GINOP Plusz-2.1.6-25 kódszámú) felhívás.

Das Ziel ist, die Fähigkeiten der Mitgliedstaaten zum Schutz ihrer Weltrauminfrastruktur auszubauen – darunter Satelliten, die Kommunikation, Erdbeobachtung und Navigation ermöglichen.

VIENNA, 16 October 2025 - Media freedom, the safety of journalists, and strategies to address disinformation and strengthen information integrity were among the key issues discussed last week at the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference (WHDC).

Opening the 8 October session, dedicated to “Freedom of Expression, Freedom of the Media and Safety of Journalists”, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) Jan Braathu called on participating States to close the implementation gaps in fulfilling their commitments under the Ministerial Council Decision 3/18 on Safety of Journalists.

“MC Decision 3/18 represents an important acknowledgement by participating States that independent, critical, public interest journalism cannot exist if journalists fear retaliation for their work,” Representative Braathu noted. “The Decision is more than a set of principles. It’s a call to action. It calls for national laws to be reviewed and reformed, for law enforcement agencies and state bodies to receive training on the safety of journalists, and for participating States to strengthen accountability and end impunity for crimes against journalists.”

“Today, I urge all of us to move steadfastly from commitment to implementation. We have no time to lose,” Braathu added.

The Office of the RFoM organized five side events in co-operation with selected participating States. These focused on specific aspects of media freedom, including attacks against women journalists, strategies to address disinformation, support mechanisms for journalists in exile, and the relationship between media and police.

Representative Braathu also met with representatives of several participating States to discuss some of the most pressing concerns affecting media freedom as a core element of comprehensive security while in Warsaw. In addition, the Representative held a number of meetings with journalists and civil society representatives, many of whom are currently facing legal and physical harassment for their professional activities.

Held from 6 to 17 October and organized by the OSCE’s Finnish Chairpersonship, in close co-operation with the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the WHDC is the Organization’s largest annual gathering dedicated to evaluating the implementation of human rights commitments across the 57 participating States. The Conference provides a unique forum to exchange views among participating States, civil society, and experts from across the OSCE region.

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media observes media developments in all 57 OSCE participating States. He provides early warning on violations of freedom of expression and media freedom and promotes full compliance with OSCE media freedom commitments. Learn more at www.osce.org/fom, Twitter: @OSCE_RFoM and on www.facebook.com/osce.rfom

„Jetzt haben wir einen wichtigen, grundlegenden Dialog mit dem Europäischen Parlament“, sagte Fitto.

Written by Clare Ferguson.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Sergey Tihanovski– recently freed after five years of imprisonment for his political views and his defence of democracy in Belarus – are due to make a formal address to Parliament on Wednesday. The European Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to individuals or organisations for their outstanding achievements in defending human rights and fundamental freedoms. Parliament has long supported Belarusians in their struggle against repression, calling for the immediate release of all political prisoners, and awarded the 2020 Sakharov Prize to the Belarusian democratic opposition, led by Tsikhanouskaya following her husband’s imprisonment. Belarusian political prisoner Andrzej Poczobut is on the shortlist of nominees for the prize in 2025, together with Mzia Amaglobeli from Georgia, another imprisoned journalist fighting for freedom. Following statements from the Council and Commission on Wednesday, Members are set to debate the situation in Belarus, where human rights have deteriorated since the fraudulent 2020 presidential elections.

In its role of EU budgetary authority, Parliament is due on Wednesday to debate amending the Council’s position on the draft EU budget for 2026. The EU borrowed heavily to support European citizens and businesses recover from the effects of the COVID‑19 pandemic, and now needs to finance the repayments for the Next Generation EU instrument. At the same time, funding is urgently needed for the EU’s new competitiveness, research and defence priorities. The Committee on Budgets (BUDG) proposes to increase the 2026 budget for these priorities, rather than transferring expenditure for such flagship programmes to financing the loans. The vote on the file will set Parliament’s position for the next step in the procedure, which will be the convening of the Conciliation Committee.

In its role in ensuring the EU budget is spent according to the rules, Parliament postponed its decision on granting budget discharge to the European Council and the Council, criticising the Council’s continued refusal to cooperate. After reviewing the situation, Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) recommends Parliament again refuses to grant discharge for 2023, with the vote set for  Wednesday. Parliament has already granted discharge to all decentralised agencies, bodies and joint undertakings for 2023 – except for the EU Asylum Agency (EUAA). On Wednesday, Members are due to to reconsider granting discharge, based on a CONT proposal, and to vote on a resolution criticising delays and obstruction at the EUAA regarding financial and general management, as well as raising concern about accountability at the agency.

