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General : Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, visited today the European Parliament in Brussels, where he was welcomed by Parliament President Martin Schulz. They had a meeting during which they discussed developments in Tunisia and EU-Tunisia relations. Essebsi called the visit is a "historic and highly symbolic moment" and addressed MEPs on his country's commitment to democracy and freedom.

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General : Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, visited today the European Parliament in Brussels, where he was welcomed by Parliament President Martin Schulz. They had a meeting during which they discussed developments in Tunisia and EU-Tunisia relations. Essebsi called the visit is a "historic and highly symbolic moment" and addressed MEPs on his country's commitment to democracy and freedom.

Source : © European Union, 2016 - EP

Le Conseil d'État autorise les crèches "si des circonstances particulières" font état d'un "caractère culturel, artistique ou festif".

La promotion aussi soudaine qu'inattendue de François Fillon a donné lieu à un déferlement caricatural où la presse bobo s'est particulièrement distinguée.

Ancien secrétaire d'Etat de Valéry Giscard d'Estaing et de François Mitterrand, Lionel Stoléru est décédé mercredi soir à Paris d'un arrêt cardiaque, a annoncé ce jeudi sa fille unique, Emmanuelle Wargon....

Ha több energiát, frissebb elmét és jobb kedélyállapotot szeretnénk, a legjobb, ha azzal kezdjük, hogy olyan ételeket fogyasztunk, amelyek mindezt támogatják – például az alábbiakat.

Kagyló
Nagyon sok bennük az agyműködést támogató B12-vitamin. Bőven van bennük cink, jód és szelén is – ez fontos apajzsmirigymegfelelő működéséhez, ami az egyik olyan szerv, ami a hangulatunkért is felelős.

Étcsokoládé
Nem csak finom, de segít koncentrálni és serkenti az agy vérkeringését, amitől éberebbek és energikusabbak leszünk. Minél magasabb kakaótartalmút választunk, annál jobb.

Görög joghurt
Sok benne a kalcium, a megfelelő kalciumszint pedig nagyon fontos ahhoz, hogy ne legyünk kedélybetegek, depressziósak és ne szorongjunk. Probiotikum-tartalma pedig támogatja az immunrendszert és az emésztést is.

Mángold
Tele van magnéziummal, ami nagyon fontos ahhoz, hogy az agyunk elérje a megfelelő energiaszintet, és ahhoz is, hogy ne legyen nyomott a kedélyállapotunk. Akinek kertje van, az házilag is egyszerűen megtermelheti.

Spárga
A spárgában sok a triptofán, ami a szerotonin termelődéséhez szükséges – többek között ez a neurotranszmitter felel azért, hogy milyen a hangulatunk. Folsavtartalma miatt pedig rendszeres fogyasztása csökkentheti a depresszió kialakulásának esélyét is.

Koktélparadicsom
A benne lévő likopin segít megőrizni az agyban lévő fontos zsírok szintjét, emellett gyulladáscsökkentő és rákmegelőző hatása is van. Mivel zsírban oldódik, érdemes például némi olívaolajjal, salátaként elkészítve fogyasztani.

Tojás
Sok benne az omega-3 zsírsav, ami segít a hangulatzavarok elkerülésében, emellett cinket, jódot és B-12 vitamint is tartalmaz. Tápláló és energetizáló hatású.

Premier candidat à la primaire de la gauche à avoir déposé ses parrainages, l'ancien ministre tente de dissuader le chef de l'État de s'en affranchir.

Chaque semaine, l'agenda européen liste les principaux événements politiques à venir. A retenir pour la semaine du 5 au 11 décembre : l’Eurogroupe se penche à nouveau sur la Grèce et sur le soutien à la croissance, Angela Merkel confirme sa candidature pour un nouveau mandat de chancelière, une réunion internationale contre la "guerre totale" en Syrie se tient le 10 décembre. L’enquête PISA confirmera ou non le mauvais niveau des élèves français en mathématiques, et la Chine pourra peut-être exporter plus facilement vers l’Europe...

Même si le référendum britannique sur la sortie de l’UE a été organisé par un homme, et que les deux camps, « Remain » et « Leave », étaient aussi menés par des hommes, ce sont aujourd’hui des femmes qui détiennent la plupart des cartes en main pour négocier le Brexit, a conclu un panel d’expert pour EurActiv.

Jeudi 1er décembre
Soirée Gipsy Queens au Cirque Électrique
Place du Maquis du Vercors, 75020 Paris
Avec : Laure Préchac - Gipsetter - Marcela y Los Murchales
paf : 10€

Next week Ghana will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections and the economy is a key issue.

La victoire de François Fillon à la primaire de la droite a pris de court les centristes. Alors qu'Alain Juppé avait fait campagne sur le thème du rassemblement, la défaite du maire du Bordeaux rebat les...

L'intellectuel comparaissait mercredi devant la 17e chambre pour des propos visant deux associations "complices idéologiques" des terroristes. Récit.

On the face of it, Martin Schulz’s announcement that he is leaving his post as president of the European Parliament would appear to be good news for British policymakers hoping for a soft Brexit. This is because Schulz has been an outspoken opponent of making concessions to the British government to soften the impact of the UK’s departure.

Post-Brexit the British government would like to have the economic benefits of participation in the single Europe market while getting rid of such single market obligations as free movement of EU citizens and EU economic regulations. Doing so would give Britain what many MPs would regard as the best of both worlds. However, this soft Brexit could only be achieved if the European Union were prepared to depart from its principle that the free movement of labour and obedience to EU regulations are necessary conditions of participating in the single market.

In common with President of the European Commission Jean Claude Junker, Schulz views this as Britain wanting to have its cake and eat it too. They fear that any concession to the UK would start an avalanche of demands for exemption from EU rules by other member states. They also fear it would strengthen the hand of anti-EU parties challenging national governments to reduce their commitment to the EU and encourage them to follow the UK in opting for a soft exit.

The bad news for Britain is that Schulz is not leaving European politics but throwing his hat in the ring to be a leading member of the German government after its election next autumn. Even if Angela Merkel succeeds in maintaining her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) as the largest group in the German Bundestag, she will need to form a coalition in order to retain office as Chancellor.

The Socialist Party of Germany (SPD), of which Schulz is a member, is currently the CDU’s coalition partner. Both parties are almost certain to lose seats in the Bundestag to the anti-immigration Alternative for Deutschland, but remain large enough to form another coalition government. In that case Schulz will be in line to receive the post of German Foreign Minister, which is normally reserved for the second partner in a coalition. The post will be vacant as the current SPD incumbent, Frank Walter Steinmeier, is set to become Germany’s next president.

If Schulz becomes Germany’s new Foreign Minister, his voice will be heard in Brussels in meetings where Boris Johnson will speak for Britain. He will also be a major voice in the German Bundestag and in discussions with Angela Merkel about how the European Council should respond to requests from Theresa May for concessions. The most likely alternative to a CDU-SPD coalition is a coalition between the SPD and the parties of the left.  Its current leader, Sigmar Gabriel, is just as outspoken as Schulz in opposing the British government’s desire to have an à la carte choice of EU benefits and obligations.

Schulz’s departure from the European Parliament will not change its long-standing commitment to the promotion of greater European integration. The new president is likely to be chosen by the European People’s Party, the parliamentary group from which David Cameron withdrew British Conservative MEPs on the grounds it was in favour of ever closer Union. Crucially, any agreement that the European Council struck with Britain will require ratification by the European Parliament.  If Britain were to gain substantial concessions from the European Council, it would invite hard opposition in the Parliament. The refusal of the European Parliament to approve a deal would result in Britain having a “cold turkey” exit without any benefits to cushion the transition and without any obligations. Only the hardest of backers of Brexit would welcome this.

Theresa May faces a hard choice to avoid being boxed in by opposition that Schulz might mobilize in Berlin and Brussels. In terms of British domestic politics, the softer choice is to retain few of the benefits of single market membership in order to bring back to Westminster control of EU immigration and economic regulations. The harder alternative is to accept the EU’s conditions for staying in the single market and facing a challenge to her hold on Downing Street from Conservative MPs and ministers to whom Brexit means a hard Brexit.

The post Another nail in the coffin of a soft Brexit? appeared first on Ideas on Europe.

Plenary sessions : MEPs approved €31.5 million in EU aid to repair flood damage in Bavaria in a plenary vote on Thursday. Seven people died in the May and June 2016 floods, which affected more than 47,000 people in Lower Bavaria. Over 2,000 were still unable to return to their homes two months later. Hardest hit was the Rottal-Inn district in Lower Bavaria. The aid will come from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF).

Source : © European Union, 2016 - EP

Plenary sessions : MEPs approved €31.5 million in EU aid to repair flood damage in Bavaria in a plenary vote on Thursday. Seven people died in the May and June 2016 floods, which affected more than 47,000 people in Lower Bavaria. Over 2,000 were still unable to return to their homes two months later. Hardest hit was the Rottal-Inn district in Lower Bavaria. The aid will come from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF).

Source : © European Union, 2016 - EP

Az áfa-fizetési szabályok egyszerűsítése révén lendítené fel a határokon átnyúló elektronikus kereskedelmet az EU-ban Brüsszel, amely arra is lehetőséget adna a tagállamoknak, hogy a nyomtatott termékekkel azonos adókulcsokat alkalmazzanak az elektronikus könyvekre és online kiadványokra.

Plenary sessions : MEPs approved €31.5 million in EU aid to repair flood damage in Bavaria in a plenary vote on Thursday. Seven people died in the May and June 2016 floods, which affected more than 47,000 people in Lower Bavaria. Over 2,000 were still unable to return to their homes two months later. Hardest hit was the Rottal-Inn district in Lower Bavaria. The aid will come from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF).

Source : © European Union, 2016 - EP

Plenary sessions : MEPs approved €31.5 million in EU aid to repair flood damage in Bavaria in a plenary vote on Thursday. Seven people died in the May and June 2016 floods, which affected more than 47,000 people in Lower Bavaria. Over 2,000 were still unable to return to their homes two months later. Hardest hit was the Rottal-Inn district in Lower Bavaria. The aid will come from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF).

Source : © European Union, 2016 - EP

How deadly is UN peacekeeping? Have UN peacekeeping fatalities increased over the past decades? Those who have attempted to answer these questions differ drastically in their assessments, in part due to the dearth of data and the variety of calculation methods employed.

In order to fix some of these shortcomings and take a fresh look at these questions, this report analyzes trends in UN peacekeeping fatalities using a new dataset compiled by the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations. As a result of the new data employed and methodological innovations, this report constitutes the most detailed study of UN fatality trends thus far.

The analysis reveals that overall UN fatalities are not substantively on the rise. Indeed, total fatality ratios are declining. Nevertheless, this decline does not equally apply to all types of UN fatalities; there is strong evidence that UN fatalities due to illness are on the rise. While these findings are important, further research is needed to adequately examine whether UN peacekeeping missions have become more dangerous in recent years.

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