In advance of the COP30 climate change conference in Brazil, Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI) has tabled a motion for a resolution on Wednesday. The committee urges the parties to reaffirm their commitment to limit global warming to 1.5°C and a maximum of 2°C. To maintain this ambition, ENVI also recommends more frequent stocktakes and submissions on nationally determined contributions (NDCs). The committee highlights the need to tackle debt crises and simplify access to climate finance for climate-vulnerable countries. It also regrets that the Council failed to agree an EU NDC before the deadline set by the United Nations.

Parliament will also focus on measures to protect the environment nearer to home on Tuesday. Members are first expected to adopt Parliament’s position for interinstitutional negotiations on a proposed forest monitoring law and to renew the standing EU expert group on forests and forestry. Under the joint committee procedure, Parliament’s ENVI and Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) Committees voted to reject the proposed increased monitoring of forests and forestry activity, on the grounds that it duplicates existing systems and would increase red tape. However, the committees support the continuation of the expert group but would nevertheless clarify its role.

Healthy soils are the basis of most agricultural production, as well as providing carbon storage, yet EU soils are in poor condition. On Thursday, Members are scheduled to consider an agreement reached by the co-legislators on a proposed soil monitoring law that should ensure the good health of this essential element for life in the EU. The new law would allow EU countries to support those who work on the land, with flexibility to take account of local conditions. It also addresses contamination, notably pollutants such as pesticides and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and requests a public register of contaminated sites within 10 years.

Meanwhile, microplastic pollution has reached much of our environment, from the sea to our own bodies. On Thursday, Parliament is set to consider an agreement reached between the co-legislators on proposed action to halt the loss of plastic pellets that contribute to this pollution, especially at sea. The pellets are used to manufacture plastic products and are often released into the environment during transport or industrial processes. Parliament’s negotiators have succeeded in imposing pictograms and warning statements when handling plastic pellets, and the agreement sets penalties for endangering people’s health.

At present, if someone commits a serious driving offence in an EU country, only the country that issued their licence can disqualify them from driving. To reduce such impunity and reckless driving in the EU, Members are due on Tuesday to consider a provisional agreement on EU-wide enforcement of driving disqualifications. The text aims at disqualifying drivers across the EU for drink-driving, speeding, drug-impaired driving, and conduct causing death or serious injury, with the provisions to be integrated into the Driving Licences Directive. As this directive is due for revision, to bring it up to date with today’s goals and technology, Members are also scheduled to vote on Tuesday on a provisional agreement endorsed by the Transport and Tourism committee. The new law would enable digital driving licences and an EU-wide accompanied driving scheme for young drivers. All professional drivers will have to undergo a medical check to obtain or renew a licence, but EU governments will decide for other drivers.

On Tuesday, Members are due to consider a provisional agreement reached with the Council on additional procedural rules for treating cross-border enforcement of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The text agreed by the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) negotiators retains the proposed early-scoping exercise to speed consensus between supervisory authorities on cross-border GDPR cases, and new rules on hearing parties to the procedure. To settle issues quickly, an early resolution procedure and a simple cooperation procedure have also been introduced.

Turning to their own house on Tuesday, Members are due to debate a provisional agreement with the Council of the EU on revising the rules regarding the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations. Lengthy negotiations have resulted in a text, endorsed by Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) that reinforces safeguards against foreign interference and ensures financial stability, aimed at improving transparency and visibility.

Quick links to all our publications for this plenary session:

• The situation in Belarus five years after the fraudulent presidential elections
• Parliament’s reading of the 2026 EU budget
• Discharge for the 2023 budget: European Council and Council
• Discharge for 2023 budget: EU Asylum Agency
• COP30 climate change conference in Brazil
• European forests
• Soil monitoring and resilience
• Microplastic pollution from plastic pellet losses
• Union-wide effect of driving disqualifications
• Revision of the Driving Licences Directive
• New GDPR procedural rules for cross-border cases
• Recasting the rules applicable to European political parties and foundations

Die Selbstständigkeit bietet viele Freiheiten. Doch der Spagat zwischen beruflichen Anforderungen und familiären Verpflichtungen kann herausfordernd sein. Besonders wenn ein hohes Maß an Eigenverantwortung und Flexibilität erwartet wird, müssen Sie als selbstständige Person kreativ werden, um beides gut zu managen. Wie das gelingt? Lassen Sie uns gemeinsam einige wichtige Aspekte und Lösungsansätze betrachten.

Die Vorteile der Selbstständigkeit

Die Selbstständigkeit hat einen großen Vorteil: Sie können selbst bestimmen, wann und wie lange Sie arbeiten. Das ist besonders vorteilhaft, wenn Kinder im Spiel sind. Vielleicht benötigen Sie in der ersten Zeit nach der Geburt flexiblere Arbeitszeiten, um sich um Ihr Baby zu kümmern. Oder Sie müssen plötzlich wegen der Grippe Ihres Kindes zu Hause bleiben – auch das ist einfacher zu managen. Anstatt feste Bürozeiten einhalten zu müssen, können Sie Ihre Arbeit rund um die Familie organisieren.

In Deutschland gibt es keinen expliziten Vaterschaftsurlaub. Stattdessen haben Eltern Anspruch auf Elternzeit und Elterngeld. Auch Selbstständige können Elternzeit nehmen und Elterngeld beantragen. Die Höhe des Betrags richtet sich nach dem durchschnittlichen Einkommen der letzten zwölf Monate vor der Geburt und beträgt zwischen 300 und 1.800 Euro monatlich. Die Elternzeit kann bis zu drei Jahre pro Elternteil betragen und flexibel genommen werden.

Auch die soziale Absicherung ist ein wichtiger Punkt: Selbstständige müssen sich eigenverantwortlich um Krankenversicherung, Rentenversicherung und ggf. Unfallversicherung kümmern. Es gibt spezielle Tarife und freiwillige Versicherungen, die auf die Bedürfnisse von Selbstständigen zugeschnitten sind. Die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen werden regelmäßig angepasst, um die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie zu verbessern.

Strategien für die Vereinbarkeit

• Grenzen setzen: Flexibilität ist wichtig, aber ziehen Sie klare Linien zwischen Arbeit und Familienzeit. Legen Sie feste Arbeitszeiten fest und achten Sie darauf, dass Sie diese auch einhalten, um genügend Raum für Ihre Familie zu schaffen.
• Kommunikation verbessern: Sprechen Sie regelmäßig mit Ihrer Familie darüber, wie sie sich Ihre Arbeitszeiten und den beruflichen Stress vorstellen. Passen Sie den Arbeitsalltag entsprechend an und stimmen Sie sich ab, um Missverständnisse zu vermeiden und die Balance zu wahren.
• Arbeitsumgebung optimieren: Richten Sie sich einen Bereich ein, der nur für die Arbeit da ist. So schaffen Sie klare Grenzen zwischen Ihrem Berufsalltag und der Familienzeit und können in Ihrer „Arbeitszone“ fokussiert bleiben, während der Rest des Hauses dem Familienleben gehört.
• Feste Auszeiten einplanen: Legen Sie wöchentliche arbeitsfreie Zeiten fest, um völlig abzuschalten und sich ausschließlich auf Ihre Familie zu konzentrieren. Dies gibt Ihnen die Möglichkeit, nicht nur für Ihre Arbeit, sondern auch für Ihre Liebsten da zu sein.
• Puffer einbauen: Schaffen Sie zwischen Ihren Arbeitseinheiten kleine Zeitpuffer, um sich um die Familie zu kümmern – sei es für eine Pause, ein kurzes Gespräch oder die Kinder von der Schule abzuholen.
• Technologien nutzen: Setzen Sie auf digitale Tools, die Ihnen helfen, Arbeit und Familie zu organisieren. Cloud-Speicher, Kalender-Apps und Projektmanagement-Tools ermöglichen eine flexible, effiziente Arbeitsweise und strukturieren Ihren Workflow.
• Flexibilität nutzen: Nutzen Sie die Freiheit der Selbstständigkeit, um Ihre Arbeit an die Bedürfnisse Ihrer Familie anzupassen. Arbeiten Sie morgens oder abends, wenn die Kinder schlafen.
• Unterstützung suchen: Verlassen Sie sich auf Familie, Freunde oder professionelle Betreuungsdienste, um die Last zu teilen. So gewinnen Sie Freiraum für Ihre Arbeit und sorgen gleichzeitig für das Wohl Ihrer Familie.
• Selbstfürsorge praktizieren: Nehmen Sie sich regelmäßig Auszeiten, um neue Energie zu tanken. Ob eine Tasse Kaffee oder ein kurzer Spaziergang – kleine Pausen helfen, fokussiert und gesund zu bleiben.

Ressourcen & Unterstützung

Es gibt eine Vielzahl von Organisationen, die Sie nutzen können. Profamilia ist ein Beispiel, das sich für die Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf einsetzt. Sie bieten rechtliche Beratung sowie Veranstaltungen und Netzwerkmöglichkeiten, um Selbstständige in ihrer komplexen Lage zu unterstützen. Weitere hilfreiche Ressourcen finden Sie auch bei den Kammern für Selbstständige, dem Bundesverband der Selbständigen oder beim Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend.

Wenn Sie sich in Ihrer Rolle als selbstständiger Elternteil unsicher fühlen oder Unterstützung benötigen, zögern Sie nicht, auf diese Ressourcen zurückzugreifen. Auch der Austausch mit anderen, die ähnliche Erfahrungen gemacht haben, kann sehr wertvoll sein.

Selbstständigkeit und Familie zu vereinen ist alles andere als einfach, aber keinesfalls unmöglich.

Der Beitrag Erfolgreich Selbstständigkeit und Familie meistern erschien zuerst auf Neurope.eu - News aus Europa.

Constantinos Capsaskis, Research Fellow, ELIAMEP

The Pact for the Mediterranean is being brought forward at a very difficult juncture for the region, and especially so in the Eastern Mediterranean, and its implementation seems to present even greater challenges. Both international upheavals and regional developments continue to widen the gap between Europe and its Mediterranean partners. The increasingly transactional nature of the Union’s foreign policy on key issues such as energy and migration is also exacerbating the situation, creating an even more challenging backdrop for the development of closer relations.

For Greece, the Pact could prove to be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it is natural that any European emphasis on a region directly related to Greece’s interests could be seen as a positive development. However, Greek diplomacy must remain vigilant, since any institutional EU engagement with the Mediterranean also threatens the capacity for self-determination which the country’s geographical position provides. Greece’s regional diplomacy with countries like Egypt is founded on Athens’ role as a mediator in Brussels.

If the Cairo-Athens-Brussels link-up becomes a direct Cairo-Brussels one, Greek diplomacy will have to obtain some guarantee, primarily from the EU, that Greece’s vital regional interests will not be adversely affected, and that it will not be deprived of its role in the region. Athens will also have to offer its regional partners alternative motives —in the form of opportunities and gains—for deepening bilateral relations.

Triantafyllos Karatrantos, Research Associate, ELIAMEP

The Pact for the Mediterranean arrives at a time of intense geopolitical change, but also of armed conflicts in the Middle East that have created new factors of instability and insecurity. In this context, it really matters whether the Pact will be able to function as a political institutional arrangement for cooperation, or as a loose agreement in specific sectors with an emphasis on trade and transport. Organized crime and terrorism cannot be, and radicalization prevented, without the cooperation of the countries of the wider Mediterranean region. The same applies to both migration management and maritime security. This is why the EU has been investing for years in externalizing its activities in these areas. However, the results have generally been fragmented and achieved in the context of bilateral cooperation. It is therefore important that the Pact includes actions in its security priority that both ensure sustained cooperation with concrete and measurable milestones, and foster a culture of common threat perception and cooperative responses. The EU-Western Balkans framework for cooperation in the fight against terrorism, for example, could serve as a useful model. Finally, it would be especially useful to extend cooperation beyond environmental policy and establish a framework for jointly managing and responding to natural disasters.

Cleopatra Kitti, Senior Policy Advisor, ELIAMEP

The Mediterranean region is the EU’s frontline to Africa.  

It is a region of 500 million people (as large as the EU’s internal market),  producing 10% of global GDP but only 1/4 of its trade is intra regional.  

It is the least inter connected region in the world.  

In the 10 years we are tracking trade and socio-economic data –  UNCTAD, IMF, national statistics agencies’, Eurostat and World Bank’s 1500 socio-economic indicators, – for each country the Mediterranean region (EU and non EU), – where we aggregate, analyze and compare data – there has been no significant progress to report on interconnectivity and on materially socio-economic collaboration for growth and prosperity.  

To make this a meaningful Pact, it must ensure: 

* Data: Evidence based policy making. 

* Governance: establish benchmarks of success with checks and balances, review mechanisms and authentic projects that ensure socio-economic progress for the citizens and businesses of non EU countries. 

* Leadership: the governance model of the Pact should include organisation and institution leaders with integrity and with governance knowledge not only politicians. These individuals must have the ability to embrace evidence based policy making, travel through the region including to the most challenged areas to understand the situation that they need to remediate, bolster and interconnect.    

Otherwise it is doomed to the same results as those of the last decade, which neither the EU nor Non EU countries can afford. The world order and global financial architecture are changing fast, it is not an option to be left behind.  

George Tzogopoulos, Senior Research Fellow, ELIAMEP

It depends on what the scope of the new Mediterranean deal is. If it encompasses issues the European Union can handle—such as trade, energy transition, education, culture and, possibly, migration—then it will be a positive initiative that can deliver results. However, if its scope includes foreign policy and security issues, it is highly unlikely the new Pact for the Mediterranean will have any impact. Generally speaking, the European Union tends to present plans for the Mediterranean at intervals, and then fail to implement them. In 2020, for example, the idea of a multilateral conference on the Eastern Mediterranean was mooted, but no action was taken towards its realization. The current situation—with the war in the Middle East just one of multiple problems—does not provide much grounds for optimism about the future.

 

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